Advice needed about Running in Melbourne.

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13 years ago 08/09/2010 6:41pm EDT

I'm moving to Melbourne in December from Ireland and I was hoping to join an Athletics club for a bit of fun. I wouldnt be a fast runner or anything. With a good bit of training I reckon I could run 2.20 or 2.15 for 800m. But I enjoy the sport and was hoping that perhaps there is some sort of Graded Meets system in Melbourne like there is in Dublin?? Graded Meets basically being where people of various standards race against people of their own standard.

This is what we have in Dublin:

http://www.runningindublin.com/2009/07/dublin-graded-meets.html

Can anybody advise on whether there is something similar in Melbourne and perhaps post a link to the website?

Thanks a mill

13 years ago 08/09/2010 6:56pm EDT

re: Pride of Ireland

13 years ago 08/09/2010 8:00pm EDT

re: Pride of Ireland

Be careful of traffic- they drive like maniacs in Melbourne. I almost met my demise outside the opera house a few years back.

13 years ago 08/10/2010 5:55am EDT

re: efeeeffe

Thanks for that.

Looks like I would be in the very lowest race based on some of those times!!

Just wondering is there something similar for Sprints and Jumps?

In Dublin our graded meets cover sprints, middle distance and field events.

Thanks

13 years ago 08/10/2010 6:05am EDT

re: Pride of Ireland

Plenty of athletics clubs around Melbourne, catering to all levels and covering Track and Field, Cross Country, and Road Races. Wouldn't worry about the crazy drivers comment above - if he almost got run over in Melbourne in front of the Opera House (which is in Sydney) then I would say he was a little dazed and confused.

Go to the Athletics Victoria website and you should have no problem finding a club near wherever it is you're going to be living! Good Luck!

www.athsvic.org.au/

13 years ago 08/10/2010 8:32am EDT

re: Pride of Ireland

Summer track meets on Saturday afternoons will satisfy any sprinting and jumping urges you have, and athsvic also runs specialist sprinting and jumping nights over the summer/early autumn.

Look for the closest clubs to you geographically and go check them out, as bigger isn't necessarily better, but most clubs generally have an accomodating vibe, so you'll find one that suits pretty quickly.

Good luck, it's a great running city with a pretty good running culture once you know where to look.

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