CONTACTSPresident: Stuart Nicol 95292828[h], stuart@nicol.com.au Secretary: Ivor Carter 95294742[h], ivorcarter2@yahoo.com Women’s Manager: Lisa Nicholson 96902593[h], deramond@bigpond.net.au Recruiting: Bogush Frackowiak 0411 105 522 Media: Marica Lewis 0422 251 453, aciram9@yahoo.com |
| Welcome to THE SOUTH MELBOURNE ATHLETIC CLUB | |
 The photos show our top senior runner, Andy Demetriou, and our top under-14 runner, Paul Nicol competing at Latrobe University on June 1 in the 15 km and 5 km Road races respectively. The senior athletics club at SMDSC is South Melbourne Athletic Club (SMAC). SMAC began in 1929 and over the years has had a number of Australian and Victorian representatives in track and field events and road racing. These days we specialise mainly in distance running. SMAC caters to all running abilities and purposes. Whether you want hard competition or just to improve your fitness or learn to run the right way we can help you. For those wanting to try a marathon we have members who have run over 100 of them so we can advise on the best way to get to the finish in good shape. For more information on SMAC, click here. Competitions Most racing is on Saturday afternoons. From May to September the main competition is cross country and road races against other clubs affiliated with Athletics Victoria. Distances are 6 Km to 21 Km. From October to December, then February to April we conduct races every 2 weeks for our own members at an excellent synthetic 400m track in Sandringham. Distances are 800m to 5000m. Click here for details. Interclub competition is also available most weekends during the summer. We also organize races at Albert Park throughout the year. The winter cross country and road racing season started on Saturday, April 19 – click here for more details. Training We meet at the Carousel restaurant car park (Melway ref 2K, G9) at 4.45pm (weekdays) or at the BBQs (Melway ref 2K, G5) at 4.30pm (Saturdays when not racing) for laps of Albert Park Lake. Non members are welcome to join in; contact Ivor Carter or Bogush Frackowiak beforehand so we can look out for you. Interval training sessions are also conducted at the Botanic Gardens and Olympic Park. The club runs weekends at Marysville in April and Wilson’s Promontory in August, and a longer trip to Falls Creek in December/January. These trips are social occasions as much as training opportunities and members are encouraged to bring family and friends. Costs Annual membership fee $40, comprising • $10 to South Melbourne Athletic Club (additional family members free) • $30 to South Melbourne District Sports Club (not applicable if already a member of SMDSC for football, cricket or Little Aths). Race fees • Winter season and summer interclub $170 total for adult SMDSC members and $55 for children. • SMAC summer track series $30. • Albert Park races are free. You can try before you join for free (SMAC races), or $3 per race (summer interclub), or $20 per race (winter). Club singlet $40 and shorts $20. |