{"id":48862,"date":"2021-02-02T10:58:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T02:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.runnerstribe.com\/?p=48862"},"modified":"2021-02-02T10:58:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T02:58:13","slug":"important-athlete-roles-personalities-within-mtc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/features\/important-athlete-roles-personalities-within-mtc\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Important Athlete Roles &#038; Personalities Within MTC\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>By Genevieve Gregson<\/em><\/p>\n<p>From day one, Melbourne Track Club has been the home of some of Australia\u2019s, and the world\u2019s, best athletes. Founded by Nic Bideau, his group has grown bigger and better over the decades and been a successful passion project from day one. 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