SA Tri Champs – Supported Ride & Run this week
NEWS:
Congratulations to all finishers of the Cape Town Cycle Tour, which took place on Sunday. The weather was so nice that some, including STeve Attwell, did it twice! It also contributed to loads of PBs, we are sure. This is one event where we cannot download results, so we ask that members please capture their results on-line for us, so we can publish:
ATC Training WhatsApp Groups:
SWIM: The Canal Swims will be on Friday mornings at 06:00. We will adjust the start time slightly each week as it is now still dark at 06:00. However, no one will be allowed to start after 06:15. All swimmers must please sign in before the swim and sign out afterwards.
BIKE: On Thursday morning, at 05:30, we will do a road bike ride from Point Virgin Active.
On Saturday morning we will do a supported road bike ride, starting from The Paddocks Shopping Centre in Milnerton at 06:00. Please meet there at 05:45 to get your stuff into the vehicle. The ride will be to Franschoek and back, for 180 Km. We will provide a support vehicle and driver. Riders are requested to contribute R50 towards costs and fuel. We will have a couple of these rides leading up to Ironman and riders need only contribute once.
RUN: We will have a Track session on Tuesdays at 06:00 and on Wednesdays at 18:00. Sessions will be on the Green Point Athletics Track unless events are taking place there, which happens frequently during this time of year as we are in peak athletics season. In these cases, track will be at the Green Point Cricket Club (across the road).
This Saturday, 17 March, we will do a supported long run for those training for Two Oceans and Comrades. (Not the 18th as previously mentioned) We will run the Two Oceans Half Marathon route. We will start at 06:15, from the UCT Parking Area called Car Pool P4, Madiba Circle, close to the Southern end of the Rugby Field. This is the parking area you run past just before entering the field to finish the race.
SA TRI Champs
This weekend is the SA Triathlon Championships in Bloemfontein. Congratulations to the following ATC’ers who have been selected to represent Cape Town Unicity Triathlon at the Championships:
JUNIORS: Angelique Moller, Caylan Bromley, Jaco Wolstenholme, John-Pierre Weideman and Michaela Beaton. Jaco and JP will also be attending a week-long Junior Triathlon Training Camp, arranged by TSA, after the Championship.
PARATRIATHLON: Cindy Jacobsz with guide Petro Neethling. Tyron Ingle as guide for David Jones.
SENIOR AG: Henry Wolstenholme and John Van Onselen.
ELITE ATU African Cup: Rudolf Visser and Rohan Meyer.
We wish all the Triathletes the best of luck!
Run-Dinner with Ironman World Champ
Ironman World Champion, Sebastian Kienle is in town to race the ABSA Cape Epic with his partner, two times Ironman African Championship winner, Ben Hoffman. You can meet Sebi and Ben for a run on the Promenade and then join them for dinner, tomorrow, Tuesday, 13 March. The evening promises to be entertaining as Sebi is always honest, humorous and happy to share advice, anecdotes and answer questions of any kind. The run will start at 16:45 and dinner at 18:30. For details and to book, please visit:
For more information on these and other events taking place this weekend, please follow the links provided below:
FUTURE EVENTS
VWS Trail Challenge
This great trail run on the face of Table Mountain will take place on 13 May 2018. Using the brand new and exciting routes from last year, it promises to a be a great run in support of the volunteer wildland firefighters. The early bird entry fees make this a great value for money trail run. For details and to enter, visit:
https://vws.org.za/trailchallenge2018/
Enjoy the week!
ATC
