Mellieha Athletic Club

Happy New Year 2012!!!

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Happy New Year to all Mellieha AC athletes...Have a great running season!!!

Qawra MAAA Road Race 08/01/2012 Circular

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

MAAA ROAD RUNNING LEAGUE 2011 / 2012
Qawra - Sunday 8th January 2012

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
CATEGORY ELIGIBILITY TIME DISTANCE
Seniors born: 1992 or before 8:00 a.m. 10 kilometres
Juniors born: 1993, 1994 8:00 a.m. 10 kilometres
Intermediates Born: 1995, 1996 8:00 a.m. 10 kilometres

OTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE RACES

1.START and FINISH
The race will start by the Harmony Kiosk , Triq it-Trunciera, Qawra (200m down from the Oracle Casino in the direction of Qawra Point) and will end at Bay Square, Bugibba.

2. NUMBERS
Athletes are to run with the number assigned to them in the previous Road Running League events.

3. ENTRIES - SENIOR RACE
A. Only new entries [i.e. Senior/ Junior athletes not previously entered for the 2011 / 2012 Road Running Events ] should be entered.
B. Send entries indicating: Name, Surname, Date of birth to ant.fava47@gmail.com
by Thursday 5th January

4. ASSISTANCE TO ORGANISERS
Participating clubs are reminded that they are obliged to provide at least one helper to the Malta Amateur Athletic Association. Clubs are being requested to inform the MAAA in advance regarding the name of the official / s they will be providing. Helpers will mainly be used as course marshals and have to assemble at the start by no later than 7:30 a.m.

5. COURSE DESCRIPTION
After the start, the runners will head towards the Fra Ben Restaurant and then turn right in the direction of the Suncrest Hotel. Runners will head towards the Football Pitch at Bugibba and then will turn sharp left at the Traffic Lights Junction. Athletes will run on the left hand side of the road towards Salina and at a point indicated by a judge [which is about 200m past the Salina Hotel] they will turn back along the same route. Runners will now run along the other side of the road and will only switch to the other side at an indicated point after Kennedy Grove. After Kennedy Grove runners will head towards traffic lights and after going past the football ground will head towards Fra Ben and then run along the Qawra sea-front. The finish is at Bay Square , Bugibba.

League Race 2 Fleur De Lys 5km 13.11.2011 Circular

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Malta Amateur Athletic Association
ROAD RUNNING LEAGUE 2011 / 2012
in conjunction with
Kunsill Amministrattiv Fleur-de-Lys
FLEUR-DE-LYS ROAD-RACE - SUNDAY 13TH NOVEMBER 2011

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
CATEGORY ELIGIBILITY TIME DISTANCE
Seniors born: 1992 or before 9:00 a.m. 5 kilometers
Juniors born: 1993, 1994 9:00 a.m. 5 kilometers
Intermediates born: 1994, 1995 9:00 a.m. 5 kilometers

OTHER DETAILS

START & FINISH The race starts and finishes outside the Eurosport Complex in Psaila Street Birkirkara.

ENTRY FEE 5 Euro (Proceeds will be in aid of Community Chest Fund). The entry fee is not obligatory but MAAA recommends and encourages payment of this fee.

NOTES ABOUT ENTRY FEE Only Athletes who pay the Fleur-de-Lys entry fee will be eligible for:
• Fleur-de-Lys prizes
• Fleur-de-Lys commemorative medal
• Fleur-de-Lys goody bag

Results of all participating athletes will count towards the MAAA Road Running League.

NEW NUMBER-BIB:
Athletes taking part in the Fleur-de-Lys Race will be given a new number-bib carrying the Logo of the Fleur-de-Lys Race Sponsors.

Athletes taking part in the MAAA Road Running League are to wear the Fleur-de-Lys number bib only in the Fleur-de-Lys Race.

NUMBER ON BIB
Athletes running in the Fleur-de-Lys race will be assigned the same race number (but different number-bib) previously assigned to them in the Siggiewi Race.

ROUTE Route:- Start Eurosport, Psaila Street, up to Fleur de Lys Junction, across Fleur de Lys Road, up to roundabout, turning right to Mdina Road along Aqueduct, right to De Paule Avenue, Balzan (Corinthia Hotel), left to Old Railway Road, through Gnien l-Istazzjon, crossing Fleur de Lys Road, Psaila Street, Finish at Eurosport

FLEUR-DE-LYS PRIZE MONEY • 1st Male & 1st Female - € 50 each,
• 2nd Male & 2nd Female - € 30 each
• 3rd Male & 3rd Female - € 20 each
FLEUR-DE-LYS PRIZES • First 6 Males & First 3 Females
• 1st Male over 35/40/45/50/55/60/65/70
• 1st Female over 35/40/45/50/55/60/65/70
• First under 20 Male & Female.
FLEUR-DE-LYS ENTRIES Entries and remittances are to be sent to:
Kumitat Amministrattiv Fleur de Lys,
Centru Civiku,
Triq Tumas Fenech,
Birkirkara

CLOSING DATE: Saturday 5th November 2011

RACE REGISTRATION COLLECTION OF RACE NUMBERS AND GOODY BAGS
• Place: Eurosport, Psaila Street, Fleur De Lys,
• Date: Saturday, 12th November
• Time: Between 10.00 am and 1.00 Pm

Mellieha ac Coach Has Kesra is amongst us.

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Mellieha ac Coach Has Kesra is again with us for a week training camp. Please ensure to be in time and present for all sessions. Check all emails sent during these past days for any changes in the time table.

MAAA Road Running League Programme

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

MAAA LEAGUE RACES 2011 / 2012
Senior, Junior Intermediate Youth, Cadets
Race Distance Race Distance Race Distance
Date Time Venue Type Sen Jun Inter You Cad
1 Oct Sat 22 15:00 Siggiewi Road 1 5k 5k 1 5k
2 Oct Sat 29 14:30 Dingli Road 1 3.5k 2k
3 Nov Sat 12 14:30 Maqluba Road 2 5k 5k 2 5k 2 3.5k 2k
4 Dec Sun 11 08:30 Marsa Cross-Country 3 3.5k 3 3.5k 2k
5 Jan Sat 7 08:30 Marsa Cross-Country 4 3.5k 2k
6 Jan Sun 8 08:00 Qawra Road 3 10k 10k 4 10k
7 Jan Sun 29 08:00 Ta Qali Road 4 10k 10k 5 10k
8 Feb Fri 10 08:30 Marsa Cross-Country 6 3.5k 5 3.5k 2k
9 Apr Sun 15 08:00 M'scala Road 5 10k 10k

Senior and Junior: 4 races out of five
Intermediate: 4 races out of six (and must include one 5k race, one 10k race, one cross country)
Youths and Cadets: 3 races out of five (and must include two cross-country and one road)

OTHER MAAA RACES 2011 / 2012
1 Dec Tue 6 09:30 Marsa Schools' Cross Country
2 Jan Sat 21 14:30 M'scala Road Relay

Next Social Event - 30th October - El Dorado-Gozo

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The next social event is planned for the Sunday 30th October. The plan is to go to Gozo for a Sunday lunch at El Dorado (owned by Daniel - the Gozitan Mellieha AC member) in Victoria. We will meet at Cirkewwa, board the ferry together, a bus will be waiting for us at Mgarr to take us to Victoria. It will be a good day out for all the family. More details will be made available. Please pass on this message to the other members who do not have access to email.

