Page 20 Stopwatch — O-week 2003 UCT Road Challenge Series Races Day Date Race Distance Venue Sat 15/2 Top form 15 Athlone Sun 23/2 42 / 21 / 10 Pinelands Sat 08/3 Village 15 Constantia Sat 15/3 Liberty Nike 15 Elsies River Stopwatch! Sat 5/04 Telkom 10 Sat 19/4 Two Oceans 56 / 21 UCT Mon 28/4 Neethlingshof 10 Stellenbosch Stopwatch is the newsletter of the UCT Athletics Club Sun 04/5 50 Kleinmond - Gordons Bay Sat 10/5 Don Lock 8 Brookside Orientation week February 2003 Sun 01/6 John Korasie 21 Faure Sat 07/6 UWC 10 UWC Sat 12/7 Knysna 42 / 21 Knysna Sun 20/7 Heart Foundation 21 sports ground Sat 26/7 Howard Centre 10 Pinelands Sat 09/8 Avon Ladies 10 Sat 16/8 Big Bay 15 Sun 24/8 Tokai Challenge 21 Tokai Sun 14/9 Peninsula Marathon 42 / 21 Green Point - Simonstown Sat 20/9 Stragglers 15 Strandfontein Pavilion Sun 28/9 Gun Run 21 / 10 Green Point Committee Luke Bush Chairperson [email protected] 083 996-3950 Liska Meyer Vice-Chairperson [email protected] 082 440-2140 James Stutterheim Treasurer [email protected] Road-Running William Robinson [email protected] 083 278-7393 Captain Track & Field Justin Edwards [email protected] 083 650-8307 Captain Nelson Bass Cross Country Captain 021 794-6219 Wendy Bates Women's Captain [email protected] 082 266-8398 Social Running Mpho Morabe [email protected] 072 521-8408 and Development Coaches Track and Field James Evans [email protected] 021 689-4009 Coach Road Running Dmiddelkoop@pwdmail. Dion Middelkoop 021 402-2117 Coach pwv.gov.za

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¡ ¡ £ ¤ ¥ ¢ ¦ ¤ ¨ Page 2 Stopwatch — O-week 2003 Page 19 SEEING CLEARLY tenance, and the plan has all come right. Your running shoes have had You can visualise your entire run or just the right weight and width and Stopwatch! Welcome race from start to finish. It is a beauti- shock absorption for your particular ful necklace comprising lucid images event. You have adjusted your speed of sparkling pearls, and diamonds, ideally for the changing weather con- Editor: and chains of gold. It is yours: every- ditions. Every technique and technol- William Robinson thing that you can see belongs to you. ogy that you read about and tried to to the Everything that you dreamed in train- [email protected] implement has worked successfully. Cell: 083 278-7393 ing has now become reality. You take the picture, behold it and embrace it, STYLE in all its fullness. Contributors: You have studied your own style or James Evans, James Frazer, Justin club! SPECIFICITY gait of running, and have optimised Edwards, Kevin Rochford, Liska your strengths and minimised your Meyer, Luke Bush, Wendy Bates, You learned the course route details weaknesses. Perhaps you have used a William Robinson intimately for this particular race or video-recorder, or listened to an en- run. You knew every turn and hill and thusiastic observer, or been helped by building and road marking and cob- a personal advisor to maximise your blestone, even better than you know running efficiency for a particular race Contents the patterns on your own running vest. distance or race context. You left nothing to chance. Your in- 2. Welcome stant familiarity with every aspect of ------4. Road Running the event guaranteed an almost perfect 6. Track and Field achievement. What an overwhelm- There are ten additional minor themes ingly complete and great run it was. or stitches in the garment of pure run- 10. SASSU athletics ning joy. These can also supplement a 11. Cross Country SPIRITUALITY or peak performance in the twenty major STATE OF BLESSEDNESS components of success. These threads 12. UCT award winners also commence with the letter “S”. Athletic Club Chairman For those who discover that running 13. To exercise or not to Luke Bush has this to say: can also be a deeply spiritual encoun- They are: Sharing, Sportsmanship, exercise? ter, this is the one day on which you Safety, Simplicity, Self-image, Sea- 14. Man verses horse I would like to welcome both new and sense the presence and close help of a sons, Sayings (inspirational words), old members to the UCT Athletic divine creator as you have never ex- Satisfaction, Self-esteem, and South 15. Tarmac Challenge