Doncaster 40+ Newsletter
(edition 56)
Australian Masters Athletics Championships 1-4/04/2022
For masters athletes the Australian Championships are the highlight of the year. Unfortunately, with many athletes being Covid wary, the Championships in Brisbane did not attract the large fields they have in the past, though the sprints were generally hotly contested.
Only three DAC athletes attended this year and competed with distinction. Paul Mierisch has been concentrating on the 400 metres this year, setting a club record in the Victorian Championships. He eclipsed this with 54.44, again finishing third, as he did in the Victorian Championships. He then led the 4 x 100 relay team off to achieve a gold medal.
Wendy Smith, in her first full season of athletics, went up to see what it was all about and achieved three club records and a PB, so she was very happy with the result. She was also part of the women’s 4 x 100 relay team.
Navid Rashid, switching to the sprints, ran creditably in the M50 events.
Records:
|
Date |
Event |
Name |
Performance |
Previous |
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|
1/4/2022 |
Aust Champs |
W45 |
60 metres |
Wendy Smith |
9.49 |
Wendy Smith |
9.81 |
|
1/4/2022 |
Aust Champs |
W45 |
200 metres |
Wendy Smith |
33.86 |
Wendy Smith |
34.98 |
|
1/4/2022 |
Aust Champs |
W45 |
400 metres |
Wendy Smith |
78.13 |
Laura McLennan |
79.53 |
|
1/4/2022 |
Aust Champs |
M45 |
400 metres |
Paul Mierisch |
54.44 |
Paul Mierisch |
54.94 |
Results:
|
Age Group |
Name |
Event |
Result |
||
|
W45 |
Wendy Smith |
60m |
9.49 |
Rec |
|
|
100m |
15.69 |
||||
|
DT |
18.72 |
||||
|
200m |
33.86 |
Rec |
|||
|
400m |
1.18.13 |
Rec |
|||
|
M45 |
Paul Mierisch |
400m |
54.44 |
Rec |
Bronze |
|
M50 |
Navid Rashid |
200m |
31.09 |
||
|
400m |
69.42 |
Track resurfacing is underway and progressing well. We hope to be back training late next Month:
XCR 2022
The first race is a 6km cross country relay at Jells Park. We would love to see you there to have a run with us. There are no limit to the number of teams we can enter, and they are free to DAC athletes (and friends!).
Here is a link to the event page: https://athsvic.org.au/xcr_2022/ and calendar below: