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President’s Tan Talk – March 2026
On a cool, clear autumn morning the mood was celebratory as we celebrated milestone achievements that totaled 700 Tan Time Trials.
Jenny Kisler and Dean Andrews both completed 200 Tan Time Trials. In Jenny’s case a fair number of those, years ago, involved pushing son Evan around the Tan when he was in a pusher as a very young participant, then moving at a gentle pace in his earliest days as he moved beyond the pusher. Well done to Jenny and to Dean.
Having joined VRR soon after the Sydney Olympics in 2000 Ken Miller completed 300 Tan Time Trials, having been a very regular Tan Time Trialer, apart when illness caused a break. Ken has an interest in history in many forms and a good memory, and is always up for a chat. Well done Ken on a big milestone achievement.
At the other end of the spectrum we had a couple of first-timers, one a visitor from Germany in Australia, here for a few weeks to visit family, the other a South Yarra resident who stopped for a chat and joined in to run his first TTT.
VRR Members are advised that our Annual General Meeting will be held immediately after the April Tan Time Trial, see information set out below. Our AGM is a legal requirement, but it will take only a few minutes. See you in April,
Michael
Michael Kennedy
VRR President |
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March 2026 Achievement Awards
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With the VRR Achievement Awards, it never rains but it pours!
We have had no achievements recognised recently and then this month there are three! |
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| Congratulations, Jenny Kisler, on an amazing 200 TTT’s |
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| And ALSO, congratulations to Dean Andrews on achieving 200 TTT’s too. |
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| And if two people achieving 200 TTT’s on the one day isn’t enough, congratulations, Ken Miller on achieving 300 TTT’s. |
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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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Start of the March 2026 TTT
(about 65 participants in total) |
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It was great to see VRR member, Patrick Herft at the March TTT.
Patrick is a director at one of the Park Runs, and as they have an event every week, you can understand that responsibility chews up a lot of his time. Luckily for us,he needs a break once in a while. |
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VRR member, Karen Monahan is a keen AFL Melbourne Demons supporter, so she’s always very welcome at the results chairs. |
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| First time visitor to VRR was, Phil Gao. We certainly hope to see him again. |
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| Another VRR visitor (but not a first timer) is Janine Stray. Another one that we’d love to see regularly. |
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| VRR member, Leigh Fatchen knows how to get over the ‘dog leg’ mountain climb! |
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| VRR member, Keith Partridge is at that stage of his life where sometimes family responsibilities prevent him from getting along to every TTT, but he’s always super welcome when he can. |
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The great thing about the TTT is that it can be anything that you want – a hard race or a more relaxed walk around the magnificent Tan or anything in between.
Here, Kim Owens (L) and Liz Wrigley (R) take the opportunity for a ‘catch up’. |
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| 2026 MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
A friendly reminder that fees for 2026 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 also helps to cover costs.The membership fee for 2026 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 2026.
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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The VRR Annual General Meeting for the year ended 31st December 2025 will be held immediately after the April TTT.
It’s a very (very) short meeting and all members would be very welcome.
Below are the draft Financial Statements that will be presented at the meeting. |
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Member Offer
Hello Victorian Road Runners,
We’re reaching out from Jetset Pilates Glen Iris, just by Gardiner Station, to see if we can support your runners off the road as well as on it.Many of our members are runners themselves, and we see firsthand how Pilates can help with core strength, hip stability, mobility, and injury prevention – all things that directly benefit running performance and recovery.
We’d love to offer Victorian Road Runners members a complimentary Jetset Pilates class, tailored specifically for runners. The session would be:
- Completely beginner-friendly
- Focused on strengthening key running muscles
- Designed to help your members feel stronger, more balanced, and more resilient in their training
Our aim is simply to introduce your members to a form of cross-training that genuinely supports their running – no pressure, just added value.
If this sounds like something your runners would enjoy, we’d love to chat and see what works best for your community 🙂
Warm regards,
Jetset Pilates Glen Iris Team
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BRADLEY STOKES || Local Marketing & Sales Activations
JETSET Pilates Australia
jetsetpilates.com.au |
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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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| RUN CALENDAR AUSTRALIA
Run Calendar Australia now list VRR runs plus lots of other runs.
Visit their website at runcalendar.com.au
or tweet them – @runcalendarau |
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