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September 2012 Newsletter

Editorial Commission News

CROSS COUNTRY

Cross country Runners, with only the National Championships remaining on the 2012 calendar, I would like to start this month’s article by extending a word of thanks to all who participated in this year’s activities and congratulations to all who achieved their goals this season. I would like to start with the following quote by John Bingham as a word of encouragement to our athletes and especially to those who are considering cross country for next year.

"Believe that you can run farther or faster. Believe that you're young enough, old enough, strong enough, and so on to accomplish everything you want to do. Don't let worn-out beliefs stop you from moving beyond yourself."

The Western Province Cross Country Championships was held at CPUT on 11 August 2012 and was well attended considering the inclement weather. This event was held in conjunction with the schools Cross Country Championships and produced a good mix of performances with athletes trying to make a “last ditch” impression on the selectors for inclusion into the provincial teams.

WP CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – CPUT -11 AUGUST 2012 JUNIOR RESULTS AGE FIRST SECOND THIRD

Boys U/8 Sipho Samela (RCS Gugs) Yamkela Mabemba (RCS Gugs) Dowayne Martin (Easterns)

Girls U/8 Amy Jonathan (ACS VOB) Sixaso Mntshixa (ACS VOB) Luhany Mskhimsa (NedBank)

Boys U/9 Lionel Breuks (ATC) Duwanne Willson (Velocity) Tylo Barends (Bidvest)

Girls U/9 Phathiswa Mbinda (Met East) Mihla Deedie (ACSIS VOB) Dineo Nobakado(ACS VOB)

Boys U/10 Mbasa Maci, (Met East) Ciaran Winstain (Met South) Samkelo Kubheka( RCS Gugs)

Girls U/10 Khayakazi Nutsi (RCS Gugs) Alexa Masham (Met South) Esetha Kulati (RCS Gugs)

Boys U/11 Ricardo de Beer (Met East) Jeremy Lottering () Shirwin Jooste (Met North) Girls U/11 Tatum Maher(Bellville) Shannon Peters (Met South) Maricia Hartnick ()

Boys U/12 Zane Robinson (Plex. Durb) Breyton Poole(Helderberg) Heinrich Afrikaner(Plex Durb)

Girls U/12 Jolinn Nero(Met East) Chantel Boks (Plex Durb) Kayla de Waal (Met North)

Boys U/11 Ricardo de Beer (Met East) Jeremy Lottering ( Eerste River) Shirwin Jooste (Met North

Girls U/11 Tatum Maher (Bellville) Shannon Peters (Met South) Maricia Hartnick (Helderberg)

Boys U/12 Zane Robinson (Plex. Durb) Breyton Poole, (Helderberg) Heinrich Afrikaner (Plex Durb)

Girls U/12 Jolinn Nero ( Met East) Chantel Boks (Plex Durb) Kayla de Waal (Met North)

Boys U/13 Corné Petersen (Met East) Sisipho Xhakane (Khayel) Raneldo January (MP Titans)

Girls U/13 Robyn Blackwell (Met South) Anita Mvundla (RCS Gugs) Kaylon Pietersen (Plex Durb)

Boys U/14 Rowhaldo Ratz (Eerste River) Samkelo Nobakada (ACS VOB) Juan Jones ( WCSS)

Girls U/14 Assinique Robinson (Plex Durb) Simoné Links (Eerste River) Kirsten Roodman (ACS VOB)

Boys U/15 Mc Marshall Hartzenberg (Eerste River) Vuyolwethu Gogoko, (Mandisi) Zaid Williams ( Zone)

Girls U/15 Joslin Williams (North Zone) Lauren Jonathan (ACS VOB) Anja Wolstenholme (NBMC)

Boys U/16 Lee-Roy Lawrence (UWC) Kaleb Beukes (UWC) Ashley Smith (WCSS)

Girls U/16 Zani Kruger (Bellville) Pamela Mtshemla (ACS VOB) Whitney Daniels (North Zone)

Boys U/17 Anthony Timoteus (UWC) Bradwin Engel (Celtics) Nyaniso Mooda (Easterns)

Girls U/17 Ebeth Marais ( NLC) Jana Burger (North Zone) Icarien v Deventer (Tygerberg NLC)

