Ross River Athletics Club

Don’t forget to register for The Hart Winter Regional championships - nominations closing soon.

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Winter Centres... this one is for you!
The HART Winter Regional Championships – Nominations Now Open!

Ready to test yourself, chase a new PB and enjoy a great day of competition? Nominations are now OPEN for our 2026 HART Winter Regional Championships for our U7 - U17 athletes!

Register for your Region:

🗓️ North Queensland I 5–6 September
🔗 https://laq.sport80.com/wizard/event/56/home

🗓️ Maranoa I 5 September
🔗 https://laq.sport80.com/wizard/event/60/home

🗓️ Central North I 12–13 September
🔗 https://laq.sport80.com/wizard/event/59/home

🗓️ Tropical North I 13 September
🔗 https://laq.sport80.com/wizard/event/61/home

Not sure which Region you belong to? Find your Region here:
👉 https://laq.org.au/regional-competitions/

For venue information and the Draft Event Orders, visit:
👉 https://laq.org.au/regions/

We can't wait to see you out on the track! 💚💙

🌭 BBQ HELPER NEEDED THIS FRIDAY! 🌭

We’re looking for a volunteer to help cook the BBQ this Friday night! ❤️🖤🤍

📍 Start time: 5:30pm
🔥 Cook sausages & onions
⏱️ Just an hour of your time!!

If you can lend a hand, please comment below or send us a message. 🙌

Thanks so much to all our amazing volunteers! ❤️🖤🤍

🏃‍♀️ PROGRAM 4 THIS FRIDAY 🏃‍♂️

We’re back to Program 4 this week and can’t wait to see everyone back on the track! 🙌

⏰ 5:45pm start — see you Friday!

📱 WE NEED MORE PARENT HELPERS!
We’d love to train a few more parents on the iPad and on starting races. If you’d like to learn and lend a hand, please reach out or have a chat with one of our committee members on Friday. No experience needed! ❤️🖤🤍

🏆 UPCOMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

LAQ Regional Championships
📍 Mackay | 📅 5–6 September
Registrations are currently open!
👉 Register & find more information:

https://laq.sport80.com/wizard/event/56/home

** remember Athletes must have competed at a minimum of 4 club nights to be eligible to nominate for Regionals.

Athletics North Queensland Championships
📍 Townsville | 📅 25–27 September
👉 More information:

https://www.athleticsnorthqld.org.au/nq-championships/

See you all Friday! ❤️🖤🤍

Shout‑out to our amazing Ross River families for all their help with the Hurdles on Friday night! Your support and teamwork make such a difference, and we truly appreciate every one of you.🥰

Uwezo is an exceptional local Townsville athlete from Townsville North Star Athletics Club, but we won’t hold that against him 😜 Let’s support our local athletes no matter what club they come from! On the international stage the only colours that matter are green and gold!! 💚💛 Let’s go Uwezo!

A huge congratulations to Townsville North Star athlete Uwezo Lubenda on a fantastic performance at the World U20 Athletics Championships.

Uwezo got his campaign off to a flying start in the 100m heats, producing a brilliant new personal best of 10.33 seconds to finish 3rd in his heat and secure his place in the semi-finals.

Backing up later in the day, Uwezo ran 10.54 seconds in the semi-final, finishing 26th overall against one of the strongest fields of young sprinters in the world.

To achieve a personal best on the world stage and progress through to the semi-finals is a fantastic result and a testament to the hard work and dedication Uwezo has put into his athletics journey.

The championships aren't over just yet, with Uwezo still to represent Australia in the 4x100m relay later in the program. We wish him and the Australian team all the very best as they take to the track once again!

Congratulations, Uwezo—we're incredibly proud of your achievements and can't wait to see what's next! 💚💛

This week Friday night ❤️🖤🤍

Program 3
🖤 hurdles - we need all free hands to help with adjusting heights and moving hurdles to keep the night running smoothly
❤️Lost property - please check at the canteen to collect - a number of drink bottles & jumper
🤍 We need 2 parent helpers to be starters - easy to learn & a great way to help keep club nights running smoothly

This Friday is Hurdles night!
12+yrs athletes please check your emails.

Raffle tickets will be available to purchase at the canteen. From 6 pm, drawn at 8pm.
Let's support the club :)

🔥 READY FOR A NIGHT OF FUN? 🔥

This Friday is the Ross River 🆚 Froggies Community Club Night + Crazy Socks!

🏃 2 track events
🥇 2 field events
🎉 Participation points for all athletes
🚫 No records, no rankings, no pressure
🧦 Crazy Socks Challenge
⚡ Epic athlete and parent relay to finish the night!

Parents - we need 4x male and 4x female runners for this event. Please message us if you're keen!

Our RRAC female and male relay teams will be made up by the 4x fastest 100m times on record in ResultsHQ this season.

Whether you're chasing a personal best, making new friends, or just love being part of the action, this night is all about participation and community.

See you this Friday for a night of laughs, cheers and plenty of crazy socks! 🎉🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🧦

❤️‍🩹Speedy Recovery, Glen! ❤️🖤

The entire Ross River Athletics Club family would like to send our best wishes to Masters athlete Glen as he begins a new recovery journey.

After competing in Darwin, an MRI revealed a severe stress reaction. Following six weeks of rehabilitation and only recently getting off crutches, Glen suffered a major setback when a simple twist while stepping backwards resulted in a complete fracture.

As the X-rays show, this is a serious injury, but if there's one thing we know about Glen it's that he's incredibly tough, determined, and resilient. The road ahead may be challenging, but we have no doubt he'll attack his recovery with the same grit and perseverance he brings to training and competition.

Glen, the entire RRAC community is behind you. Focus on healing, take it one step at a time, and know we're all looking forward to seeing you back around the track when the time is right.

Please join us in wishing Glen a smooth recovery and a successful return to athletics. 💪❤️

Get well soon, Glen Bray