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14 March 2018
 
Old Mutual Om die Dam 2018

Nedbank Running Club Gauteng North will be hosting the Nedbank Running Club hospitality site at the Old Mutual Om die Dam Marathon and all Nedbank Running Club members are welcome.

The very popular and exciting Old Mutual Om die Dam marathon will be run on Saturday the 17th of March 2017

The Nedbank Running Club athletes will be treated with food and drinks that will be provided by the Nedbank Running Club Gauteng North. There will be Coffee/Tea before the race and after the race there will be somthing to eat and drink.

Just look out for the Nedbank Running Club Gazebo’s and feather flags.

Come and meet top NEDBANK GREEN DREAM TEAM athletes at the tent.

Happy Running!

For more Info on the Old Mutual Om die Dam Marathon please click here

Om Die Dam - Park & Ride Service

Due to the high entry uptake for the Old Mutual Om Die Dam Ultra, and as a value-add service to the runners, the event has decided to offer a park ‘n ride service. 

Basic information: 

  • This is the first ever park ‘n ride service on offer from the Old Mutual Om Die Dam Ultra 
  • Park ‘n ride venues: 

o   Monte Casino

o   Melrose Arch 

  • Booking cost: R 190 (includes parking cost at the respective venue) plus normal booking fees
  • Buses will leave at 03h30 am on Saturday, 17 March 2018 from the respective venues (listed above) 
  • Buses will return to the respective venues after the event on a first-come, first-serve basis (more information to follow) 
  • There will be a dedicated drop-off and pick-up point at the respective venues 

Advantages to the park ‘n ride service: 

  • Avoid the traffic on race day 
  • Your booking will include secured parking at each of the venues 

Of importance: 

  • Bookings will be on a first-come, first-serve basis 
  • All bus bookings need to be pre-books, no bookings allowed on the morning of the event 

Lastly, don’t miss out on this opportunity! Book now. Limited spaces are available.

To book your seat please click here

 
FutureLife

Do you have What It Takes?

Feel free to share the video on all your own social media channels as well and please tag FutureLife

 
Biogen

Leading a busy lifestyle can take its toll on us. Don’t let life’s little stresses prevent you from enjoying a full and active lifestyle! Prioritize your own health,  especially when the going gets tough. Monitor workload, keep a balanced diet, get plenty of rest and try get outdoors once in a while. In addition, the use of a good complex of

B-Vitamins, can assist in boosting energy yielding metabolism and supporting healthy nerve function. Biogen

B-Complex BURST is available in a delicious tangerine flavoured effervescent  and is designed to support the lifestyle changes required to combat stress.

For more Information click here

 
Nedbank Green Affinity Campaign

Beach / community clean-ups in Cape Town

Please note that The Nedbank Green Affinity campaign will be having a series of beach / community clean-ups in and surrounds the Cape Town area with proposed dates and venues as below.

AT

07-Apr

 

Beach Clean-up Milnerton Lighthouse

SAT

07-Apr

 

Community Clean-up Joe Slovo Park

SAT

14-Apr

 

Beach/Harbor Clean-up

SUN

22-Apr

 

Sundowner Soccer Match and Beach Clean-up

SAT

05-May

 

Beach Clean-up Strand

SAT

05-May

 

Liesbeek Park River Clean-up

SUN

06-May

 

Beach Clean-up for Hout Bay

SUN

06-May

 

Table Mountain clean-up (Afternoon)

FRI

11-May

 

Night Beach Clean-up Walk/Run Tableview

SAT

12-May

 

Beach Clean-up Macassa

They will be giving out t-shirts on the day as well as a free ticket to attend the Nedbank Cup Final in Cape Town on 19 May 2018 for each participant.

They will also be filming some of the clean-ups to make a video clip to be shown at the Nedbank Cup Final, and will be doing a digital & social media marketing campaign, including PR and media opportunities around these events.

 
Race Results

REARING TO GO

With less than 17 days to the Two Oceans Marathon and less than 90 days to the Comrades Marathon it is evident that athletes from the Nedbank Running Club (NRC) are rearing to go. Many preparing for Oceans or Comrades delivered another round of great performances over the past weekend while the shorter distance speedsters took over podiums countrywide.

Loveness Madziva was most likely the biggest winner of the weekend as she was rewarded with a car for winning the Zululand 56km Ultra Marathon. This comes a mere six days after she won another car at the Harry Gwala District Marathon, where she crossed the finish line as first lady.

Other great performances at the same race came from Madziva’s team mates Monica Kativhu, who finished second lady overall and Lephethesang Adora who finished 3rd Senior overall. Both the NRC’s men and women’s teams won the Open team prizes for the 56km event.

In one of the biggest races over the weekend – the Pharmaton Edenvale Marathon – Siyabonga Dingile finished 3rd male overall in a time of 2:36 while his speedy team mate Phillemon Mathipa finished 1st in the 10km event in a time of 33:33.

NRC athletes showed that tough routes do not scare them when many achieved podium positions at the very tough Tortoise Tuff 30km, 10km & 21 Trail Run in Sedgefield. Melissa van Rensburg broke the 21km Trail Run record by 20 minutes, crossing the finish line in 1:51. Anderson Ncube won the Open Men’s event with Anton Chavellier winning the Masters Category.

The 30km event, classified as possibly the most challenging 30km route on the Garden Route, was won by John April in a time of 1:48. His teammate Andre Barnardo finished 1st in the Grandmaster category while Cecile Nel finished 2nd in the Open Women’s category. Master Allison Jordaan and Grandmaster Annatjie Botes both won their respective categories. The shorter distance speedsters placed very well in the 10km event with Godwin Heyns, Francois Maquassa and Donovan Jantjies finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively. Lindile Tokota took first in the Masters Category while

Anastassia Plaatjies and Candice Van Beulen finished 1st and 2nd in the Open Ladies category. Beulen also finished 1st Junior.

NRC was well represented at another huge race in Pretoria with former Comrades winner Charné Bosman winning the Buco Bobbies Half Marathon, in a time of 1:23. Teammate Renier Grobler won the Men’s 10km event in a time of 33:01.

More good news came in the form of NRC Junior Kutlwisiso Sidinile, who has been selected to represent his country at the African Cross-Country Champs in Algeria on March 17th. Sidinile’s dream of representing his country came true after 3 years of some great support and development from the NRC, especially Siyaya Khoza, Soweto Nedbank Development Club chairman and coach. Sidinile travels with senior teammates David Manja and Thabang Mosiako and will compete this weekend.

Last but not least NRC athletes said their farewells to champion teammate and Comrades gold medallist Siphiwe Ndlela, who recently passed away at a training camp after taking some herbal medicine. Teammates from KZN partook in a special walk in memory of Ndlela while several attended his funeral in Ixopo where he was laid to rest near his home soil.

For more Results click here