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BOKSBURG ATHLETIC CLUB
“SNIPPETS NO. 21 –WEEK 27 (Thursday, July 04, 2013 – Wednesday, July 10, 2013)
Do you have any stories, news, results etc that you would like to share with the
rest of the club? If so, please fax or email them to the club.
NEWS, ROAD, TRACK AND FIELD, MULTI-SPORT, CROSS COUNTRY,
SOCIAL, STORIES/ARTICLES ETC), and GENERAL.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL OF OUR MEMBERS BORN IN JULY:
Theo Kruger (03); iAn Stephens (04); Andrew De Beer (05); Julian Rabim (07);
Juanita Da Ascencao (08); Brian Neale (08); Marius Small (11); Kristian Fesel
(12); Stanley Kruger (12); Carolyn Wridgway (12); Nicodemus Ngwenya (15);
Fabio Dalla Venezia (16); Andre van Aswegen (17); Jean Bevan (19); Claire Pattle
(19); Herma van Rooyen (19); Trevor Prinsloo (20); Lynne Dell (22); Jan Dries
(22); Justin Dunn (24); Oudamane Metswamere (24); Bashier Nhlapo (24); Naas
van Rooyen (24); Tracy Booyens (25); Byron Jones (25); Jan Scholtz (27);
Benzi Tenza (27); Danelle Jansen Van Vuuren (28); Adele Skein (28); Donavan
Skinner (28); Christo Griessel (29); Melony Liebenberg (30), Johan Troskie
(31); Elzette Watson (31).
AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE
2013 CGA Handbook (White cover) at R5.00 per handbook (with
all the cross country and road information)
and 2012/2013 Track and Field Fixtures and Rules Booklet (White
Cover) at R10.00.
NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS
UPCOMING SOCIAL UPCOMING SOCIAL UPCOMING SOCIAL UPCOMING SOCIAL
ROADROADROADROAD
2013 UPCOMING RACES
Please check for race flyers and more information, on the following website :
www.raceresults.co.za
July
Sun 07 Pirates 10km 08:00 Braeside Road, Greenside
Sat 13 Springbok Vasbyt 25/10/5km 07:30 Voortrekker Monument
Sat 13 Linksfield Ridge 5/10km Eco Train (Walk or Run) Entrance Fee R75.00
Register Now : Annette 011 453 9408 or [email protected]
Sun 14 Northgate 10km 07:30 Northgate Shopping Cen.
Sun 14 KayaFM Corporate Relay 67km ??? Waterfall Estate Polo Fields
7 (Sportsvento 086 0460 906)
Sat 20 Winter Road Race 10km/5km 07:00 Garsfontein Primary School
Sun 21 Breakthru 15/5km 08:00 New Venue – Waterfall
Estate
Sat 27 Keystone Milling Rustenburg Mountain Race
5/10/25km 07:00 Kloof Holiday Resort
(Flyer in the office).
Sun 28 702 Walk The Talk 30/15/8/5km Various Marks Park
Sun 28 Lante Investement 15/6km 07:00 Lonehill Shopping Centre
([email protected]; Emmanuel Luthuli 081 494 3255; James/Gina 074 111 7153) Not
sure if this race is taking place.
August
Sat 03 Skukuza 21km 08:30 Skukuza
Sun 04 Roy Brown Memorial 21/10km 08:00 Golden Reef
Sat 10 Wierie Road Race 21/10/5km 06:30 Centurion Mall
Sun 11 Old Eds 21/10km 08:00 Old Eds
Sun 18 Wits Alumni 21/10/5km 13:00 Wits University
Sat 24 Fort to Fort 12 Hour (More information contact Poy Blignaut 082 855 0561)
Sun 25 Wanderers 21/10/05km 07:00 Wanderers, Illovo
Sat 31 SPAR Ladies Road Race 10km T.B.A. Supersport Park,
Centurion, Pretoria
September
Sun 01 Soweto Cabal 21/10km 06:00 President High Ridge
Sun 15 Fred Morrison 21/10km 07:00 Germiston Stadium
Sat 21 Irene 21/10/5km 06:00 Irene Village Mall
Sun 22 Rockies 21/10km 07:00 Jhb Zoo
Sun 22 Sportsmans Pre-Run 21/10km 06:00 East Rand Value Mall
Tues 24 Sportsmans 21/10/5km 06:00 East Rand Value Mall
Sun 29 City To City 50km 06:30 Gautrain Station, West
Street, Centurion.
(Flyer in the office) (Pretoria – Johannesburg).
