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20 May 2021

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Newsletter #05/21 NBRC – Vanderbijlpark May 2021

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does.” A famous saying by Nelson Mandela

Nedbank Running Club Vaal Triangle clubhouse at Kollege Park Primary school (Glanville street) Vanderbilpark

General

Warm greetings to all of our Vanderbijlpark club members. A special welcome to all our members who have registered for 2021 and especially to all new members who joined our club. We really hope that you all feel very welcome and that you will enjoy your membership with this winning team.

We plead to all our members to adhere to all safety regulations namely the wearing of masks or “buffs”, sanitizing and social distance to prevent the spreading of the virus amongst us. We are responsible for our own health and safety and by keeping to the regulations we can make a difference by not spreading the virus.

Registration 2021

Registration can still be done in the following manner. Members can register at the clubhouse on Tuesday’s from 17:00 or they can continue with the registration process as set out below.

ASA as well as the Nedbank Running Club’s registration forms have to be completed.
Forms will be sent to your email address if required by you. Just sent your email address to johanstr2@gmail.com and the forms will gladly be forwarded to you.
Please complete both forms and email it with your proof of payment to the email address of Pierre Pretorius pierre@megasurfwifi.co.za. You can email it to johanstr2@gmail.com as well.
Payment for license and membership fees, as set out later in the newsletter, can be done directly in the following Nedbank account:

NEDBANK RUNNING CLUB VANDERBIJLPARK

BRANCH VAAL MALL – 18913741

ACCOUNT NUMBER – 1891012398

REFERENCE – NAME & SURNAME AND IF AVAILABLE LICENSE NUMBER

(Example Johan Strydom 128)

We have received the 2021 licenses from ASA. Numbers can be collected at the clubhouse on Tuesdays from 17:00 till 18:15.

We want urge all our current members to register for 2021 and to be part of a very successful running club. Wear your green with pride and stay part of us even in this difficult time of our sport. We are also looking forward to welcome new members to our Nedbank Running Club Vanderbijlpark.

Yearly Club Fees 2021

Full: R240 Membership Fee + R20 Admin Fee + R150 License Fee = R410 Total
Nedbank Employees: R190 Membership Fee + R20 Admin Fee + R150 License Fee = R360 Total
Senior 60+: R170 Membership Fee + R10 Admin Fee + R150 License Fee = R330 Total
Primary School: R150 Membership Fee + R10 Admin Fee + R90 License Fee = R250 Total
Secondary School: R150 Membership Fee + R10 Admin Fee + R100 License Fee = R260 Total

Gerda Pretorius will handle all club related enquiries as well as all running gear. Gerda’s contact number is 072 209 9906. She will be available at the clubhouse on Tuesday’s from 17:00.

Club Person for the month

The club person for April ’21 is Ethan Olivier.

After winning the U18 Triple Jump Title at the Twizza South African Championships, the 15 year old, won a bronze medal at the Senior South African Championships. Ethan Olivier jumped a phenomenal distance of 15.54m, missing second place by only 1cm. This distance ranks Ethan as Number ONE in the world for U18. Well done, Ethan!

Time Trials (Real and Virtual)

The real time trials at the clubhouse will start from Tuesday the 27^th of April @ 17:15. This is because of the winter months when it is getting dark earlier. The safety of our members is very important to us and that is the reason why we start earlier during these winter months. Note All Covid-19 protocols have to be met, no mask no entry. Sanitizing of hands, screening will be done (health questionnaire to be completed and temperature will be taken before entering). No refreshments will be available after the time trial, please bring your own refreshments.

All participants in both the real and virtual time trials are eligible to win the price.

You can complete your time trial at your convenience on any day from the Wednesday to the following Tuesday. For example the time trial for the current week started from Wednesday the 19^th of May and will end on Tuesday the 25^th of May ’21. The next cycle will start then from Wednesday the 26^th of May ’21 and will end on Tuesday the 1^st of June ‘21

Members now have the choice to participate in the time trials, either at the clubhouse or virtually. After completion of your virtual time trial you are requested to send your result in as soon as possible. Please note that all participants, in either the time trial at the clubhouse or virtually, will have the chance to win the monthly gift voucher. Please make sure what the rules are for winning the gift voucher as set out later in this newsletter. We really want to encourage all our members to take part and to test your fitness level on a weekly basis.