Boys U/19 Nkosinathi Sotyantya (Itheko) Orion Faro (MP Titans) Danzil Paulse (Easterns)

Girls U/19 Khanya Mateyis (Khayel) Amy Abrahams (Eerste River) Asiphe Snyman (Celtics)

WP CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – CPUT -11 AUGUST 2012 SENIOR – VETERANS AND MASTER CATEGORY RESULTS CATEGORY FIRST SECOND THIRD

Senior Men 4k Virgina Ngudlumana (Itheko) Dewayne Mouries (Itheko) Vuyolwethu Mbukushe (Khayel)

Senior Women 4k Khanya Mateysis (Khayel) Linda Hanekom (Tygerberg NLC) Reghana Beukes (Eerste River)

Senior Men 12k Nkosinathi Madyo (Nedbank) Mthandazo Qhina (Nedbank) Hein Camphor (NBMS)

Senior Women 8k Bulelwa Simae (Nedbank) Linda Hanekom (Tygerberg NLC) Tanya Scott (UCT)

Master Men 30-34 Tiaan Oosthuizen (Celtics) Lionel Cronje (Bellville) Adrian Neethling (Ravensmead)

Master Women 30-34 Natasha Oosthuizen (Celtics) Patience Nkhola (Khayel) Phumla Mabemba (RCS Gugs)

Master Men 35-39 Bonisili Ngculana (Bidvest) Sihle Mapukata (Mr Price WP) Vakalisa Kopolo (Khayel)

Master Women 35-39 Bulelwa Simae (Nedbank) Busisiwe Matiwane (Celtics) Renata Schoeman (NBMS)

Master Men 40-44 Graham Katzen (Celtics) Shaun Abrahams (NBMS) Dion Middelkoop(ACS VOB)

Master Women 40-44 Sheryl de Lange (NBMS) Tana Janse van Rensburg (WC) Ellie Courts (Celtics)

Master Men 45-49 Johnny Persents (Wild Runners) Henry Wolstenholme (NBMS) John September (Celtics)

Master Women 45-49 Ester Brink (Strand) Marnette Meyer (NBMS) Desireé Rex (Atlantis)

Master Men 50-54 Chris Mitchell (Celtics) Friedl van der Merwe (Strand) Julian Paul (Defence WP) Master Women 50-54 Olga Howard (Celtics) Bev Charters (ACS VOB) Cheryl Rudolph (Easterns)

Master Men 55-59 Mpendula Mpukani Gemjikile Tom (Eskom) Les Chivell ()

Master Women 55-59 Charmain Cupido (Nedbank) Hillary Rhode () Pearl Rondganger (Telkom)

Master Men 60-64 Clive Owen (Edgemead) Awie Veldsman (Helderberg) Ian Bocock (Foresters)

Master Women 60-64 Theresa Isaacs (ACS VOB) Esmé September (Spartans) Pat McClinton (Celtics)

Master Men 65-69 Peter Donald (West Coast) Roy Anderson (Celtic) Roy Tomlinson (Spartans)

Master Women 65-69 Pixie Sparg (Celtics) Marlene James (Pinelands) Carol Gahwiler (ACS VOB)

Master Men 70-74 Manfred Geutner (Celtics) Boet van Zyl (Spartans) None

Master Women 70-74 Christine Williams (Spartans) Annatjie Berntzen (Tygerb NLC) Valerie Lumb (Spartans)

Master Men 75-79 Jacobus van Zyl (ACS VOB) Derry Devine (ACS VOB) None

Master Women 75-79 Peggy Reid (Spartans) Magdalene Johnson (Tygerb NLC) Julie Wilson (Celtics)

The interprovincial cross country was held at Drakenstein Correction Facility located just outside Paarl, once again in rainy and windy conditions. The event was hosted by Boland Athletics which was well organised and produced much excitement for the considerable number of spectators present. The first event was the senior men’s 12k event with Hein Campher wining in convincing fashion. It appeared as if this would set the scene for our dominance at this meet, however this was not to be as the rest of the senior and master categories produced mixed results. The junior WP athletes were much more in control in the junior events. The WP team to travel to Durban was refined and finalised at this event.

Interesting news from the USA cross country trials:

It has been a long time since runners from the have performed well at national level and we are constantly looking at the ways to address this. I compared our activities leading up to our championship with the USA cross country trails and came up with some interesting information and comparisons between ourselves and the athletes in the USA.