Club and start off by saying that I perienced them before. A new depth Africa. record in detail hope that you all have a fantastic and an unseen dimension have be- 2003. come manifestly linked together, But, perhaps you, the reader, are now 16. Symphony of deeply embedded into your ever- feeling so uplifted and motivated that Superlative Success University definitely isn’t all about expanding tapestry of running. It is a you just cannot wait to start singing the “graft.” It is all about fitting in the state of feeling supremely blessed. your own song! So take up the theme 20. Road Challenge Series work between socialising and enjoy- yourself, and it's over to you. Cmo - races and the 2003 ing what Cape Town has to offer, SCIENCE plete your own happy ending now, Committee which is apparently more than just using these final ten words, all com- alcohol. You have used scientific principles to mencing with the letter “S”! formulate your diet, nutrition and sus- http://sportsclubs.uct.ac.za/athletics http://sportsclubs.uct.ac.za/athletics                   Page 18 Stopwatch — O-week 2003  Page 3 (Continued from page 17) STRATEGY The athletic club focuses on a number Where are we? of races for first time runners ranging SUPPORT Your race tactics are perfect for the from 10 km to 42 km and further The clubhouse is at the Cricket Oval day. You have slipstreamed easily, on middle campus below the Kramer The supporters and spectators all depending on how insane you are. For and gained numerous seconds of time. Law Building and across Woolsack around you are incredible in their en- those of you that prefer running in cir- You planned it all, and got it right. cles or throwing ancient implements drive from Kopano. thusiasm and encouragement. You The silver cup or gold medal, which have never had a day like this. You of war, we cater for you too. And, if was your ultimate aim that day, is now you like running in mud, up hill and Training Times? are propelled to new heights of yours, with a personal best time achievement. All the way, the cheer- down then x-country is for you. If all We train Monday-Thursday meeting achieved as well. Your approach and you want is to find a new route to run ing and clapping never cease. strategy are complete. at 17:20 with Monday and Wednesday in the forest or pick up an entry form focused towards new runners or those SHOULDER STAMINA and some training advice, don’t be building up to their first race. afraid to come along to the clubhouse You run effortlessly off the shoulder- Your endurance is at a peak. All that and ask. What do you need? energy of every runner who draws previous training has paid off. You alongside you, before each competitor have reached the maximum level of a Why should you run? 1. To join the club. Either during retreats in turn. It is as though these limitless plateau without being over- registration week or at the sports Many people run for different reasons: transient companions are feeding you trained. It has all come together just at centre. Signing up costs R120 and with a continuous supply of invisible the right time. • to escape from the stresses of this amount is put on your power, leaving your own reserves un- varsity; account. It includes a R45 license touched. You are able to draw myste- STRENGTH • to run and enjoy the scenery of some that enables you to enter races riously on apparently unlimited re- of the most beautiful races in the without having to buy temporary sources running beside you. The ex- You have never felt stronger. There country; has been a rebound effect from those licenses at R10 a time and this perience is totally enervating and re- • to keep fit and to meet people. sessions of intensity and rest that you can be collected from sports generating. administration or will be given to enjoyed just before the race. The So when you are feeling a bit stressed you at registration. SELF-CONFIDENCE length of the pause and the recovery or learning for that test is just to period were exactly right. much, instead of sitting there, get up Psychologically you are at a peak. 2. A royal blue vest and white and get out for a bit of fresh air and (white or blue shorts