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In this issue: Carol Bowman pips Sue Bourn to win the Patron’s Trophy as David Carr wins again. Sprint sensation, Wendy Seeger, has broken a 37-year-old 400m Australian record. Throws pentathlon entries to close early January. Sprinter Garry Ralston is the subject of Carmel Meyer’s profile this month. Margaret Saunders writes on the value of…

Please note that it may not be possible to do a weight this Tuesday, and if not there will be a shot instead. Further information about the weight throw at WAAS will be published shortly

Normally we post photos from our Sunday runs in the “Photo Gallery” under the tab “Road/Cross Country” but we currently have a problem with the photo viewer on our website.  Until it is fixed the photos from our Sunday runs are being posted on our Facebook page – just click on the “Find us on Facebook”…

Wendy Seegers set a stunning pending State and Australian W35 record of 55.72 in the 400m at the Strive meeting last night, beating Kath Holland’s long-standing mark of 56.0.

Congratulations to David and Carol for winning this year’s Patron’s Trophy awards and well done to all those who managed the complete 10 events. Men David Carr 786.70 Todd Ingraham 653.24 Kep Knudson 626.45 Bob Schickert 604.64 John Dennehy 575.83 David Adams 543.37 Women Carol Bowman 679.50 Sue Bourn 661.12 Lynne Schickert 601.00 Janne Wells…

As you may know, MAWA has been working with Perth 2016 Ltd to ensure that we have a hammer cage available at ECAC for the World Championships. We had been given assurance that regardless of the progress of this work, the cage could be restored for use during our Championships next March. However, we have…

Merry Christmas to all our members and friends from the Committee and don’t forget our Christmas Gift run/party on Sunday 20 December – you can dress up and bring a gift to put under the tree! Wishing you all and your families a safe and happy holiday break and hope to see you back in the…

WMA, in cooperation with the IAAF and TrackTown USA (the LOC), is excited to announce a WMA Masters event as part of the IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, Portland, Oregon, USA, on Saturday, the 19th of March, 2016. The events are the 800m for men 60 and over, and the 800m for women 55 and over.…

David Carr was one of three winners of the RAC Insurance Service to Sport award presented last night as part of the WA Sport Awards  2015.  He was nominated by Athletics WA for his contribution to athletics as an official and an athlete. Congratulations David

The club has recently purchased a defibrillator (heart starter) which Carol Bowman will be bringing to our events.  Anyone who has a current CPR Certificate is able to attend a training course on how to operate our Defib. This would also be good practice for our existing medical members. The device is easy to operate…