Coming events

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A V Summer competition

Sat 18 Oct
Sheild Competition - Round 1

The 08-09 Summer Season kicks off at Nunawading Athletics Track (Mel Ref 62 C9) On Saturday October 18th with the running of Program 1.

Events will start at 12:45pm

Ringwood Club will be seated in the main grandstand at Nunawading. Look for our banner. There will a program there for all the times the events are on for that day. Arrive about 30min early to warm up and to decide what you want to do. To enter field events just be at the event site before the start time, enter your name on the sheet.

For track events, be at the start line at event time and listen for you to be seeded into a heat, (they go on times)

2008-09 Summer Season will have 12 rounds contested with Venue finals and then Association finals to conclude the season. Look out this season for the specialist meets: Rare Air Club, (Pole Vault and High Jump). Milers Club (Middle distance). Throwers Club and Velocity Club (Sprints, Hurdles, LJ and TJ)

New Club Uniforms
The new design Ringwood competition gear is now available. Thanks to 2XU we have fantastic new gear for our athletes.

Place all orders through Andrew Cromb, Committee room Monday or Wednesday from 4.30 pm, try the sample sizes, fill out order sheet, pay $40.00 per item.

Cash or cheque only. No money, no gear!

We can also purchase 2XU products at 25% discount, minimum order 10 units, so get together have a look at their website www.2xu.com and gear up.

Latest news

October 1
Victorian team selection
June Petrie has been selected in the Victorian Team for the Australian Half Marathon Championship to be held in conjunction with the Melbourne Marathon and associated events in Melbourne on October 11th.

September 29
World Record for Ringwood athlete
Lavinia Petrie broke a world record on Monday night at the Doncaster track. Victorian Masters Athletic club held a 1 Hour run and Lavinia ran 13kms 406mts to break the existing record by 939 metres

This is in W65 age group.

September 25
Winter ladders - Teams
Final ladders for the 2008 winter season gave us some good news and bad news. The good news was the senior women coming 2nd in Division 2 to earn promotion into Division 1 for next season. The bad news saw a disappointing result the senior men, after last season winning through to Division 2, we will be relegated back to Division 3.

Men Division 2 - 12
Men Division 4 - 15
Men 50+ - 10
Men U20 - 7

Women Division 2 - 2
Women Division 3 - 11
Women 40+ - 3

Womens team Winter Competition consisted of Anne Lord, Raelene Warren,Carly McDade, Shannon McDade,Lisa Dick,Coral Farr, Michelle James, June Petrie, Julie Norney and Lavinia Petrie.

September 27
Winter ladders - Individuals
We had a number of outstanding individual performances over the winter season.

Open Women
11 - Lisa Dick

Men 50+
3 - Gilbert Olsen
5 - Bert Pelgrim
6 - Robyn Hayter

Women 40+
2 - June Petrie
13 - Michelle Davis

Women 45+
6 - Coral Farr

Women 50+
5 - Lavinia Petrie

Men U20
2 (equal) - Tom Fawthorpe

September 20
Tan Relays
Women’s division 2 came 4th. and men’s diivision 2 came 8th. Well done all runners.

Top three women’s times:
Lisa Dick - 13:56
Julie Norney - 14:26
June Petrie - 14:30

Top three men’s times
Tom Fawthorpe - 11.28
Craig Appleby - 11.56
Bert Pelgrim - 13.08

September 7
Victorian Half Marathon

Lisa Dick led the way for our senior women’s coming 3rd overall and lifting the team into second position. Lisa’s time was 1hr 19m 19sec.

une Petrie had another good finish, 18th. in the main race and 4th. in the 40+ section.