for Any possible obstacle is simply tossed SPEED shorts some fun. HEALTHY BODY women). These can be purchased aside like a matchstick. You are a self- HEALTHY MIND from Sports Administration. made super-legend; of this there is no Your speed has become ideal, freely flowing, fast, sleek. This is it. doubt in your mind at all. What should you run? If you need any further information as to specific training programmes for SINGLE-MINDEDNESS SKILL Well that depends on what you enjoy different races or anything else, feel Your driving sense of determination Your sense of judgement and skill in and what you want to get out of free to come to the clubhouse or to and your willpower are unquenchable, assessing the geographical environ- running. If it’s to get out and relax and call me on 083 996-3950. Contact unstoppable, unsurpassable. Abso- ment and competitive factors all stay a little fit then running for about information for the rest of the lutely nothing will prevent success. around you are acute. Your margins 20 minutes three times a week in the committee is available on the back Total achievement is a foregone con- for possible error are negligible. Eve- forest, on the road, or along the canal page of this newsletter. clusion. 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! ! # + + $ " & % $ ( Page 4 Stopwatch — O-week 2003 * Page 17 twenty different waves of the sea SLOW PULSE flowing together unexpectedly, and breaking onto the shore just at their In recent weeks of training, your Road Running at UCT heartbeat has been low. But now for highest moment, in an awesome dis- play of power and grandeur. several days your waking pulse has or looking for company on the dropped to personal levels you have long road leading up to the Com- When the additional ten minor threads never recorded before. You just know rades Marathon, UCT has the also come into effect at the same time, that you are going to set a new club or coaches and the athletes to help the experience is momentous. It be- provincial record for the distance you you along. comes imprinted into the essence of are about to race, and that nothing will the athlete's entire being. It is a mo- prevent this. Suddenly you have a new Training under the supervision of ment of spectacular personal achieve- bonus of extra precious heartbeats in coach Dion Middelkoop takes ment, and no two people can experi- reserve, without limit, every minute place on Monday to Thursday ence it in exactly the same way. that you run. from 17:20 at the club house at the Here, then, are the twenty “S” words SUPPLENESS oval. This year our club has a par- that climax together during that one ticularly strong ladies squad. Lifts most wonderful run of the year, that There is little or no need to stretch. to races are generally available unique experience which epitomises Never before has your whole body felt from the club – make arrange- so free and supple and uninhibited as Road Captain William Robinson everything for which you strive:- ments at the club during the week. on this day. The muscles and tendons writes: SURENESS are great. There are two Western Province So you think you are a road run- You start you race or run with a firmly road competitions. The WP Road SPRINGINESS ner? Or maybe you would like to anchored feeling of absolute certainty. be one. The great thing about road In all your flesh and bones you know Your feet have never felt so light. The springing in your soles is unbeliev- running is that very nearly anyone instinctively this is that singular day. able. Your bounces continually hit can compete, can enjoy training The impression is unmistakable and transparent. There is no doubt or pre- maximum, but you don't know why or and racing in beautiful areas of the how. The experience seems like a , can challenge tence whatsoever. This is it - your one wondrous run of the year has just transcendent gift from the sky. themselves to run faster times or commenced. further distances. Indeed, the SURGE-POWER 10 000 active road runners in the SMOOTHNESS Surging is effortless, irrespective of Western Province come in all Unlike other training runs, you sud- how long you continue to run. Rival