More encouraging results in Half Marathons abroad

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Great results were obtained recently by two Mellieha AC athletes in two seperate half marathons. Caroline Ciappara ran the Glasgow Half Marathon on the 4th September in a time of 1:39:25 placing 23rd in the O35 category. Andrew Grech ran the Macclesfiled Half Marathon on the 25th September in a time of 1hr15:17 to place 6th overall. Well Done to both athletes for their achievements!

http://www.chipresults.co.uk/?event=2011GSRHalfMarathon

http://ukresults.net/2011/macchalf.html

Great results by Mellieha AC Athletes locally & abroad

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

It is pleasure to inform you that one of our members - Charles Falzon placed first over 60 in the Sydney Running Festival. Charles, at the age of 67, ran a 9 km race in 38'07". Congratulations to Charles. The full details of this race may be found in the link indicated further down below. The total number of participants in this race was over 14,000. This follows other major results achieved by other Mellieha AC members in international races such as Charles Cilia in the Palma da Mallorca half marathon (2005 - 1st place) and Jason Martin the in Edinburgh half marathon (2011 - 4th place overall).
It is also my pleasure to see a number of Mellieha AC athletes accomplishing great feats during this summer. A good number of our members participated in triathlon, swimming and cycling events. Just to mention a few - Ruth Debono finished this year's lifecycle event, Robert Vella placed second in the Gozo Malta Swim and Fabio Spiteri completed the Lanzarote Ironman.

2011 Blackmores Sydney Running Festival.
http://tiktok.biz/sydneyrunningfestival/2011/27139

Jason Martin and Emma Pallant win Al Fresco 5k..Mellieha AC wins team award

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Jason Martin carries away the honours of the annual Al Fresco 5km. He led from start to finish in a time of 15mins56secs...followed by Gerald Grech 16mins 25, Drew Lang 16mins28, Andrew Grech 16mins38 and female Uk's Emma Pallant in a time of 16mins50secs. She proved too strong for her fellow female athletes winning her category with over 4 minute margin over runner-up Marica Micallef and Josann Attard in 20min56 and 20min59 respectively.
Team Event was won by Mellieha AC with the top 4 runners being Jason Martin, Andrew Grech, Daniel Pace and Tonio Farrugia.
A total of 74 athletes braved the high humidity for the race; an increase from last years' attendance with 20 female athletes on the start.
A Special thanks must go to the race's main sponsor Al Fresco Restaurant in B'Bugia for its continious support.

Mellieha AC AGM- 16/07/2011

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Mellieha ac's Annual General Meeting is being held next Saturday 16th July 2011 @ 4pm @ Canifor Hotel Qawra. All affiliated members of the club are urged to attend to this important meeting.

Mellieha AC 10km Road Races...another success story

Sat, 07 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

1st May 2011 is to be written in golden letters for our club when a record number of over 400 athletes took part in the various activities held by Mellieha ac.
Jason Martin proved again to be the man to beat when he placed 2nd overall and 1st maltese in a time of 33mins32secs; only to be beaten by frenchman Ivan Bizet by 19secs. 3rd Place went to Mellieha AC runner Johann Gales, 4th Keith Galea and 5th Mark Zammit.
Rodney Cassar who placed 8th overall finished 2nd in the over35 category, Jesmond Bezzina 2nd over 40. After an absence of 12 years from running, Hadrian Bonello made a great comeback by winning the over 45 category whilst David Sammut finished 2nd in same category. Andrew Grech won the 1st male club member and Charmaine Mifsud won 1st female club member.
From this end we would like to thank all athletes who took part in the 10km run/walk and the children for their effort in their 1km/2km run.
Last but not least a big thanks go to our sponsors without whom this event surely wouldnt be such a success.
Next Shoppers Disc Supermarket 10km Road Races will be held on the 6th May 2011.

Gozo 8mile/13mile. 8thMay2011

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Gozo 8mile and Half Marathon will be held on Sunday 8th of May, and applications can be downloaded from the following website

http://www.gozomarathon.org/

Mellieha AC Meeting- Points of Discussion

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Dear Members,

With regards to the coaching meeting to be held on the 4th May, please find below the agenda for the meeting.

B'referenza ghal laqgha li ser issir 4 ta' Mejju, ghankom issibu hawn taht l-agenda tal-meeting.

Introduction/Introduzzjoni

Planning for the summer 2011/ Pjan ta' tahrig ghas-sajf 2011

'Situational Coaching' - the latest training developments/ l-ahhar zvillupi fis-sistema ta' tahrig

Planning for the 2011/2012 season / Pjan ghal l-istagun 2011/2012

The 4th generation training (goodbye Zoladz method)/ Ir-raba' generazzjoni ta' tahrig

End of Meeting/Eghluq tal-laqgha

Julian Borg

Mellieha AC Secretary

email: info@melliehaac.info

website: www.melliehaac.info

mobile no.: 7999 4849

Mellieha AC Coaching Meeting 4th May 11

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Dearest Mellieha AC Member,

As part of our club's aim to give the best opportunities to our members to achieve their best potential, we will be holding A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING with the club's head coach Mr. Has Kesra on 4th MAY 2011 at 8pm at CANIFOR HOTEL, Triq in- Nakkri - Qawra.

Moreover the number of members joining the club increased by an unexpected rate and therefore we must ensure that all members receive the level of attention and support according to their training needs and aspirations.

A presentation will be delivered both in English and Maltese for everyone to be able to participate.

We urge you to attend this meeting so that you can make a well informed choice when choosing between the training options we will be offering. The training options offered are based solely on your commitment, irrespective of your present performance. It is entirely up to you to decide on the training scheme you want to follow.

As the options are based on commitment; attending this meeting is imperative to qualify for the top level coaching scheme we will be offering. If you cannot make it on this date you are kindly requested to inform the undersigned so we can make a different arrangement.

Tony Vella

Mellieha AC Technical Co-ordinator

email: info@melliehaac.info

website: www.melliehaac.info

mobile no.: 7999 4849

Mellieha ac 10km Road Races Applicants Deadline

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Please be advised that the deadline to apply for the Mellieha AC 10km Road Races has been extented to Saturday 30th between 4 & 7 pm at the Mellieha Parish Square. NO applications will be accepted on race day.
Your cooperation is much appreciated.

Mellieha AC & Medcomms Ltd sign new deal.

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Malta Running Academy founded by the Mellieha AC gladly announce their new partnership with Medcomms Ltd exclusive distributers for Garmin products. The three year agreement has been signed by Mr. Mark Gaglione Director of Medcomms Ltd and Robert David Vella President of Mellieha AC. Both parties are very positive about this deal and are eagerly looking forward to further develop their relationship. Besides the financial deal, Malta Running Academy members will be benefiting from added value and support offered from Medcomms Ltd. The Malta Running Academy strives to partner with market leaders as Medcomms Ltd. to offer only the best to its members. The Mellieha AC is at present the fastest growing running group in Malta with ambitious plans for the future. The Mellieha AC would like to take this opportunity to thank Medcomms Ltd for their support and trust in their projects.

www.medcomms.com.mt

Jason Martin wins again

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

After the confortable win at Attard 10km in a time of 33mins5secs Jason Martin continued on his great form. Malta Full Marathon was his next race and another great performance was in line with a time of 2hrs34mins31secs to place 2nd Maltese male overall and 1st over 40.
The traditional Dingli 10 race was next and this time Jason went against the odds with a 5star display, beating St Patrick's Jonathan Balzan by 44secs in a time of 56mins26secs!
Well Done Jason & Keep up the good work!

Mellieha AC 1st Team in Malta Full Marathon 2011

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Another milestone was reached by the Mellieha AC team in the Malta Full Marathon 2011. Like previous years, the men in blue held their own and with the help of Jason Martin (2hrs34.31) 4th, Richard Chetcuti(2hrs37.03) 5th and Fabio Spiteri(2hrs50.04) 8th, there was no question to where the coveted top team spot would go. Rodney Cassar placed 9th with a time of 2hrs51.22. and Stephen Borg made it just under the 3hr mark with a time of 2hrs59.53.
In the Half Marathon good showings were also registered by most runners. Mellieha AC runner Johannn Galea did the distance in 1hr14.09, Andrew Grech in 1hr18.37 and Frank Galea in 1hr19.59. Unluckily their effort was not enough as they placed 4th team overall in the 21.1km distance. Other runners who placed high in the standings were, Morgan Brimmer 1hr21.05, Alan Camilleri 1hr21.48 and David Sammut in 1hr22.40. A big well done to all runners for all their sacrifies throughout the year, which luckily made it all worth!

Mellieha AC Road Races 1st May 2011

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

As everybody is well aware the next edition of the Mellieha AC Road Races is being held on Sunday 1st May 2011. As thought applications are flowing-in fast; even from foreign athletes which is a more than a welcome news for all those involved in this race. Anyone who would like to query about the race please leave your contact number or email address in the 'contact us' section and we will be back with you accordingly.

Mellieha AC Marathon 2011 EVENTS

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Getting Psychologically Prepared for the Race - Seminar
Main Speaker: Mr. Has Kesra - international coach
Friday 25th February @ 7.00 pm SHARP
Canifor Hotel, Triq in-Nakkri, Qawra

For ALL Mellieha AC Members
This Seminar is open to all Mellieha AC members irrelevant if you follow Has's training program or not.

Now that you have trained your body to conquer the distance, we'll take you a step further. This seminar will reveal secrets used by top international athletes to put their focus right during most important races and use their marvelous mind to their advantage.

Our club's head coach Mr. Has Kesra have long years of experience in preparing Olympic standard athletes to perform at their best in big events.

This event is not to be missed!
Expected Half & Full Marathon Times

For Athletes Following Has Kesra's Training Program

Has Kesra will be available to discuss individual expected time for the Full & Half Marathon this Friday 25th February at 8.30pm (After the above mentioned seminar)

Athletes are urged to attend this mostly important session. Athletes who for a valid reason cannot make it on this date are to contact TONY VELLA on 79005701 ASAP.

Helpers along the Marathon Route

We Need Your Help
Members, relatives and friends who are are not running the full or half marathon are urged to give a helping hand on the day. All those available to assist our athletes as helpers on marathon day shall contact Robert Vella on 9945 3951 ASAP so that we can coordinate our assistance as a club.

Kindly note that due to traffic restrictions access to marathon route is not always easy so we have to plan ahead. Also cyclist are not very welcome by the organizers. Pacing by bike, car or otherwise is strictly prohibited and can lead to disqualification.

Those Athletes running the Full Marathon who have there own assistance kindly let us know as we are trying to find a buddy for each full marathon runner from our club.

WE URGE our members to obey race regulation and follow instructions accordingly.

The DAY AFTER Party
AL FRESCO - Birzebbugia
Monday 28th February @ 8PM

Let's Celebrate

It's Our Club tradition to meet at ALFRESCO in Birzebbugia, the day after the marathon to celebrate. Let's all be there and join the fun. For menu details and booking kindly contact Mr. Mark Bugeja on 7928 4321
CLUB KITS

L & XL Now also in stock

All members are urged to run in full club kit at all races. Our club kits are high tech apparel and are subsidized. The current price for the men's kit is 25.00 euro The long awaited larger sizes are now also available. For further info contact Mr. Tony Vella on 7900 5701

We wish you all the best; and let's all be proud of our club - MELLIEHA AC

See you soon, till then
Keep Well

Tony
Mellieha AC
www.melliehaac.info

M'scala Road Relay 22/01/11

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On the 22/01/11 the M'scala Road Relay is being held. All those athletes interested in taking part in this 5kmx4 road relay are to inform Manfred or Eugene accordingly. Teams are to be registered by the 20/01/11.

Close Tussle in men's Running League

Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Times of Malta- Saturday, January 1, 2011)
Athletics - Close tussle in men’s running league
Bezzina has Liechtenstein Games in sight

Author: Anthony Fava

It will come as no surprise to anyone if one were to state that participation in road races is on the increase.

Just before Christmas, there was a massive, record turnout for the Mdina-Spinola race and so were the numbers at the
25th Malta Marathon last Spring.

On a more modest scale, but also significant, 126 athletes recently turned up on the Siggiewi by-pass at the last
encounter of this winter season’s Road Running League competition, moulding the event into an entertaining, close
tussle, especially the team event for men.

Besides the early morning competition not being to everyone’s liking and with Jonathan Balzan absent, it was
anybody’s guess who would capture the individual honours on the 5km route.

Be it as it may, it was Mark Herrera, for Pembroke Athleta, perhaps making a comeback to long-distance racing, who
rounded the last bend in front, to scoot up the slight hill finish in a time of 16 minutes 13 seconds.

Hot on his heels was Gerald Grech, the Libertas front-runner finishing two seconds adrift and just ahead by another
second from Charles Cilia of Mellieha, in a repeat of their finish at Tal-Maqluba.

With Brian Magri fourth, Drew Lang and Mario Pisani in ninth and 10th respectively, Pembroke Athleta not only made sure
of winning this leg, but also ensured that they leapfrogged Mellieha and former leaders Zurrieq Wolves to go top of
the table on 68 points.

Mellieha got in their foursome within the first 11 finishers to score 29 points and take their total to 70 while
Zurrieq at this leg only managed 43 points, to fall to third place overall on 73 points.

So, with just five points separating these three teams, this competition promises to be one of the tightest ever battles
for the honours.

Dominant in the women’s event, Lisa Marie Bezzina has her sights firmly set on making the grade to Liechtenstein for
the 2011 Games of the Small States of Europe.

To make it a double for the Pembroke club, she finished the course in 18 minutes and 31 seconds – incidentally she won
the M2S quite convincingly.

Rita Galea, of St Patrick’s, trailed by just over half a minute. Angela Sammut, from the same club, came in third, and
with Carmen Hili finishing fifth, the Saints won another ten points to take their total to a formidable 20, leaving the
others adrift in the team event.

However, the tussle for the lesser women team prizes is still wide open, with Pembroke so far on 55 points.

Mellieha and Zurrieq Wolves, amassing 61 and 65 points respectively, may, however, yet turn the tables, with another
three legs still to go, the first of which falls on January 9, with the popular Qawra event. The race is scheduled to
start at 8 a.m.

Closing the Leadership Gender Gap in European Athletics

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Dear Friends in Sport.

The attached self-explanatory news item is intended to promote athletics, especially to boost the participation of the under-represented females in our sport, more so those involved in leadership roles, or would-be leadership roles.

The news item is to appear on the Athletics Malta web-site this week-end.

As you can see from the content, Athletics Malta is an important partner in a European-wide project (as per title) and therefore we should all do our part, or better still, our utmost, so that this work will be a success. Primarily, our initial input is to reproduce the news item on our own websites and then, further, by bringing it to the attention of as many persons within your respective club as possible. Subsequently, athletes, parents, coaches, fans and friends, irrespective of gender, are all to be invited to play their part by filling in the questionnaire in the 'Awareness Survey' to be set up on-line as from next week and which will be live till the 7th January 2011.

In this respect, especially those of your clubs which support a club web-site, I again kindly ask of you to feature without haste this attached news item in its entirety.

The news item will be followed by a Press Release which will be out this coming Monday, concurrently with the launch of the Awareness Survey among all members of the consortium (nine member federations including ours) and in another 16 European countries.

For this Awareness Survey each participating country is expected to encourage a large number of participants - in our case the target has been set at a minimum of 300 persons - to dedicate a few minutes to complete the questions. All participants will also be entered for prize draws, among which are two trips,all expenses paid, for two persons each, for the Paris Indoors in March.

While your co-operation is highly solicited, the MAAA would like you also to identify any female members, especially youngsters from the age of 18 years of age upwards, who are, or intend to be, active in the administration of our sport, be they active on committees, coaching, officiating or similarly engaged.

From your nominations the MAAA will promote participation of up to five females to attend a one week seminar in Evian, France, all expenses paid, at the end of the first part of the Survey.

Further details will be contained in the Press Release to be issued as detailed above.

Yours in sport.

--
Anthony C. Fava
M.A.A.A. Vice-President &
Communications Co-Ordinator
tel. 00356 79261658

May I take this opportunity to remind you to complete the athletics survey found at the link below. Your particpation will contribute towards improving our sport.

http://www.european-athletics.org/union-projects/win-a-trip-to-paris-2011.html

Happy New Year 2011

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

On behalf of Mellieha AC committee I would like to wish you a very Happy New Year, full of happinness, health and happy running to all. May the New Year brings more success to our beloved club!

Qawra Road Running League 09-01-11

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Please visit our 'Races Application Form' section for more info about the forthcoming Road Race. Route map for same race is also available!

Malta Challenge Marathon 2010

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Despite the windy conditioned which characterized the whole weekend during this years Malta Challenge Marathon, Johann Galea registered his best ever peformance with a time of 2hrs32min02secs, and settled for the runner's up position. Jonathan Balzan won this edition for the fourth time with an overall time of 2hrs29min28secs.
Rodney Cassar, Andrei Attard and Tonio Farrugia were the other 3 athletes which formed Mellieha A Team; finishing 2nd overall.
In the female section Mellieha Ac's Marthese Marcieca, Donatelle Callus and Charmaine Mifsud also had a very good performance, apart from the fact that all of them finished inside the Top 10 ladies overall, they grabbed the 3rd spot for the Team Event.
Kevin Borg, Joseph Barbieri, Hubert Barbara and George Cassar formed part the Mellieha AC B Team which finished 7th overall.
Well Done to all of these runners for their part!

Has Kesra Visit November 2010

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Athletes training under Has Kesra's scheme be informed that he will holding a training session on Friday 19th from 6 till 8pm at St Aloysius Track B’Kara.

Athletics Malta Launches Women Leaders Survey

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Malta Amateur Athletic Association and eight other European member federations within European Athletics have today launched a major online survey on attitudes and issues affecting women leaders in athletics.

Individuals from more than 25 countries across Europe are expected to take part. Participants who complete the three-part survey will be eligible for incentive prizes, including two expenses paid trips for two people each to the 2011 European Indoor Championships in Paris.

The survey is open to anyone interested in athletics with access to the Internet. The link to the survey can be found on the website of the Malta Amateur Athletic Association at http://www.athleticsmalta.org Terms and conditions apply.

The survey is part of an overall project funded by the European Union and led by the Netherlands athletics federation (Atletiekunie).