October
Sat 05 National Business Challenge Relay – Pretoria
Sun 06 Komatsu 21/10/5km 06:30 Barnard Stadium, Kempton
Sun 13 Spar Ladies 10/5km T.B.A. T.B.A.
Sun 20 Run Jozi 10km 08:00 Jhb CBD
Sun 27 Diepkloof 21/10/5km 07:00 UJ Soweto Campus
Sun 27 Panorama 21/10/5km 06:00 Panorama
November
Sat 02 Kaapsehoop 3 in 1 42/21/10km 05:30 Check entry form.
Sun 03 Soweto Marathon 42km 06:00 Nasrec
Wed 06 Rowlin Nite Race 15/10/5km 19:00 Benoni Northerns
Sat 09 Liquifruit Irene 21/10/5km 06:00 Irene Agri. Centre
Sun 24 Tough One 32/5km 06:00 Old Parks
December
Sun 01 ADT 21/10km
Sat 07 Great Run 10/6km 07:00 Weskoppies Hospital,
Sun 08 Tsakane
Sun 15 Kwa Thema 21/10km
Sun 22 Daveyton 10/5km
January 2014
Sun 05 Kudus 15km
Sun 12 Dischem 21/5km
Sun 19 Bobbies 25/10km
Sun 26 Johnson Crane 42/21km
GAZEBO / UMBRELLAS AT RACES
Please LOOK for the Boksburg Gazebo and/or umbrellas at races. The Gazebo is a
blue/gray colour and has the Boksburg Athletic Club Logo on the top. Umbrellas are
Royal Blue and White panels
Races cancelled as per Race Results Website:
Irene Clover Milk 15km scheduled for 6 July in Pretoria
Foskor 10/21km scheduled or 27 July in Phalaborwa
R.A.C. Training Runs
If you are looking for additional training runs R.A.C. (Rand Athletic Club) are hosting the
following runs. All their runs except for the Comrades Looooooong Training Run (60km) are
classed as Café Runs (which means bring money and buy drinks along the route). All runs
start and finish at Old Parktonians.
July
Sunday 07 Linden Route 23km 07:00
Sunday 14 Northcliff Route 28km 07:00
Sunday 21 Wilds Route 26km 07:00
Sunday 28 Sandton Route 28km 07:00
August
Sunday 04 Bryanston Route 26km 07:00
Sunday 11 Tara Route 28km 07:00
Sunday 18 Melville Route 25km 07:00
Sunday 25 Wilds Route 26km 07:00
September
Sunday 01 Sandton Route 28km 06:00
Sunday 08 Northcliff Route 28km 06:00
Sunday 15 Wilds Route 26km 06:00
Sunday 22 Bryanston Route 26km 06:00
Sunday 29 Melville Route 25km 06:00
RACE RESULTS
WATERBERG EXECUTIVE MAYOR (LIMA) 28km – 11 May, 2013
Overall Finish
Position Surname Name Gender Age Time
236 Louwrens Joey Female 63 03:33:24
JAKARANDA CENTRE RACE OF HOPE (AGN) 10km – 11 May, 2013
Overall Finish
Position Surname Name Gender Age Time
76 Sotto Corona Jillian Female 39 00:34:49
767 Cawood Ralph Male 38 01:10:24
783 Sinclair Annemarie Female 52 01:10:50
KWAI CHALLENGE (CGA) 10km – 12 May, 2013
Overall Finish
Position Surname Name Gender Age Time
115 Van Der Spuy Shelley Female 49 00:44:19
146 Da Ascencao Frank Male 52 00:47:40
227 Retief Taryn Female 22 00:54:14
526 Rabim Nadia Female 19 01:06:00
1359 Barends Beauty Female 57 01:44:10
KWAI CHALLENGE (CGA) 21km – 12 May, 2013
Overall Finish
Position Surname Name Gender Age Time
120 Benade George Male 51 01:31:27
167 Walstroom Brian Male 50 01:36:40
169 Humphreys Mark Male 46 01:36:42
238 Tenza Benzi Male 44 01:43:33
470 Chake Tebogo Male 39 01:56:21
487 Barends Tyan Male 55 01:56:50
595 Kruger Stanley Male 40 02:00:22
606 Gunya Nikelwa Female 50 02:00:55
607 Khumalo Percy Male 40 02:00:56
1181 Rautenbach Collen Male 41 02:20:45
1182 Dawson Scott Male 45 00:20:46
1619 Burger Ben Male 69 02:48:02
RACE FOR FRIENDSHIP (AGN) 19km – 25 May, 2013
Overall Finish
Position Surname Name Gender Age Time
