Vale Garry Calvert.
Athletics Essendon are saddened, and mourn the sudden passing of elite javelin coach, and former Australian javelin champion, Garry Calvert. Garry passed away from a heart attack in Beijing on Friday the 27th of July. Garry had been serving as the Chinese national javelin coach, and had previously served as India’s javelin coach from February […]
Race Report – Athletics Victoria XCR’18 Round 6 – LAKESIDE:10 -Sunday 22 July 2018.
Race Report – Athletics Victoria XCR’18 Round 6 – LAKESIDE:10 -Sunday 22 July 2018 3km & 10km Road Race Championships. Our first morning race of the XCR’18 winter season of road and cross country running, had our distance runners heading to Albert Park and Lakeside Stadium. The road course was on Lakeside Drive which […]
Sensational second record from Linden Hall in London.
Athletics Essendon sensation Linden Hall has broken another Australian record overnight at the MÜLLER ANNIVERSARY GAMES, which doubles as the London Diamond League. In the rarely run women’s mile, Linden ran 4:21.40 in a super fast race, breaking Lisa Corrigam’s 11 year old record by 1.26 seconds. Linden stated she was inspired by Joseph Deng’s record […]
XCR’18 round 6 – Sunday 22nd of July. Albert Park
XCR’18 round 6 this Sunday the 22nd of July will be a fast, flat 10km race not to be missed! The forecast is looking good, so hopefully there will some great racing conditions. All the event details can be found here:- https://athleticsessendon.org.au/calendar/ If you didn’t get your entry in on time, contact your team managers, […]
Athletics Essendon results from XCR’18 round 5 – Sandown Relays.
Athletics Essendon team results and some of individual times. Men Div 1 7th Liam Adams 8:55 Div 3 9th Jeff Jones 10:34 Div 6 6th Daniel White 11:49 Div 7(2) 9TH Justin McLaren 12:30 Div 7(3) DNF John Cooper 12:48 Women Div 2 1st Charlotte Wilson 10:24, Emilie Guy 10:55, Liselle Atkin 11:27, Emily Mizis […]
Amelia Mazza-Downie shines in Finland.
Amelia Mazza-Downie ran the race of her life so far, and stormed home for 6th place, and a huge pb in the U20 world athletics championships women’s 3000 metre final overnight. In a 19 strong field, Amelia moved steadily through the pack, and remained patient thoughout the race, in order to kick home in the […]
Maz Strong announced as finalist for prestigious awards.
Elite Athletics Essendon athlete Maria “Maz” Strong has been announced as one of the finalists for the 2018 Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards. The awards, which will be held at an invitation-only ceremony on August 1 at Southbank, will feature our best sportsman and women across the state, and Maz’s achievements hold her in very […]
Louise and Amelia ready to fire in Finland.
Athletics Essendon stars Louise Mendez and Amelia Mazza-Downie are ready to launch their campaign at the 2018 World U20 Track and Field championships, in Tampere, Finland. The championships, which commence on the 10th of July, will showcase the best under 20 athletes from around the globe. Amelia will race in the 3000 metres final on the […]
XCR’18 – Round 5 – Sandown Relays.
We travel to Sandown on Saturday 7th of July for the annual Sandown Relays. Check out http://athsvic.org.au/event/xcr18-round-5-sandown-racecourse-relays/ for all of the details. Its looking like being another wild and woolly Melbourne winter’s day, so make sure you rug up! Good luck teams, and run strong!
Athletics Essendon AGM. Sunday 8th of July, 11am.
Notice of Annual General Meeting To be held in Club Rooms at Moonee Valley Athletic Track 11:00 a.m. Sunday 8th July 2018 Agenda: • To confirm minutes of 2016 AGM. • To receive the Annual Report for year 1/7/2017 -30/6/2018. • To adopt fees for 2017-18 (refer next page). • To elect office bearers […]
