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At the recent 2022 Athletics West Awards our own Jackie Halberg was presented with the ‘Official of the year’ award. Our congratulations go to Jackie who also gives so much of her time to our club and we are very proud of her achievement.

We would like to remind all members to please wear their race number bibs when competing in the Sunday runs as this helps to identify you both on camera and at the finish line. We thank you for your cooperation.

Our uniform stock has now been replenished so if you were after a men’s singlet all sizes are now available again. To order uniforms just go to the “MAWA Shop” tab at the top.

This is our longest run of the year and so that volunteers do not need to be at their posts longer than necessary we request slower runners and walkers start early. There will be a timed start at 7:30 and we would like anyone who expects to take over 2hr 30min to start then. If…

This is your chance to be a Hero for Heartkids.At our Bardon Bash event on Sunday 5 June 2022 you can dress up as a hero, even just a cape will do, but there is a prize for the best dressed hero when you make a donation to this worthy cause. You can make your…

On completion of this weekend’s event, the eligible members who can now complete 5 handicap races in this running year and be eligible to lift the Handicap Trophy has been whittled down to 57 members. With only one of the ten members in the Trophy leadership pack managing to finish in the top ten of…

This weekend’s event, the Mother’s Day run at Burswood, is the fifth event of the Handicap Trophy. With four events completed and four events to go, the 2022 Handicap Trophy is starting to take shape. There was a starting field of potentially over 700 financial members back in October, there are now just 91 members…

Thanks to Barbara for compiling a document showing all results from the recent Games in Perth. See them here. If anyone thinks they have set a record that Barbara may have missed please let her know.

Enjoy the adventures of this competitor at the Australian Masters Games last weekend. Click here.

These flagship MAWA events start next Sunday at Kent Street Weir. All competitors in the long events win a commemorative engraved medal, while our top runners and walkers compete for the coveted trophies. The short events have been poorly supported over the past two years. This year we are promoting them more strongly and hoping…