1. We have a smaller pool of athletes but we are probably on par with the quality of the USA athletes. Corporate involvement is commonplace to assist with funding of programmes etc. 2. Our courses are comparable with those used in the USA, but we need to focus on accuracy of measurement (standardized courses), keep records of times on these courses etc. and base qualification on time related performances. 3. Our training regimens are different with many athletes using the cross country season to maintain fitness during the winter months, with very few cross country specialists. 4. Our championships preparation is significantly different with fewer athletes “shining” at championships 5. Resources are different, with athletes having better diets, healthcare, education and employment opportunities etc. 6. The retention of athletes within their home areas (provinces) is emphasized. We should be looking at a sustainable incentive programme to keep our top athletes in the province and prevent them from being lured elsewhere. The American scholarship programme goes a long way in attracting athletes to educational institutions. Many times our athletes have already dropped out of school before they have reached the senior level. We have to keep our top athletes at school to be able to access tertiary education and partnerships with these institutions must be foster and opportunities created to address this gap.

Visiting the USA cross country website I discovered that selection for the USA national cross country team is done at the national trials. The various cross country states select teams and individuals to participate in this event with specific qualifying criteria. Teams compete in one of nine regional championships to qualify. In addition to the 31 teams, 38 individual runners qualify for the national championship. These trials will be held on 2 February 2013 in Forest Park, St. Louis. The course is outlined on the map below and the expected temperature is predicted to be between -30C and 60C.

Athletes orientate themselves with the course on the previous day as access to the venue is secured for warm ups etc. However what I found interesting was that the course was constructed 3 months before the event, and every Saturday beginning on 5 January, the organizers will be hosting FREE cross country workouts on the official Championship course. Each Saturday will feature a different workout and experienced coaches will be on hand to lead athletes through "practice." These workouts will be perfect for anyone running any of the events at the meet and the training programme for January 2013 is highlighted in the table below:

Date /Time / Activity Explanation Saturday January 5th: Fartlek is a swedish term for speed play. Fartleks are a 9:00am- Warm-Up, Strides, etc. staple in just about every high school and college cross country program. We'll show you guys the course and 9:15am- Workout = Fartlek! 6.5km of 2 blow the whistle when you're supposed to be "on" and minutes "on" 1 minute "off" on the then again when you're supposed to be "off." The "on" course segments should be hard (race pace effort) and the "off" segments should be done at an easy recovery pace Saturday January 12th: The Tempo Run is a classic! These should be done at 9:00am- Warm-Up, Strides, etc. slower than race pace but still at a very hard effort. We'll 9:15am- Workout = Tempo Run. 3-5 have pace charts on hand to determine your goal pace miles total for this workout based on your 5k times Saturday January 19th: This is a tough one but a fun one! Everybody remembers doing "quarters" if they ran high school cross country or 9:00am- Warm-Up, Strides, etc. track. We'll have the 200 meter points marked and you'll 9:15am- Workout = 12-16 x 400 with 1 be doing these on the actual race course. We'll try to minute rest between repeats start at slower than race pace and then work our way down to faster than race pace by the end. Saturday January 26th Oh boy...the dreaded mile repeats! These are tough but 9:00am- Warm-Up, Strides, etc. they'll get you ready for the race. We'll run these at goal 9:15am- Workout = 5km x 1 km with 3 race pace on the course. This is the most race specific of minutes rest in between repeats. all the workouts we'll do over these five weeks. If you can hit this one you'll be ready to go on February 2nd

Cross country runners, as you can see we have way to go, but the problems are NOT insurmountable. The first step is a change in attitude, we need to believe that we can achieve, that we can be best, after-all we are South Africans.

RACE WALKING

The cream of ’s current race walking talent was on display earlier this year at the Yellow Pages SA Senior Championships in Port Elizabeth. The Men’s 20km race was one of the fastest walking races ever on SA soil. Six walkers achieved under 90 minutes with Armond Nel (ASWD) filling fifth position in a personal best time of 1hr27:41. This stunning performance secured him a place on the SA team of six men (including Olympian Marc Mundell) who represented the Green and Gold in Saransk, Russia on the 12th and 13th May 2012 at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup where Armond finished in 96th position, competing at the highest possible level of race-walking talent.

