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For those interested here is the latest AMA newsletter – with items on the National Championships in Hobart and the World Championships in Gothenburg as well as reports from all States.

Join us for an opportunity to run or walk off those fruit mince pies! Our annual Christmas Gift event is on Sunday 24 December at 7.30 am at Burswood Park. Everyone chooses their own distance and pace and Christmas attire is the theme of the day. There will even be some prizes for the best…

Apologies, I won’t be at the Safety Bay run with the new uniforms and tags but you can collect them from me at any Sunday run after that, thanks Delia.

Finally Mandy got a legal wind in a 100m last Friday and set a pending world record of 12.15s. In the meantime her 200m WR has now been ratified. Mandy is now taking a well-earned break from racing until the new year.

The following bib numbers orders are ready to collect from Delia on Sunday: (If you haven’t already paid please bring cash payment) 687 1204 1728 1818 1874 1897 2040 2094 2153 2171 2438 Also T-Shirt 2412 Reminder new uniform orders are still waiting to be collected at Sunday runs.

Congratulations to our winners of the prestigious ‘Guess your Own Time” event – the only event that doesn’t need a PB to win and is inclusive of runners and walkers.  In the long event well done to Mark Kerr (runner) who was out by 1 second on his estimated time and in the short distance…

Could you be a Race Director?  Are you south of the river? Could you support John Fisher as RD for Safety Bay 7am Sun 10 Dec 23 in order to be Safety Bay RD in 2024? Remember Race Directors are only required to do one event.  Want to know more? Please message John Fisher via mawasecretary@gmail.com…

The new uniforms you ordered online in September will be ready to collect this week! Karyn will bring them to ECAC this Thursday night 16 November and Delia will bring them on Sunday at Lake Gwelup on 19 November and Sundays thereafter. Also ID tags have arrived for new Sunday run members – up to…

Congratulations to Mandy Mason for a stellar night of sprinting at the Athletics West Strive meeting last night. Mandy set a pending World W55 200m record of 24.94 s to follow a pending Australian W55 60m record of 7.76 s earlier in the evening. The Fremantle Doctor frustrated Mandy’s attempt at a 100m WR last…

These events are incorporated into the Athletics West Multi Event Championships on 18th and 19th November. Masters rules will be followed in terms of hurdle heights, implement weights etc. Enter by following this link. Entries close on Sunday 12th November. MAWA members do not need to be registered for Strive events. Medals will be awarded…