Lizette claims first place at charity run
Support Lizette by pledging money towards this cause, you can sponsor her per km, make a donation as her famous saying is 'while she is healthy and has the energy, she will put all to use in order to help those in need'.
A COUPLE of Run Walk For Life (RWFL) members and friends went to Chatsworth Stadium on Saturday, 6 September to support the local disability run in order to raise funds for local charities.
There were team and individual events. In the individual event, Lizette Botha (RWFL) came first, Val Opperman (RWFL) second and Carol Janssens Raasch (Toti AC) third, an all Toti affair.
In the relay, three members in a team had to do 4km run, once again the Toti women came to the party winning their event. The men also participated, well done to Warren, Matthys and Edmund.
On Sunday, 14 September, a group ran from Scottburgh to Toti, about 32km in preparation for the South Coast Marathon. Looking at their performances, they will not have a problem qualifying for next year’s Comrades.
Those that have not tried the park run are encouraged to do so, at no cost. Log on to www.parkrun.co.za to register.
Lizette is still on track with her training, the club thanks members who support and train with her. She will continue to raise funds for brave cancer patient, Emma (who is doing well after her treatment, but still have a long way to go) by running this coming weekend, 19 and 20 September, the 100 miler (161km) 24-hour circuit race in Pietermaritzburg, where some members will join in on Saturday morning to run the 50 mile and 20 mile races, after which she and some of her fellow training buddies will only take an hour’s rest from Pietermaritzburg to Toti, where she will complete her quest by completing the balance, some 10 hours (+-70 km) at the CANSA relay at Kingsway High School. RWFL has five teams, 10 members per team entered in the relay. Put your name down, the public is welcome to join in, it’s not a race, but a fun event to honour those living, have died or are cancer survivors.
Support Lizette by pledging money towards this cause, you can sponsor her per km, make a donation as her famous saying is ‘while she is healthy and has the energy, she will put all to use in order to help those in need’.
RWFL challenges any person, whether unfit, overweight, inactive to start walking with the following goal in mind, to be able to complete a 10km race within or after thre months of training. If interested, call Faizel on 086-100-5566.
With the weather improving, many athletes young and old are turning up for training. Training days are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at Toti High School from 5pm to 6pm.
For more information on RWFL call Faizel on 086-100-5566.
