AAC applauds cross country finishers
Weekly time trials are on Wednesdays at 5.30pm for walkers and 6pm for runners (both over 4km and 8km).
AMANZIMTOTI Athletics Club congratulates all athletes who took part in the Pietermaritzburg cross country on Saturday.Boys 13, 14 and 15 – 4km: Seventh position Nathan Haylock 14.20.
Women 30+ 4km: Thobekile Zama 19.23.
Men 60+ 6km: De Villiers Oberholzer 25.03, Ron Sayer 30.31, Noel Saville 30.50, Cecil Clarke 31.19.
Master men 30+ 8km: Xolani Nocanda 30.15, Thobani Mntungwa 34.19.
Despite a bitterly cold day in Durban on Sunday, the few athletes who took part in the Tinman series 10km run must be congratulated for persevering. Results: Warren Gibson 45.00, Jodine Momberg 52.54, Rina Warren 56.37, Russel Warren 56.39.
Karen Sobrino completed the Konigsschlosser Romantik marathon in Bavaria in an excellent time of 3.09 and was the second woman home. Well done.
Upcoming races: 7 August is the Women in Action Chatsworth Stadium 10km/5km run/walk starting at 8am.
14 August is the Supa Mama Savages 21km run and 10km run/walk, which is a pre-entry event. It starts at 6.30am at Savages Athletic Club.
Entries for the Goss and Balfe Sapphire Coast Marathon on 16 October are open. Entries for this pre-entry race close on 8 October. Visit https://www.eventtiming.co.za/gossbalfe
Club members cannot take part in race and thus a helpers run will take place from which members can use their times as a Two Oceans and Comrades qualifier.
Time trial results
4km walk: T Bennie 37.00, F Pazton 38.30, M Weyer 38.30, A Gouws 42.00, S Louw 42.00.
4km run: D Ndlovu 17.54, M Ngcobo 17.57, Thobani 19.00, D Swart 19.03, R Stewart 23.40, T Mntungwa 26.18, A Wyeza 29.46, A Olivier 30.19, L Els 30.19, K Balaram 31.10, K Naidu 31.10, B Stange 31.27, T Mtungwa 25.32, N Mbhele 25.32, A Olivier 31.07, R Fouche 31.07, J Kruger 31.07.
8km run: E Grobler 38.33, E Luiz 38.58, Jaco 40.04, S Msomi 40.04, T Usswald 47.55, C Clarke 48.14, R Sayer 48.14, T Zama 48.14, N Saville 48.14, W Gibson 53.37, E Toerien 53.43, Gareth 53.43.
Reflective belts are mandatory for time trials.
Weekly time trials are on Wednesdays at 5.30pm for walkers and 6pm for runners (both over 4km and 8km). Visitors are welcome to join in. 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.
Contact 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.
