Athletes at Corio Little Athletics Centre are already gearing up for their summer season following the excitement of watching the Olympic Games.
Geelong Highway Patrol visited recently to speed test the young athletes and they had a lot of fun.
The Highway Patrol will return later in the season to retest for improvement.
“I was so excited to see if I could run as fast as a car, and I can’t wait to test again later in the year,” Harper, 6, said.
“The bigger kids were afraid of the radar gun but I wasn’t,” Leo, 6, said.
Little Athletics is for athletes of all abilities Under 6 to Under 17 with the focus on improving their personal best.
Athletes learn a range of fundamental skills that transfer to other sports, gain self confidence and athletics is a great social activity for the whole family to enjoy.
Five clubs compete together at Corio Little Athletics Centre – Corio West, Corio South, Bell Park, Golden Plains and Lara and all clubs are now welcoming new members.
Summer track and field includes sprints, distance running, race walks, hurdles, throws, horizontal and vertical jumps with events offered age appropriately.
The Corio Centre is holding a free Come & Try day on Saturday September 21 from 10am to noon at Goldsworthy Reserve in Corio and their season starts on Saturday October 5.
For information email corio@lavic.com.au or phone Meridith on 0412 166760.