176 Nhlapo Bashier Male 49 01:54:47
527 Bonnet Jacques Male 40 02:33:35
528 Louwrens Joey Female 63 02:33:44
RACE FOR FRIENDSHIP (AGN) 10km – 25 May, 2013
Overall Finish
Position Surname Name Gender Age Time
456 Cawood Ralph Male 38 01:16:43
SILVER OAKS CROSSING RACE OF FAITH (AGN) 15km – 08 June, 2013
Overall Finish
Position Surname Name Gender Age Time
60 Nhlapo Bashier Male 48 01:09:15
559 Bonnet Jacques Male 40 01:39:02
664 Parkin Manie Male 59 01:44:42
741 Sinclair Annemarie Female 32 01:51:25
918 Du Preez Frik Male 54 02:26:30
AT HEALTH WINTER WARMER (AGN) 21km – 17 June, 2013
Overall Finish
Position Surname Name Gender Age Time
37 Nhlapo Bashier Male 48 01:40:01
104 Retief Taryn Female 22 01:52:26
105 Van Der Spuy Shelley Female 49 01:52:26
106 Humphreys Mark Male 46 01:52:27
391 Bonnet Jacques Male 41 02:23:56
476 Ngakane Pauline Female 42 02:36:44
AT HEALTH WINTER WARMER (AGN) 21km – 17 June, 2013
Overall Finish
Position Surname Name Gender Age Time
320 McInnes Cathlene Female 39 01:04:01
618 Du Preez Frik Male 54 01:26:01
Ebotse ParkRun celebrate their 1st Birthday -
Gary Jackson (Event Director – Parkrun Ebotse)
And what a celebration it was ~ a perfect day, a great crowd, tasty treats, and gifts galore.
Adidas gave away two pairs of their fabulous running shoes, Piermont gave a whole slew of meal and accommodation
prizes; and there were masses of cakes, fudge, and even champagne.
The 97 people who ran, jogged, and walked the 5 kays all thoroughly enjoyed themselves; there were 14 first timers,
and 8 PBs. 16 runners are members of Boksburg Athletic Club, 5 Benoni Harriers, 3 Nedbank RC, 2 Benoni
Northerns, 1 Correctional Services, 1 Run/Walk for Life Club, 1 Avis AC, 1 Fit 2000 AC, and 1 Athletes for CHRIST,
with the rest being unregistered.
We looked back on a year filled with stimulating runs, only achieved with the help of Gary Jackson and Darryl
Goosen who volunteer every Saturday, a huge thank you to both of you. Thank you too, to all the other volunteers
who gave of their time so freely during the course of the year. Thank you to Iain Morshead for his directorial input,
much appreciated. Another thank you goes to Ebotse Estate for allowing us to use their beautiful grounds; they are
stunning, and ideally suited to a ParkRun.
A great big WELL DONE to all the athletes, for without you there would be no ParkRun.
It is with great delight that we all look forward to another year of these highly enjoyable events.
iAn Stephens
BOKSBURG ATHLETIC CLUB “AMILA” BLITZ
RESULTS – JUNE 26, 2013
2KM 1. Charles De Beer (Ben.High) 07:59; 2 Michael De Beer (Ben.High) 08:08; 3 Keryn Venter (MAD) 08:38;
4 Danielle Grove (NC) 09:00; 5 Anje-Lee J.V. Vuuren (NC) 09:17; 6 Jae-Lee Enslin (NC) 09:35; 7 Mariska
Grove (NC) 09:59; 8 Caylin Rossouw (MAD) 11:19; 9 Luca Gnudi (MAD) 12:14; 10 Keegen Venter (NC)
12:39; 11 Rael Gnudi (MAD) 12:42; 12 Tracy Jordaan (NC) Walker 20:32; 13 Kaylee Jordaan (NC)
(Walker) 20:32; 14 Caitlin Jordaan (NC) Walker 20:32; 15 Madelein Oberholzer (NC) Walker 20:32.
4KM 1. Lauren Dance (MAD) 14:45; 2 Chicumba Zacarias (BOKS) 15:58; 3 Michael Kasselman (NC) 16:22; 4
Brett Rossouw (NC) 16:35; 5 Timothy Amiras (BOKS) 17:37; 6 Bryce Hennessy (MAD) 18:02; 7 A.N.