“Gender is an important issue for the future of athletics and through this project we are trying to chart the best way forward based on what the people in the sport think.” said Project Ambassador Sylvia Barlag, Vice-President of Atletiekunie and a Member on the European Athletics Council. “I want to encourage everyone, athletes, coaches, volunteers and fans of all ages to take part in this survey and help us to strengthen the sport,” emphasised Ms Barlag.

The project is among the first to be supported under the European Union’s new budget for preparatory actions in the field of sport (vide http://ec.europa.eu/sport/index en.html )

European Athletics and a total of 12 national federations from around the continent are partners in two other projects funded by the new budget: ‘Athle´ Sante´ Loisir’ led by the French athletics federation, and ‘Athletes2Business’ led by the European Olympics Committee.

About the project.
Gender is an important issue for the future of athletics. To continue to grow and develop the sport needs to attract more participants – athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers, fans, etcetera.

Currently women are underrepresented in the sport’s leadership positions in many countries. The aim of the project ‘Closing the Leadership Gender Gap in European Athletics’ is to find ways to address this situation and promote the development of women leaders at all levels of athletics.

The European Union has awarded a grant of more than €215,000 to a consortium of nine national athletics federations, the Malta Amateur Athletic Association being a full and equal partner, to conduct the survey.

A complete project report will be published on http://www.athleticsmalta.org and circulated through the Maltese media in June 2011.

For further information vide http://www.european-athletics.org/european-unionprojects.html

Anthony Fava
Communications Coordinator
Athletics Malta

25 October 2010

Athletics EU Project- to promote women leaders with help from the European Union

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Athletics to promote women leaders with help from the European Union

The European Union has awarded a project grant of more than €215,000 to a consortium composed of
nine national athletics federations, in which the Malta Amateur Athletic Association is a partner, and
two universities, so that, together, the development of women leaders at all levels of athletics will be
promoted. This project is very much in line with the European Community endeavours to close the
gender gap among its citizens, and, in this particular instance, within European Athletics.

In fact, the project is among the first to be supported under the European Union’s new budget for
preparatory actions in the field of sport (vide http://ec.europa.eu/sport/index en.html )

Leading this consortium is Atletiekunie, the Netherlands Athletics Federation and the project,
appropriately titled ‘Closing the Leadership Gender Gap in European Athletics’ will feature a twenty
five country survey, the first part of which to be conducted and concluded as from this month through
to the 7 January 2011. A seminar for future women leaders shall follow immediately thereafter,
during January 2011.

Open to everyone with an interest in athletics, the three-part survey aims to document attitudes and
issues faced by women leaders in the sport of athletics and assist in finding ways to attract and retain
more women coaches, competition officials, club leaders and administrators.

The European-wide official launch of the survey is scheduled for Monday the 18th October, 2010 and
the names of all who complete the three parts of the survey - wherein the second and third parts will
be conducted early in the new year – will be entered for draws as incentive prizes. The main prize
being two all-expenses paid trips for two persons to watch the 2011 European Athletics Indoor
Championships in Paris, in the spring.
“With this project, we have a chance to put athletics in the lead among sports and help make it ‘Your
Sport for Life’ by increasing our understanding of the barriers women face and what might be done to
break them down,” says Sylvia Barlag, an European Athletics Council Member and Vice-President of
Atletiekunie, who has also been nominated as the Project Ambassador by European Athletics.
“I want to encourage everyone, athletes, coaches, volunteers and fans, to take part in this survey and
help us to strengthen the sport,” emphasised Ms Barlag.
Two other projects related to this new European Union initiative, also funded by the new budget, are
‘Athle´ Sante´ Loisir’ led by the French athletics federation, and ‘Athletes2Business’ led by the
European Olympic Committees.

For further information vide http://www.european-athletics.org/european-unionprojects.html

Anthony Chircop
President
Malta Amateur Athletics Association

Anthony Fava
Communications Coordinator
Malta Amateur Athletics Association

Qawra 5km Road Race 17/10/10

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A record turn-out of 105 athletes presented themselves for this year's Qawra 5km Road Race. 6 of whom produced a sub 17. 8 of the top 10 places belong to Mellieha AC. Favourite for the race was undoubtly Charlie Cilia who unsurprisingly emerged 1st in a time of 16:18 followed by Pembroke Athleta's duo Mark Herrera and Drew Lang. Ladies section was won by Pembroke Athleta's Lisa Bezzina in a time of 18:36, 30 seconds ahead of Anna Laura Magno. 19 year old Mona Lisa Camilleri completed the podium for the ladies in a time of 19:44.

On behalf of the Mellieha AC committee a big thanks to all athletes and helpers, without whom this event wouldn't be possible.

Mellieha AC Youth Nursery Application Form

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

NATIONAL ROAD RUNNING LEAGUE CHAMPIONS MELLIEHA AC
LAUNCH THE ATHLETIC NURSERY

The Mellieha Athletic Club, now in its 18th year of successful operation, winning all major national road running events is stepping forward with an ambitious athletics’ nursery project. The nursery will be managed by a special experienced task force set up from the club. The head coach will be the Dutch professional trainer Has Kesra who has been working closely with the Mellieha club for the past decade.
The aim of this nursery is to promote athletics in a professional way from a young age, to achieve the right bodily structure and mental attitude from a young age. This will offer athletes the right ambient to reach their maximum potential.
We will be holding a number of weekly sessions to accommodate all ages from 9 and above at all levels. We will also have special sessions for adults who want to start running. We will teach how to train efficiently, avoiding injures and more. The training structure we will be implementing has a well renowned and scientifically approved method which the club has been benefiting from for some 15 years and being updated regularly.
All those interested to be part of the Mellieha Athletic Club nursery shall fill in the application form below:
Surname:
Name: Female Male
Current address:
Town: Post code:
Telephone: Email:
Date of birth: Age:
Name of school attending:
On registering our son/daughter ,we , the undersigned, intend to be legally bound, hereby, to release any and all rights and claims we may have against the administrators and trainers of the Mellieha Athletic Club for any loss, damage or injury our child may sustain as a consequence of his/her participation in the Mellieha AC nursery events. We also declare that we have disclosed in a separate document, attached to this application, any medical condition or allergies that the administrators and trainers should be aware of. Signature of Parents:
Name & ID number:
Name & ID number:
Date:
Please tick as appropriate: Please make cheques payable to :
Mellieha Athletic Club
and send to:
THE MELLIEHA AC NURSERY
17/ 19, Triq Il- Gnejna,
Mosta MST 3621
€125 November to July
€50 per term (November-January)
For further information please contact: Richard Borg on 9984 7025 or email: nursery@melliehaac.info

Applications should reach the above address by: Friday 22nd October.
The planned opening of the nursery is mid-November 2010.

