The NSW Road Relays were held at The Crest Athletics Track on Saturday 3rd August. Nowra’s U20 team had a great run to take the silver medal in a combined time of 50.55. Will Dyball led the team out in 12.42, setting a solid pace. Hamish McLaren was next out and put in a sound …
SUMMIT SHOALHAVEN 2024
Summit Shoalhaven 2024 was held on Sunday 28th July in cold and windy conditions. Angela Bond contested the 11km fire trail run and finished in 1.06.56 taking 1st place in the 50-59 years category. Dean Bryce also contested the 11kms and took the win in the 50-59 years category with a time of 54.00. In …
Sydney Ten 2024
The Sydney 10 was held on Sunday May 19th 2024 at Sydney Olympic Park. Daniel Wood had a great run in the 10km finishing in 35.44 and coming in 183rd place from a massive 1361 entrants. Glen Mustapic also contested the 10km event and clocked 50:41 crossing in 947th place. Several Nowra athletes also contested …
A busy weekend of competition
It was a busy weekend of running and athletics for Nowra athletes. On Saturday February 4th, 2024 in Campbelltown, ANSW held their High Velocity Meet. Sam Keogh and daughter Charli both competed in multiple events. In the Opens 100m, Sam was 5th in her heat in a time of 13.96 whilst Charli was 3rd in …
Bay to Bridge
Some dedicated Nowra runners competed in the Bay to Bridge run in Batemans Bay on 4th February 2024 in very hot conditions. Dean Bryce took the silver medal in the 10km 50-59 years group in a time of 45.35 whilst wife Sharyn was 5th in the women’s group with 1.05.22. Angela Bond also earned herself a …
Wollongong Running Festival 2023
A number of Nowra athletes took part in the Wollongong Running Festival which was held on 4th June 2023. Dean Bryce achieved a 10km PB, clocking 45.52 (or 46.14 official time) and placed 8th from 34 runners in the 50-59 years age group. Sharyn Bryce also completed the 10kms and finished 23rd in her age …
2023 Nowra Show 1km handicap race
The 2023 Nowra Show 1km handicap race was an exciting part of the Nowra ring events on Saturday night. There were 6 scratchings before the race got underway but 9 enthusiastic runners still managed to make it to the start line. First out of the starting gates was Tom Smart and Kai Thirlwall. Evie Smart …
Running in Queenstown
Ten Nowra athletes travelled to New Zealand to compete in Queenstown on Saturday 19th November, in what is known as the most beautiful location for a marathon. The enthusiastic runners had great success and great fun. Angela Bond said “It’s beautiful here. I recommend the race, very scenic and friendly” after running in 6th in …
Husky Running Festival 2022
The Husky Running Festival was held as part of the Tri Husky 2022 event on November 5th and 6th. Congratulations to our Nowra Athletics Club members who competed, three of whom featured in the top 3 finishers in their chosen events. Brad Sawyers took out the 10km event, crossing the line first from a field …
Summit Shoalhaven 2022
Summit Shoalhaven aka King of the Mountain was held on July 24th. There were some last minute changes to the course and distances, when Council declared on the eve of the event that the original courses were not safe to run on due to the conditions of the surface due to the recent rainfall, poor weather …
Applause for local runners
Congratulations to our members who competed in the Kiama Coastal Classic on June 26th. This was a challenging but picturesque course, starting at Gerringong SLSC and ending at Kiama SLSC. Perhaps the epic views made the kilometres seem easier – our local athletes certainly excelled on this course. In the 12kms event, Erich Moeller-Duhme …
Sydney Ten 2022 and Run Shellharbour
Nowra had a few representations in the Sydney Ten event on Sunday 1st May. Mark O’Leary contested the 5km race, completing the course in 24:44. Amelia May ran a great race, clocking 18:36 and placing 14th fastest female from 168 entries. Darlene Musgrove braved the 10kms race with no lead-up training and managed to finish …
2022 Canberra Running Festival
The 2022 Canberra Times Marathon Festival was held on Sunday 10 April 2022. A selection of long-distance running enthusiasts from Nowra Athletics Club participated in the running festival. Dean Bryce contested the 10km event, finishing in 52.18 as the 197th male and was 28th in the 50-59 years age group, whilst wife Sharyn Bryce demonstrated …
Nowra trio compete in Kiama Coastal Classic
The 5th year of The Kiama Coastal Classic was held on Sunday 6th June. The running festival offered three distances, starting with the main event of the 21km followed by the 12km and then the 2km event. The 21km was an out and back course from Kiama to Gerringong whilst the 12km was a point-to-point …
Sydney Ten efforts
The Sydney Ten was run on Sunday May 2nd at Sydney Olympic Park. There were a massive 2,099 entrants across the program of events, making the 2021 Sydney 10 the biggest event EVER for Run NSW. For thirteen Nowra athletes it was an event to be celebrated amongst peers, friends and family. Cam Musgrove was …
Sabina is no gumby!
The 2021 inaugural running of the GUMBY took place in the Brindabella Ranges on the weekend of April 24th and 25th. The GUMBY is a traditional last one standing race on a 6.7km course of undulating fire trail. Runners complete a lap on the hour every hour until there is only one person standing. Runners …
Nowra athletes reach the summit!
Summit Shoalhaven (formerly known as King of the Mountain) was held on Saturday 28th November in extremely hot and challenging conditions. Runners made their way through an undulating course with both gentle and steep slopes, amongst beautiful scenery of Kangaroo Valley and Mount Scanzi. The event incorporated a 55km, 40km, 23km and 13km distance catering …
Capital to Coast is back after hibernation
The Capital To Coast event was initially organised by the Nowra Athletics Club in 2012 and was staged annually, in August, until 2016. Capital to Coast (C2C) was cancelled by Nowra Athletics Club in 2017 however ownership of and responsibility for C2C has now transferred to the YMCA of Canberra Runners Club (YCRC) which is …
Nowra Show 1km race.
The annual Nowra Athletics 1km handicap race was held again this year at Nowra Show on Saturday 9th February 2019.There was a hot field of competitors once again this year with the young and old competing against each other for the coveted sash. 15 runners were led away by young smiling Josie Sproule with Mali …
February Fun
Nowra Athletics Track & Field Competition is now conducting a February Fun competition. Weather permitting February Fun will cover four weeks of various handicapped sprints & middle distance events. A mini point score will be held with points allocated in finish order.Points will be allocated as follows: 1st is 6pts, 2nd is 5pts, 3rd is …