Toti athletes to lace up for Hillcrest Marathon
The new license numbers for this year will be available at the club house from 5pm to 7pm at the weekly time trial on Wednesday.
AMANZIMTOTI Athletics Club’s committee extends best wishes to all who are taking part in the club champs at the Hillcrest Marathon this Sunday, 14 February.
Pre-entries for this event closed on 8 February.
Transport to the marathon is available at a cost of R30. Give names to Chris. The club tent will be at the Hillcrest Marathon.
The new license numbers for this year will be available at the club house from 5pm to 7pm at the weekly time trial on Wednesday. There is stock of the new age tags (R20) which are required should you be eligible for a prize. Club vests for men and women are available at R160 each. New stock has just arrived.
From 1 February, athletes will be required to use their 2016 license. The club therefore urges members to renew their licenses. This past weekend saw at least 30 runners disqualified with their 2015 licenses. From the end of February, all licenses that have not been renewed will be returned to KZN Athletics and there is no guarantee that you will get you old number back.
This past weekend race hosted by the Sydenham Sports Club saw a number of Toti AC members participating. The race was hilly and followed part of the Comrades route through 45th Cutting into Westville and back to Sydenham. The club’s first walker woman home in the 16km was Irene Bohmer in a time of 1:59. She was the 4th woman and 7th overall. Pam Yelseth finished in 2:25 – an excellent time for a grandmaster.
16km run: C Stange 1.15 and B Stange 2.17.
32km run: L Heron 2.38, W Gibson 2.39, E Luis 2.49, S Finn 2.49, B Mutanga 3.30 and M Mtwetwa 4.03. Well done to all who participated.
Comrades training takes place on Tuesdays at 5pm. Call Cecil Clarke on 083-805-1277 to get the full training programme.
The committee is working hard in preparation for this year’s Dick King half marathon and 15km walk starting in Beach Road – Illovo and ending on the Amanzimtoti beach front. This event takes place on 3 April. Entries are now open on www.totiac.co.za.
The club is celebrating 40 years of running. Each athlete will receive a T-shirt and a medal so get your entries in before 27 March.
Upcoming races: 14 February Hillcrest Nosa Marathon, 28 February Maritzburg City Marathon.
Weekly time trials are on Wednesday walkers at 5.30pm with a 4km and 8km option, and runners at 6pm with 4km and 8km options. Visitors are always welcome to join. Meet at the clubhouse at Hutchison Park. On Saturdays there is an 11km run and walk from club house at 5.30am for walkers and a 6am start for the runners. Tea, coffee and biscuits are served afterwards. Visitors are more than welcome to join in and keep fit.
Contact chairman Des van der Merwe on 082-806-0348 or club captain Chris Stange on 083-301-3632.
Time trial results:
4km walk: D van der Merwe 32.32.
8km walk: M Wayer 1.04, J Williams 1.12, A Wilson 1.12, B Wagner 1.12, S Coulter 1.12, T Poultney 1.17, N Saville 1.17.
4km run: M Ngcobo 17.00, D Mtungwa 19.37, R Sayer 24.16, C Clarke 24.16, N Mbhele 27.42, T Mrwetyama 28.22, S Blom 28.54, N Sabelo 29.44, L Ndlela 33.22, A Olivier 36.43, J Smith 36.43.
8lm run: V Mngandu 30.17, E Grobler 30.44, K Dlamini 31.13, N Ndokwui 31.18, P Mngadi 32.05, R Schubach 34.05, N Khathi 35.05, W Gibson 36.19, E Luis 37.32, B Mkhize 37.46, V Mngadi 38.43, S Finn 40.00, K Herbst 41.32, A Schubach 44.08, B Mutanga 44.08, T Zama 46.32, S Msomi 46:.32, A Land 57.27.