MAAA Awards 2009-2010

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Dear Members.

Kindly note that the awards in connection with the Senior MAAA Road Running and Cross Country League 2009 / 2010 will be held at the MAAA HQ on Friday 24 September. The presentation cermony will start at 1930Hrs.

May I take this opportunity to congratulate all the members for being part of the winning team and also the following individual members for winning the following awards:
5th Overall
Chetcuti,Richard
6th OverallGalea,Johann
8th OverallBorg,Stephen
10th OverallGrech,Andrew

M20 - 1st over 20 BezzinaStefan
M35- 1st over 35 CassarRodney
M551st over 55 FarrugiaJoseph
W25 - 1st female over 25MerciecaMarthese

Charles Cilia who was instrumental in this year's victory incidentally does not feature among the award winners due to the fact that he missed some of the races due to other commitments. Winner of the Malta Half Marathon in a time of 1hr11min40secs and placing 24th place in the Reading Half Marathon and 1st place in the over40 category could prove to be the highlight of Charlie's season. Well Done Maltese Falcon!
Another athlete who had a great season around is 57 year old Mellieha AC athlete Joe Farrugia who produced a great season indeed. Besides winning the over 55 category in the MAAA Road Running League, he placed 1st in most races in his category, most notably the Malta Half Marathon with a time of 1hr27mins11secs, Mellieha AC 10km, Attard AC 10km, Mosta 10km and recently the Qormi 10km. Another great performance was achieved in the Reading Half Marathon held in March with a time of 1hr28min25secs.
Well Done Xidja & keep up the good form!

Al Fresco 5km Race B'Bugia - 03-09-2010

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

This years' Al Fresco 5km Race held in B'Bugia saw the participation of 56 athletes. Frenchman Cyril Merle won the race confortably in a good time of 15mins36secs. 2nd place was highly contested between Adrian Mifsud, Drew Lang and Richard Chetcuti; with the former claiming the runners up position in 16mins18secs. Top 3 positions in the female section went to Mireille Gabarretta, Mary Dimech and Annalise Pullicino. Team Event went to Mellieha AC with athletes Richard Chetcuti, Johann Galea, Rodney Cassar and Andrew Grech. Special Thanks goes to the race's main sponsor Al Fresco Restaurant B'Bugia.

Has Kesra Training Camp 2010/2011

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mellieha A.C Coach Has Kesra is holding the annual training camp for the season 2010/11 starting from the 26th August with a lecture at the Canifor Hotel and ending on the 2nd September with a Face 2 Face; coach to athletes. Other important issues on the agenda of Mr Has will focus on biomechanics and technics.

Robert Vella wins Gozo-Malta Swimming Challenge 2010

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Saturday 21st August 2010 Mellieha A.C President Robert Vella won the Gozo-Malta Open Water Swimming Challenge 2010 in a time of 1hr26mins00secs, a margin of 3mins55secs ahead of 2nd placed swimmer Richard Zerafa. A very well done to our president from the Mellieha A.C committee and members for this achievement.

New Committee Members Season 2010-11

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

As from last AGM the committee has been added to 9 members through an election. These are Robert Vella, Julian Borg, Jesmond Bezzina, Tony Vella, Manfred Borda, Andrew Grech, Mark Bugeja, Eugene Warrington and Ivan Cassar.

AGM- 9th August

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Annual General Meeting – 9th August 2010.

Notice is herby given that the Annual General Meeting will be
held at the Canifor Hotel in Qawra on Monday 9th August,
starting 7.30pm sharp.
All nominees should send in their nomination at least 4 days
before the AGM.
Refreshments will be served after the meeting.

Summer BBQ 09/07/2010

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Next 9th July 2010 the Summer BBQ is being held at Al Fresco B'Bugia. BBQ which includes Mixed Grill, Fresh Fruits & Open Bar is available @ 20Euro for Adults and 7Euro for kids. Book early to avoid disappointment...relatives and friends are more than welcome.
For more info contact Morgan or Jesmond on 79866233/99476413

MAAA National Championships 5-6 June 2010

Sun, 30 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

All those who wish to participate in any of the events of the National Championships being held on the 5th-6th June, please advise Manfred Borda. Furthermore please note that the 10000mtrs events is being next Wednesday 2nd June.

MALTA AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
SENIOR JUNIOR INTERMEDIATE & MASTERS
TRACK AND FIELD NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
5th and 6th June 2010

MAAA TRACK AND FIELD NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (INTERMEDIATE, JUNIOR, SENIOR & MASTERS)
This year’s Track and Field Championships for Seniors, Juniors, Intermediates and Masters are being held at the Marsa Track on 5th and 6th June.

10,000M
The 10,000m (Men & Women - Open and Masters) only will be held on Wednesday 2nd June. Depending on the size of the entry, the MAAA may decide to hold two separate events – the first for Men and for Men Masters, while the second will be for Women and Women Masters. The MAAA also reserves the right to hold a mixed race. The first 10,000m is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m.

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
These events will be held:
Intermediates & Juniors [men & women]
100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, high jump, long jump, triple jump, shot , discus, javelin, 110m / 100m Hurdles.
Seniors [men & Women]
100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 10,000m, high jump, long jump, triple jump, pole vault, javelin, discus, shot, hammer, 110m / 100m Hurdles.
Masters (Men and Women)
100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 10,000m, high jump, long jump, triple jump, shot, discus, javelin, hammer

COMBINING EVENTS
N.B: The MAAA reserves the right to combine the Intermediate, Junior and Senior events and will hold separate events for Masters. However, in the eventuality that there is only one entry for a particular event, the MAAA reserves the right to combine the Masters event with the Open event. Similarly an Open event with only one entry may be combined with a Masters Event. In the 5000m depending on the size of the entry the MAAA reserves the right to combine the Open and Masters events which on the official programme are featured as separate events.

Separate prizes will be given to winners of each category

1. If there are more than 8 athletes in races run in lanes SERIES will be held. An athlete’s position in a particular SERIES will be determined by his/her Personal Best for Season 2010. In all cases the A SERIES (fastest athletes) will be the first to take place.
2. The 800m will start in lanes. The MAAA reserves the right to allow two athletes to start from the same lane.
3. Guest (foreign) athletes who are not registered with local clubs will be accepted. The Series they will be placed in will be at the discretion of the MAAA. They will not be eligible for prizes.

