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Cross Country was held at Berry on 24th August with the inaugural Age Championship events included as part of the program. In the 1km event Finn Goddard was first home followed by Malachy Martin then Winter Bell, Hugh Sproule and Aidan McLaren. In the 2km dash there were seventeen competitors. First across the line was …
For those keen to know when Track and Field will kick off, here are the key dates: Track and field will commence on 18.09.19. This will be a rego day as will the 25.09.19. Both these nights will also include a training / instruction evening where people can come along and learn some throwing, jumping …
On Saturday 17th August Nowra Athletics Club conducted their last cross country run at Timberhills. After 43 years and more than 250 official events, athletes had their final run at this picturesque and exciting cross-country course at Tomerong. Since 1976 thousands of runners have enjoyed the opportunity to run on the property, challenging themselves on …
Round 18 of Cross Country took place at Berry on a very windy and cold Saturday afternoon on 10th August. In the 1km event there were 4 enthusiastic contenders, oblivious of the weather, with Malachy Martin running in first followed by Miller Bell then Winter Bell and Aiden McLaren. The 2km was won by Oliver …
It was a beautiful sunny afternoon at Hollyhill on Saturday 3rd August; perfect conditions for running cross country. In the 1km event there were eight eager participants. Finn Goddard was the winner once again followed by Tom Smart, who this week, beat his sister home. Third was Evie Smart then next was Zali Murray, followed …
Round 16 of Nowra Athletics Club cross country took place at the picturesque Timberhills course on Saturday 27th July. It was another beautiful Winter’s afternoon, perfect for running. In the 1km event Evie Smart was the winner in 4:30, sneaking in just in front of brother Tom Smart who clocked 4:31. Third was Josie Sproule …
Cross Country was held at Berry Riding Club on Saturday 20th July. Runners enjoyed this challenging course with its undulations, creek crossings and resident cows! In the 1km event there were four competitors. Finn Goddard was first in 4:57 with Malachy Martin second then Aiden McLaren third and Eilish Debeck fourth. In the 2km race …
It was a wild and windy Saturday on the South Coast but a handful of dedicated (or crazy) runners still completed Round 14 at Timberhills on Saturday 13th July. There was just one competitor in the 1km race; young Aiden McLaren who ran home in 10:10; whilst in the 2km event it was a family …
On Saturday 13th July 2019 two teams from Nowra Athletics Club traveled to Ourimbah Athletics NSW Street Relays. The Street Relays were held through the streets of the beautiful University of Newcastle, Central Coast Campus, at Ourimbah. The team combination of Will Dyball, Jacob Pepper, Nash Hay and Cooper Barrett brought home a bronze medal …
Cross Country on Saturday 6th July was another muddy, slippery affair, this time at the beautiful Hollyhill, but the addition of some pallets by the Havadjia family, thankfully afforded runners relief from the worst of the mud. In the 1km Rowan Brignall was first home followed by Finn Goddard, who may or may not have …
Last Saturday Nowra Athletics Club completed their maiden run on their newest course, at the Berry Riding Club in beautiful Winter sunshine. The course challenged runners with its undulations, creek crossings and switchbacks traversing the hills. There was plenty of opportunity for runners to practice their steeplechase leaps across the creek if they dared, and …
On Saturday June 22nd the NSW Cross Country Championships were held at Willandra. These were the 122nd edition of the event and the 21st time the event was held at Willandra after first being held there in 1993. Although Nowra Athletics Club only had a small representation at the event the competitors did themselves and …
Whilst many members were competing at State Cross Country Championships at Willandra on June 22nd, those more interested in a local encounter, competed at Timberhills for Round 11 of Nowra Athletics Club Winter competition. Numbers were understandably low, with no 1km contenders and just one runner; Myra Betts, in the 2km event. In the 3km …
Nowra Athletics Club members travelled to West Dapto on Saturday 15th June for the return match of the McCaffrey Challenge with Kembla Joggers. As usual, Nowra had some good results but were simply overwhelmed in some races. Kembla Joggers,as a bigger club, simply had the numbers over Nowra as well as plenty of talent of …
The second McCaffrey Challenge event against Kembla Joggers for 2019 is on at West Dapto this coming Saturday 15th June, doubling as Race 10 of our Nowra Athletics cross country competition, so points apply. The pointscores from both McCaffrey challenge events will be combined on the day to determine the overall winner of the McCaffrey …
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Cross Country was held at Longreach on 8th June. Numbers were slightly down due to the long weekend however there was still plenty of running prowess and enthusiasm on show. In the 1km event Hannah Vonk was first home followed by Connor Bohme, Malachy Martin and Aiden McLaren. 2km Division 1 saw Samuel Vonk take …
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 …
Round 8 of the Nowra Athletics Club cross country competition was held at Timberhills on Saturday 1st June. The round served as the Bill McKinnon memorial run and this year the selected event was Long course. The honours went to Andy Waller who took out the distance in 54:01, a personal best by 4 minutes. …
If you read the News article on Athletics NSW website the headline goes; “History made at XC Relays for Bankstown, UTS Norths and Run Crew…Thrilling races in the open men’s and women’s races highlighted a great day of history making results… Never before at the event had Bankstown won the men’s race or UTS Norths …
Whilst many of the Club members travelled to Miranda on Saturday 25th May to compete in the State Relays, there were still plenty of enthusiastic contenders completing the local cross country course at Timberhills. In the 1km event there were 3 mighty participants with Malachy Martin taking line honours In front of Rowan Brignall and …