The VMA
Masters Athletics offers fitness, fun and fellowship across a range of athletic activities for men and women aged 30 and over. Victoria boasts a membership approaching a thousand, whilst the total for all Australian state clubs is over 3,500.The philosophy of the Masters movement is PARTICIPATION.
Current newsletters
Jan-Feb Footprints
FEATURE ARTICLES
- Intervene Track Challenge
- Rarely is life so pure
- The Beer Runner
- Frankston 40th Anniversary
- Andy Salter Memorial relay
- 50 Years Celebration and BBQ
- Bradford Sheehan T&F Pentathlon Championship
…. and much more
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VMA news
50th Anniversary promotion finishing
SPECIAL PROMOTION CONCLUDING ON 31 JANUARY 2022
The special promotion price of $10 for the 50th Anniversary Polo Shirt concludes at 11:59PM on 31/1/22.
However the 50th Anniversary Polo Shirt will still be available from 1/2/22 but at the regular price of $40.
It is now only available through the VMA merchandise site.
AMA 2022 T&F Championships
Registration for the 2022 Championships is now open, and the final closing date for receipt of entries will be 7th March 2022.
Entry fees and other fees are as follows:
- $60 “early-bird’ admin fee for those who register by 21st February 2022, otherwise the admin fee will be $110.
- Entry fees – $20 per event.
- Awards Presentation and Social Event (Sunday 3rd April 2022) – $50 per person
VMA marathon Championship
Congratulations to all VMA members who completed the 2021 Melbourne Marathon, which is also the VMA Marathon Championship.
Among the results were some outstanding performances including the following Melbourne Marathon overall age group positions across the line:
- Vick Thompson 2nd W75
- Pramesh Prasad 1st M45
- Michael Urey 1st M55
- Peter Rushen 1st M60
- Peter Black 2nd M65
First VMA member across the line was Michael Eury (M55) in 2 hours […]
Records reviewed and updated
As at 9/12/21 the following records on the VMA website have been reviewed and updated:
- Victorian Masters multi event records
- Victorian Masters records
- Australian world records
- Australian championship records
- Australian indoor records
- AMA multi event records
Fo directly to records page:https://vicmastersaths.org.au/records-2/
East Burwood – John Gosbell 5000m
Fifteenth John Gosbell 5000 m
Fifty runners from seven venues and the Gosbell family ran in the Jhn Gosbell 500m on the 25th November. Thanks very much to all the people at East Burwood who worked hard to make it a special event.
Pramesh Prasad (Casey Fields) had a convincing win in 19:34. Selma Roth (Doncaster) was the first woman and was second overall with 20:00, followed by Kuldeep Singh (Casey Fields) in 21:07. Russell Dow (Frankston) was just behind with 21:08. Ros Lording (East Burwood) was […]