Other 18:44; 8 Justin Badenhorst (BOKS/Oost) 18:44; 9 Carolyn Wridgway (BOKS) 18:52; 19 Greg Pienaar
(NC) 19:34; 11 Kirstin Ferrie (MAD) 19:54; 12 Shaun Jordaan (BOKS) 22:47; 13 Mpho Bereng (BOKS)
23:58; 14 Joe McClure (SP) 26:33; 15 Andrew Tesselaar (SP) 26:33; 16 Gavin Kingston (SP) 28:21; 17
Dirk Jansen (BOKS) 28:21.
8KM 1. Thabo Njuna (TOY) 28:10; 2 Armand Bosman (Gallopers) 29:54; 3 Wynand Strydom (BOKS) 31:59; 4
Rudolf Oberholzer (BOKS) 32:42; 5 Mark Humphreys (BOKS) 33:51; 6 Jerry Kgomokaboya (MAG) 34:32;
7 Justin Winn (MAD) 34:59; 8 Bronwyn Strydom (BOKS) 39:57.
BOKSBURG ATHLETIC CLUB “AMILA” BLITZ
RESULTS – JULY 03, 2013
2KM 1. Charles De Beer (Ben.High) 07:45; 2 Michael De Beer (Ben.High) 07:49; 3 Keryn Venter (MAD) 08:37;
4 Luca Gnudi (MAD) 09:42; 5 Jae-Lee Enslin (NC) 09:50; 6 Anje-Lee JV Vuuren (NC) 09:50; 7 Rocc
Gnudi (MAD) 10:33; 8 Dinda Muller (TOY) 10:38.
4KM 1. Emmanuel Magakwe (BOKS) 13:50; 2 Brett Rossouw (NC) 14:57; 3 Lauren Dance (MAD) 15:30; 4
Zack 15:50; 5 Mark Humphreys (BOKS) 16:21; 6 Michael Kasselman (NC) 16:28; 7 Niall Hogan (NC)
16:57; 8 Bronwyn Strydom (BOKS) 18:18; 9 Etienne Steenkamp (NC) 18:30; 10 Carolyn Wridgway
(BOKS) 18:47; 11 Gregg Peebles (BOKS) 18:47; 12 Mike Smithen (MAD) 19:35; 13 Johan Els (BOKS)
19:49; 14 Mpho Bereng (BOKS) 20:32; 15 Prudence Hogan (MAD) 25:47; 16 Joe McClure (SP) 26:10; 17
Andrew Tesselaar (SP) 26:11; 18 Dirk Jansen (BOKS) 28:46; 19 Gavin Kingston (SP) 28:46; 20 Reuben
Aldum (NC) 29:29.
8KM 1. Armand Bosman (Gallopers) 28:57; 2 Rudolf Oberholzer (BOKS) 32:26; 3 Justin Winn (MAD) 34:37; 4
Greg Pienaar (NC) 40:41.
Thanks to Mike Moriarty and the MAD Bunch for manning time trials the first
Wednesday of every month.
No report.
CONGRATULATIONS TO :
Tiaan Steenkamp, who will be representing South Africa, at the IAAF World Youth
Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine on 10-14 July. (Tiaan will be taking part in the high jump event. The qualifying standard was 2.10m and
Tiaan achieved this height in Potchefstroom on May 25, 2013). Good Luck Tiaan may you
have wings on your feet. (Tiaan will have his coach Sonette Sanders and his parents Karen
and Etienne there for moral support).
Megan Wilke and Tiaan Steenkamp on being chosen to attend the Gauteng Athletics
Academy program. (The aim of this program is to assist athletes with necessary support including
scientific testing. CGA will be looking at the long term development which will include world champs
(2015, 2017 and beyond) and the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games.)
Tiaan Steenkamp and Dylan Lindsay on their outstanding performances at the SA
Open Champs held in Potchefstroom on 25 May 2013. In the Men’s Javelin Final Dylan finished 3
rd with a throw of 74.90
In the Men’s High Jump Final, Tiaan was the winner with a jump of 2.10 metres, 2nd
was
Jacques Freitag with a height of 2.00metres
Well done Megan, Dylan and Tiaan.
TRACK AND FIELDTRACK AND FIELDTRACK AND FIELDTRACK AND FIELD
MULTI MULTI MULTI MULTI ---- SPORTSPORTSPORTSPORT
CROSS COUNTRY
CGA CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE FIXTURES FOR 2013
League No. 5 Daveyton Hearts Daveyton 06 July
League No. 6 Protea Guineas Westonaria Sports Complex 13 July
League No. 7 Take It Easy AC Thokoza Park 27 July
League No. 8 Alberton AC Alberton Dam 03 August
CGA Champs Boksburg Stadium 17 August
CGA Open Club Challenge T.B.A. 31 August
SA CHAMPS POTCHEFSTROOM 14 September
Cross Country results have been emailed separately in an excel format.