With Armond regularly appearing on the podium at local League Walks in his Nedbank AC colours, we thought we’d take the opportunity to get to know a little more about him:

1. Where and what are you studying? I am a 2nd year student studying nature conservation at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University George Campus Saasveld.

2. Where and with whom do you live? I stay in Huis Chris Heunis koshuis in George. Otherwise I live with my parents in Kuilsriver.

3. How long have you been racewalking? I started training race walking in 2003, making this my 10th year in the sport.

4. How did you start? Chris Carstens saw me at the Safari 10km race in Wellington in 2003 and asked me if I would be interested to train with his group at Bellville stadium.

5. What has been your greatest racewalking achievement so far? My greatest race walking achievement so far would definitely be to have been chosen to represent my Country at the World Race Walking cup in Russia as well as the first time that I broke the 90min barrier in the 20km walk at Western Province Champs this year (88min 15sec).

6. What is your next goal? My next goal would only be to improve and the rest will take care of itself… As we say in : “Ek wil nie die perde voor die wa inspan nie.”

7. What is your favourite race, and why? There are a lot of favourite races for me. I like the half marathons on the Platteland such as Swellendam, Beafort-West, Napier and Meiringspoort. I like challenging off-road half marathons too and also the league walks.

8. What is your favourite type of training session? My favourite training session is 2000m’s. To push your body as hard and far as you can! That is when I am fit enough though… =)

9. Describe an average day in your life? An average day in my life would be to cycle on a single track (8,5km)with my roommate to class, come back from class, doing body exercises and go training and study.

10. How would you describe your dietary habits? At the Hostel I get 3 healthy meals a day and of course the food that my mother makes at home. 11. Do you have any other sporting interests? I love rugby and supporting my team namely the Stormers. I also love watching cricket as well as the Tour the France and tennis grand slams.

12. What other hobbies are you interested in? My hobbies would be playing tennis with friends at campus, mountain biking and hiking.

13. What do you do to relax? To relax I would go out and dance with friends, have a “rustige braai” after a big Stormers/Springbok rugby game or just go out for a movie.

14. Tell us something about yourself that we'd be surprised to know? I attended art classes as an additional subject in primary school. I like wearing “vellies” and drinking my coffee out of a “blikbeker”.

TECHNICAL OFFICIALS

TECHNICAL OFFICIAL COURSES: 2012 - 2013

COURSE DATE TIME FACILITATOR/S Starting Theory 4 September 2012 19h00 – 21h00 V. Desai Practical (In season)

Level 1 11 September 2012 19h00 – 21h00 C. Goldschmidt Road Running 12 September 2012 19h00 – 21h00 C. Goldschmidt 13 September 2012 19h00 – 21h00 B. Oliver Cross Country

Level 2 Track Events 17 September 2012 19h00 – 21h00 J. Arendse 18 September 2012 19h00 – 21h00 J. Arendse Field Events 19 September 2012 19h00 – 21h00 G. Burgess 20 September 2012 19h00 – 21h00 C. Le Roux Check and Mark (Assizing) 10 / 11 October 2012 19h00 – 21h00 C. Le Roux / G. Burgess

Electronic Timing Theory 19 October 2012 19h00 – 21h00 J. Evans Practical 20 October 2012 12h00 – 14h00 J. Evans

Refresher Course Road Running 5 January 2013 14h00 -17h00 C. Goldschmidt Refresher Course Track & Field 12 January 2013 14h00 -17h00 G. Burgess / J. Arendse

 REFRESHER COURSE – New Rules Discussion / Technical Officials Affiliation / Registration for 2013.  ALL COURSES – R100.00  DATES FOR EXAMS WILL BE CONFIRMED AT THE COURSES  VENUE – CENTRAL HOCKEY

Club News

ARD ATHLETIC CLUB

ARD Athletic Club’s Fast and Scenic 3 Vlei 10km road race presented by Absolute Eyecare

On the 16th of September 2012 ARD AC will be hosting its second annual 10km road race and 5km Fun Run in . Our aim is to make this the most exciting race in the Southern Suburbs besides Oceans. We are hoping to make this an even better experience than our inaugural race last year. Fantastic support was shown towards our race last year and we will be counting on athletes repeating that this year.

