The West Australian Marathon Club was founded in 1970 to bring together West Aussies who love to run. Since then, we've grown to become WA's largest running club, now with over 1,000 members aged from four to over eighty. Some are serious, competitive runners, others take a more casual approach. Whatever your level, you're welcome at WAMC.

What the club does

Every year, we organise a calendar of events for our members. Some are major fundraising races, others just for exercise and fun. We organise marathons and half marathons too. All the marshals and race officials are club members, so the events are kept low cost and friendly. See our list of upcoming events.

As well as regular training sessions and discounts on events, the Club offers a wealth of expertise through its members and very active social scene. Connect with the Club on Facebook, Strava and Instagram.

To encourage our member's competitive streaks, Club Championships are awarded each year to the most outstanding female and male performance over seven events (five for older competitors), in each age group. Our volunteers are also recognised with annual awards presented at our Summer Sundowner.

Life memberships are granted to members who have given exceptionally meritorious service to the Club.

Our People

The WAMC is run by volunteers who are passionate about their sport.

Here's our current committee:

Michael Le Page - President

Michael Le Page
President

Susen Selbig - Financial Controller

Susen Selbig
Financial Controller

John Pettersson - Special Events Co-Ordinator

John Pettersson
Special Events Co-Ordinator

Domenic Crouch - Sponsorship Co-Ordinator

Domenic Crouch
Sponsorship Co-Ordinator

Kim Vivian - Race Programme Co-Ordinator

Kim Vivian
Race Programme Co-Ordinator

Vacant - Public Relations Co-Ordinator

Vacant
Public Relations Co-Ordinator

Ann-Maree O'Callaghan - Promotions & Marketing Co-Ordinator

Ann-Maree O'Callaghan
Promotions & Marketing Co-Ordinator

Steve Harling - Social Programme Co-Ordinator

Steve Harling
Social Programme Co-Ordinator

Paul Genovese - Equipment Officer

Paul Genovese
Equipment Officer

Mike Bramwell - Information Technology (I.T.) Co-Ordinator

Mike Bramwell
Information Technology (I.T.) Co-Ordinator

Simone Marshall - Volunteer Engagement Officer

Simone Marshall
Volunteer Engagement Officer

Jo Ormsby - Office Assistant

Jo Ormsby
Office Assistant

Mikaela Snowden - Events / Office Manager

Mikaela Snowden
Events / Office Manager

David Clark-Murphy - General committee member

David Clark-Murphy
General committee member

Wendy O'Halloran - General committe member

Wendy O'Halloran
General committe member

How we run

The Club is run by a volunteer committee which meets monthly. But the real strength of the Club lies in its membership; and everyone helps out in at least two events each year. Our race directors are also club members and no-one is paid for their efforts except the office staff. We also receive considerable help from our sponsors for which we are very grateful.

We're a very social club, training groups meet up for other social activities, some sporting and some less so! There are also social runs on the club programme, these are the runs marked with a (B) on the Programme.

Although the Club is essentially a sporting body, it also raises funds at several charity runs during the year.

The WAMC was formed by runners to conduct events which are well organised and fun to be involved with. And this still holds true today.

Our Partners

University of Western Australia Athletics Club
Athletics West
West Australian Marathon Club

State Champion Races

Our Charities

Sometimes we run for fun. But throughout the year we also have special events which raise funds for our selected charities.

Hannah's House logo
On My Feet logo
Native Animal Rescue  logo
Cahoots logo
Royal Flying Doctor logo
Lions Save Sight Foundation logo
Breast Cancer Care WA logo
Operation Sunshine logo

Our Sponsors

Our events are made possible through the kind support from our sponsors.

City of Perth  logo
Perron Institute logo
Eduka logo
Koda logo
Fremantle Ports logo
Brooks logo
Value Creators  logo
Samphire logo
RunFun Travel  logo
Rottnest Express logo
Sealink logo
Rottnest Fast Ferries logo
Rottnest Island Authority  logo
Rottnest General Store logo
Rottnest Bakery logo
Hotel Rottnest logo
Calneggia Family Vineyards logo
The Athletes Foot logo
Maxiblock logo

Interested in becoming a sponsor? Learn more →

Come run with us

We welcome anyone who enjoys running; join the club, train with us, volunteer at an event or lace up and enter a running event - non members are welcome!

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