NB Selection Criteria : An athlete must run any 4 out of 8 league events plus CGA
Championships to be considered for selection to represent CGA at SA Championships.
Doctor’s notes and different reasons for not meeting the criteria will NOT be considered
due to numerous problems experienced. Athletes who may have been representing the
Country during the season will be considered, but they have a responsibility to inform the
Cross Country Commission about their international involvement. Selector’s discretion will
apply in dealing with merits of each athlete’s case.
Boksburg Athletic Club – hosting CGA Cross Country Champs –
Saturday, August 17, 2013
We will be hosting the CGA Cross Country Champs and we need help with regards
setting up the course, marking the course, marshalling and people manning the water
point at the finish, etc etc. Please let me know if you are in a position to assist us.
The first event of the day starts at 09:00 and the last event of the day starts at
16:00.
Please see previous email sent with regards Cross Country results, map to Daveyton and
League Program.
“T H E F I N I S H L I N E”
The “Finish Line” Pub is open every Wednesday evening after time trials,
from 18:30 until late. To those new members that do not know where the
“Finish Line” is situated, please phone Linda in the office.
The weekly Snowball draw takes place every Wednesday in the Pub as well,
and members have to be present to claim the prize which stands at quite a
large sum of money now.
COMRADES DINNER DANCE – SATURDAY, JULY 20, 2013. ERPM GOLF
CLUB. R120.00 PER PERSON. (Please see email sent out on 19 June,
2013 for more information).
BINGO – FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2013. A fun filled evening, but we do
need prizes, so please guys donate some prizes to the club. All members,
family members and friends most welcome to attend.
TOMMY MALONE GOLF DAY – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2013. More
information with regards the Golf Day will be sent out shortly.
SOCIAL
BALI MARATHON (16 JUNIE, 2013)
Nadat ek my eerste toets in Aardrykskunde in graad 8 gedruip het, het ek besluit dit is nie vir my nie. Toe ek sien daar is a Marathon in Bali het eek geen idée gehad waar dit is nie. Vir diegende wat so baie van ons wereld weet soos ek, Bali is in Indonesia. Die eiland het ‘n tropiese klimaat met meer as 3 miljoen inwoners, 80% van die inwoners maak ‘n bestaan out toerisme, die res werk hoofsaaklik in die rysvelde. 80% van die inwoners is Boeddhiste die res Moslems, Hindus en ‘n klein presentasie Christen. Bali Marathon in 2012 was die eerste internasionale marathon in Indonesia na 20 jaar. Die 2013 Marathon het begin in geeindig by Bali Safari en Marine Park. Deur die wedloop is die atlete vermaak met tradisionele danse, sang en ondersteuning van die inwoners. Die wedloop is met vuurwerke geopen en atlete van oor die wereld het deelgeneem aan die 42km, 21km of 10km wedloop. Prys geld in totaal was 1,5 miljoen rand. Atlete is van oor Bali met busse aangery en nie soos by party wedlope in Suid Africa, was vervoer terug na die hotel betyds. Aangesien die marathon net 1 keer per jaar plaasvind kan ons goeie atlete begin voorberei vir daardie prysfeld en die wat net hardloop vir die lekker, dit is ‘n marathon om te geniet. Joey Louwrens (Dankie Joey vir die artikel).
SOCIAL RUNNING (by Joe Henderson, 1974) Nine o’clock, Saturday morning. It could be any Saturday of the year, though this happens to b a morning in early fall. The meeting place is the same as always. It’s understood that a group will start its run here any Saturday at nine. The course and distance are never quite the same any two times. But there’s always a run – a long, gently-paced run through the campus and the hills to the west. The makeup of the group is never the same two times in a row. Runners come and go. But the group is always there – a group of three or four at least, eight to 10 at most. We’re waiting for George. He’ll get here. He’s one of the regulars, and he’ll come riding up on this bike at five past nine. He always gets here five minutes late. George lives closest of the group’s runners. His bike ride is just a mile or so, but it always takes him longest to get here. Joan hasn’t run with us before. She called yesterday and asked, “Can I join you? No one up here wants to go as far as I do, and it’s too far for me to go alone.” She came the farthest – 40 miles – and got here first. It is agreed only that we’ll meet at the same time and place each Saturday, that we’ll run two hours and that we’ll go only as fast as the slowest runner – except in cases of the slowest having to stop. Then it’s understood that someone will drive back over the route later to pick him up. That’s the extent of the planning. The membership of each week’s group sets the pace, and the route finds itself. Each session takes on a character of its own. Some runners come to it once and for one reason or another never return. Some come regularly. No one comes every time. No one runner is essential to the life of the group, because the group never stops. Winter and summer, the run goes on.
