Newsletter #01/22        NBRC – Vanderbijlpark          Jan/Feb ‘22

“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 for a new athletics season in 2022. A big thank you once again to all our loyal members during another difficult year with Covid-19. We are looking forward to a better season in 2022 with enough events to participate in. 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.  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.

Athletics Vaal Triangle

On the 22^nd of January 2022 Athletics Vaal Triangle held their QGM and the following members from Nedbank Running Club Vanderbijlpark, were elected to serve the Province. Congratulations to all of you and it shows again how formidable our members are.

• Sabata Kumalo – elected as President of Athletics Vaal Triangle
• Pierre Pretorius – elected as Additional Member for the Executive Board and represents SAMA
• Tracey Olivier – elected as Chairperson for the Track & Field Commission
• Beaulah Valentin – elected as Vice-Chairperson for the Cross Country Commission
• Shaun Powell – elected as Vice-Chairperson for the Track & Field Commission
• Wickus Olivier – elected as Additional Member for the Track & Field Commission
• Lawrence Oosthuizen – elected as Additional Member for the Track & Field Commission
• Joggie van der Sandt – elected as Additional Member for the Road Running Commission
• Joseph Dzhuvha – elected as Additional Member for the Athlete’s Commission

The strength of our club in Track & Field is clearly visible as elected members for that Commission consists of four members from Nedbank Running Club Vanderbijlpark out of the five elected positions.

Registration 2022  

Registration can be done in the following manner:

 Members can register at the clubhouse from Tuesday the 11^th of January 2022 from 17:00 or they can continue with the registration process as set out below. We noticed that a number of members prefer to make use of this process. It surely save the members time and it is a very easy process.

• 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.
• ASA numbers have to be collected at the clubhouse on Tuesdays from 17:00, when they become available. We will inform our members when the 2022 license will be available at the clubhouse for collection. We are still waiting for Athletics South Africa to deliver the 2022 licenses and at this stage the 2021 license is still valid to participate in events. We will keep our members updated regarding the 2022 licenses. Please note that if you don’t have a valid 2021 ASA license, you have to participate in the event with a Temporary license.
• 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)

Yearly Club and License Fees for 2022

• Seniors 20 – 59 years: R250 Membership Fee + R20 Admin Fee + R160 License Fee  = R430 Total
• Nedbank Employees: R200 Membership Fee + R20 Admin Fee + R160 License Fee = R380 Total
• Grand Masters 60+ years: R180 Membership Fee + R10 Admin Fee + R160 License Fee = R350 Total
• Primary School Juniors: R160 Membership Fee + R10 Admin Fee + R100 License Fee = R270 Total
• Secondary School Juniors: R160 Membership Fee + R10 Admin Fee + R110 License Fee = R280 Total

Time Trials (Real and Virtual)

The Real Time trials started again at the clubhouse from Tuesday the 11^th of January 2022 @ 17:30.

 Members can still carry on with the virtual time trials. With the start of the new year previous winners of the monthly price are eligible again to compete for the 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.

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.

Time Trial winner – January ‘22

The winner for January ’22 will be announced with the February ’22 winner.

Road Running

Great news for the road running fraternity is that at this stage there will be a Two Oceans and a Comrades marathon in 2022. This means 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 for 2022 and will keep all our members updated. We promise that it will be something special.

Congratulations to two of our members who won their categories in races. We as Nedbank Running Club Vanderbijlpark are proud of both of you!

Jackie Gibson 21.1 Km Race – 12 December ‘21

Joseph Dzhuvha was the first Grandmaster in the race

Dis-Chem 21.1 Km Race – 16 January ‘22

Peter Mthubi was the first Veteran in the race.

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