With this mind we decided to add two exciting elements to our race for 2012:-

1. Special Sub 60 minutes wooden shields for participants in the 10km road race Participants in the 10km road race finishing under 60 minutes will receive a specially made wooden shield embossed with a special medal to commemorate this achievement……BUT you will have to enter and run in less than 60 minutes to see how it looks!

For those that will take it easy and enjoy the scenes along the route, don’t despair – you will receive a medal for finishing the race. The route is unchanged for 2012 and we trust the flat course will lead to a new course record.

2. Absolute Eye-Care 10km Club Challenge Another exciting element introduced to garner support from schools and sports clubs (other than registered athletics clubs) and introduce them to the camaraderie and joys of running. The first ten members, wearing identifiable team colours finishing TOGETHER will win R2000 and the Absolute Eyecare trophy. We will be allowing teams of 10 to run and they must display their school or club colours to qualify.

3. Other elements As per last year, we will again be handing out goodie bags to the first 800 participants registering for the race at our pre-registration venues (Sportsman Warehouse in and – see flyers for times). Surprises ranging from R20 to will be packed in the bags, so who knows – your goodie bag might contain the big surprise! To ensure fairness we will be allocating 400 goodie bags per registration site.

Currently the value of our spot prizes is standing at R25 000 and we are still hard at work to increase it. Those that participated in last year’s event to testify that our spot prizes is well worth the wait.

The first three male and female finishers will be invited to breakfast in the VIP area.

Once again we will be ensuring that the same prize money will be allocated to our Senior and Junior winners with Juniors being rewarded up to 5th place! We have decided to keep our entry fee unchanged for 2012: licensed runners at R30, Juniors at R15 and FREE for those over 70 years entering on the day of the race. We are grateful to our sponsors for enabling us to keep the cost of entering low for another year.

Given the entry fee, the sub-60 shields, the Absolute Eyecare Club Challenge trophy and prize money, the spot prizes and goodie bags on offer we believe it is exceptional value for money to participate in our race. Come and join us on 16 September 2012 at Fairmount High school, Grassy Park for another memorable race! Get your sub-60 minute shoes on!

The ARD AC 3 Vlei Marketing team.

EDGEMEAD RUNNERS

On the 8th August, Edgemead Runners once again hosted The Jive Women’s Day Challenge 5 & 10 km Run / Walk. The event a huge success, thanks to the participation of many women, children … and non-women (“men dressed appropriately for the occasion”).

We were blessed with great weather, and Counsellor James Vos fired the gun to set off the 10 km runners at 8am from the Bellville Stadium. Cape Talk was on hand providing roadside entertainment. The 5 km Run/Walk started at 8h15. Before the 5km participants set off, the fastest 10km runners had already finished the loop past Willow Bridge Mall, and on their way back past the stadium, were cheered on.

This year the race once again boasted well known runners, such as Kim Laxton, Candice Hall, Zintle Xiniwe, Ulrica Stander, Nomvuyisa Sethi, Ursula Frans, Renee Scott, Charmaine Cupido and Edgemead runners very own Sandra van Graan!

The race was won by Zintle Xiniwe in a fantastic time of 36:07, with Ulrica Stander coming in seven seconds later and the third lady Nomvuyisi Sethi another seven seconds later in a time of 36:21. All finishers in both distances received a medal and all pre-entries received a lovely t-shirt.

After the race, Jeff Finlayson and his band Shaboom entertained the runners until prize giving. The prize giving was compeered by Africa of Cape Talk. Lots of lucky Draw prizes were won by participants.

In the spirit of Women’s day, the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women & Children was the charity beneficiary. A cheque for R10,000.00 was handed over. Race results are published on www.wpa.org.za

Included herewith a few memorable pictures taken on the day.

WILD RUNNER

Please find a link below to the Cape Winter Trail Series 2012 Race Summary, Series results & photographs.

