Amanzimtoti runners race against the clock

Runners joined in their numbers for the Amanzimtoti Athletics Club's recent time trial, with over 40 taking part in the 4km run.

February 28, 2025

Nikhil Gopichand 1 minute read

Shabeer Razak and Vic Boodhoo finished the Sama half marathon in just over two hours. Photo: Supplied

RUNNERS from the Amanzimtoti Athletics Club showed up in full force for the club’s time trial on February 12, with 40 members taking part in the 4km run and three for the walk, while six ran the 8km drummers.

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Amanzimtoti runners, Shabeer Razak and Vic Boodhoo, ran the Sama half marathon on Sunday. Razak completed the run in 02:00:10, followed by Boodhoo with a time of 02:00:15. In total, 11 runners from Amanzimtoti participated.

Vice chairman of the club, Wayne Schonknecht, invited those interested to join the club on Wednesday at 17:50 for weekly time trials, and on Saturdays at 05:50 for pipeline runs.

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February 28, 2025

Nikhil Gopichand 1 minute read

Nikhil Gopichand

With just over three years in community journalism, he is relatively new to the scene. He has a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in English Literature and Psychology. With the South Coast Sun, he focuses on a wide berth of beats, covering human-interest, sports and hard news stories. He has a particular affinity for photography, and a deep love for learning about people and the community.