CONTENTS

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MAGAZINE COMMITTEE

Editor: Jeffrey Shapiro

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contributors

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Editorial 2

Chairman’s Note 4

Club Captain’s Report 6

Time Trial Statistics 24

Did you hear? 29

Derry’s Race Choices 30

What’s happening at VOB 32

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Walkers Report 10

Cuba Marathon 12

Victoria Falls Marathon 15

Purbeck Marathon 18

Memorial time trial 22

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EDITORIAL

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age through any issue of the Imbaleki and

one thing will become very obvious - us

runners are willing to travel to the ends of the

earth for an interesting experience. From the

streets of Havana to the Gobi Desert it’s all

been in these pages. Closer to home, we will

get up at ridiculous hours and drive for a full

day just to get to a race that we heard was a

“must-do”. The goal is to see the world at its

most beautiful, extreme and unusual.

This is all great - everyone should have these

experiences - but I think we do run the risk of

becoming a bit snobbish and fussy about where

we run. So I would like to write about a run

which over the years has become one of my

favourites. It requires no planning and no travel

costs, because very conveniently it starts at my

front door.

I live in Observatory, an area some would call

“vibrant” and others would call “dodgy” (they

probably mean the same thing). I moved here

about eight years ago, and for the first four

years I didn’t run around my neighbourhood at

all. Be it road or trail, I was very particular

about where I ran - it had to be pretty and, if it

was on tar, the roads had to be quiet and leafy.

Then one evening I didn’t feel like sitting in

traffic to go somewhere “nice” for my run, so I

thought I would try running from my front

door. I wasn’t expecting to enjoy it - it would

be a straight-up training run just to get through

the kays. So I was very surprised when I ended

up having a really great run.

Observatory has been called a lot of things, but

dull is not one of them. There are loads of

interesting details to be taken in on a run. Like

spotting a derelict wooden shack that some

homeless people have built in the crook of a

tree along the Liesbeek River - a tree-house

that is genuinely somebody’s home - with

“river frontage” nogal. Or seeing someone on

stilts walking down the middle of Station Road

- who knows why, or where he is going. Or

suddenly noticing that all the grey electricity

boxes on Lower Main have had colourful

landscapes of Table Mountain painted on them.

Or running past the tattoo parlour and getting a

quick glimpse of huge butterfly wings being

tattooed on to somebody’s back. Or finding a

weird little lane behind some houses that you

had no idea was there before. Or listening to

the muezzin reciting the call to prayer from the

local mosque while the sun sets.

Running in strange and exotic locations is

fantastic, but we should never forget that,

between the trips overseas and weekend road

trips, there is plenty to see just by stepping out

the front door.

Jeff.

P

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CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

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A s the excitement builds up to the official

arrival of our new sponsor K-Way, we say a

final goodbye to acsis, who have supported us

tremendously over the past five years.

This past year, since I have been Chairman has

flown by really quickly. I have learnt so much

about our beautiful Club, about people and

about running. What passion means and how

that passion

manifests itself. It

truly is a joy.

In August we had a

positive AGM and I

was honoured to be

re-elected as

Chairman. With

Dave Waywell and

a strong

Committee at my

side, we are sure to

deliver on the

promise that is

VOB. We should

never

underestimate what

VOB collectively is

able to deliver,

firstly, for Club

members and,

secondly, for those we have an influence over

more broadly!

We have had some fabulous events over the

past few months, namely the Full Moon run, up

and down Chappies, which is always well

attended and a well-executed event. We have

hosted our local Farms in a very fun Time Trial

event, where much raucous and supportive fun

was had. The prizes donated and handed out

were highly valued and appreciated. We also

held our annual Memorial Time Trial, please

read the report later in the magazine.

The highlight over the past few months has

certainly been the Grape Run, where Jana

Trojan and her team put on a superbly

organised event. The new 14km course added

an extra dimension to the race and positive

feedback was received from all quarters.

The results of our many runners have been

pouring in, notably that a Club member of ours

is the PUFfeR champion in Richard

Thomason and

Charl Souma is

the Three Peaks

Challenge

champion. In

addition to these,

many runners have

achieved some

excellent results, in

Cape Town and

abroad.

Congratulations to

you all.

What has been very

special to see; is the

new relationship

that is developing

between K-Way

(read: Cape Union

Mart) and VOB.

Much planning has gone in and is going into

the changeover. Particular thanks must go to

Dave Waywell from VOB’s side and Nick,

Penny, Simon and Ryan from K-Way’s side.

While the figurative duck glides across the

surface, you can be sure that those webbed feet

are paddling furiously below…

Couldn’t resist the sneak preview…

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE . . . . continued

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While it may be too early to announce some of

the plans that are in the pipeline with K-Way,

make sure you keep your eye out for the K-

Way VOB launch event pencilled in for late

January 2014.

