Grobler leads Toti AC home in Maritzburg Marathon

AMANZIMTOTI Athletics Club athletes participated in the Maritzburg City Marathon, 42.2km, 21.1km and 10km race which took place on Sunday, 26 February at Alexandra Park, Pietermaritzburg hosted by Natal Carbineers.

The following results were recorded:

10km: R Warren 53.47, L Swanepoel 1.08.31.

21.1km: T Plentinckx 1.30.02, T Zama 2.06.01, B. Mathe 2.15.17; N. Mnhele 2.15.42, N James 2.18.40, G. Hall 2.27.33, N Hlengwa 2.36.25, D van der Merwe 2.37.38, R Gilpin 2.45.31, A Gilpin 2.45.36, B Stange 2.59.40, M Ngcobo 3.01.37, A Waterson 3.02.01, A Kretzmann 3.04.01, M Weyer 3.04.10, P Yelseth 3.09.09, C Brown 3.16.10, T Poultney 3.18.07, J Williams 3.27.25, B Bamber 3.27.25, F Paxton 3.29.15, B Wagner 3.29.25, S Odendaal 3.46.16.

42.2km marathon: E Grobler 2.42.58, S Mntungwa 2.59.47, J Shishani 3.02.21, X Nocanda 3.16.46, D Oberholzer 3.25.30, N Khathi 3.27.11, M Mpungose 3.30.23, C Stange 3.31.24, E Lockem 3.32.04, T Mntungwa 3.37.29, M Mhlongo 3.40.09, S Razak 3.50.32, M McCalgan 3.52.21, E Luiz 3.53.32, W Gibson 3.54.50, J D’Oliveira 3.54.56, R Nothnagel 3.55.29, E Luckfiel 3.57.09, M Coetsee 3.58.02, S Msomi 3.59.11, C Warren 4.00.53, M Kapp 4.02.24, K Gasa 4.09.56, R Legg 4.13.24, M Ndlovu 4.18.44, G Duvenhage 4.19.56, S Silangwe 4.26.32, E Toerien 4.35.26, L Martin 4.36.41, G Dann 4.36.42, R Hair 4.38.04, S Strachan 4.38.47, M Mzimela 4.40.56, S Finn 4.42.02, S Pratt 4.42.12, L Botha 4.46.11, J Momberg 4.46.17, I Zee 4.47.05, M Bethel 4.50.15, T Mthethwa 4.52.27, S Campbell 4.53.27, G Mnisi 5.00.24, A Wasserman 5.17.25, W Wasserman 5.26.08.

Upcoming race: The Marianhill Half Marathon, 21.1km run and 10km run/walk, will be held on Sunday, 5 March at Elangeni College in Pinetown, with a start time of 6am.

Twenty five athletes participated in time trials on Wednesday, 22 February where the following results were recorded:

4km walk: A Olivier 39.40.

4km run: E Luiz 21.26, S Msomi 21.26, T Rudman 21.26, K Nichols 21.26, R Stewart 21.50, L Ntuli 23.34, S Stott 25.51, M Calitz 26.14, M Mzimela 27.04, Z Sithole 27.12, S Foord 28.16.

8km run: 27.55, M Hlongwa 28.45, N Jensen 33.31, S Mthembu 34.35, N Khathi 38.34, J Duvenhage 39.13, N Saville 43.25, R Sayer 4.25, B Masters 44.31, B Botes 1.04.00, L Els 1.04.00, M Nel 1.04.00.

A reminder that the club is accepting membership applications for 2017. If you would like to become a member of the club, visit the clubhouse on Wednesday evenings between 6pm and 7pm. Alternatively, email Jodine at toti.ac.secretary@gmail.com or visit www.totiac.co.za for more details and membership forms.

Reflective belts are mandatory for time trials.

Weekly time trials are on Wednesday at 5.30pm for walkers and 6pm for runners (both over 4km and 8km). Visitors are always welcome to join and should 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.

Contact club chairman Alan Payne on 083-463-4533, captain Warren Gibson on 082-713-0305 or for junior track and field queries, call Riaan Vosloo on 078-457-1936.

Entries are open for the Dick King half marathon and 15km walk which is set to take place on Sunday, 16 April at 6am.

The start and finish will be at Amanzimtoti main beach. Enter online at www.eventtiming.co.za before the entry deadline of midnight on Thursday, 13 April. Manual entries will be accepted on 15 April at Amanzimtoti main beach with cash is the only form of payment accepted. Entry fees are R150 for the 21.1km event, R120 for the 15km walk and a temporary license costs R30.