RELAYS
The following Relay events will be held: 4x100m (Men) & 4x100m (Women)
Eligibility Men : 1994 or before Women: 1994 or before

ELIGIBILITY IN INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
Senior: 1990 or before
Junior: 1991, 1992
Intermediate: 1993, 1994

CANCELLATIONS
Cancellations will be accepted up to Friday 4th June. Thereafter, if an athlete is entered for an event and he/she does not compete in that event, the club will be fined 7.00 Euros.

ENTRIES
Entries indicating event and category are to be sent on the appropriate forms to the following email addresses by not later than Wednesday 2nd June. Entries for the 10000m must be received by Tuesday 1st June 2010.
cpullicino@hotmail.com cc: eattard@waldonet.net.mt

THE MAAA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE LATE ENTRIES. ENTRIES ON THE DAY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

NUMBERS
Athletes must wear the number assigned to them in the Aggregate Meetings

FEES
Intermediates: 2 Euros per event
Juniors: 2 Euros per event
Seniors: 2 Euros per event
Masters: 2 Euros per event
Relay Teams: 5 Euros per team

MINIMUM NUMBER OF ENTRANTS
a) If in a combined Intermediate, Junior and Senior Track Event only one athlete is entered then this event will be scratched. If in a Masters Events only one athlete is entered then the event will be combined with an Intermediate, Junior and Senior Event
b) If in a combined Intermediate, Junior and Senior Track Event more than one athlete is entered, but only one athlete presents himself / herself for the competition, then this will be cancelled. The athlete presenting himself / herself for competition will be declared the winner.

INJURY/LOST PROPERTY
The MAAA is not to be held responsible for any injury or loss of property by any individual during the Championships

WARM UP
Athletes are expected to do their warm-up in the warm-up area behind the stands and to clear the field as soon as their event is finished. Under no circumstances are teachers, coaches, parents and spectators to come down on the track and field.

PRIZES
Prizes will be awarded to:
a. the first athlete if one athlete presents himself / herself
b. the first athlete if two athletes take part
c. the first two athletes if three athletes take part
d. the first three athletes if four athletes take part
a. the first RELAY TEAM if one team presents itself.
b. the first RELAY TEAM if two teams take part
c. the first two RELAY TEAMS if three teams take part
d. the first three RELAY TEAMS if four teams part
MALTA AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
National Championships 2010
Intermediate, Junior, Senior, Masters

Wednesday 2 June
06:30 10000m Men Men & Men masters
07:30 10000m Women Women & Women masters

First Day - Saturday 5 June

04:00 100m Hurdles women 04:00 Discus men 04:00 Pole Vault men
Discus men masters
Hammer women
04:20 100m men
04:35 100m men masters
04:45 800m women
04:55 800m women masters
05:00 Shot women 05:00 High Jump men
Shot women masters High Jump men masters
05:05 200m women
05:10 200m women masters
05:20 1500m men
05:30 1500m men masters
presentation
05:50 400m men
05:55 400m men masters
06:00 4x100m relay women 06:00 Javelin men 06:00 Long Jump women
Javelin men masters Long Jump women masters
06:10 5000m women
06:35 5000m women masters
presentation

Second Day - Sunday 6th June

04:00 110m Hurdles men 04:00 Discus women 04:00 Long Jump men
Discus women masters Long Jump men masters
Hammer men Pole Vault women
04:20 100m women
04:35 100m women masters
04:45 100m wheelchair athletes
05:00 800m men
05:10 800m men masters
05:00 Shot men 05:00 High Jump women
Shot men masters High Jump women masters
05:20 200m men
05:25 200m men masters
05:35 1500m women
05:45 1500m women masters
presentation
06:05 400m women
06:10 400m women masters
06:15 4x100m relay men 06:00 Javelin women 06:00 Triple Jump women
Javelin women masters Triple Jump men
06:25 5000m men Triple Jump masters m & w
06:50 5000m men masters
presentation

Mellieha A.C MAAA Road Running League Champions 2009/2010

Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Sunday 24th May 2010 Mellieha A.C were crowned Champions for the season 2009/2010 for the 2nd time in history. It was a well deserved victory as the club was in command of the tables for most part of the season. Needless to say a special thanks goes to all members of the club, helpers and the hard working committee without whom this success could not be obtained.

Mosta Road Running League 10km 23/05/2010

Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Malta Amateur Athletic Association

ROAD RUNNING & CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE 2009/2010
Marsa Cross-Country -– Sunday 23rd May 2010

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
CATEGORY ELIGIBILITY TIME DISTANCE
Seniors
[Men & Women] born:
• 1990 or before 8:00 a.m. 10 kilometres
Veterans • women at least 35 on 23 May 2010
• men at least 35on 23 May 2010 8:45 a.m. 10 kilometres

OTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE RACES

1. START and FINISH
Mosta Square

2. NUMBERS
Athletes are to run with the number assigned to them in the previous Road Running League events.

3. ENTRIES - SENIOR RACE
A. New entries for the MAAA Road Running League should be marked appropriately.
B. Entries should sent to the following email addresses: cpullicino@hotmail.com cc: eattard@waldonet.net.mt

4. ENTRIES - VETERANS’ 10K CHAMPIONSHIP -
Veteran athletes wishing to enter the Veterans 10k race are to fill in a separate entry form. For full details and entry forms please contact: Mr Charles Pullicino (mob: 79 38 53 27) or at cpullicino@hotmail.com

5. ASSISTANCE TO ORGANISERS
Participating clubs are reminded that they are obliged to provide at least one helper to the Malta Amateur Athletic Association. Clubs are being requested to inform the MAAA in advance regarding the name of the official / s they will be providing.

6.FEES
Veterans’ 10k: - 6.00 Euros

7.COURSE DESCRIPTION
The race will start at Mosta Square. Runners will run up Eucharistic Congress Road and after reaching the roundabout near the Subaru Showroom, runners will run past the Mosta Football Ground (this part will be run against the normal flow of traffic) and turn right at Pantar Ceramics. Runners will head in the direction of Attard, and turn right towards Flower Power. Runners will proceed along Duramblat Road past Mosta Cemetery, up the hill towards Ta Qali and past the Ta Qali entrance. Runners will then turn left towards Ta’ Venezia in the direction of Rabat. When they reach the main road, runners will turn sharp right and head towards San Pawl tal-Qlejja Crossroads and from there to Targa Gap. (Runners are advised to run on the pavement which is the shortest route). At Targa Gap runners will head towards Wied il-Ghasel Bridge and will turn right into Fort Street Mosta. Runners will then turn left into Constitution Street and will turn left before the Police Station to finish in Mosta Square. (See attached map)

Sunday 16th May 2010

Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Next Sunday 16th May we're meeting at 7:00am at the Mosta Parking Area(Next to Mosta Church). We're covering the Mosta 10km Race Route which race is being held the following Sunday (23rd May).

