Newsletter #07/21        NBRC – Vanderbijlpark           October ‘21

“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

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General

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

Warm greetings to all of our Vanderbijlpark club members. The year 2021 is almost done and I’m sure that all of you are looking for a new season in 2022 with lots of running events and participation. Welcome to all new members who joined us. We wish you all a winning experience with a winning club in the Vaal Triangle. Please feel free to contact any of the club management if needed.

We once again want to plead to all our members to adhere to all safety regulations during the Covid-19 pandemic, 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.

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.

The annual prize giving will take place on Wednesday the 3^rd of November ’21 and we as a club, are extremely proud of all your achievements and would like to celebrate them with you. Invitations were send out to all involved. Names and pictures of our performers will be posted in the next edition of the newsletter.

Time Trials (Real and Virtual)

Real time trials at the clubhouse starts every Tuesday @ 17:15. 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.
• If you are sick please stay home.

 Members still have the choice to compete in the real time trials or the virtual time trials. All participants in both the real and virtual time trials are eligible to win the monthly price.

If you compete in the virtual time trials please follow the set out rules to be eligible for the monthly price:

• Virtual time trials can now be run on any day, starting on the Wednesday and ending on the Tuesday, 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.

Time Trial winner – September 2021

The winner for September ’21 was Tsietsi Mokoena. Congratulations Tsietsi. Photo of Tsietsi with his price will be posted in our November ’21 newsletter.

You have to complete three or more time trials, real or virtual, to be eligible for the monthly price. The member who completed the most time trials for that specific month will be the winner. If there is more than one member who completed the same number of runs, a lucky draw will decide who the winner will be.

Club person for September ‘21 - Jason Bowers

Once again Jason Bowers was elected as our club person for September ’21. Reason why he was chosen was for the winning of the gold medal for Junior men at the ASA Cross Country Championships which was held in Amanzimtoti. Well done Jason for your achievement and you’re making us proud.

Road Running

Great news for the road running fraternity is that there will be a Comrades marathon on the 28^th of August 2022. This mean that quite a number of road races will be hosted in 2022 and that is surely something that all our road runners are longing for. Now is the time to start training again and to get ready for 2022.

We are currently busy planning our next Nedbank fun run series and will keep all our members updated. We promise that it will be something special.

The ASA 10km championships will take place in Durban on the 31^st of October ’21 and after the trials held on the 10^th of October ’21 the following athletes from Nedbank Running Club were chosen to represent Athletics Vaal Triangle in the championships.

• Jason Bowers J-18 (qualifying time 29:12)
• Peter Muthubi V-40 (qualifying time 29:18)
• Sampie Mokgatla V-40 (qualifying time 33:35)
• Tsietsi Mokoena M-50 (qualifying time 38:11)

We want to wish you all of the best for the championships and we know you will make us proud.

Track & Field

The new season has started with AVT leagues at the DP De Villiers stadium in Sasolburg. As expected Nedbank was well represented in the 3 leagues so far and this is proof that the younger generation of athletes are coming through in numbers for Nedbank.

