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President’s Tan Talk – September 2026
Over more than 500 Tan Time Trials since 1982 it has rained during our Tan Time Trial just four times, as best we remember. The Bureau of Meteorology had forecast a high likelihood of rain between 7am and 8am, but only a low likelihood between 8am and 9am. So was our record going to be broken at the September Tan??
After looking very threatening, as has happened on a number of previous occasions, it rained after 7am, but before the Tan started, but yet again, it did not rain during the Tan, and the BoM was once again correct, as they generally are. We are very pleased that our record is intact!!
We were delighted yet again to have our friends from Inclusive Sports Training join us this month, their boundless energy adds to the enjoyment for all of us.
Members were advised of the recent passing of VRR Life Member Betty Horskins, aged 88, who had for many years been our Club historian. Some years ago Betty wrote the history of VRR, Footprints in Time. This was a significant undertaking. Betty “brought the club’s history to life”, telling stories not only of many significant VRR events over many years, but painting word pictures of the many colourful characters who have made the club what it has been, from the days before mobile phones and the internet, when VRR published the only (paper-based) running calendar for all of Melbourne, listing every fun-run that was known about.
The VRR running calendar allowed many thousands of fun-runners to participate in runs all over Melbourne, in turn supporting fund-raising by many local clubs, schools and charities. Betty’s husband Graeme, VRR Life Member, together with VRR member John Groves, produced and distributed the calendar for many years. |
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| Betty Horskins (L) with Helen Myall (R) at the VRR 40th Anniversary Dinner in November 2022 which had Steve Moneghetti as the guest speaker. |
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| VRR Life Member Graham Edwards, an original VRR club member, celebrated his 400 Tan Time Trials milestone, with family members attending to celebrate this enormous achievement. Graham has for many years played a key role in collating the results of Tan Time Trials each month, an important element of the club’s activities. Congratulations Graham, and many thanks.
Our visitor from Germany, Antje Hinsch, (see photo) was not a Tan first-timer, having run the Tan with us on a visit to Melbourne about ten years ago. Her visit to Australia this time was to run the Sydney Marathon the previous weekend, where she ran a good time. Remembering her previous run with us, she flew down to Melbourne just for the day, to run her second TTT before heading home to Germany. Well done, Antje! |
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| Antje Hinsch with VRR President, Michael Kennedy |
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| Thanks yet again to City Precinct for providing the delicious foccacias than have been much-enjoyed over recent months, see note below. Much appreciated.
See you next month,
Michael Kennedy
VRR President |
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| Club Life Member and one of the original VRR members, Graham Edwards celebrated his 400th TTT in September |
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| To help Graham celebrate the achievement, his wife, Tineke and son, Keith came along to the tan. |
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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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September 2026 TTT Photos
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Start of the September 2026 TTT
( 52 participants in total plus Integrated Sports Training – iST members) |
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| VRR member, Glenn Muller has been involved in our events since he was a teenager. Other commitments have prevented him from getting along as much as he would like lately, so it was marvelous to see him at the September TTT. |
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Liz Wrigley (centre) missed the August tan because she was on a ‘girls cruise’, so the September TTT was a good opportunity for some healthy exercise. She’s escorted by Gary Turner and Kim Owens with Evan Kisler photo bombing in the background.
Welcome back, Liz |
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| Tanya Fiore- Yatomi outpacing a very determined looking Greig McEwan |
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September 2026 TTT Results
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| Yet again, VRR received sponsorship from City Precinct in the way of delicious Brunetti Oro foccacia’s.
City Precinct is a business network for small & medium sized businesses in the postcode 3000, funded by The City of Melbourne.
Membership of City Precinct costs only $100, its membership is really diverse – cafes, tour operators, artists, milliners, jewelers etc.
Brunetti Oro 1956 is located at 250 Flinders Lane in the city. Brunetti Oro is a member of City Precinct.
City Precinct are also promoting VRR to their members on their website.
If any VRR member operates a business in the CBD then please consider joining this business network.
The website address is:
www.cityprecinct.com.au |
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| WANT AN EVENING OUT?
VRR member and our City Precinct liaison person, Phillip Gao, has three tickets available for:
“Pace Setters – an evening with Eliud Kipchoge”
Eliud Kipchoge is billed as the greatest marathon runner of all time.
The event is being held on Friday 9th October 2026, 6.30 – 8.30pm at the grand ballroom of the Pullman Hotel, East Melbourne.
The tickets are $400 and include a ‘meet and greet’, canapes and predinner drinks, shared dishes, dessert and drinks throughout the evening.
The button below links to a pdf with more details.
If you are interested, send me an email – gprossor@bigpond.net.au or SMS 0417 033 082 and I will put you in touch with Phillip. |
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VRR LIFE MEMBERS
Stephen Barker, Kevin Browne*, Sally Browne, Tony Doran, Graham Edwards, Jenny Field, Peter Field, Vern Gerlach*, Peter Gunn*, Don Hampshire*, Eileen Helmers*, Frank Helmers*, Betty Horskins*, Graeme Horskins, Mike Kennedy, Lynn Kisler, Greig McEwan, Ross Martin*, Vin Martin, John Morris, Helen Myall, Peter Nicoll*, Bill Noonan, Brian O’Dea, Rod Opie, Graham Prossor, Melissa Groves, Doug Stokes, Brian Toomey*, Stuart White, Robert Wilson, Judy Wines*, Tom Worrell* 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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