Shoppers Discount Supermarket Mellieha A.C Road Races 2010

Sun, 02 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

In A typical autumn weather, the Mellieha A.C Road Races were organised with a record number of participants, nearly 400 in all, of which 180 in the 10km road race alone. Jonathan Balzan of St Patricks A.C emerged winner with a time of 32min51secs closely followed by Mellieha A.C runner Charles Cilia in a time of 33mins17secs.

Reading Half Marathon 2010

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mellieha A.C has just returned from Reading in U.K after a successful spell to say the least. From the sporting view Charlie Cilia won the over 40 section with a time of 1hr12min04secs and placing 24th overall from around 17,000 starters. 2nd 3rd and 4th athletes from the club went to Johann Galea 1hr13:40 placing 33rd, Stephen Borg 1hr15:55 placing 58th and Andrew Grech 1hr16:35 placing 68th respectively, for a creditable 3rd Team finish overall.
Frans Micallef (il-Mickey) placed 4th in the over 60 category.
From the organising point of view, Tony Vella did a commendable job, everything planned to perfection to the last detail; which augurs well for another race in the near future. Well done to all Mellieha A.C athletes who took part in the race!

Mellieha A.C Dominates the Malta Half/Full Marathon 2010

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Great Results were obtained by Mellieha A.C in both Full and the Half Marathon.
Richard Chetcuti, Johann Galea and Rodney Cassar were the first maltese runners to finish the Marathon in 2hr39min56,2hr42 and 2hr45mins respectively and subsequently won the Team award. Rodney Cassar won the over 35 category award.
In the Half Marathon Charles Cilia won the race in 1hr11min41secs his 5th win in his career. Stephen Borg finished 5th overall in 1hr16min40secs and Andrew Grech 9th overall in 1hr17min35 seconds. The trio won the Team event. Charles Cilia and Stephen Borg won the over 40 and the over 35 event respectively.
A well done to all Mellieha A.C athletes who took part in yesterday's races and not least the hard working committee without whom these results would not be possible.

Malta Half/Full Marathon 2010 Registration

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Today 20/02/2010 is the registration day for the Malta Marathon 2010 which is being held at Urban Jungle Tigne' Sliema from 11:30am till 5pm.

Attard 10km race 14/02/2010

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Last Sunday's race saw an attractive crowd of around 120 athletes on the starting line.Top athletes Jonathan Balzan (St Patrick's A.C) and Charlie Cilia (Mellieha A.C) had a nice duel upfront with the former getting-in first with a mere 10 second lead on Charlie Cilia with an unofficial time of 33:09. Other Mellieha A.C athletes in the top positions were Johann Galea, Rodney Cassar, Jason Martin and Andrew Grech who all four topped the first 7 places in this race. Other athletes who are doing well lately are Morgan Brimmer, Andrei Attard and the returning David Sammut.

Landrover Malta Marathon 2010

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

1400 athletes applied for this years' Malta Marathon which is a new record and augurs well for the future. One has to put in mind that in the 1st edition back in 1986 only 106 athletes happened to be on the starting line. For more info visit www.maltamarathon.com

Qawra 10km

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The 3rd leg of the M.A.A.A road running league was held today in Qawra in a typical cold windy weather. Mellieha a.c athletes gave a good account of themselves by placing 1st in the teams event. 1st four runners home were Charles Cilia, Richard Chetcuti, Stephen Borg and Jason Martin.

Al Fresco 5km race 2009

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

51 runners got off the start for the 2009 Al Fresco 5km edition. Jonathan Balzan of St Patricks proved too strong and had little contention to win in a record course time of 15mins 33secs. 2nd place went to Pembroke Athleta's Brian Magri with a good time of 15mins 57secs. For the ladies, 1st place went to Liza Bezzina with a time of 20mins 36secs, whilst the team event went to Mellieha a.c, composed of Jason Martin, Richard Chetcuti, Andrew Grech and Stephen Borg.

Mellieha A.C 10 km race

Sat, 02 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This years' 10km race proved to be another success for the club. Jason Martin won the race in 34:23 followed closely by Richard Checuti in 34:36 and Johann Galea in 34:41; all 3 Mellieha a.c athletes. 113 athletes finished the race which is a great attendance for such time of the year when some athletes tend to reduce training.
Well Done Mellieha!

Great Results: Malta Marathon 2009

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Mellieha a.c has done it again! The Landrover Malta Marathon 2009 proved to be another success for the boys in blue as Jason Martin, Richard Chetcuti and Johann Galea proved to be in real great form and finished in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place respectively. There was no doubt that therefore Mellieha a.c would eventually conquer the team event. 2nd team in line was Mellieha a.c (B) with Jimmy Sacco, Rodney Cassar and Andrei Attard, a real great achievment indeed!
Futher more, Jimmy Sacco placed 1st in the over 45 category and Joseph Farruga placed third in the over 55 category.
In The Half Marathon event 10th placed Stephen Borg,12th Andrew Grech and 26th David Sammut were not sufficient enough to figure amongst the top 3 teams, they just missed out with a 4th place. Meanwhile Stephen Borg placed 3rd in the over 35 category.

Well done to all patecipants, Coach Has Kesra and to the hard working committe for these well deserved results!

Has Kesra in Malta

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Mellieha A.C Club Coach Has Kesra, has again paid a visit to Malta on the 21st February and is staying here throughout the days following the Malta Half/Full Marathon on the 1st March 2009.

New Mellieha A.C Committee 2008/09

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A most welcome to Tony Vella and Morgan Brimmer who have joined the new committee of Mellieha A.C for the season 2008/09.
Following an extraordinary meeting held recently, Manfred Borda has been appointed as Secretary of the club, whilst Julian Borg is the new Treasurer. The other posts were retained; same as last season.

Gelindo Bordin in Malta

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Former Olympic Gold medallist in Seoul 1988 and winner of the Boston Marathon in 1990l conducted a training session at St Aloysius grounds in B'Kara @ 19:30hrs. Mr Bordin represents Diadora which is one of Mellieha A.C 's main sponsors.

Top Athlete Award- Richard Chetcuti

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to our club member Richard Checuti who won the Top Athlete Award season 2007/08 based on the races held throughout the whole season. It has to be mentioned that this award which is in its third year has been won by Richard two seasons ago. Well Done Babu'!!