STORIES / ARTICLESSTORIES / ARTICLESSTORIES / ARTICLESSTORIES / ARTICLES
Common ability and ambitions bind the group. The people who never come back are the ones who can’t handle the group’s distance and pace. Sometimes it’s too slow for them. Sometimes it’s too fast. A man came along for a mile or two one Saturday He was tripping over his feet trying to slow down. “Can’t you pick it up a little?” he pleaded. He heard a chorus of “no’s”. We haven’t seen Phil since. Today Scott is with us. He doesn’t know it yet, and we don’t know it, but he’s in over his head. It’s warm today. Yet he’s trying to go twice as far as ever before. He won’t even get as far as he has gone before when the walking starts. No one will wait for him, and he won’t expect it. That’s understood. He won’t be back until he’s ready. Five of today’s group are getting ready for a marathon at the end of the month. The other two are training for school cross-country season that is about to start. All think that these long Saturday runs are a vital part of their preparation and that it’s easier to do these with company. The reasons for coming in the first place are practical, even selfish. The reasoning goes like this: 1. Long runs are an important step to my racing goals. 2. They are hard to do alone. 3. Running with a group seems to shorten the miles and shrink the hours. Practical considerations bring people here. Unique social conditions help keep them coming back week after week. If it weren’t for these Saturday morning runs, these people won’t mix. They might have a nodding acquaintance at races, but during a race they would run alone regardless of how big the crowd is. Racing demands self-centeredness. During the week, of necessity, these people run alone and play out the roles that fit their age, profession and sex. But on Saturday mornings, they can all come together, equal and important because they’re taking the same run. John is 14. Vic is 47 and has children older than John. The age spread doesn’t draw any lines, nor does the fact that Joan is the only woman among six men, John and George are in junior high and high school during the week. Vic and Ray work in aerospace science. Joan is a doctor. Scott sells insurance. I’m an editor. But the question, “What do you do?” never comes up on Saturdays. On Saturdays, we are runners. Ray has been running only six months. I’ve run longer than everyone else here combined. Only three of us seven have gone as far before as we’ll go today. I’ve gone this far a hundred times or more. But experience doesn’t make the miles any shorter. Only the group can do that. That’s why I started coming hear. The Saturday runs are longer that they are hard. We could make them hard, of course, if we wanted to run them fast. But we never do. It’s enough just to get through them, and to keep getting through them week after week. Getting through runs like this is more a matter of patience than pain. Bill, a quarter-miler, had never gone more than eight miles before. One Saturday morning he was training on the track and was feeling bored with it. He saw the group forming. “What’s up?” he asked. “We’re taking a long run.” “How long?” “Two hours.” “What’s that in miles?” “Fifteen or so.” “I can’t go that far. But do you mind if I tag along for awhile?” As we ran, Bill asked, “Do you always run this slow?” It was easy for him, and he went all the way. But his mind wasn’t tuned to the distance. He said, “It seemed like we ran all day.”
We like to imagine the runs are tough. The hard part is thinking about it for the two hours on the road and in the week between. The group helps people persist during the run and to come back for more, where along they might have found reasons to stop. I’m not saying I wouldn’t do long weekend runs if it weren’t for the group. But I probably wouldn’t do as many of them, or go as far. And I’d probably race more often – if only to get out of going long and to have a chance to talk with other runners. But because of the group, the Saturday mornings have come to mean more to me than racing – perhaps because I’ve run too many races already, and have run too seldom with other people. More by necessity than choice, I’ve mostly run alone through the last 16 or 17 years. In high school in a little town in Iowa, no one else ran. There was no track. So I started by running alone on the roads. By