shapes, sizes and speeds. denly feel unclogged inside. It is as runners all around know that this is though previous small obstructions the day on which you are untouchable. Whether you are trying to break Other athletes sense your apparently through the 35:00 10 km barrier, inside your blood vessels have dis- solved away during the night, leaving unlimited reserves, and they ease or wanting to run for 30 minutes Samantha Solomons with a fellow your lungs and arteries and veins as back. When they wish you well, you without stopping, or hoping for a UCT runner in the Cape Town smooth and clean as the wind. It is a surge again and then you know that silver medal at the Gun Run, or Marathon. Samantha ran the fastest state of gracefulness in exertion, yet the day is entirely and completely yours. aiming at completing your first marathon by a UCT lady in 2002: unsurpassed in its deep sense of flow- half-marathon at the Two Oceans, Winelands in a time of 3:43:57. ing and feeling at your loveliest. (Continued on page 18)

http://sportsclubs.uct.ac.za/athletics http://sportsclubs.uct.ac.za/athletics < 7 >? > = 9 0 1 1 3 ; ; 4 2 6 5 4 8 Page 16 Stopwatch — O-week 2003 : Page 5 THE SYMPHONY OF Challenge Series is the main inter- letes score points for the time that club competition. Teams of six they run, their position, and the SUPERLATIVE SUCCESS men and four ladies compete for number of UCT athletes whom points. The King of the Mountain they beat. The Points Challenge Those rare, supremely memorable moments of running series is an individual competition races have been chosen to include A personal analysis of those “brilliant” runs, using just which comprises races which in- the most popular races, those twenty simple words. Each word commences with the letter “S”. clude big hills. which are also RCS races, WP championship races and those Dedicated to Cathy, the UCT Athletic Club’s grea test enthusiast, There are two trophies on offer at which are located in our area. as she recovers in hope and optimism from a car accident. the UCT Athletics awards evening These races are listed on the back for consistent road running. The page of this newsletter. Composed in 2001 by Tarmac Award goes to the runner Kevin Rochford who races the most kilometres in a One of the highlights of the year is year (October to September). The the Inter-varsity Road Relay Athletics Club UCT Points Challenge Award which is run between UCT and the He suggests a definitive, holistic answer to the universal question goes to the runner who accumu- Waterfront. This is due to take lates the most points in the desig- place on Saturday 3 May. We usu- “Why run?” nated Points Challenge races. Ath- ally have a good party afterwards. Every two years – or, if you are lucky, a past editor of Stopwatch, recover perhaps even several times a year – inspirationally from her car accident, I BEST UCT ROAD RUNNING PERFORMANCES FOR 2002 you experience an unforgettable have formulated them into a more sys- "right-out-of-this-world" magical run. tematic or holistic tapestry-like pic- Distance Men Women ture: “the twenty woven S-threads of It is that one seemingly effortless race superlative running.” 8 km Kevin Rochford 36:11 Wendy Bates 32:02 or training run that leaves you stunned with pure joy. It permeates your entire On any particular day of running, each 10 km Frans Ngako 32:20 Claire Kinsley 38:16 being with an ecstatic sensation of the individual thread in the garment may gift of life at its quintessential best. be strong or weak, reinforced or di- 13 km Kevin Rochford 77:00 minished, expansive or restricted, at Stephen Courtney 49:09 Marianne Van Kets 1:13:34 All the wondrous elements of your its peak or in a valley, over-strained or 15 km running coalesce into a smooth, har- under-utilised, shining joyously or 16 km Daryl Kingwill 77:44 Lindsay Weight 1:39:27 monious unity. They merge, blend, unravelled in melancholy. combine and peak bounteously to- 21.1 km Frans Ngako 69:35 Wendy Bates 1:31:33 gether in a stunning symphony of de- There are twenty main strands, (and light. It is heaven. there are also ten lesser threads), in 30 km William Robinson 1:57:06 Marianne