Rules for the virtual time trials is as follows:

Virtual time trials can now be run on any day between Wednesday’s and Tuesday’s as explained above, between the curfew times of the current level of the lockdown. You can decide yourself at what day and time and distance you want to run your time trial
Available distances you can choose from is 2,4,6 or 8 kilometers
Send a screenshot of your running app or a photo of your watch with date, time, distance and duration of your running time to our Nedbank RC WhattsApp group number 07606061774 as soon as you have completed your virtual time trial
No treadmill times will be accepted
Results will be posted on our website and that is why we need your feedback as soon as it is available
A monthly winner will be chosen and will be rewarded with an gift voucher

Virtual Time Trial winner – March and April 2021

The winner for March ’21 was Johan Strydom and he completed all 5 time trials for March ’21

The winner for April ’21 was Robin Ballentine and he completed all 4 time trials for April ‘21

Congratulations to our winners and we urge all our members to compete for the monthly price.

Guidelines to determine monthly winners

The following guidelines will be used to determine the monthly winner for the gift voucher for time trials. This is done to give all participants a fair chance of winning the monthly gift voucher for the time trials:

Previous winners of the gift voucher are eliminated for the rest of the time trials for the rest of the season. You can still run your time trial on a weekly basis and your times will still be recorded. Please keep on sending your weekly results
If you completed the most time trials for the specific month, you will be the outright winner of the gift voucher, except when you were a previous winner
If there is more than one participant with equal number of time trials, the winner will be decided on a lucky draw basis. If there was for example two or more participants with an equal number of time trials for the specific month, the winner will be decided between the participants who have completed the most time trials during that month. In practice it means that if there were two or more participants with four runs each and two or more participants with three runs, the winner will be decided between the participants who completed the four runs. The rule to qualify is that you have to complete three or more run’s for the month.

Thank you to all participants during the April ’21 time trials and we wish everyone the best of luck in winning the May ’21 price.

Road Running

Five athletes from Nedbank Vanderbijlpark represented Athletics Vaal Triangle in the 21.1 km National championship which was held on Saturday the 1^st May 2021 in Port Elizabeth. Joseph Dzhuvha won the bronze medal for the 60+ category and Peter Muthubi finished second in his age category and 22^nd overall. Tsietsi Mokoena finished fourth in the 50+ category. We want to thank our athletes who kept Nedbank’s name high during the event.

From top (left to right)

Peter Muthubi
Tsietsi Mokoena
Sampie Mokgatla
Joseph Dzhuvha
Johan Strydom

Joggie van der Sandt was one of the team managers

The team also wants to thank Nedbank Running Club Vanderbijlpark for the “goody bags” received before departure and to Joggie who provided the whole team with a bottle of hand sanitizer. The members representing the other clubs in AVT were with reason jealous when they saw what Gerda Pretorius did put in the “goody bags”.

2021 Virtual Run Series 1-30 June 2021

The 2021 Virtual Run Series presented by Nedbank Running Club Vanderbijlpark is here and it will start on the 1^st of June ’21. We want to invite all our members to participate and to encourage your family, friends, colleagues and other clubs to enter for this series. Please just click on the link to open the pamphlet and just follow all the prompts to enter. Herewith just a few bullet points on the series:

1 Month to complete 4 5km runs
Entries close 15 June ‘21
R100 Entry fee for series of 4
Medal collection after 30 June ‘21
Enter online or manually at the clubhouse
Upload your times online or send it to nedbankvirtual@gmail.com

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Track and Field

PRELIMINARY TEAM TO 2021 WORLD ATHLETICS

Two athletes of Nedbank Running Club Vanderbijlpark were included in the Preliminary Team to the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships that will be taking place from 17 – 22 August 2021 in Nairobi, Kenya.

Renier de Villiers in both the 800m and 1500m

Jason Bowers in the 3000m

Congratulations to both of you with this achievement and we know you’ll made us proud!!

Edric Wenhold

Apologies for placing the wrong picture of Edric in our April ’21 newsletter. Herewith the correct picture and again my sincere apology for the mistake.

Cross Country

The 2021 Cross Country season started on the 8^th of May ’21 at VUT and 2 leagues were completed. In both leagues Nedbank was well represented and we want to urge all our members to come and participate. The next league will be at Phoenix Primary school in Vereeniging on Saturday the 22^nd of May ’21.

Please remember to get your FREE entry ticket from Beaulah Valentin at the entry table. NBRC Vanderbijlpark will pay the tickets on your behalf to Athletics Vaal Triangle. Please bring a copy of your ID or birth certificate to Beaulah as well on Saturday as requested by Athletics Vaal triangle. Please adhere to all Covid-19 regulations and after your race, please leave the venue immediately as requested and which was set out in the rules.