Amanzimtoti athletes’ race schedule heats up in March
At the weekly time trials on Wednesday 28 February, 59 athletes participated.
AMANZIMTOTI Athletics Club members look forward to this weekend’s Blythedale trail run (6km, 11km, 20km) which takes place on Sunday, 11 March.Looking ahead to the next few weeks, athletes are reminded of the Deloitte Challenge (42.2km, 21.1km and 10km) will is on Sunday, 18 March and the Stella Royal (25km and 10km) on Wednesday, 21 March at the Stella Royal Sports Club, starting at 5am.
At the weekly time trials on Wednesday 28 February, 59 athletes participated.
4km walk: D vd Merwe 27:19; I Bohmer 31:54; S vd Merwe 31:54; K Morrison 31:54; S Stanton 31:54; A Waterson 32:47; H Grobler 32:47; M Weyer 32:47; K Balaram 33:13; J Govender 33:13; F Berry 34:27; L Radford 34:27; A Govender 34:44; S Coulter 34:44; A Kretzmann 34:44 B Wagner 37:45; J Williams 37:45; C van Niekerk 39:48; S Grobler 39:48; E Grobler 39:48; P Perkins 39:59.
4km run: L Msomi 18:31; D Barnes 19:25; G Johnson 19:55; S Msomi 19:55; M Cousins 19:55; B Luckfiel 20:38; C Farrimond 20:49; C Clarke 21:14; S Pratt 21:14; S Bhengu 22:33; T Zama 23:32; N James 23:47; V Mthembu 24:00; M Botes 24:17; D Taljaard 24:17; G van Zyl 24:17; F Botes 26:03; T Henning 26:22; J Schutte 26:43; A Myeza 26:52; G Schultz 30:05; MJ van Rensburg 30:30; J Kruger 30:36.
8km run: N Jensen 33:37; T Gumede 36:43; D Swart 36:50; M Hlengwa 37:42; W Gibson 38:03; S Kweyama 38:40; V Mngadi 40:13; E Luiz 40:28; S Farrimond 40:28; C Botha 45:33; J Momberg 45:46; B Gauche 46:13; R Sayer 46:34; C Farrimond 46:34; N Saville 46:34.
Memberships and social membership have opened for 2018. To become a member, visit the club on the first Wednesday evening of the month, from 6pm to 7pm. Alternatively, email toti.ac.secretary@gmail.com or go to www.totiac.co.za for more details and membership forms.
Reflective belts are mandatory for time trials, which take place on Wednesdays at 5.30pm for walkers and at 6pm for runners (both with options of 4km and 8km). Visitors are welcome to join in 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. Refreshments are served afterwards. Call club chairman Erich Luckfiel on 083-474-7206 or club captain Jodine Momberg on 082-450-0683 or for junior track and field queries, call Riaan Vosloo on 078-457-1936. For new membership queries, email totiacsecretary@gmail.com.