Van Kets 2:43:20 the tapestry of running, which is like a Endlessly fascinated by the allure of garment for the athlete's sou l. 42.2 km Nelson Bass 2:56:30 Samantha Solomons 3:43:57 these unexpected, rare and most treas- ured of running experiences, I reflect In that one superb run which leaves 50 km Stephen Courtney 3:14:29 Lindsay Weight 4:54:38 upon them mindfully from time to you wholly inspired, the “S” compo- time in training. nents suddenly form a bridge together Two Oceans Richard Milne 4:11:19 Samantha Solomons 5:01:44 in perfect synchronisation. They rein- Comrades Stephen Courtney 7:39:16 Lindsay Weight 10:32:30 Now, while watching Cathy Hanauer, force each other positively, like http://sportsclubs.uct.ac.za/athletics http://sportsclubs.uct.ac.za/athletics L G NO N M I @ A A C K K D B F E D H Page 6 Stopwatch — O-week 2003 J Page 15

9.09.2001 21.1 km Pride of Tokai 2:06:10 A remarkable 12.09.2001 10.0 km WP Masters nite Proton 49:40 Track and Field report achievement 16.09.2001 21.1 km Gun Run 1:55:50 24.09.2001 21.1 km Jonkershoek 1:52:28 by 30.09.2001 32.2 km Hewat 20 miler 2:51:06 3.10.2001 10.0 km Optifit Pinelands 64:51 2001/2002 a remarkable 10.10.2001 10.0 km Prima Tyres Bellville 54:12 12.10.2001 42.2 km Voet van Afrika 4:31:30 UCT athlete 17.10.2001 10.0 km 51:27 Last season’s Track and Field 21.10.2001 21.1 km 1:57:30 Last year a new record 31.10.2001 10.0 km Youngsfield 52:50 captain Liska Meyer writes: was set for the UCT Tar- 14.11.2001 10.0 km Industrelek 51:43 mac challenge the total Looking back at the last track and – 18.11.2001 42.2 km Winelands (Organisers) 4:14:21 distance accumulated in field season, it is clear that UCT has 21.11.2001 10.0 km Old Mutual 49:25 road races by an athlete 28.11.2001 13.0 km Niel Joubert 1:15:58 maintained its reputation as one of in twelve months – by the top track and field clubs in the 5.12.2001 10.0 km MetLife 57:58 Kevin Rochford, UCT’s 12.12.2001 10.0 km Pollsmoor 53:19 Western Province. If one compares most dedicated athlete. 17.12.2001 10.0 km Reconciliation Day, Gugs 53:12 the number of active members of His achievement is made 19.12.2001 10.0 km Simonsvlei 53:53 our club to those of the other top even more incredible by 26.12.2001 16.0 km Manor House Tokai 1:35:35 the fact that he does not teams, it is truly an accomplishment 31.12.2001 21.1 km Danger Point 2:03.40 race on Saturdays. for us to have challenged them, even 31.12.2001 8.0 km Runners' Memorial 41:35 if not quite beaten them. This was Distance run: 1015.0 km 20.01.2002 21.1 km 2:00:48 Number of races: 48 30.01.2002 10.0 km Mall 50:12 New UCT Track and Field records Ave per race: 21.1 km 3.02.2002 21.1 km Kloof Nek Classic 2:01:45 13.02.2002 10.0 km Cheetah 56:06 Men 7.05s Divan Augustyn 60m Kevin Rochford has been 24.02.2002 42.2 km 3:54:03 Craig Buckley, 3.03.2002 30.0 km Cape Consumers 2:49:29 60m Boys u19 7.4s racing and contributing Mark van Deventer to the University of Cape 13.03.2002 10.0 km Giovanni's 49:06 17.03.2002 21.1 km Milkwood 1:54:30 60m Women and girls u19 8.25s Liska Meyer Town Athletics Club for over 30 years. He holds 20.03.2002 10.0 km Paarl: Giddy's 49:50 300m Women 42.54s Meike Flore more than a third of the 21.03.2002 21.1 km Transnet 1:42:35 1 000m Women 3:07.1 Wendy Bates club's road and track 21.03.2002 10.0 km Merrilyn Smith (Organisers) 57:00 29.03.2002 56.0 km Friday Two Oceans 5:47:02 400m Hurdles Men 51.41s Divan Augustyn records in various age group categories, includ- 14.04.2002 10.0 km Hospital 55:02 Triple Jump Women and girls u19 11.32m Liska Meyer ing the senior 100 mile 21.04.2002 21.1 km West Coast (Organisers) 1:56:24 1 500m Walk Men 8:04.9 William Robinson track record. In October 28.04.2002 50.0 km False Bay Ultra 4:40:42 2001 he was honoured 1.05.2002 21.1 km SAD Safari 1:58:37 Liska Meyer, with a UCT crest and 5.05.2002 10.0 km Slave Run 54:28 Meike Flore, 12.05.2002 8.0 km Don Lock 36:10 4 x 200m Ladies 1:49.4 plaque trophy – the uni- Sharon Booysen, versity's highest and rra- 19.05.2002 42.2 km Durbanville Marathon 3:55:36 Laura Lenaarts est award for distin- 2.06.2002 16.0 km 1:47:35 guished achievement in 17.06.2002 86.6 km Comrades Marathon 10:20:49 Malcolm Pringle, sport – which was pre- 28.07.2002 10.0 km Howard Centre 47:25 James Stutterheim, sented to him at the UCT 2.08.2002 42.2 km Riebeeckberg Marathon 4:14:57 4 x 800m Men 7:50.64 11.08.2002 30.0 km Tuff Thirty 2:45:33 Divan Augustyn, Sports Council Awards Dinner. 