Mark Tomsett

                                  Life Membership awarded

                                  in 1990.

Mark’s win in the Victorian 15km road championship in 1982 was the club’s first senior State Road Title. His subsequent selection to represent Victoria and his role in the team

that set the Australian 12 hour relay record were important highlights in his outstanding competitive career. Mark continued to play a key role in DAC's track successes in the

following years. However important as his athletic talent was it was off the track that he also had a huge impact on the club’s development.

A winning personality and an ability to plan and motivate others led to Mark’s leadership in a wide range of off-track activities. He was a joint Editor of DAC Chat in the early 1980s

when it developed from a basic newssheet to a fully fledged “magazine” reporting on all aspects of our activities. Throughout the 1980s sponsorship gained by providing personnel to

support key mass road events was a major source of club finance. Mark’s ability to recruit support from club members and supervise their activities ensured the success of these

events and led to DAC's continued involvement in such events as the Susan Classic and the Dream Fun Run.