Spring novelty time trial sees runners collect litter

The closest prediction was made by JP Sharrock who predicted a time of 23.34 and finished in 23.35.

Yellowwood Park Athletics Club captain, Jenny Sutton presents Ruth Haynes of Surrey, England with her club vest and licence number as a memento of her stay in Durban with the Birtwhistle family. Ruth competed in the recent KZN Athletics Cross Country Championships for the club.

MOST runners at Yellowwood Park Athletic Club took part in the Spring novelty event last Wednesday.

This involved runners predicting their time and handing over their watches before running for two kilometres, collecting a bag from the organisers, and filling the bag with at least five items of litter on the run back to the club.

The closest prediction was made by JP Sharrock who predicted a time of 23.34 and finished in 23.35.

Club time trial results from Wednesday, 3 September:

4km novelty run:

George Thomas 18.21;
Garth Hancock 19.32,
Martin Birtwhistle 19.43,
Kalman Porritt 19.49,
Daniel Mdletshe 21.18,
Chad Fallet 22.51,
Garath Hornby 23.09,
JP Sharrock 23.35,
Damon Schoon 24.13,
Fred Schoon 25.08,
Steve Conway 25.13,
Dowan Burton 25.20;
JP Wessels 25.22,
Flippie Nieuwenhuis 26.15,
Sandra Conway 26.17,
Aphine Mabaso 26.51,
Kelly Schoon 26.56,
Jamie-Lee Burton 26.56,

2.5km run:

Oyama 9.12,
Masmalelo Mweli 9.12,
Sydney Khuzwayo 10.08,
Phumelela Dlamini 10.22,
Prince Gumede 10.30,
Okuhle Tamella 15.35.

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