18.08.2002 15.0 km Mita Big Bay 1:15:35 Luke Bush 25.08.2002 21.1 km Pride of Tokai 1:56:20 http://sportsclubs.uct.ac.za/athletics http://sportsclubs.uct.ac.za/athletics \ W ^_ ^ ] Y P Q Q S [ [ T R V U T X Page 14 Stopwatch — O-week 2003 Z Page 7 Issam Hamza – Cape Times 07.02.2002 proven in the Collison Cup series Mpho, being the responsible and where we again claimed a position reliable guy that he is, has been amongst the top three. elected as an additional member of Determined US runner leaves the WPATF Committee and secre- Certain individuals have helped to tary of WP Athletics Technical Offi- keep the UCT flag flying high. At cials. Well done Mpho! horse floundering in its wake international level Malcolm Pringle took part in the World Champs for SASSU National Athletics Champs ABU DHABI: United States runner that flew the Prophet Muhammad the disabled in Lille, France in July were held in December 2002 in Tom Johnson battled heat, sand and from Mecca to Jerusalem. 2002. He managed to break his own Potchefstroom a contingent of ten stray camels to outrun an Arabian world records in the 400m and athletes from UCT along with James horse in a desert endurance race yes- Al-Buraq took two rest periods of 40 minutes and 20 minutes and was given 800m, and also won bronze in the and Mpho made the trip to Potch. terday, finishing just 10 seconds ahead 200m. At the Commonwealth Those of you who missed the bus of the animal at the end of an 80 km water and food as required by endur- ance racing rules. Games Rory Field brought home a (Continued on page 8) contest. bronze medal for the 100m for Elite Johnson completed the race in the “I was totally surprised at Johnson’s Athletes with Disabilities (class B2). United Arab Emirates in five hours ability to run so fast and to remain so Some other performances that need and 45 minutes, taking advantage of strong,” Nice said. “Next time I’ll try mentioning took place at the WP the horse’s need for a total of one to win.” hour’s rest. Junior Champs, where Luke, Divan She said 12-year-old al-Buraq was and Liska brought home Gold med- “It was a big challenge for me and I owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zaid, als for their respective events. All did it,” said Johnson, 42, trying to son of UAE President Sheikh Zaid bin three were also selected for the WP Sultan al-Nahayan, who organised the catch his breath after beating al-Buraq Team: Luke (Team Captain) for the event which was attended by 200 which was ridden by fellow American 1500m and Divan for 400m hurdles onlookers. Jennifer Nice in the first race of its on the u23 side, and Liska for the kind in the Middle East. Johnson said he was bothered by the Triple Jump on the u20 side. Divan “In the last metres of the race, I desert heat, sand and stray camels dur- also won gold at WP Senior looked behind to see the horse ap- ing the race, conducted at al-Wathba Champs. Luke, Liska and Divan proaching so I increased my speed to race track near the UAE capital Abu won their respective events in the the maximum and I won,” Johnson Dhabi. WP league, with Luke also winning said. Al-Buraq is named after what Contributed by Kevin Rochford the 800m and javelin leagues. Muslims believe was a winged horse This is only a very short summary of The UCT ladies teams results as the list would otherwise be which took part in the in- too long. [See a list of best perform- ter-varsity relay: Carolyn, ances in all events for 2001/2002 Wendy, Carmen, Marianne, elsewhere in this newsletter. – Ed] James Stutterheim, temporarily on Sian, Taryn and Anne Several UCT records were also bro- the shoulder of top SA middle- Other. This year we are ken, showing again that we are still distance runner Johan Pretorius in hoping to organise an event improving on previous club results. the 800m final at SASSU Athletics with more teams involved. Champs, Potchefstroom.