college, it was a habit to run this way. No one else wanted to run the distance on the roads, so I was still alone in the early 1960’s. By the late ‘60s, road running was the thing to do. Everyone who ran did some of it on the roads. But those who did it were so serious they went too hard and fast for me. Their road runs were like races, so I stayed by myself. Only in the last couple of years have I fallen in with other runners I can stay with and talk to. I haven’t taken five long runs by myself since 1970. Though I still prefer being alone on weekdays, Saturdays are reserved for talking. When I couldn’t go long or race for over a year because of my injury, I realized I missed the long runs very much and had little craving for races. Since I’ve been back, I’ve had to choose: long runs or races. They’re both on weekends. I haven’t run many races and haven’t missed many group runs. After being preached at, argued with, put down and ignored all week – and doing the same from my side – it’s nice on Saturday mornings to have a quiet two-way talk. Arthur Lydiard’s greatest gift, when he made the long weekend run a standard part of the running diet, was to promote the declining art of conversation. For me, at least, the runs do more good for my social life than my athletic one. The runners are stripped of their roles and are equal for this couple of hours. There’s no need to try and make impressions. The pace has to be slow enough to allow normal breathing. That allows talking. If you can’t talk, you’re running too fast, Lydiard says. Something about running itself makes runners want to talk. It loosens their tongues more effectively than a third martini. Dr George Sheehan is positively eloquent when he talks of long run talk: “Running frees me from the monosyllabic inanities of my usual tongue-tied state, liberates me from the polysyllabic jargon of my profession, removes me from the kind of talk which aims at concealing rather than revealing what is in my heart and what I mean to do and be. For me, no time passes faster than when running with a companion. An hour of conversation on the run is one of the quickest and most satisfying hours ever spent”. Rich, who joins us regularly, is more to the point. He says, “These Saturday mornings are the highlight of my social week. I used to go to parties every weekend before I started running. No more. I don’t need them now.” If running with others frees the tongue better than a cocktail party, it also turns loose festering feelings better than a visit to the doctor. For me, these runs have been group therapy in every sense of the word. They’ve made me whole again. If it weren’t for these sessions, I might have gone on alternately babying my wound, feeling sorry for myself for not being able to run like the other guys, or – worst of all – wearing my scar as a badge of courage and an excuse never to make courageous efforts again. …………… (More in next week’s Snippets).
Good Morning,
St Andrews School for Girls are hosting a trail run on the 13 July, starting at 7.30. We would like to invite
your members to come and join us. There is an option to either walk or run. Walkers can start anytime
between 8.00 and 10.00. The route follows Linksfield ridge and is really beautiful.
Register Now : Annette 011 453 9408 or [email protected]
Subject: Cancellation of St Michael's Spar 13 July 2013
- It is with regret to announce that the St Michaels Spar 10 km Race scheduled for Saturday, 13
July 2013 in Orkney, NW has been cancelled.
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Running and Walking Running and Walking Running and Walking Running and Walking ---- Limpopo Limpopo Limpopo Limpopo
Race Race Race Race
Date Date Date Date Event NameEvent NameEvent NameEvent Name VenueVenueVenueVenue DistanDistanDistanDistancececece StatusStatusStatusStatus
13 Jul
2013
Haenertsburg Iron Crown
Trail Run
Haenertsburg Village
Community Centre
21.1km, 10km,
5km, Verified
20 Jul
2013 Spur Race
10km, 5km,
20 Jul
2013 League 5
XCOUNTRY
27 Jul
2013 Foskor F21 Namakgale, Phalaborwa 21.1km, 10km, Cancelled
Running and Walking Running and Walking Running and Walking Running and Walking ---- Mpumalanga Mpumalanga Mpumalanga Mpumalanga
Race Race Race Race
Date Date Date Date Event NameEvent NameEvent NameEvent Name VenueVenueVenueVenue DistanceDistanceDistanceDistance StatusStatusStatusStatus