Rukadza makes it a Championship hat trick Bernard Rukadza ran into the Trail Series history books on Saturday, 18 August 2012 at the Cape Winter Trail Series final race at Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, Kleinmond, by becoming the first runner to secure a hat trick of Cape Winter Trail Series Championships. A slender seven second lead over Riaan Wildskut in the 13.8km race four of this year’s Championship ensured not only a hat trick of race wins in 2012, but his third Cape Winter Trail Series Championship title in as many years. This makes Rukadza the most successful Trail Series athlete in the five year history of these events. Greyling makes it three for three wins in the Ladies Championship In the women competition; it was a rampant Landie Greyling who stamped her authority at the sharp end of the Championship, with three wins out of the three races she participated in. Marie Wessels did her best to defend her 2011 title, but could not contain the dominant performance of Greyling and had to accept second this year in the overall Championship. For the full article, results and photographs click here: http://www.trailseries.co.za/profiles/blogs/cape-winter-trail-series-2012-results-summary

CAPE TOWN MARATHON & 10KM

The marathon route offers elite athletes the chance to post a fast marathon time and the eight hour cut-off allows first timers and walkers the chance to complete the distance with no pressure. The event is a qualifier for the 2013 Comrades and Old Mutual and offers participants a fast, flat route starting in Cape Town’s city centre, taking runners out to Rondebosch before looping back to the City via the V&A Waterfront, and the .

The marathon and 10km start in at 06h30 and finish on the Green Point Common Fields. The 10km has a two hour cut-off, so walkers are also welcome as they have ample time to complete the event and earn their medal.

The Cape Town 5km Fun Run, at 16h30, and the Cape Town 5 x 4.2km Inter Club / Company / School Relays, at 14h30, take place on Saturday 22 September from the Green Point Common Fields. The events are open to everyone; family, friends, supporters and especially children.

Participants are encouraged to enter online at: www.ctmarathon.co.za

For more information contact Western Province Athletics on 021-699 0615 or visit www.ctmarathon.co.za or www.wpa.org.za

WPA Development WP KIDS HOLIDAY CAMP

The WP Kids Athletics Holiday Club was held on the 2 to 6 July 2012 at Vygieskraal stadium in Athlone. This was an extension of the WP Kids Athletics Development program of which 150 kids participated. The children came from different communities (Ravensmead, , Athlone, Constantia, , Eester Rivier, and ). Each club had a team leader, who was responsible for monitoring the kids and giving the kids clear instructions as to what was expected of them and how they should deliver their projects, designing, constructing and presenting their Olympics symbols). The programme was specifically designed to include interesting daily activities, starting at 08:00 AM and running until 14:00 PM. The theme of the holiday camp was the “Olympics”.

Objectives

 Building social and interacting skills  Developing life skills and promoting diversity amongst everyone involved  Creating new leaders with discipline  Teambuilding  Promoting healthy lifestyles  Educational sessions that are entertaining and fun

The kids had a great time and they were anxiously looking forward for the next challenge. They also had enough social time to interact with other kids from other clubs. The parents were so excited every morning when dropping their kids, because every time the kids go back home, they have interesting stories to share with their parents. The kids also had the opportunity to experience the . They thoroughly enjoyed the Dog Show that was presented by SPCA. The Western Cape Premier, Helen Zille, was one of the guests that visited us during the WP Kids Athletics Holiday Camp, she presented a motivational speech to the kids and when she was done, she had fun and interacted with all that were in attendance, kids and parents alike.

Vygieskraal Stadium was a suitable venue for all outdoor activities and we were fortunate enough to have great weather conditions. Special thanks are extended to the who assisted WPA with transport to pick up and drop off the kids on a daily basis. Each morning the kids were presented with a healthy breakfast of Weet-bix or Pronutro. The kids were given lunch every day with a snack pack for their travel home. On the last day of the Holiday Club, all the kids and their team leaders were each given goodie bag.

Winners of the week:

Mini Olympics winners: 1st RCS Gugs AC

2nd Ravensmead AC

3rd Nedbank Running Club

Most disciplined team: Eersterivier AC

Best team leader: Trevino Barends (Bidvest AC)

Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon is one of the WP Kids Athletics sponsors hosted a Thank You function on the 17 July 2012 which was held at the V & A Waterfront, Clock Tower. Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon invited one junior per club to attend; this was an amazing opportunity for the kids and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The parents that attended the OMTOM function were so thrilled to see their kids’ progress over the last year.

We are thrilled to witness the dedication of the individuals involved as well as the progress of the WPA Kids Athletics Development Programme. It is so amazing how much the programme has grown and everyone involved in the programme continuously does everything in their power to make it a success.