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(Continued from page 7) missed a huge party! (What else would you expect from a UCT To exercise or not to exercise? tour?) There were also some com- It is well documented that for I don’t stretch at all. If God meant mendable early season perform- • • ances. Divan scored our only points every kilometre that you jog, you us to touch our toes, he would of the meeting with his fifth place in add one minute to your life. This have put them further up our the 400m hurdles in an excellent enables you, at the age of 85, to body. time of 51.41s. spend an additional 5 months in a nursing home at R5000 per • I like long walks, especially when Last but not least I would like to month. they are undertaken by people thank everyone who helped make who annoy me. last season such a success. The at- • My grandmother started walking 5 kilometres a day when she was • I have flabby thighs, but fortu- mosphere and vibe down at the track nately my stomach covers them. is great, and it makes coming to 60. She is now 97 and we don’t training after a long day at lectures a know where the hell she is. • The advantage of exercising real pleasure. Therefore I would like • The only reason I would take up every day is that you die health- to urge all of you who have decided jogging is so that I could hear ier. that you are too unfit or too lazy to heavy breathing again. come to training, to reconsider. You • If you are going to try cross- will be surprised how much fun it • I joined a health club last year, country running, start with a actually can be, and that you aren't spent about R4000. Haven’t lost a small country. pound. Apparently you have to • I don’t jog – it makes the ice show up. jump right out of my glass. • I have to exercise early in the morning before my brain figures Malcolm Pringle excelled at the out what I am doing. Contributed by James Frazer World Disabled Champs in France. Nothing endures for ever. actually that far behind. Everything perishes in time. So laugh and love while you may, In closing I would like to leave you Help who you can, work while you must. with the following quotations to And when the end comes, so be it. think about: All fame ends in oblivion and is soon forgotten. “Failure is not the worst But it is fun to strive, joy to win. thing in the world. The very It is a challenge to lose and try again. worst is not to try.” And victory always comes if you try hard enough. Divan Augustyn clears a hurdle on To lose is not to fail. “Some people dream of worthy his way to 5th place in the 400m Hur- The only failure is to lose and not to try again. dles at SASSU Athletics Champs, accomplishments, while others Potchefstroom. stay awake and do them.” Contributed by William Robinson

http://sportsclubs.uct.ac.za/athletics http://sportsclubs.uct.ac.za/athletics | w ~ ~ } y p q q s { { t r v u t x Page 12 Stopwatch — O-week 2003 z Page 9 Award winners BEST PERFORMANCES BY The following awards were made at the UCT T&F ATHLETES Athletic Club’s annual awards dinner: UCT Road Challenge Series Jacov Lalou 2001/2002 season Tarmac Award Kevin Rochford MEN Name Performance WOMEN Name Performance Comrades Stephen Courtney C Buckley / 60m 7,4 60m L Meyer 8,2 Two Oceans Richard Milne M Van Deventer Best Contribution by a Woman Athlete Marianne Van Kets 100m D Augustyn 11,27 100m L Meyer 13,35 Best Spirit Mpho Morabe 150m M Peacock 17,90 150m L Meyer 20,75 Most Improved: Road Running Jacov Lalou 200m C Buckley 22,7 200m — — Most Improved: Cross Country Nelson Bass 300m M Peacock 36,06 300m M Flore 42,54 Most Improved: Track & Field Luke Bush 400m D Augustyn 49,51 400m M Flore 59,4 Best Woman Wendy Bates 600m L Bush 1:22,53 600m L Lenaarts 1:41,83 Best Road Runner Stephen Courtney 800m L Bush 1:53,37 800m M Flore 2:21,40 Best Cross Country Wendy Bates 1 000m L Bush 2:30,88 1 000m L Lenaarts 3:11,01 Best Track & Field Divan Augustyn 1 500m L Bush 3:53,46 1 500m R Meikeljohn 5:19,36 Best Performance Rory Field 1 Mile L Bush 4:29,82 1 Mile R Meikeljohn 6:15,8 Best Athlete Wendy