Thursday 4 August 5km time trial results
1.   16:47 Andries Notonunu
2.   16:48 Thembelani Malunda
3.   16:57 Njabulo Hlatshwayo
4.   17:19 Freedom Shezi
5.   17:49 Phumlani
6.   17:50 Ayanda Tshapo
7.   17:51 Stanley Makhamba
8.   18:09 Mzwenkosi Mjaja
9.   19:13 Musa Njilo
10. 19:57 Fikile Mbuthuma
11. 22:40 Hleziphi Ncayiyana
12. 26:00 Ntombi Mkwae

This past weekend was fairly quiet on the race front but late Saturday afternoon a couple of us heard about the Mtunzini 16km Bush Challenge just before Richards Bay up the North Coast. We decided to leave very early and drive the
90 minute journey to see what the race was all about.

All I can say is that was the best race I’ve ever done! I recommend anyone who enjoys trail running and beautiful scenery to mark it in the calendar for next year! The scenery was just amazing, mostly single track running and then about a 1km stretch on the beach which was tough as the wind was howling and the sand was fairly soft even by the water’s edge but then we were back onto the single track which was nice and sheltered. We passed ‘Crocodile Creek’, climbed up a couple of steep wooden stairs up onto a bridge and then were back onto the single track. There were a couple of stretches of tar road but all in all not much more than a couple of km’s. 

The beauty of this trail run was that it was not really technical it was just awesome single track, still very challenging as there was a lot of stair climbing and descending, beautiful beach and lake scenery and best of all great organisation with water points every 3km’s providing water, coke, bananas, sweets and biscuits!

Nedbank Running Club KZN’s results
5th     1:02:20 Bernard Phalatsane (1st Sub Vet)
11th  1:07:21 Derek Wasserfall
22nd 1:13:48 Cary-Ann Smith (2nd lady)
23rd 1:13:49 Blaine Pienaar

Tomorrow (Tuesday 9 August) is the Women’s Day Chatsworth Ladies 10km held at Chatsworth Stadium.

This Saturday 13 August is the KZN cross country champs held at Gelofte School in Pinetown

Sunday 14 August is the KwaMashu 21.1km and 10km Challenge and 5km fun run held at the Princess Magoga Stadium in KwaMashu. Start is at 7am.