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Dear Club Member
Welcome to our June 2017 update.
We hope that all those of you that competed in the Comrades Marathon had a great run and reached their goals! We hope you are resting well and taking advantage of the colder weather to rest or stick to some shorter recovery runs.
Remember that if you are training through the winter season to stay safe out on the road by being visible and alert at all times.
Happy training !
NRCCG committee
Comrades Marathon
The club would like to congratulate all of our members who recently took part in the Ultimate Human Race - the Comrades Marathon.
Nedbank Running Club took 5 of the top 10 spots in both the ladies and mens races.
Cameron Herron was the ladies winner with another Nedbank runner Charne Bosman taking the third step on the podium.
Some interesting Nedbank Running Club Johannesburg stats:
- 127 Nedbank Running Club Johannesburg members finished the race within the cutoff time
- Of these we recorded 17 Bill Rowan, 79 Bronze and 30 Vic Clapham medals
- Our top mens finisher was George Mbhekeni Tshabalala in a time of 6h41m43s for an overall 102nd position
- Our top ladies finisher was Franci Myburgh in 8h09m18s in a incredible 39th place amongst the ladies
Well done to all who participated.
Comrades Marathon - seconding table
A huge thank you to the Sfarnas family and Ed Stoddard for hosting our clubs seconding table at the 63km mark.
We are sure the Biogen, FutuelLife snacks and your own seconding packs were a very welcome sight at that stage in the race.
We look forward to providing this service to you again in 2018!
Time Trials
Members are reminded of our Tuesday and Wednesday night time trial at Modderfontein Sports Club and George Lea Park. We start at 17h30 sharp during the winter months.
Make sure you join us during the winter months - its easier to run in a group when the cold weather interferes with your motivation.
See you there!
Nedbank Running Club Kit
Club kit is sold at George Lea Park time trials on Wednesdays.
We have stock of Nike shorts, 3/4 tights, vests and limited stock on tracksuits.
Comrades and Two Oceans shirts
For those that pre ordered and paid for their shirts but have as yet not collected please ensure you do so at the George Lea Park time trial as soon as possible.
Special performances
As you know the club recognizes special performances of its members at its annual year end prize giving. In this regard please let us know of any exceptional results (not necessrily podiums) or inspiring stories of your fellow Nedbank Running Club Johannesburg athletes.
Please mail us at info@nedbankrunningclubcg.co.za
License collections
We still have some renewed licenses that are uncollected.. Please collect these at the George Lea Park time trial on Wednesdays between 17h30 and 18h30 as soon as possible.
Sponsored athlete update
Some of club sponsored athletes have been racking up some phenomenal results in the last few weeks. Remember these are non green team athletes sponsored directly by the club.
Notable results in April:
Franci Myburgh - a phenomenol performance and placing at the Comrades Marathon
Philip Phakwago - 3rd Veteran at the MTN 10km as well as a great result at the Cell C day of races in the 5km in a time of 15m55s
Till next time - happy running.
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