View 2009 Cross Country Races About the Club Based in one of Melbourne's Bayside towns and founded in 1942, the Mentone Athletic Club has a proud history of producing highly successful and competitive athletes. Mentone Athletic Club has a culture built on camaraderie, fitness and fun for senior athletes aged 13+ with a varying range of fitness and abilities. We have coaching for summer and winter events, including middle distance running, sprinting, hammer, discus and other throwing events and jumping events including pole vault. We can also boast some internationally competitive athletes who are only too willing to offer advice and guidance to other Mentone athletes. Our teams and athletes compete throughout the year in Interclub, Premier League and Victorian Championships as well as in Cross Country running during the winter season. Throughout the year we have a social running group for people interested in having a bit of fun and staying fit. Many of these athletes also compete in our cross country team. For more information email the Club. Mentone Athletic Club is always looking for new members to join our friendly Club and enjoy the community spirit. We encourage members of the community interested in joining the Club to contact us or visit on one of our training days and introduce yourself to a committee member or a coach.   CROSS COUNTRY LARDNER PARK RACE REPORT – SATURDAY 9TH MAY 2009 Round 2 took us to the rolling green hill of Gippsland’s Lardner Park, a venue more familiar with hosting animal and tractor events than athletics.  However for those of us watching the start of the men’s 8km the it sounded like a horse race as the runners took off at lightening speed, jockeying into position to get through the narrow gate in time for the first hill climb... Click to read the full report. CROSS COUNTRY JELLS PARK RELAY RACE REPORT- SATURDAY 18th APRIL 2009 Welcome back everybody to XCR’09! The weather was warmish and sunny much to our disappointment as we were keen to trial the new yellow tent (or Marquee in posh parlance) with an extreme weather front involving wind, hail and rain. I’m sure the yellow peril will be put through its paces over the coming months, who knows, we may even need to baton down the side panels... Click to read the full report.