The kids are still focusing on the Cross Country season and their performances to date have been very encouraging.

WPA would like to thank all the sponsors that make it possible for WPA to coordinate and deliver this programme. Not forgetting the sacrifice and dedication made by the clubs, club members’, parents, coaches/facilitators and team leaders. We thank you again for your commitment and passion.

There are more exciting, great things to expect in the coming month from WP Kids Athletics Programme.

DATE DAY EVENT DIST TIME VENUE CLUB Contact Person Contact No. E-Mail

4-Aug Sat ArcelorMittal Saldanha 21 km 21,1 8:00 SAS Saldanha Sports Field ArcelorMittal AC Bossie Boshoff 083 462 4400 [email protected].

Sat ArcelorMittal Saldanha Fun Run 5 8:15 SAS Saldanha Sports Field ArcelorMittal AC Marizelle van Heerden 083 407 7625 [email protected].

4-Aug Sat WPA Race Walking Grand Prix 3 30 W 7:00 Youngsfield WPA Race Walking Pieter Vorster 084 922 9002 [email protected]

Sat WPA Race Walking Grand Prix 3 20 W 7:30 Youngsfield WPA Race Walking Pieter Vorster

Sat WPA Race Walking Grand Prix 3 10 W 8:30 Youngsfield WPA Race Walking Pieter Vorster

Sat WPA Race Walking Development race 5 W 10:00 Youngsfield WPA Race Walking Pieter Vorster

4-Aug Sat Cross Country League 8 X/C Pollsmoor Correctional Services AC (WP) WPA Office [email protected]

5-Aug Sun McKenna & Scott Pinelands 10 km Road Race 10 7:30 Lower Oval , Pinelands Pinelands AC Hayley Smith 082 774 0228 stormsky@.co.za

Sun McKenna & Scott Pinelands Fun Run 5 7:35 Lower Oval , Pinelands Pinelands AC Hayley Smith 082 774 0228 [email protected]

5-Aug Sun Cape Winter Trail Series 3 of 4 Trail 9:00 Bottelary Hills Wildrunner Event Manager 072 438 3242 [email protected]

9-Aug Thurs Womens Day Challenge 10 8:00 Bellville Stadium Edgemead AC Fatima Allie 082 066 3353 [email protected]

Thurs Womens Day Challenge 5 8:00 Bellville Stadium Edgemead AC Fatima Allie 082 066 3353 [email protected]

11-Aug Sat WPA Cross Country Championship X/C Pentech AC WPA Office 021 699 0615 [email protected]

11-Aug Sun Cape Winter Trail Series 4 of 4 Trail 9:00 Kogelberg Bioshere Reserve, Kleinmond Wildrunner Event Manager 072 438 3242 [email protected]

Sun Cape XL 2 Trail 8:30 Kogelberg Bioshere Reserve, Kleinmond Wildrunner Event Manager 072 438 3242 [email protected]

12-Aug Sun Reutech Solutions John Korasie 30km 30 7:00 Navy Sports Field Simon’s Town Defence AC Will Honeyman 083 345 8507 [email protected]

18-Aug Sat Fairbridge Mall 15km 15 7:15 Fairbridge Mall, Easterns Kraaifontein AC William Swartbooi 084 247 7170 [email protected]

Sat Easterns 5 km Fun Run 5 7:25 Fairbridge Mall, Brackenfell Easterns Kraaifontein AC William Swartbooi 084 247 7170 [email protected]

18-Aug Sat Jonkershoek Mountain Challenge Trail 6:30 Jonkershoek Wildrunner Event Manager 072 438 3242 [email protected]

24-Aug Fri Tuffer Puffer 160km 160 10:00 V&A to to V&A Fish Hoek AC Andy Cambell 083 457 6656 [email protected]

25-Aug Sat Puffer 80 5:30 Cape Point to V&A Fish Hoek AC Andy Cambell 083 457 6656 [email protected]

25-Aug Sat Atlantis 15 8:00 Westfleur Park, Atlantis Atlantis Harris AC Desmond Arendse 084 392 1061 [email protected]

26-Aug Sun ASA Half Marathon Championship 21 TBA Cape Town ASA ASA Office

26-Aug Sun Blisters for bread Var 9:00 Green Point

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