Dear Nedbank Running Club members and committees.

Let's all be proud members of the Nedbank Running Club family!

We would like to remind you again to urge all your Nedbank Running Club members to wear the correct approved Nedbank Running Club kit and podium wear during races ,price giving's and official events.  This must also be noted by Club’s and committees that no athlete be allowed entrance to a Nedbank hospitality site which is hosted and sponsored by Nedbank if they don't wear our official Nedbank Club attite as stated and documented in all the Nedbank RC constitutions at the various National provinces. We will also send out a mail to all provinces referees to DQ athletes not wearing official Nedbank club kit- especially shorts and tights. We have to be unified. There are ample of a variety of shorts, racing shorts, boxer shorts, tights, medium length tights ,long tights, hot pants and bikine pants available at very reasonable prices with the generous support and partly sponsorship of Nike and we usually give all podium athletes this free of charge as sponsorship from Nike!

Please-No black shorts ,funky pants or any other colour or garment than the official approved kit as seen on our website. Click here to view

Clubs just need to send us the athlete's profile and CV to see his/her performances in races.

Please note this is the final request and demand that no supported or retainer athlete will get support, supplements, kit, or financial assistance if they don't wear the full Nedbank/Nike attire or kit during races, or appearances at official events .

Thank you for the understanding and help in this regard.

All the sizes for the high-quality men`s and Women`s Nedbank Running Club Kit is in stock - Tracksuit tops and bottoms, Warm up Tops, Golf Shirts, T-Shirts, Hot pants ,Tights, etc.

Tracksuit Jackets and Half Zip Warm-up Top

Golf Shirts and T-Shirts

We also have ample of race shorts in all sizes, still at the reduced prize of R290-00 as well as the popular Boxer shorts with zip pocket at the back!

Please place your order for the kit and use the official Kit order form.

Spar Ladies Grand Prix Jozi marks another successful series for Nedbank running club

Ethiopian athlete Tadu Nare (Nedbank Running Club) will not line up in the Jozi SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge at Marks Park on Sunday having already clinched her third consecutive SPAR Grand Prix title. Tadu received an opportunity to compete in the Chicago Marathon on 8 October 2023. She has dominated the South Africa’s premier women’s road running series since racing returned after the Covid shutdown.

Under the revised SPAR Grand Prix rules this year, where an athlete’s best 4 results in the 6-part series count, Nare’s full-house of 120 points from 4 consecutive bonus-points wins, cannot be beaten. She thus becomes the third person, after Rene Kalmer and Irvette van Zyl, to win the title three times and will take home a whopping R200 000 for her efforts.  
After 3 years dominating the series, the South African road running fraternity has embraced the shy young athlete, who now considers South Africa to be “my second home.” At the same time, even at such a young age, Nare has also become a major player on the international marathon circuit.

Fellow-Ethiopian Selam Gebre (Nedbank) is similarly certain of finishing second after collecting 116 points in her 4 top finishes. She will earn R100 000 for her efforts.
Although it appears that there is a tight contest for third place between Lesotho runner Blandina Makatisi (Maxed Elite), who has 109 points, and former SPAR Grand Prix winner Glenrose Xaba (Boxer) with 108, the fact that Xaba will not be running on Sunday means that Makatisi is certain to finish third. There’s plenty at stake here as well, third place being worth R75 000.

Under the revised 4-races-to-count rule, it is now possible for athletes who have other commitments to remain competitive in the six-race competition.  

The top South African runners will also compete for a top prize of R75 000 in addition to the money they win in the main SPAR Grand Prix. Xaba is on course to pocket this prize, as she is 28 points ahead of the next South African, Cacisile Sosibo (Boxer). The second placed South African will win an additional R50 000 and R30 000 is on the table for the local runner who finishes third.

Sunday’s race will be the first race open to the public since the pandemic and just over 8000 women and girls are expected to take part. The course takes the runners through some of Jozi’s most attractive leafy suburbs and includes some tough hills. There will also be a 5km Fun Run.

Late entries can be made on site at Marks Park Sporting Club, Thursday to Saturday (28-30 September 2023) between 10h00 and 18h00 and on race day, Sunday morning (1 October 2023) between 06h00 and 07h30.

Joining Gebre on the start line will be a host of Nedbank running club athletes which includes South African Stella Marais, who is currently hard in training for the upcoming World 50km championships which will take place on 5 November 2023 in India.

With Gebre lying 2nd in the series, the Nedbank running club have had another successful Spar campaign taking the top 2 spots on the podium. Nare will be missing in action as she will be racing the Chicago Marathon on 8 October, which is one of the Abbott World Marathon Majors and recognises the level that she has risen to internationally.

“We really have to thank a series like Spar has put on because you must remember that these races are where Tadu started out as a young junior a few years ago and it developed her into the world class runner she is now,” said Nick Bester, the Nedbank running club National team manager. “Although we will miss her on Sunday, her teammate Selam will be in action and she, just like Tadu has started with this series as a junior and has already over the last two years solidified herself as an international star in the making.”

Return of a talented runner

The runner from "the Mountain Kingdom", as the home country Lesotho of the winner Namakoe Nkhasi is also called, achieved the unthinkable when he won the last race of the Run Your City running series over 10km in the gold city of Johannesburg on Heritage Day not only as the clear winner, but also with a course record ahead of the favourite Kabelo Mulaudzi in impressive fashion.

The 30-year-old Nkhasi (from Nedbank Running Club) is considered a great talent with a strong top speed, which he already clearly demonstrated in his 2022 half marathon victory in Gqeberha and in his national record over 10km with 27:52 min. in the same year.

However, his victory seems even more impressive when you know that the day before he completed a half marathon in 1:06:20 hours! This speaks for the class of the Nedbank runner and indicates his increase in form, which he himself currently classifies at 75%. It will be interesting to see how it will develop in the near future...

Given the undulating course in Johannesburg and due to his half marathon the day before, Nkhasi was very amazed at his performance, especially as he has been plagued by injuries over the past 12 months. "My time really surprised me," he told a running magazine. He immediately improved the course record by 42 seconds, which is why he himself confessed, "I am proud of my achievement". And its further development also springs from the lessons of the past. "Running is a process ... So you have to be patient, focused and respectful..., I still have a lot to achieve."

In the race itself, the in-form favourite Mulaudzi was still leading the field with 2km to go, but he could no longer prevent Nkhasi's strong final section and struggled to fend off second place ahead of the onrushing Mathews Leeto by just 3 seconds. In the further ranking, the Nedbank runners dominated, especially the ultra specialists Khonkhobe and Mothibi (4th and 5th), while the star runner Tete Dijana (13th) was a bit more reserved.

If there had been a team classification, the Green Dream Team Runners would have been unbeatable, finishing 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th and 15th. Another clear dominance of the green shirts of the Nedbank Running Club!

The women's race was again dominated by Debash Desta (Ethiopia) ahead of Selam Gebre (Nedbank/Ethiopia), who could probably take out a subscription to second place... Third on the podium was (by a clear margin) former 50km world record holder Irvette van Zyl, just ahead of ultra queen Gerda Steyn (both South Africa).

Author: Frank-N. Dietzel

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