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September 2024

2024 Relay Day

One of our last club event for the season is our Annual Relay Day, Saturday 7 September.

The relay day is aimed as a fun event where athletes form a team of 2 athletes and the combined results of the team are used to calculate the number of points they have obtained at each event. The points are then totalled at the end of all events and the winner is the highest points.

The Relay Day usually will consist of 2 field events and 2 track events. The Field Events could be either Shot Put, Discus or Long Jump. The Track events would be a shuttle relay with each athlete running a 60m and 100m sprint. The athlete running first passes a baton onto their other team member who runs back with it to the finish line.

Medals are presented to 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams in each group.

Team selection is based on the number of athletes attending. for example the 10yr group may be paired up with the 5-7yr group.

12:15pm for 12:30pm start.

Note that this is an all ages event and no seperate Senior events will be held that day.

Invitation to our annual Break Up and Awards Day

We invite all full members and immediate families to attend as we present the annual awards and participation awards, Saturday 5 October. It will be held at the Mackay ARC Athletics Centre, where we will have a range of fun activities starting at 10.30am, followed by a BBQ lunch and then the award presentations, concluding at 2.30pm.

The invitation is to all full paid athletes and immediate family only. A free BBQ Lunch will be served with water and soft drinks available.

Members, please click on the RSVP button to let us know if you are, or are not, attending the Mackay Athletics Club Break Up day, Saturday 5 October 2024.

PLEASE REPLY NO LATER THAN TUESDAY 1ST OCTOBER. If we do not have a reply, will take as you are NOT attending.

Please remember to bring your own fold up chairs or picnic rug. No alcohol allowed. The facility canteen is open for other food and drink sales if needed.

Use this link to RSVP.

Annual Don and Colleen Wilson Award

One of the awards to be presented is the Don and Colleen Wilson awards. Members are encouraged to nominate a member. Details and nomination form and criteria are on this link.

NQ Championships

The North Queensland Championships continue to be the Premier Regional Athletics Championships in Australia, with athletes travelling from all areas of Queensland – Gold Coast to the Cape and as far west as Mount Isa, including a large number from one of the most remote clubs in Australia – Normanton Athletics. A large number of athletes are also travelling from a range of states and territories across Australia and the Oceania Region.

Being held at the Townsville Sports Reserve, Friday 27 September to Sunday 29 September.

For full details, go to the event webpage. Registrations close Wednesday 25 Sept, but a late fee is charged after Sunday 15 Sept.

Thanks all.

Mackay Athletics Club