Bates 2 000m W Robinson 5:53,23 2 000m W Bates 7:19,00 3 000m L Bush 8:39,09 5 000m S Mapukata 15:36,21 10 000m N Bass 33:53,3 3 000m SC W Robinson 10:23,4 5 000m W M Morabe 32:44,2 110m H M Peacock 20,47 400m H D Augustyn 53,84 400m H P Cele 80,47 4 x 800m 7:50,64 4 x 400m 3:32,5 4 x 200m 1:34,8 4 x 200m 1:49,4 4 x 100m 45,77 4 x 100m 51,7 Decathlon M Peacock 4515 points Long Jump D Augustyn 6,70m Long Jump M Flore 5,12m High Jump L Tlholo 1,70m Pole Vault M Heyns 2,60m Shot Put R Field 9,92m Shot Put W Bates 4,62m Discus R Field 28,29m Javelin L Bush 47,06m Javelin L Lenaarts 24,19m Luke Bush, Divan Augustyn, Wendy Bates, Nelson Bass, Rory Field, Marianne Van Kets Triple Jump D Mxenge 13,74m Triple Jump L Meyer 11,32m

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Race Pos Name Result SASSU National Athletics Friday 6 December 2002 21.1 W 9 Wendy Bates 1:35:13 Championships 21.1 M 12 Frans Ngako 1:11:57 21.1 M 36 William Robinson 1:25:27 100m H4 7 Tenashe Gwena 11,81 Potchefstroom 2002 100m H2 4 Liska Meyer 13,07 100m S2 8 Liska Meyer 13,19 This year’s track and field captain It was a very eventful weekend, with 400m H4 3 James Stutterheim 49,95 and SASSU tour organiser, Justin several great individual and team 400m H5 2 Martin Coates 49,60 Edwards, writes: performances. The athletes ran well 400m S1 7 Martin Coates 50,73 UCT women’s caption, Wendy despite the circumstances (rain, 4 x 100m F1 4 UCT A 43,90 Bates, writes about X-Country: Last year SASSU decided to hold the officiating, administration and timing championships in December, rather problems). Team spirit was always Shot Put F 14 Gregory Campbell 9,48m To quote Stopwatch 2001, once than in April, as in previous years. high. This was evident as, in Triple Jump F 11 Liska Meyer 10,27m again this “cross country season This led to many institutions having celebration of the first day’s results, Saturday 7 December 2002 was one of mixed fortunes.” On smaller teams competing due to the the team embarked on a quiet evening 200m H7 3 Martin Coates 22,99 an individual level there were fact that many students were on which, a few hours and a few draughts some outstanding performances, 200m H8 5 Tenashe Gwena 23,26 holiday already. later, was no longer quite so quiet. yet in the team events results were Discus F 12 Gregory Campbell 30,63m disappointing due to a lack of The excursion did however prepare us 400m H H1 3 Divan Augustyn 52,25 commitment. UCT was unable to well for the second day, which 400m H F 5 Divan Augustyn 51,41 field a full team at most of the seemed even more eventful and some 800m H1 3 James Stutterheim 1:54,3 league meetings – so even though gutsy performances must be noted. cross country is a team sport, There was even more celebrating that 800m F 9 James Stutterheim 1:55,5 UCT was not a team player. evening, with the UCT athletes still 4 x 400m H1 3 UCT A 3:40,3 On a more positive note, Nelson leading the pack in this respect. All in Long Jump H1 Liska Meyer 4,88m Bass completed a number of league meetings convincingly and all, it was an excellent and successful Mpho Morabe was the revelation of weekend. the season with his exponentially im- Congratulations must go to all the proving performance. Wendy Bates UCT athletes who competed, ran their raced consistently, regularly finishing hearts out and earned some excellent in the top 5, and was fortunate to be results. If these can be improved upon, chosen for the Western Province team in 2003, the season should be a good that competed in Bloemfontein in one for UCT. Well done guys and September. She received Full Colours. girls (a whole 2). Also many thanks to One hopes that the following season Liska, caught here giving Martin’s leg all who helped in the organisation of will bring greater participation and a good rub after the fateful 4x400m the tour. I’m sure next year (in even more exciting performances to Reward after a hard day’s racing. relay. Well, she says it was his leg... Durban) will be just as memorable. comment on.

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