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Nedbank Running Club athletes performed in the international Korea Marathon in Pyongyang.

Two of the Nedbank Running Club male athletes competed in the Korea marathon this weekend. They performed excellent as Brighton Chipere finished fourth in 2h17minutes and 22 seconds while Green Dream Team runner Coolboy Ngamole finished 6th in 2h17 minutes and 58 seconds.

The race was won by Babaryka Ivan in 2h13 minutes 58 seconds.

Gaborone City Marathon, 18 April

Lesley Train did a personal best of 2h54 minute in the Marathon

Forever Resorts Loskop 50 km & Half Marathon, 17 April
Distance	Men	Time	Women	Time
50km	1 Joseph Mphuthi	2h 50min 09sec	4 Adinda Kruger	3h 39min 35sec
	5 Kipkoech Chirchir	3h 00min 22sec	8 Anita O'Brien	3h 51min 33sec
	8 Sipho Maisela	3h 02min 15sec	9 Maretha van Niekerk	3h 52min 13sec
	10 Frank Nkoane	3h 06min 14sec	10 Julanie Basson	3h 53min 19sec
Distance	Men	Time	Women	Time
21,1km	1 Othaniel Phahlane	1h 11min 30sec
	3 Ntuthuko Maseko	1h 13min 28sec
	4 Abraham Kipketer	1h 14min 24sec
	6 Courage Kaiyo	1h 15min 19sec
Yellow Pages SA Junior & Youth Championships Germiston, 11 April
Distance	Men	Time	Women	Time
5000m	1 Joel Monne	14min 41sec
	2 Sitylo Diko	14min 42sec
Foskor Half Marathon & 10 km Richards Bay, 17 April
Distance	Men	Time	Women	Time
21 km	3 Tshamano Setone	1h 05min 01sec	3 Irvette van Blerk	1h 19min 49sec
	4 Xolisa Tyali	1h 05min 07sec	5 Paulina Njeya	1h 23min 16sec
	5 Lungisa Mdedelwa	1h 05min 12sec
10 km	2 Victor Ngubelanga	33min 46sec
Spar Grand Prix Series Bellville, 18 April
Distance	Men	Time	Women	Time
10km			1 René Kalmer	33min 25sec
			7 Mpho Mabuza	35min 23sec
			8 Irvette van Blerk	35min 46sec
			9 Marelise Retief	35min 55sec
Splash Dick King Half Marathon Amanzimtoti, 18 April
Distance	Men	Time	Women	Time
21,1 km	2 Moses Lepheana	1h 08min 06sec	3 Gere Vilakazi	1h 31min 58sec
Bukani Print Lake Farm Charity Run 25 & 10 km Port Elizabeth, 17 April
Distance	Men	Time	Women	Time
25 km	1 George Ntshiliza	1h 20min 45sec
	3 Sandile Ngunuza	1h 24min 03sec
10 km			1 Deliwe Nyanga	39min 02sec
			2 Asanda Solani	45min 12sec
Germiston  Callies 32/15 km 18 April
Distance	Men	Time	Women	Time
32 km	Odwa Tnusyiswa
15 km.	Sityhilo Diko	47min 43sec
Eskort Cavanagh Ultramarathon (38th) Estcourt, 18 April
Distance	Men	Time	Women	Time
52 km	1. Thulani Mtolo	3h 31min 22sec
Royal Bafokeng 10km (3km longer)
Distance	Men	Time	Women	Time
10km	1 Kgosi Tsotsane	40min
	2 Joel Mmone
Jackie Gibson 21,1 km
Distance	Men	Time	Women	Time
21 km			1 Rene Kalmer	1h 18min 07sec

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Glen Half Marathon

Orginized by the Nedbank Running Club Bloem Achilles

General Information  
  
1. Start : Circle of Andries Pretorius Street & Wilcocks Road 
2. Finish: Glen Agricultural College 
3. Starting time: 07h00 
4. Time limit: 3 hours 
5. Entry fee: R50-00 (excl. temporary license) 
6. Entries - Before the time at Bfn Achilles clubhouse from 3 May - 7 May  
               - Mon - Fri at 17hoo -19h00 
               - On the day of race from 06h00 at the start 
7. Distance markers - every kilometer 
8. Refreshment points - every 3 kilometers (Coke and water) 
9. No seconding will be allowed on route 
10. First aid will be available 
11. Free Coke at finish for all participants 
12. Changing rooms, showers and toilets available at finish 
13. Prize giving: 10h00 
14. Medals as specified under prizes 
15. Lucky draw 
16. Temporary licenses available at R15-00 
17. Refreshments and bar available at finish 
  
Rules  
  
1. Athletes must be members of an affiliated club 
2. Athletes must wear 2010 licence number on front and back of vest 
3. No advertising displayed on clothing allowed 
4. No athletes under 16 years may participate 
5. Race is presented under the rules of I.A.A.F & A.S.A 
6. Traffic officials and race officials must be obeyed 
7. Age category tokens must be worn on front and back of vest 
8. Athletes must have a entry card at the finish.  If not, the athlete will be disqualified 
9. Athletes must present ID document on request 

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Nedbank Running Club Vaal Triangle's Joseph Mputhi wins Loskop Ultra Marathon 

The Forever Resorts Loskop 50 kilometre Ultra Marathon celebrates 25 years and provides a winner for the Nedbank Team.

