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A friendly reminder that fees for 2025 are now due.
VRR charges a nominal membership fee as it does not receive any sponsorship but needs to cover such costs as public liability insurance (~$1,200), tea and coffee for Tans, 12 TTT and milestone tee-shirts, plaques for milestones and trophies. The Blue Bucket at the Tan for voluntary donations helps also helps to cover costs.
The membership fee for 2025 is unchanged at $20 for individuals, $10 for juniors, $40 for families (2 adults plus all children) with country members (greater than 100k from the GPO) half of these fees. Junior members are those aged under 18 years as at 1 January 2025.
Payment via EFT is preferred, to:
VRR
Westpac
BSB 033-034
A/c 628622
Please include your full name and membership number in the reference field.
For completeness, please also send a confirmation email with the subject “VRR Membership Renewal” with your details to vrrcontact@gmail.com.
Alternatively, you can pay by cash (no cheques!) in a sealed envelope with your name and membership number at the Tan and pass it to me or one of the Committee. If you need one, a membership form is available at www.vrr.org.au/membership/.
See you at the Tan!
Many thanks and happy running
Rowan Cole – VRR treasurer |
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President’s Tan Talk – April 2025
As almost always, it was a great morning for a run around the Tan: cool, dry and still.
VRR Caps |
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Members were advised:
- The VRR caps were on order, in both blue with white logo and white with blue logo, to cater for the differing preferences expressed by members in the recent “straw poll”. We aim to please.
- Financial members who ran both the New Year’s Eve Fun Run and January Tan had ‘earned’ their cap
- Financial members who had not run both events can qualify for a cap by completing any two of the April, May and June Tan Time Trials. Run at least two, collect your cap.
Caps will be collectable at the Tan, once they are delivered.
Angela Taylor Memorial Run / Walk
Members were reminded that the event is on next Sunday, 13 April, registration 7:30am, run start at 8:30am. VRR have been organising this event since we created it in 1989. We have a number of VRR volunteer marshals, but would appreciate a few more if possible. Contact me on 0411 191 115. We would need you at Palms Lawn, city end of Albert Park Lake at 7:30am. (Volunteers please wear your VRR fluoro t-shirt, if you own one) |
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The start of last year’s Angela Taylor Fun Run/Walk.
How would you like to be the policeman on the left carrying the equipment on his belt ? (protection for the (then) Commissioner – third from left) |
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| Highlights of VRR AGM
Our AGM was held with characteristic efficiency, with the key messages for the year being:
- Financially our year was an almost breakeven result
- We have adequate funds in the bank to sustain us going forward
- We had a good year, with some notable milestones, most notably Doug Stokes’ record-breaking 450 TTT’s
- Appreciation was expressed for the ongoing efforts of Lynn, Sally, Helen, Graham, Rod, Peter, Graham
Next year we plan to run the (very brief) AGM before the Tan Time Trial!!
Michael
VRR President
PS: A typical runner’s story
The last triathlon for the 2XU Melbourne series was on Sunday 23 March, Olympic Distance at St Kilda. I figured that if I could ‘make podium’ after 3 earlier podium finishes I could maybe make podium for the series. (In a small field!) Woke up the Tuesday morning pre-race with a very swollen and painful right knee, barely able to limp, and definitely not run. Typical runner’s story. Went to the physio, knee was pushed and pulled in all directions, declared structurally sound, but taped up, prescribed anti-inflammatories and crossed-fingers. By the day before the race I still hadn’t been able to run, but (for no logical reason) remained hopeful.
Swim and bike legs went OK…would I be able to run??? Turned out I could, won the race, my first win for the season, managed second for the season, see pics below. (And then, typical runner’s story, my knee got inflamed again, which lasted another week. Fingers crossed it now stays fixed!) |
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| The photos below are just a few of the ones posted on facebook by the club photographer, Helen Myall (thanks heaps, Helen) |
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| The start of the April 2025 Tan Time Trial |
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| Alice Staib & Ian Godfrey (daughter & dad) |
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| Evan Kisler & Doug Stokes (two rogues) |
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| Gary Turner & Liz Wrigley (regularly finish with the same times) |
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| Jane Strurzaker & Karen Monohan (It was a year since Kevin Browne passed and Jane honoured the day by wearing Kevin’s Spartans singlet. Karen was there for moral support) |
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| Lyn & Jenny Kisler (Sisters keeping each other company) |
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VRR member, Glen Muller with his dad, VRR member, Warren Muller.
Glen let us know that he lost his ‘best mate’ on the 25th March 2025.
Glen, we’re sorry for your loss and we’re sorry to have lost such a long standing VRR member. |
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The Annual, Angela Taylor Memorial Run/Walk is being held at Albert Park this coming Sunday – 13th April 2025.
We would encourage all VRR members to participate in this event, BUT even better if you can assist as a volunteer.
If you can help, please contact Michael Kennedy on mobile: 0411 191 115 |
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VRR LIFE MEMBERS
Stephen Barker, Kevin Browne (dec), Sally Browne, Tony Doran, Graham Edwards, Jenny Field, Peter Field, Vern Gerlach (dec), Peter Gunn (dec.), Don Hampshire (dec.), Eileen Helmers (dec), Frank Helmers (dec), Betty Horskins, Graeme Horskins, Mike Kennedy, Lynn Kisler, Greig McEwan, Ross Martin (dec), Vin Martin, John Morris, Helen Myall, Peter Nicoll, Bill Noonan, Brian O’Dea, Rod Opie, Graham Prossor, Melissa Groves, Doug Stokes, Brian Toomey (dec.), Stuart White, Robert Wilson, Judy Wines (dec.), Tom Worrell (dec) and Val Worrell. |
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Can you ask your running friends if they are receiving their email copy of Stride Out.
If they aren’t, can you get them to send me an email (gprossor@bigpond.net.au) asking to be put on the distribution list. |
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