On Saturday 23rd of June, Willandra will host the Waratah Series Challenge and Greater Bank Fun Run. To those who have been running with us for a while, this event is otherwise known as “The Country Classic”. There are a range of options for all runners, of all ages & abilities, with distances starting from 1km …
Willandra on the long weekend
Round 10 of Cross-country competition point score round was held at Willandra on Saturday 9th June on the long weekend. Runners took advantage of the clearing clouds to get a run in before the rain started again. In the 1km race, Everlyn Jennings and Josie Sproule both scored 50 points for the win in a …
Bill McKinnon Memorial Run 2018
They say “it’s not about waiting for the storm to pass….it’s about learning to run in the rain”. Well, the Nowra Athletics athletes certainly had to learn to run in the rain on Saturday 2nd June at Timberhills as the afternoon showers settled in. In the 1km race, it was a joint win with Tom Smart and Evie Smart crossing …
Miranda Relays 2018
On Saturday all roads led to Miranda – well for some of our Nowra athletes and family members it did – for the Waratah Series Relays and NSW State Cross Country Relay Championships. It was the 28th NSW Cross Country Relay Championships; the first was held in 1991 at Nowra before moving to the current location at Miranda. Nowra …
Non point scoring round at Willandra
Cross country at Willandra on Saturday 26th May was a Non-Points scoring round due to a number of runners competing at the Miranda Relays. Unfortunately, there was a Stopwatch error at the commencement of the events at Willandra so there were no times recorded for the 1 & 2km events. The committee apologises for any …
Cross Country Round 6
Cross country was held at Longreach on Saturday 5th May for Round 6 of the Nowra Athletics Winter competition. First across the line in the 1km event was Dean Osgood, with Josie Sproule second and Miller Bell third. Next was Heidi McLaren, followed by Evalyn Jennings, Vevelyn Ossendryver, Aiden McLaren and Winter Bell. In the …
Who is keen to run at the Miranda Relays?
The Waratah Series Relays at Miranda is a truly unique event that should be on everyone’s fun run calendar! Teams of four run distances between 2-4km! The event is held over the undulating hills at Miranda Park and is suitable for all ages and abilities. The Relays are mainly a team based event, but they also cater …
Kembla Joggers win Match 1 of the McCaffrey Challenge
Nowra Athletics hosted both Round 5 of their Winter cross country competition and the first match of the McCaffrey Challenge on Saturday 28th April at the picturesque Willandra. Nowra Athletics Club was founded by running guru and distance runner Frank McCaffrey in 1960. The cross country event on Saturday honoured the founder in what has …
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McCaffrey Challenge is on this Saturday!
This Saturday will see Round 5 of cross country competition head back to Willandra for the McCaffrey Challenge. Did you know the Nowra Athletics Club was founded by running guru and distance runner Frank McCaffrey in 1960? The cross country event this Saturday 28th April will remember the founder Frank McCaffrey who died in 2002 …
Round 3 Cross Country
Cross Country was held at the beautiful Willandra course on Saturday 14th April for Round 3 of the pointscore competition. In the 1km event Will Maher was first across the line in 5.33 minutes. Next across was Micah Proctor then Tom Smart followed by Elsie Proctor, Cailyn Burbage, Heidi McLaren and last but certainly not …
Round 2 Cross Country
Cross country was held on a very warm Autumn afternoon at Longreach on Saturday 7th April. The heat didn’t deter the 1km participants though. There were 8 starters with Evie Smart crossing the line first. Brother Tom Smart was not far behind and Miller Bell was third. In the 2km Emily McLaren was first home …
Happy Easter Cross Country
Seems that there were plenty of Nowra Athletic members who were keen to celebrate Easter by running on Saturday 31st March. Easter Saturday saw a good turn up – perhaps runners were hoping to catch a glimpse of the Easter bunny amongst the hills of Willandra or perhaps some were hoping to run off some …
Cross Country 2018 Season Begins
Nowra Athletics Club kicked off the Winter cross country competition on Saturday 24th March at the picturesque Willandra. The numbers were strong for this preliminary round of the 2018 season with plenty of familiar faces along with some first-timers On this first Saturday , there were 5 young contenders in the 1km course with Dean …
Who is keen to run at the Miranda Relays?
The Waratah Series Relays at Miranda is a truly unique event that should be on everyone’s fun run calendar! Teams of four-run distances between 2-4km! The event is held over the undulating hills at Miranda Park and is suitable for all ages and abilities. The Relays are mainly a team-based event, but they also cater for individual participators …
Lara Jumps High 8.11.17
There was a large contingency of keen athletes at Nowra Athletics Track and Field competition last Wednesday night on 8th November. In the high jump Lara Check jumped a record breaking 1.54 metres in the 14/15 years group; jumping higher than her older competitors of Liam Dooley (1.52m) and Jordan deVries (1.45m). Congratulations Lara on …
Records Fall 25.10.17
More records were broken last Wednesday 25th October at Nowra Athletics Track and Field. Troy Whittington demonstrated his great running form again, setting a new record in the 3000m of 9.08 minutes, breaking the record previously set by Jake Ring in the 2009/2010 season. Sam Taylor also jumped his way into the record books again …
Timberhills mixed relays 29.7.17
The Timberhills mixed relays were a fun event for all. Mixing the distances and abilities of athletes proved to be great for building team spirit and camaraderie. The first runner ran 1km whilst the next three runners completed 3kms each of the Timberhills course, urged on by their fellow team mates and spectators. First team …
Longreach Pack Start 22.7.17
A pack start was the order of the day for cross country at Longreach on Saturday 22nd July with everyone off “go”. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon and whilst numbers were considerably lower than past weeks, enthusiasm and friendly banter was high. There was no pressure of points on offer so everyone was relaxed …
Final pointscore round 15.7.17
The final round of point score competition for Nowra Athletics Winter Cross Country was held on Saturday 15th July at Timberhills. Running the 1-kilometre course were fourteen eager participants. Crossing the line first yet again was Emily McLaren followed by Harry Thomson then Micah Procter. In the 2km event, Division 1 was won by Alisha …
Times improved at Willandra 8.7.17
Round 14 of Nowra Athletics Club Winter cross country competition was held on Saturday 8th July at Willandra. Club registrar Jan Gibb reported that many runners improved their best Willandra time, by minutes in some cases. There were twelve little runners in the 1km this week with the winner, yet again being Emily McLaren. In …