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  Reminder that entries for the Venues West AMA Championships Perth 2018 (Nationals) will: CLOSE by Midnight WA time on Friday 16 March Please don’t leave it till too late and miss out on this golden opportunity – Note results will also be used to award WA State placings this year so we encourage all WA…

Australian Revelations is bringing to the Perth Film Festival the documentary “Salute” about a piece of athletics/human rights history: 1968 Olympics Mexico – Australian Peter Norman wins the silver medal in the record breaking 200m final. On the podium the Americans that won gold and bronze raise a closed fist salute for human rights that…

Please click link below to view the March AMA ENewsletter: AMA ENewsletter #8

AMA SINGLETS & SHORTS AT A DISCOUNT The next opportunity to wear the Australian uniform will be at the WMA Championships in Malaga, Spain in September 2018. Until 30 June 2018, extra AMA shorts and singlets will be available at the following discounted prices: 2 x Singlets (ladies or mens)               …

In this issue: John Dennehy reports on Masters performances at the Track Classic and State Open Champs. Entries close for the VenuesWest AMA Championships to be held in Perth on March 16 and all the background to the event is in the first enewsletter. Clive Choate gives an insight into the recent Oceania Masters Championships…

The WA Race Walkers Club will be holding a training session at the WA Athletics Stadium on Saturday 24 February from 8am Masters athletes are welcome to join in! This is a chance to practice correct technique on the track before the Championships – entry to the Stadium is $8 adults and $4 concession.

Did you see the BBC Documentary “The Pacemakers” on ABC TV Tuesday night? A truly heartwarming and inspirational story of a group of over 90 year old male athletes competing at World’s in Perth and Indoor’s at Daegu. Included is Australian Jim Sinclair (Victoria) If you missed it you can click on the following link to…

We have a new page on the website under “Magazines” called “Vetrun Extra” – for articles sometimes too long to print in the Vetrun The “Vetruns Starters List 2017” showing number of Sunday runs completed by members in 2017 has now been updated and put in this section. (apologies there were a few errors in…

Our congratulations to the MAWA nominees for this year’s AMA awards to be presented at the Awards Dinner in Perth, April 28th. Sprints: Colin Smith after an outstanding year with Australian indoor records and 2 runner up places in Darwin. Middle Distance/Steeples: David Carr broke 4 world records in an amazing 2 month period just…

Reminder – March long weekend is fast approaching! If you would like to go on the Dwellingup Camp please contact Elaine Dance: Payment due by 25 February – only $45 per night 2nd to 5th or 6th March Ph: 9593 4607 or email: danaine@hotmail.com