Athletics Victoria

📣 Attention race walkers!

Entries for the AV 5000m Race Walking Teams Championships – hosted by the Victorian Race Walking Club on September 5 at Mentone – close in one week's time, on Thursday September 3 at midday. Are you in?

Head here to enter: https://members.athsvic.org.au/events/353474

📷 Victorian Race Walking Club

Be quick! Entries for the Burnley 4km and 15km close in 1 week, on Wednesday 2nd September at midday! It's the last individual round of the 2026 New Balance XCR Series – are you in?

A level course along the banks of the Yarra River, it's the perfect opportunity to challenge yourself and aim for a personal best, or tune-up for a big spring and summer of running.

Head here for all the info: https://athsvic.org.au/events/xcr-road-15km/

Applications close tomorrow!

If you're passionate about running, confident behind a camera, and a strong visual storyteller, we'd love to hear from you.

Learn more about the role here: https://tinyurl.com/pkspmhsa

We're on the lookout for a Brand & Content Lead for Run Victoria – a specialist platform of Athletics Victoria soon to be launched, built for the 1.07 million adult Victorians who run, or want to. The role offers genuine creative ownership from day one, and the opportunity to be the founding voice of a brand that has the potential to reach every runner in Victoria.

If you're passionate about running, confident behind a camera, and a strong visual storyteller, we'd love to hear from you.

Learn more about the role here: https://tinyurl.com/pkspmhsa

The 2026 New Balance XCR Series culminates back at the home of racing in Melbourne; The Tan! Athletes will complete one lap of the 3.8km circuit in the hope of bringing the premiership to their club.

It's time to get your teams in! Reach out to your club admins and let them know you are keen to be involved on September 12 – entries close in 2 weeks, on 7 September at midday!

Head here for all your information: https://athsvic.org.au/events/xcr-tan-relays/

Congratulations to everyone who conquered that tough 2026 Australian Athletics Cross Country Championships course today! Good luck to everyone competing tomorrow! Go Team Vic!! 💙💙💙

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Victoria’s best junior cross country runners taking on the nation in Ballarat today! 🔥🔥

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Open women’s 2026 Australian Athletics Cross Country Championships! Georgia Hansen, Katherine Dowie and Saskia Lloyd led the way for the Vics, just off the podium! 👏👏

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Haftu Strintzos, Yohanes Asmare and Edward Marks make it a Victorian podium in the open men’s Australian Athletics Cross Country Championship! 🥇🥈🥉

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Victorian para stars getting it done on a muddy Ballarat course at the 2026 Australian Athletics Cross Country
Championships! 🤩🤩

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