23 Mar '16: NEWS

 Ford for a Month – Two Oceans – Durbanville Tri – Maluti Double 90 – WTS Q&A

Please make every effort to collect your ASA running license before this week’s Two Oceans Ultra and Half.  We will be at the container at Green Point Cricket Club this evening (Wednesday) from 17:30 till 20:00, tomorrow evening (Thursday) evening from 17:00 till 18:00 and on Friday morning at the Canal swim from 06:30 till 08:00. 

 

Licensed Triathletes should have received a notification from WP Triathlon that a Special General Meeting (SGM) has been scheduled for Wednesday 6 Aril 2016.  Please let us know if you did not receive it so we can pass it on.

 

Congratulations to Donovan and Shannon Stoop on the birth of their baby daughter, Sadie Rose, last week!

 

The Knysna Forest Marathon is a tough but beautiful marathon, with vast sections of undulating off road terrain, steep downhills and a hard flat finish!  It is definitely not the easiest marathon but you can hardly choose a better one.  The Forest Half Marathon is equally beautiful but is a FAST, downhill race and definitely one of the best courses to run that sought after PB (personal best)!  Embark has set up a 12 week program for both of these events that combines all the necessary training and techniques to prepare you for either of these events.  To join or for more information, please contact STeve@embark.co.za

 

Henri Schoeman won the ATU African Cup and SA Title at the SA Triathlon Championships held in East London last weekend.  Tyron Ingle got a Bronze in the 25-29 AG and Michelle Krebs received a Silver in the 20-25 AG.

 

Congratulations to the following members who posted some great results at the West Coast Warm Water Weekend:

Jean De Villiers was second in the Long MTB Triathlon.

Dean Hopf finished 4^th in the Long Road Triathlon followed by Iain McGregor (5^th), Travys Wilkins (6^th) and Darrin Hofmeyr (9^th).  Nienke Van Schaik was the 3^rd lady and the first veteran lady.

Brenton Ashby won the Short MTB Triathlon with Piet Viljoen in 3^rd.

Colin Van Zyl was 2^nd in the Short Road Triathlon with STeve Attwell in 3^rd.  Genine Manchip won the ladies category with Angelique Edwards in 3^rd.

 

In the short Open Water Swim (1 Mile), which took place on the Sunday, Lara Fury won the ladies category, with Kate Neill in 2^nd and Angelique Edwards in 3^rd.

 

Vivienne Williams was 4^th overall and first in her age group at the Midlands Ultra Triathlon, held at the Midmar dam last week.  Congratulations Viv!

 

Dawood Goeiman was 3^rd (Boys u/20) in the 3000m Steeplechase at the WP Athletics Junior Track and Field Championships!  Dawood was also accepted into the University of Stellenbosch and will study there to become a teacher.  All Track & Field results can be viewed at this link:  www.trackandfield.co.za

 

Embark’s coach for its AfricanX training program, Meg Mackenzie, led by example when she and team mate Landie Greyling won the open female category at this year’s AfricanX!  Taryn King and teammate Dunya Ansems were second in this category.  Congratulations to all the members who completed this 3-day trail stage race.  Please refer to our members’ results at then bottom of this email.

 

Congratulations to all the members who completed this gruelling 8-day Mountain Bike Stage Race.  We will feed back more on this event once we’ve had a chance to study the results.

 

RUN:  This evening (Wednesday) there will be a track session starting at 18:00.  We will be at the container from 17:30 onwards for license and gear collection.

Tomorrow (Thursday), we will do a club run from the Green Point Cricket Club at 18:00.  We will run through the Park and along the Promenade for an hour.  You can also collect your ASA license from the container on Thursday from 17:30 onwards.

 

Apart from the swim on Good Friday, we will not have any other club training sessions during Easter Weekend.

 

This weekend is all about the Two Oceans with runs ranging from 56 metres to 56 Kilometres.  The Expo kicked off today at the CTICC, fun runs and trail runs take place on Friday with the big events, the Half Marathon and Ultra, concluding on Saturday.  ATC will have about 200 runners taking part in the various events and we wish all our runners the best of luck.  Our gazebo will be set up in the finish area so come around for a snack after your run.

 

 

The Durbanville Triathlon is back on schedule for the 16^th of April!  This road bike event will offer Standard and Sprint distances and will take place on Phisantekraal farm.  More details on:  http://www.iqela-events.co.za/durbanville-tri/durbanville-tri-info.html

 

ATC Cycling has made a provisional team entry for the Maluti Double 90 Team Time Trial.  This event is similar to the Double Century but, judging by the route profile, it looks like it will be a tougher ride.  Logistics of getting to Clarens will be more difficult and more expensive.  We therefore need some commitment from members wanting to do the event before the club embarks on such a big financial outlay.  We’ve asked Tessie Van Schalkwyk, from Travel Bug, to give us some budgetary figures for the travel, accommodation and bike transport.  We estimate that it will cost around R 8 300 per person sharing (R 10 900 for a single person) to do the event.  The team will also need to cover the expenses of at least one supporter and vehicle, so that will add another R1000 per rider.

These figures are based on the following package:

·         Return flights with bicycles from Cape Town to Johannesburg.

·         Return airport transfers to Clarens (and back) with bicycles.

·         Two nights’ accommodation at a 4 star guest house in Clarens, including breakfast.

·         Race Entry Fee.

 

If you are keen to do the event, given the costs shown above, please let us know.  If enough riders commit, we will proceed with planning.  The race is on 7 May.

 

The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon and related Runs will take place on the 17^th and 18^th of September 2016.   The line-up consists of two Trail Runs (22 Km & 12 Km), a Fun Run (4.2 Km), a PEACE Run (10 Km) and a City Marathon (42.2 Km).  The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon strives to stage and develop Africa’s ICONIC city marathon, a marathon that in time will take its rightful place as one of the worlds “must run” marathons.  In 2014 & 2015 the race was accredited as an IAAF Silver Label Status Road Race, the only marathon in Africa to receive this status.  Furthermore, it is a Climate Neutral Event that promotes development through PEACE and SPORT. A great event to keep us motivated through winter!

 

Happy Easter!

ATC