13 Jul
2013 Hall's Hall's Gateway 21km, 10km, Verified
GENERALGENERALGENERALGENERAL
20 Jul
2013
Richkim Engineering/Oasis
Water Midack Club House
21.1km, 10km,
4.9km, Verified
20 Jul
2013 Super Spar Grove Legogote White River Rugby club
21km, 10km,
4.9km, Verified
27 Jul
2013 Citrusfees Trail Run
Schoemanskloof Farmers
Hall 16km off road Verified
Running and Walking Running and Walking Running and Walking Running and Walking ---- Gauteng Gauteng Gauteng Gauteng
Race Race Race Race
Date Date Date Date Event NameEvent NameEvent NameEvent Name VenueVenueVenueVenue DistanceDistanceDistanceDistance StatusStatusStatusStatus
06 Jul
2013 Clover Irene Milk Run
Argicultural Research
Cnc 15km, 5km, Cancelled
07 Jul
2013 Casio Pirates 10km Pirates Club
10km, 10km
(w),
13 Jul
2013 Afriforum Springbok Vasbyt Voortrekker Monument
25km, 10km,
5km,
14 Jul
2013 Northgate
Northgate Shopping
Centre 10km, 5km,
20 Jul
2013
Mooikloof Realtors Winter
Road Race
Laerskool (Primary
School) Garsfontein 10km, 5km, Verified
20 Jul
2013
Hi-Performance Midas Road
Runners 5km & 10km
Old Vaaltonians Sports
Grounds 10km, 5km, Verified
21 Jul
2013 Breakthru Midrand
Waterfall C Estate,
Maxwell Drive 15km, 5km, Verified
27 Jul
2013 Zwartkop Road Race Swartkop Lapa
21km, 10km,
5km Verified
28 Jul
2013
DISCOVERY 702 WALK THE
TALK 2013 Marks Park
30km, 15km,
8km, 5km, Verified
Running and Walking Running and Walking Running and Walking Running and Walking ---- KwazuluKwazuluKwazuluKwazulu----Natal Natal Natal Natal
Race Race Race Race
Date Date Date Date Event NameEvent NameEvent NameEvent Name VenueVenueVenueVenue DisDisDisDistancetancetancetance StatusStatusStatusStatus
05 Jul
2013 Umhlanga Street Mile Umhlanga 800m 1609m
06 Jul
2013 PDAC Cross Country Lahee Park, Pinetown
Verified
07 Jul
2013
Waterfall Superspar Forest
AC 10 Forest Athletic Club 10km (rw),
14 Jul
2013 Savages 21.1 km Challenge
Cyril Georghegan
Stadium 21.1km (r), 10km (rw),
14 Jul
2013 Itshelejuba Challenge
Itshelejuba Provincial
Hospital 21.1km (r), 5km (r),
20 Jul
2013
Vryheid Meat Masters Game
Run TBA 15km (r), 10km (w),
20 Jul
2013 Race Walk Richards Bay 10km, 5km,
21 Jul
2013 Total Sports Ladies Race
Kings Park Athletic
Stadium 10km (rw), 5r
27 Jul
2013
RBCT Charity Relay Run
Zululand Multi-Sport AC Bay Hall, Richards Bay 8.2km (r), 8.2km (w),
27 Jul
2013
Braai-Ketts Longest Day
Collegians Harriers
Collegians Club,
Pietermaritzburg
12 hours run, 12
hours walk, 80 kms
min.
27 Jul
2013 Amajuba Cross Country
Dannhauser Primary
School
1 + 2km up to 12km
Cross Country Verified
28 Jul
2013
Ulwazi Half Marathon
Hammarsdale AC
Mpumalanga Stadium 21.1km (r), 10km (rw),
Running and Walking Running and Walking Running and Walking Running and Walking ---- Eastern Cape Eastern Cape Eastern Cape Eastern Cape
Race Date Race Date Race Date Race Date Event NameEvent NameEvent NameEvent Name VenueVenueVenueVenue DistanceDistanceDistanceDistance StatusStatusStatusStatus
19 - 20 Jul 2013 Washie Port Alfred 160km,
20 Jul 2013 Niel's Hillwacht Muir College Uitenhage 15km, 5km, Verified
20 Jul 2013 Griffin Halfway 80km, Verified
27 Jul 2013 Clover Milk Run King's Beach Parking lot 10km, 5km,
Running and Walking Running and Walking Running and Walking Running and Walking ---- Western Cape Western Cape Western Cape Western Cape
Race Race Race Race
Date Date Date Date Event NameEvent NameEvent NameEvent Name VenueVenueVenueVenue DistanDistanDistanDistancececece StatusStatusStatusStatus
06 Jul
2013
Pick n Pay Cape Time
Knysna Forest 42.2km Glebe - Knysna Forest
42.2km, 21.1km,
5km,
13 Jul
2013
Leading Edge & Top Gear
Sport 10km
Glenwood Horse Riding -
George 10km, 5km,
13 Jul
2013 Orak 12 Hour Race Vredendal Sports Grounds Var Verified
14 Jul
2013 Dave Spence Memorial race
NY 49 Stadium,
Gugulethu 10km, 4.2km, Verified
20 Jul
2013
Worcester Voorsieners
Hospice
Worc. Voorsieners
Durbanstraat 10km, 5km,
20 Jul
2013
Beaufort West Municipality
21.1km Run
Rustdene Sportgrounds -
B/West
21.1km, 21.1km,
10km, 5km, Verified
20 Jul
2013
McCarthy Toyota TVHS
10km & 5km
Table View High School,
Janssens Ave. 10km, 5km, Verified
27 Jul
2013
Cheese Festival Farm Run
21.1km
Four Brothers Potato
Store - George
21.1km, 10km,
5km, Verified
27 Jul
2013 Fairbridge Mall 15 km
Fairbridge Mall,
Brackenfell 15km, 6km, Verified
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Snippets No. 21 Week 27, 2013.
