Toti AC aces Martizburg Marathon
New membership queries can be directed to Jodine on 082-450-0683 or email toti.ac.secretary@gmail.com
AMANZIMTOTI Athletics Club reports that the Maritzburg City Marathon held on 26 February was also the club championships.
Results from this race:
42.2km run: 35 male runner category: First Ewoud Grobler (third overall) 2.42.58, second Jabulani Shishoni (26th overall) 3.02.21, third Nkosinathi Khathi (98 overall) 3.27.11.
40 male runner category: First Xolani Nocanda (43rd overall) 3:16.46, second Thobani Mntungwa (121 overall) 3.37.29, third Mandlakhe Mhlongo (131 overall) 3.40.09.
50 male runner category: First Chris Stanger (sixth overall) 3.31.24, second Edmund Luiz (43rd overall) 3.53.32, third Kenneth Gasa (74th overall) 4.09.56.
60 male runner category: First De Villiers Oberholzer (second overall) 3.25.30.
Open male runner category: First Sithabiso Mntungwa (50th overall) 2.59.47, second Ryno Nothnagel (248 overall) 3.55.29, third Siyabonga Silangwe (372 overall) 4.26.32.
35 female runner category: First Catharine Warren (31st overall) 4.00.53, second Maria Kapp (32 overall) 4.02.24, third Elisabeth Toerien (72 overall) 4.35.26.
40 woman runner category: First Sandra Pratt (99th overall) 4.42.12, second Antoinette Wasserman (185 overall) 5.17.25.
50 woman runner category: First Toto Mthethwa (41st overall) 4.52.27.
Open woman runner category: First Elke Lockem (eighth overall) 3.32.23, second Juanette D’Oliviera (22nd overall) 3.54.56, third Lynette Botha (120th overall) 4.46.11.
21.1km walk:
Male walker category: First Des van der Merwe (second overall) 2.37.38.
Woman walker category: First Ann Waterson (eighth overall) 3.02.01, second Andrea Kretzmann (ninth overall) 3.04.01, third Marilyn Weyer (10th overall) 3.04.10.
40 woman walker category: First Cecilia Brown (196th overall) 3.16.41.
50 woman walker category: First Sandra Odendaal (106th overall) 3.46.16.
60 woman walker category: First Tokkie Poultney (34th overall) 3.18.07.
Fifty athletes participated in time trials on Wednesday, 1 March. The following results were recorded:
4km walk: S van der Merwe 31.14, A Kretzmann 31.44, M Clark 31.45, M Weyer 32.42, A Waterson 33.40, S Coulter 34.35, D Pein 35.25, T Ngcobo 35.27, F Paxton 35.52, L Gumede 36.29, D van der Merwe 37.57, A Payne 37.57, A Olivier 38.52, I Bohmer 39.37.
4km run: W Gibson 19.42, G van Zyl 20.42, C Peens 20.52, S Msomi 21.04, J Duvenhage 21.45, K Nichols 22.27, T Rudman 22.27, T Machado 22.35, M Mzimela 24.35, S Gumede 24.36, A Gilpin 25.36, T Usswald 25.55, R Gilpin 25.56, N James 27.25, S Foord 28.37, A Harris 28.38.
8km run: V Mdunge 28.56, V Mdangu 28.57, M Shodgwa 30.02, M Dulela 30.06, T Ngongoma 30.50, B Ngcobo 32.53, P Mngadi 34.14, N Jensen 35.34, E Grobler 35.35, T Gumede 35.41, S Mthembu 36.24, M Radebe 38.15, E Luiz 38.48, M Ngubenu 41.13, L Beets 43.06, J Momberg 44.18, B Mutanga 44.19, B Botes 1.05.00, L Els 1.05.00, M Nel 1.05.00.
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.
New membership queries can be directed to Jodine on 082-450-0683 or email toti.ac.secretary@gmail.com
Entries open for Dick King half marathon
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.
Upcoming races:
• The Umgeni Water Marathon 15km walk/run; 32km run and 42.2km run will be held on 12 March at Midmar Dam in Howick, starting at 5.30am;
• Peace in Africa 10km run/walk and 21.1km run will be held at Kings Park Athletics Stadium on 12 March at 6.30am.
