What a weekend it has been for our VAC family! From our home ground in Vryheid to the beautiful trails of Tulbagh – our runners have been putting in the miles!

Prof. Otty Nxumalo Marathon

A huge well done to all our VAC runners who took on the Prof. Otty Nxumalo Marathon right here on home ground on Saturday. Our runners were on fire and lots of great achievements were achieved. We would like to shine a spotlight on a few of our VAC runners who delivered exceptional performances over the weekend.

Melissa Scheepers absolutely smashed the marathon, finishing in an incredible 3:45:19 to claim second place in her age category. What a performance, Melissa!

Smangele Mnguni had an amazing 21km! She not only smashed her 21km PB in a time of 1:40:01, but also claimed the ZDM prize – awarded to the first runner from the Zululand District Municipality area to cross the finish line. What an achievement!

Phumlani took on the 21km and secured second place in his age category, while also finishing in a remarkable 1:27:17. That is seriously impressive!

Bongiwe Zulu deserves a very special mention for the successful delivery of her passengers over the 21km. Sometimes the biggest achievement is getting everyone safely to the finish line!

Well done to all our VAC runners! Every kilometre, every PB, every podium and every finish is something to celebrate.

10km results

The results and overall places are as follows:

10km: Ntando Khumalo – 0:43:28 (category 8), 19th place; Siphetho Thabede – 0:44:18 (category 12), 23rd place; Slungile Ndlela – 1:23:10 (category 17), 92nd place; Carlon Meyer – 1:33:14 (category 55), 141st place.

21km results

21km: Phumlani Simelane – 1:27:17 (category 2), 21st place; Smangele Mnguni – 1:40:01 (category 5), seventh place; PJ du Toit – 1:41:12 (category 16), 38th place; Donovan Hartslief – 1:58:28 (category 19), 67th place; Ntokozo Mbatha – 2:00:15 (category 20), 69th place; Gugu Ndima – 2:01:22 (category 4), 13th place; Wandile Maseko – 2:04:49 (category 26), 79th place; Nicole Landman – 2:06:56 (category 8), 17th place; Andriette Huyser – 2:07:07 (category 9), 18th place; Elizma Nortjé – 2:09:14 (category 5), 20th place; Leoné Smit – 2:09:23 (category 11), 21st place; Simphiwe Maseko – 2:11:36 (category 23), 85th place; Ignis Potgieter – 2:13:11 (category 26), 90th place; Suhail Dooma – 2:21:17 (category 28), 103rd place; Simphiwe Magubane – 2:22:27 (category 18), 107th place; Briania Nel – 2:30:20 (category 18), 40th place; Bongiwe Zulu – 2:35:02 (category 13), 47th place; Cynthia Buthelezi – 3:01:19 (category 27), 91st place.

42km results

42km: Melissa Scheepers – 3:45:19 (category 2), seventh place; Vlam de Beer – 4:05:23 (category 27), 107th place; Andrea de Beer – 4:05:23 (category 3), 12th place; Martin Schoeman – 4:07:32 (category 40), 108th place; Amanda Vergottini – 4:25:28 (category 9), 17th place; Simoné Potgieter – 4:31:21 (category 5), 18th place; Jeffrey Smith – 4:34:41 (category 29), 152nd place; Jabulani Ndwandwe – 5:10:04 (category 43), 190th place; Buyi Kunene – 5:33:54 (category 22), 49th place.

PB at Midvaal Madmac Marathon

Michélle Baeta participated in the Midvaal Madmac Marathon on October 4 in Meyerton. She ran 22km with a personal best time of 02:05:00. What a fantastic half-marathon, Michélle! Congratulations!

Three days on the Tulbagh trails

Our trail blazer queen – Ingrid Klingenberg

Our incredible Ingrid Klingenberg took on a great three-day journey at Run the Cape – Tulbagh Trail Run! The adventure kicked off on Friday and continued through to Sunday, with beautiful trails, breathtaking scenery and plenty of kilometres to conquer. Ingrid enjoyed every minute as she soaked up the sunshine and scenery.

We are so proud of every VAC runner who gets out there, pushes their limits, and represents our club with pride!

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