Runners tackle long Comrades training run
Well done to our faithful grandmasters who took part in the cross country event in Richmond this past week-end
THIS past weekend saw 54 athletes take to the road, starting at 4.30am from the Amanzimtoti Athletics clubhouse on Saturday morning before the sun rose.
It is known as the 8x8km because the athletes run the club’s time trial route eight times, thus giving the runners 64km before the big day on 29 May.
Special thanks to Warren for organising this event and thanks to Chris for manning the water table outside the clubhouse. Well done to all the runners who took part.
Well done to faithful grandmasters who took part in the cross country event in Richmond this past weekend – De Villiers Oberholzer, Ron Sayer, Cecil Clarke and Noel Saville.
Upcoming races:
17 April Tongaat 32km run; 21km run/walk and 10km run/walk.
24 April Chatsworth 52km run; 25km run/walk. The Toti AC tent will be at this race, which is a pre–entry event which closes on 24 April. Online entries will be taken until 20 April.
The club congratulates Tanya and Warren Gibson on the birth of their baby daughter.
Time trial results:
4km: A Clayton 22.27, R Rossouw 22.27, C Clarke 22.45, W Lill 23.35, F Clayton 23.44, R Clayton 23.51, T Ngongoma 25.10, V Mdunge 25.11, R Stewart 25.45, A Fourie 28.20, L Els 32.27, A Olivier 32.27, B Bothas 32.27.
8km: P Mngadi 35.14, T Gumede 35.14, J Botha 35.45, E Luiz 36.04, E Grobler 39.10, V Mngadi 42.25, R Nothnagel 44.15, J Hayward 44.15, R Sayer 46.24, N Saville 46.24, D Lill 46.24, N Jankinson 50.46, L Botha 50.46.
Walkers 4km: D van der Merwe 39.34, A Kretzmann 39.34, S van der Merwe 39.45, J Williams 39.45.
Results for the Dick King race can be found at www.totiac.co.za
Well done to Cliff Dann on taking on and completing the tough Bergville 52km ultra marathon in 6.15.
Weekly time trials are on Wednesday with walkers setting off at 5.30pm (4km and 8km) and runners at 6pm (4km and 8km). Visitors are welcome to join. Meet at the clubhouse at Hutchison Park. On Saturdays there is an 11km run and walk from the clubhouse at 5.30am for walkers and 6am for runners. Refreshments are served afterwards. Visitors are more than welcome to join in and keep fit.
Call club chairman Des van der Merwe on 082-806-0348 or club captain Chris Stange on 083-301-3632.
