Athletes lace up for club champs
Expect to run through some of our country’s most rugged and beautiful scenery.
SUNDAY’S 21km SAPS Heritage Challenge will incorporate the Amanzimtoti Athletics Club 21km club champs.
The club tent will be at the finish area with the gas braai.
Athletes are to remember that the start of the venue has a changed date, 13 September at Hoy Park in Sylvester Ntuli Road, Durban. Athletes can enter online at www.topevents.co.za until 9 September. Alternatively enter at the KZN Runner, 2 Gordon Road in Windermere.
Well done to Raymond Hair on completing the 50km trial run.
We started in D batch and had to pass some stubborn slower runners early on and at the chain ladders. Jess had a flawless race, comfortably running in at 9 hours. I managed to go just under 6 hours and end up 20th overall and less than an hour behind the leader. Awesome race; we’ll definitely be back next year, fitter and faster! Thanks to the ballies for seconding, and to Ray Hair for running with Jess and making sure she didn’t fall off the mountain.
This prestigious 50km trail run takes place in the Royal Natal Park, part of the Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg World Heritage Site and home to the endangered bearded vulture. The bearded vulture once roamed freely from the Cape of Good Hope, along the eastern mountain spine of Africa, and into northwest Africa. Now it is thought that the only population left in the Southern Hemisphere resides in our isolated and rugged Maluti-Drakensberg highlands, and that there are less than 100 pairs left.
Make no mistake, the Old Mutual Sunday Tribune Mont-Aux-Sources Challenge is a toughie, but it’s definitely worth the blood, sweat and tears, and will certainly be an experience of a lifetime. Expect to run through some of our country’s most rugged and beautiful scenery. Your route will take you through the Mahai Valley and up towards the escarpment where you will have to tackle the chain ladders and then scramble down the Gully. This race is a spectacular adventure, and worth every ache you will suffer afterwards.”
Morning runs: There are two 4.30am running groups.
One from Winkle Pick and Pay and the other one from Virgin Active Toti in the Woolworths parking area.
Entries for the two oceans marathon is opening on 21 October and for the 21lm is only on 11 November. Comrades entries are open.
The popular South Coast Marathon takes place on the 18th of October and helpers run will be on the 10th of October. The club members are asked to please help on race day with marshalling registration and the finish area, please give your name to Des or Martyn.
Time trail duties: 9 September Cecil and Yolanda; 16 September Jane and Carly; 23 September Des and Marco; 30 September Amy and Sarah.
The road racing fixtures for the month of September:
SAPS 13 September 21.1km Club champs; 1000 Capital Classic 18 September; Township to Township 27 September.
Important club dates: 18 October Sapphire coast marathon; 28 October club AGM at Lords and Legends; 21 November club prize-giving.
Nomination forms for the AGM are available from the club house. Club members are to nominate their new committee members for 2016.
