Masters cross country athletes fly Toti AC’s flag
The event numbers were not very pleasing, way down from last season’s numbers.
THE first league event in the 2015 KZNA cross-country season was held at Laddsworth Primary School, Hilton on Saturday, 11 April.
There were a number of changes to the traditional course and the respective races were held on a course comprising of a 3km and 2km loop.
The event numbers were not very pleasing, way down from last season’s numbers. Official results and numbers have not yet been published.
Amanzimtoti Athletics Club’s numbers were also very disappointing with only two athletes entered. Both were in the grand masters category, one 65+ and the other 70+. The two athletes who kept the Toti flag flying were:
Master men age 65+: Second Cecil Clarke 30.34
Master men age 70+: First Noel Saville 32.11.
The next cross country event is league two scheduled for 25 April to be held at Queensburgh. Cross country is not reserved for the top athletes, any licensed athlete no matter what level is welcome to enter on the day, so go on South Coast athletes and turn up in numbers at Queensburgh on 25 April.
The race schedule is:
Boys and girls 7 and 8 years old (1km – one lap of 1km) at 11.50am.
Boys and girls 9 and 10 years old (2km – one lap of 2km) at 12pm.
Boys and girls 11 years old (3km – one lap of 1km) at 12.20pm, boys and girls 12 years old (plus one lap of 2km) at 12.20pm, girls 13 years old at 2.20pm.
Boys 13, 14 and 15 years old and open men and women 4km (two laps of 2km) at 12.45pm, girls 14 and 15 years old, youth women (16 and 17) and master women 30+ 4km (two laps of 2km) at 1.15pm.
Youth men (16 and 17), grand master men 60+ and women 18 and 19 years old (6km – 3 laps of 2km) at 1.50pm.
Junior men 18 and 19 years old, senior women and master men 30-59 (8km – four laps of 2km) at 2.30pm.
Open men (12km – six laps of 2km) at 3.20pm.
For more information, call Cecil Clarke on 083-805-1277.
