AAC gears up to host cross country champs
Saturdays there is an 11km run and walk from the clubhouse at 5.30am for walkers and 6am for runners. Tea, coffee and biscuits are served afterwards.
AMANZIMTOTI Athletics Club congratulates everyone who took part in the Totalsports women’s race on Sunday.
10km: W Gibson 52.48 , J D’Oliveira 52.52, J Momberg 53.21, T Castle 58.33, C Raash 58.34, G Hall 60.19, L Botha 62.32, I Bohmer 71.50 (walker 10km ) J-Ann Kruger 74.17, C Brown 93.11 (walker 10km).
Upcoming races: 7 August: Women in Action Chatsworth Stadium 10/5km run and walk starts at 8am.
14 August: Supa Mama Savages 21km run and 10km run and walk with pre-entry, starts at 6.30am at Savages Athletic Club.
Entries for the Goss and Balfe Sapphire Coast Marathon on 16 October are open. Cloaing date for this pre-entry race is 8 October.
Visit: https://www.eventtiming.co.za/gossbalfe
Club members cannot take part in race. A helpers run will take place where members can use their times as a Two Oceans and Comrades qualifier.
Amanzimtoti AC will host the KZN cross country champs on 13 August at Hutchison Park. The club expects 600 athletes to be taking part. Currently the club is gearing up to take on this huge challenge. The club is known to have one of the best cross country courses in KZN and is honoured to bring this to Amanzimtoti.
Time trial results 4km walk: I Bohmer 30.00, D van der Merwe 30.00, A Kretzmann 33.50, M Weyer 33.50, B Wagner 38.00, J Williams 38.00, S Dry 41.53, A Gouws 41.53, J Bennie 42.22, S Louw 42.22.
4km run: E Luiz 18.33, T Mntungwa 18.35, T Mrwetyana 25.11, N Mbhele 25.58, T Usswald 28.06, A Olivier 32.35, J Kruger 32.35, B Botha 37.28, T Mtungwa 25.32, N Mbhele 25.32, A Olivier 31.07, R Fouche 31.07, J Kruger 31.07.
8km run: S Lingwase 38.28, D Ndlovu 38.28, S Shange 38.35, S Ngcobo 39.23, M Hlongwa 39.44, M Mdluli 41.09, S Msomi 41.09, C Botha 42.20, N Shange 42.42, R Sayer 43.10, C Clarke 44.44, N Saville 46.20, T Zama 46.39, M Nzumela 49.12, R Stewart 49.50.
Note that reflective belts are mandatory for time trials.
Weekly time trials are on Wednesdays at 5.30pm for walkers and runners at 6pm (both over 4km and 8km). Visitors are always 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. Tea, coffee and biscuits are served afterwards.
Call club chairman Des van der Merwe on 082-806-0348, captain Chris Stange on 083-301-3632 or coach Cecil Clarke on 083-805-1277.