Other 2014 Club events and races to look

forward to are too numerous for me to list, but

perhaps look over Derry’s summary. Though,

with all these happenings, personally I am very

much looking forward to the year ahead.

Good luck and stay safe.

I must say a final thank you to my wife, Sue,

for her support always.

Ian Nixon

ABOUT K-WAY

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apparel and gear. K-Way is used and loved by South Africans both

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K-Way is the proud sponsor of the VOB Running Club, whose road

and trail runners will champion K-Way's "fast and light" range of

moisture wicking performance gear and apparel.

K-Way gear and apparel is worn and tested by explorer Kingsley

Holgate, professional trail athlete AJ Calitz, environmentalist Scott

Ramsay, mountaineer Ronnie Muhl, and members of the Cape

Leopard Trust. K-Way sponsors the Three Peaks Challenge and

the Platteklip Charity Challenge – two of the Western Cape’s

toughest trail events. K-Way is also a proud sponsor of the Banff

Mountain Film World Tour.

K-Way gear is regularly tested in some of the world's harshest

environments, including Everest and Kilimanjaro.

K-Way is exclusively available at Cape Union Mart - South

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www.capeunionmart.co.za.

MESSAGE FROM THE BRIDGE

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OO-HOO, its summer

time….well I hope so,

it’s looking promising!!! This

winter has been long and cold

and the slab has looked

decidedly empty. With the

sunshine, out come our fellow

members to work on their

“beach bodies” and of course

the road to Ocean’s sneaks up

on us fast! Have you got your

entry in yet???

It seems like yesterday that I submitted my

year round up report. So hopefully this one will

be short and sweet, although we have had a

busy August, September & October as RACE

SEASON has begun. Can I get a whoop-

whoop???

August’s big highlight was the running of

Puffer on the 24th, where we had Richard

Thomason finish in 2nd

Place. It seems our

trail runners are really

starting to light up our

mountains and the

podium positions.

September was officially

the start of racing season

and did we start off with

a BIG bang. Our juniors

cleaned up at the

Medihelp Takkie

Challenge 10km in Kuils River with

Lukhanyo Nobakada running in 2nd

Junior

male, Busisiwe Gwala 2nd

Junior female &

Pamela Moyikwa 3rd

Junior female. The

Sunday again saw our runners in action at the

Khayelitsha 10km. In the men’s we had Paul

San Giorgio taking 1st 60+, Paul Fortuin 2

nd

60+. The junior ladies again “strutted” their

stuff with Pamela Moyikwa 2nd

lady home

and 1st junior, Busisiwe Gwala 3

rd Lady, 2

nd

Junior and then Ntuseng Lolwana finishing

3rd

junior. This same weekend the WP Race

Walking Grand Prix was

held at Youngsfield, where we

had a really good

representation from the

members. We had Deborah

Horn-Botha win the Bronze

medal and a few other

members earning PB times.

From these Grand Prix’s we

had 4 members - Deborah

Horn-Botha, Charlotte

Kettlewell, Uwe Stack and

Robert De Monk - chosen to represent WP

and the SA champs on the 12th October at

Youngsfield. On a personal note – this is a

VERY tough discipline; I attempted the 10km

and was stiff in places I didn’t even realize

existed.

The following weekend was again a busy one

with the Beachcomber 15km on the Saturday

& the 3 Vleis 10km on the Sunday. Again we

had some great results –

Beachcomber 15km

saw 1st place go to

Bulelani Bheba , 2nd

to

Akhona Makila &

Buhle Yokwana 3rd

Junior. On Sunday’s

10km we had

Lukhanyo Nobakana

return home 1st junior

and Paul San Giorgio 3rd

60+. In the ladies we

had Busisiwe Gwala 2nd

Lady home & 1st

Junior, Pamela Moyikwa 2nd

Junior &

Ntusend Lolwana 3rd

Junior. In the 40+

category, Deborah Horn-Botha finished 3rd

&

in the 50+ Bev Charters finish in 2nd

.

CT Marathon & 10km was then held the

following weekend, where many of you

achieved 1st marathon status, qualified for

Oceans and/or Comrades, PB times & of

course seeding times. Both races had a little

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controversy due to error in distance, but I can

confirm that only the 10km route was 250mts

too long due to the lead motorcycle turning the

runners at the incorrect (42.2km) turn point. I

know there were a few disappointed people,

but I think all-in-all this was a very well

attended race with plenty of happy runners at

the end. In the

Marathon,

acsisVOB took

home the 4th

men’s team prize

& the 3rd

Ladies

team prize. In the

10km route, we

were 3rd

men’s

team & took

home the 1st prize

in the ladies

teams. The

Gazebo & booze

box was well

stocked, and I believe that many a member had

a great time under the shade. I personally noted

2 people achieve some excellent results, these

2 people have been working very hard on their

goals for a little while now and I was very

pleased and proud to see they were achieved.

