Inspired by the Japanese tradition of Ekiden Relays, Round 8 of the Athletics Victoria Winter season saw teams of runners take on a number of different stages over a true Cross Country setting at the St Annes Winery, Myrniong. If the origin of the Ekiden was to transmit communication, then the message being delivered by the Diamond Valley Athletic Club athletes would have been that the 2024 Winter season is going well. · Read more

The Diamond Valley athletes who journeyed to Ballarat for Round 7 of the 2024 Winter season arrived ready to face the challenge of the longest race for the season so far. Round 7 of the Athletics Victoria 2024 Winter season was a Road Race set around Lake Wendouree at Ballarat over distances of 6km and 15km. In perfect conditions the junior athletes ran one 6km lap of the Lake while Open & Masters athletes ran a 3km loop followed by two laps of the Lake. · Read more

Home of the Victorian Cross Country Championships, Bundoora Park is never easy. Set on the slopes of Mt Cooper, the highest point in Metropolitan Melbourne, there is always the challenge of conquering the continual inclines on the course. The extreme winter weather on Saturday 20 July 2024 made life much harder for competing athletes in the later races as runners battled with driving rain, strong winds and a course that deteriorated rapidly throughout the day. · Read more

The Diamond Valley Athletic Club sent 14 teams out to the Start line of the 2024 AV Road Relay Championships with each of the 44 athletes (14 Female and 30 Male) out to log their fastest lap time for the 3.1km or 6.2km distances. With the DVAC juniors making up 50% of the club’s athletes at Sandown there was considerable analysis of the figures after each run. Despite the inclement weather conditions many of the athletes took pleasure in their achievements. · Read more

The Blue Lake hill is a monster. It’s 800m of unrelenting uphill agony for each DVAC athlete who attempts the John Hertz Handicap each year. The reward is a similar distance of downhill joy with majestic views overlooking the Plenty river surrounds. But that hill … four times for the 6.44km journey is enough to break the strongest spirit. This year Brody McCarthy, one of the Backmarker crew, survived the Blue Lake Monster, and got to salute the judge to claim the 2024 John Hertz Handicap. · Read more

Round 4 of the 2024 Winter season set athletes against a largely technical course of tight turns, constant slopes and uneven surfaces as they worked their way around the scenic setting of St Anne’s Winery, Ravenswood. The rewards for the 35 Diamond Valley Athletic Club members (13 Female & 22 Male) who undertook the challenge were found in a range of individual and team results. · Read more