Olympic gold medallist Joshia Thugwane had a point to prove when he lined up at the start of the Forever Resorts Loskop Marathon in Middleburg last Saturday. The Nedbank Running Club stalwart wanted to show the young guns that he still had it in him and he could win an ultra marathon. This proved a road too far for the champion when he was forced out of contention by a stomach ailment. By the 27th kilometre marker he was a spent force leaving the door open for Joseph Mphuthi.
 
"My hero is Josiah because he was the first South African to win gold at the Olympic marathon," said Mphuthui. "I wanted to do well against him, but he did not finish the race," Mphuthi was buoyant - "I had a very good race and led from start to finish. There was no time at all that anyone was a threat to me," said the man from Boipatong, in the Vaal area.

"I know myself and was determined that if anyone was going to beat me, he would have to faint or I would at the end," said a happy Mphuthui who led from start to finish, winning in a time of 2:50:09.

Second place went to a fast finishing Marco Mambo three times winner of the Two Oceans. Mambo didn't have it all his own way and looked as if he would have to settle for third place when Doctor Mtsweni passed him and opened a gap of 200m. Matters were settled on the killer Faraday's Hill when the statuesque figure of Mambo blistered past Mtsweni to claim back second place. "I was having problems with my calf muscles and had to take things easy or else I would be injured," said Mambo who is preparing for Comrades next month.

Third across the line was Mtsweni, This was his second Loskop Ultra; he last ran in 2002 and was unplaced.

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René Kalmer wins again

René Kalmer, the Nedbank Brand Ambassador for road running and a member of the Nedbank Central Gauteng club, led from start to finish in the fine running conditions as she made it four wins in four years and seven overall at the Western Cape leg of the Spar Women's Challenge 10 km series, which started at the Bellville Stadium. The event saw a record combined field of 16 520 entries in the ten and five kilometre races.

Kalmer crossed the line in 33:25 to win. Tanith Maxwell of the Boxer Stores club in KwaZulu-Natal in 34:03 was second and former Capetonian Thozama April was third in 34:42. Now running in the colours of Transnet Gauteng North. The Nedbank Running Club dominated the top ten, with Mpho Mabuza running seventh, Irvette van Blerk eighth and Maraliise Retief in ninth.

Kalmer immediately shot away from the pack to clock the first kilometre in 3:03, but unsurprisingly, she slowed in the second uphill kilometre, running a 3:45 split, which allowed Maxwell to close the gap. They stuck together until the five kilometre mark, reached in 17:09. Kalmer then steadily pulled clear on the uphill section along Charl Cronje Drive, up to the turn point at Willowbridge Mall. From here, the race was won as Kalmer slowly opened the gap to win by a comfortable 38 seconds.

After the race, Kalmer explained that the firing of the gun took the runners by surprise. "We were still dancing to the music when it went off and fortunately I got a bit of a flying start with the surprise, but I expected the rest to catch me up again. Luckily Tanith caught me and we ran together for a while, but at 5km I broke clear again and went for the win." She went on to add "I'm really enjoying the short stuff at the moment and been real surprised that my speed has returned so quickly this year. I'm hoping to qualify for the 1500m and 3000m at the Commonwealth Games real soon."

Kalmer has been in blistering form this year, having recently set three national records in indoor track events in Europe, as well as setting a new course record for the Old Mutual Two Oceans Half Marathon just two weeks before this latest win." The Western Cape race was the first leg of the national series of Spar Women's Challenge races, with four further races in Port Elizabeth, Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg to follow between May and October.

Thanks to Mark Etheridge & Patrick Baransky for this article about the fabulous René Kalmer.
Keep working out those running shoes!

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Calling all 850 of the Nedbank Running Club Comrades runners.

We have designed a collectors, high quality, moisture management long sleeve t-shirt for our Nedbank Running Club athletes that will be running the 2010 Comrades Marathon.

We have to put in our final order by Thursday 29 April 2010 to our supplier.

We did send out the order to your Club Chairman-please make sure that you get your club know if they have to order you one.

The price will be R260-00 per t-shirt.
Sizes- from xstra small to xxx large.

BE PART OF THE NEDBANK RUNNING TEAM-KIT UP!!!!

NB.Special Nedbank Runners water point.

There will be a special water point or nursing station for all Nedbank Running Club members at around the 60km. mark on the Comrades this year.

All Nedbank runners can leave their special drink, food, dry shoes, socks, etc. at the Nedbank Booth at the Comrades expo the day before the race and we will have it ready and waiting for you at this Nedbank runners seconding point.

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