Results from - Meeting: 2021/10/09 AVT League 1

Boys 13 - Drean Lubbe (J559) - 80m Hurdles – 2^nd place

              - Joshua Wilkinson (J20316) - 100m – 1^st place

Boys 18 - Unathi Dladla (J548) - 100m – 2^nd place

                                       400m – 2^nd place

- Dwight McCloen (J568) - 100m – 3^rd place

                                           Long Jump – 1^st place

- Charles vd Walt (J566) - 2000m Steeple Chase – 1^st place

Girls 11 - Chana Fourie (J41276) - 70m Hurdles – 1^st place

                                          80m – 1^st place

Girls 13 - Astrid Fourie (J516) - 100m – 1^st place

              - Tiyani Fourie (J41275) - 1500m – 3^rd place

Girls 16 - Marli Dimond (J523) - 1500m – 1^st place

                                                      400m – 1^st place

Girls 18 - Mary-Amy Oosthuizen (J542) - 100m Hurdles – 1^st place

                                                                   High Jump – 1^st place

                                                                   Javelin – 1^st place  

                                                                   Triple Jump – 1^st place   

Men 20 - Kamogelo Thipe (526) - 1500m – 1^st place   

Results from - Meeting: 2021/10/16 AVT League 2

Boys 09 - Anthony Janse van Vuuren (J572) - 80m – 3^rd place

Boys 13 - Divan Bezuidenhout (J560) - 200m – 1^st place

              - Marinus Grobbelaar (J514) - Shotput – 3^rd place

              - Drean Lubbe (J559) - 200m – 2^nd place

                                                    200m Hurdles – 2^nd place

Boys 18 - Unathi Dladla (J548) - 200m –  1^st place

                                       400m Hurdles – 1^st place

Girls 07 - Venique van der Walt (J570) - 80m – 3^rd place

Girls 09 - Zandri Bezuidenhout  (J576) - 80m – 1^st place

              - Sienna Roos (J90) - 80m - 2^nd place

Girls 11 - Lynne Heymans (J534) -100m  – 1^st place

Girls 16 - Adore Alaike (J547) - 200m – 1^st  place

              - Anje Holtzhausen (J517) - Hammer – 1^st place

              - Adel Smidt (J561) - 200m - 3^rd place

Girls 18 - Mary-Amy Oosthuizen (J542) - 200m – 2^nd place

                                                                  Long Jump – 2^nd place

                                                                  Shotput – 3^rd place

Women 20 - Carike Deyzel (XXX) - Hammer – 2^nd place

Women 25 - Elmarie Walters (P442) - 200m – 1^st place

Results from - Meeting: 2021/10/23 AVT League 3

Boys 11 - Keagan Els (J41280) - 70m Hurdles – 2^nd place

                                                     80m – 1^st place

                                                     Long Jump – 1^st place

Boys 13 - Divan Bezuidenhout (J560) - 100m – 3^rd place

                                                                80m Hurdles – 1^st place

              - Marinus Grobbelaar (J514) - Discus – 3^rd place

              - Drean Lubbe (J559) - 100m – 1^st place

                                                      80m Hurdles – 2^nd place

Boys 16 - Tiaan Britz (J543) - Discus – 1^st place

                                                Javelin – 1^st place

               - Hardus Heymans (J535) - 1500m – 1^st place

                - Dylan Joguin-Rouxelle (P107) - 100m – 3^rd place

                                                    Long Jump – 1^st place

                 - Delano Maritz (P109) - 100m – 1^st place

                                               100m Hurdles – 1^st place

Boys 18 - Unathi Dladla (J548) - 100m –  1^st place

                                       400m – 1^st place

               - Eckhard Fourie (J515) - 110m Hurdles – 3^rd plac

                - Thabang Matroos (J578) - 110m Hurdles – 2^nd place

                - Tumelo Selebeleng (J517) - 100m – 2^nd place

                - Charles vd Walt (J566) - 1500m – 3^rd place

                                                                      2000m Steeple Chase – 1^st place

Girls 07 - Venique van der Walt (J570) - 60m – 3^rd place

Girls 09 - Zandri Bezuidenhout (J576) - 60m – 3^rd place

Girls 11 - Lynne Heymans (J534) - 80m  – 1^st place

             - Maruze Marais (J567) - 1200m – 2^nd place

             - Isabella Steynberg (J41278) - 70m Hurdles – 2^nd place

                                             80m – 3^rd place

Girls 13 - Juane Bester (J536) - Discus – 2^nd place

              - Selna van As (J509) - 1500m – 1^st place

Girls 16 - Adore Alaike (J547) - 100m – 3^rd place

              - Milan van den Heever (J552) - Triple Jump – 1^st place

Girls 18 - Mary-Amy Oosthuizen (J542) - 100m – 1^st place

                                                                  100m Hurdles – 1^st place

                                                                   High Jump – 3^rd place

                                                                   Javelin – 1^st place

                                                                   Triple Jump – 1^st place

Women 25 - Elmarie Walters (P442) - 100m – 1^st place

                  - Liesl Bezuidenhout (P165) - 100m – 2^nd place

Action pictures of some of the athletes participating in the leagues

Ethan Olivier

Ethan Olivier competed in Nedbank colours at the NWU Top 30 on Friday the 15^th of October ’21.

He jumped a distance of 15.06m in the Triple Jump (Boys 16), which is equivalent to 1,000 points on the ASA Table. He was also the top jumper of all ages.

Well done young man!!! We are certainly going to hear a lot more from this athlete in the future and he makes all of us very proud of his performances. The sky is the limit for you!!

Cross Country

The 2021 ASA Cross Country Championship was held over the weekend of the 17^th and 18^th of September ‘21in Amanzimtoti KZN. The following athletes obtained medals and were part of team medals obtained. We are proud of each and every athlete who participated and gave their best on a demanding course and terrible weather experienced on the first day of the championships.

• Jason Bowers won the gold medal in the junior men category

• Minjunet Smit won the bronze medal in the Girls U/13 category

• Mieke Smit was part of the team who won the bronze medal in the Girls U/16 category

• Jason Bowers was part of the team who won the bronze medal in the junior men category

Well done to all of you and you were all winners in our books!!

Masters Athletics

Please note that the SAMA EXCO has taken the decision to cancel the SAMA championships planned for 11,12 and 13 November 2021 in Durban and rather host a virtual SAMA championships, modeled on the virtual WMA championships of last year.

• Competition will be held virtually between the 1^st and 14^th of November 2021.
• Registration is open for all athletes from age 30 and above and competition will be held according to ASA and SAMA competition rules, with all current Covid-19 Regulations to be adhered to.
• Registration will be done online ONLY and can be done on https://qkt.io/f6G3q7 or visit our website on https://www.kznmz.co.za/ to register. Registration will close on Sunday 17 October 2021. (Entries for this have already closed)
• All athletes who have entered will receive a medal and will be sent to you by courier. Should you wish to order the event shirt (sublimated moisture control), this will also be sent to you.
• All competition rules are available on the event page and will be emailed to each athlete who registers for the competition. Each entrant will receive their own unique competition number – e-mailed, which they need to wear with their ASA number (Provincial masters color kit optional).
• All results to be submitted by using the following link https://forms.gle/7ocbAzhY39FGHtZo8.
• Complete all details on the form as per the description on the top, submission of results will close on midnight on the 14^th of November 2021.
• Feel free to post your action photos and videos on the SA Masters Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/southafricanmastersathletics/) page – hashtag #Activethruthewaves

You have to be a member of SAMA to participate. If you need information on how to become a member please contact Pierre Pretorius or Braam Botes for the necessary forms.

ASA Championship dates

• 10km Championship – 31 October ’21 in Durban

Nedbank Running Club Vanderbijlpark - Social Media (Tools)

• Facebook under Nedbank running club Vanderbijlpark

• Instagram page - handle is nedbankavt

• Twitter account – handle @nedbankavt

• Nedbank RC WhattsApp group number 07606061774

• Webpage – www.nedbankrunningclub.co.za