The first person -Dale Smith took 8mins off

his PB time over the 42.2km distance, this is all

in thanks to his “team” lead by group leader

Eion Els. They have been consistently working

through the winter months with speed sessions,

hill sessions and of course the usual weekly

runs. *note to self – run more hills & speed

sessions*. Another thing to note about this

group is that they had a group consisting of –

Kira Darebny, Roger Dickson, Eion Els,

Tracy Forbes, John Gillmer, Dale Millar,

Elydia De Monk, Robert De Monk, Hans

Egli & Erik Westvig – attending the Berlin

Marathon. Each & every one of their group

achieved PB’s at this run, in fact we even

caught a glimpse of them on TV for those that

had the chance to watch. So well done to them

all, they have certainly put in the km’s and the

effort.

The second person that is worth mentioning for

a great achievement at CT Marathon is

Kimberley Shaw. Kim has also been putting

in the km’s over the winter months, she moved

out of her comfort zone and stretched her limits

by going up a group to be led by Joe Baretta

in the 6min/km group. This has helped her to

achieve an enormous PB by slashing off over

an HOUR on her marathon time. WOW – what

an awesome feeling for her, I don’t think I’ve

ever seen someone with such a big smile on

their faces after running for 42.2kms. Not only

did she have many a member cheer her on, but

her husband Brad was there to see her home

with pride and admiration etched on his face. It

was such a special acsisVOB moment.

The following weekend we entered several

teams in the Hewatt Festival of Running

relay on the Saturday morning. The senior

ladies team took 1st place, the Junior ladies

took 2nd

ladies team & 1st juniors. The men

were just as successful, 4th

Senior men’s &

juniors came 2nd

Juniors home. The same day

saw the 100km race & the 50km Race, where

AcsisVOB was once again on the podium. The

100km race was finished in style with Khaya

Fokwana running 1st with an outstanding

performance and earned himself the title of

WP Champ. In the 50km race we had Peter-

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John August finish 2nd

. Proving once again

that AcsisVOB mean business and are top

class. The Sunday was the 21km event where

we had Bulelani Bheba finish 2nd

, Dion

Middelkoop come home 2nd

for the 40+

category, thus helping the men to nab the team

prize. The ladies also shone brightly, Veresa

Domingo came home 2nd

40+; Lyndsay

Jackson 1st 50+ & Theresa Isaacs 3

rd 60+.

Talk about ending September on a HIGH!!

This also saw the start of the 10km mid-week

races.

Bakgat 10km was the first of the mid-week

races where our juniors were once again

showing their skills. Lukhanyo Nobakada ran

in 3rd

Junior and placing 8th

overall. In the

ladies race we had Nthuseng Lolwana

returning home as 2nd

lady 1st Junior. The

weekend startedwith the Cape Gate 10km -

Lukhanyo Nobakada again returned with a

podium position 2nd

junior. The other notable

male result was Peter Chubb returning 2nd

70+. The ladies saw Busisiwe

Gwala achieve 3rd

senior, 1st

junior & Pamela Moyikwa 5th

senior, 3rd

junior. This also

helped the ladies to achieve the

Team prize. The Sunday saw

the Chappies Challenge take

place. This is always a highlight

on the race calendar, with a

21km route as well as a 10km.

The 21km saw Colin George

finish 1st 40+. In the 10km route

we had Buhle Yokwana 3rd

junior, Paul San Giorgio 1st

60+ for the men and for the

ladies we had Nthuseng

Lolwana 2nd

lady, 1st junior; Nocwaka

Mthetho 3rd

lady, 2nd

junior; Naomi

Badenhorst 1st 50+; Michelle Priestman 2

nd

50+ & Theresa Isaacs 1st 60+. All-in-all a

great start to October I think! Well done to you

all.

The following weekend was the big Gun Run.

This is always a very well attended race as

again we have a 21km & 10km option. For

many this is a

novice race, so

well done to all

that achieved their

medal. Also a big

thanks needs to go

to the Schouten

family for carting

the trailer, gazebo,

booze box &

plenty of food to

the race. I know

many runners

came to say their

thanks the week after and said how wonderful

it was to be able to sit and chat about the race

with their fellow runners – many of whom they

hadn’t met before. So BIGUP to you guys for

making all our members feel welcome. Let’s

hope that our other members

will step up to the plate and also

offer their assistance with the

gazebo & showing our

members what being part of

acsisVOB is all about. Results

wise we had success on the

21km route with Dion

Middelkoop taking 3rd

40+&

Buhle Yokwana 2nd

Junior.

With the ladies we came home

with a 1st & 2

nd with Nthusend

Lolwana & Nocwaka Mthetho

respectively. This same

weekend saw our WP walkers

compete in the Interprovincial

Champs at Youngsfield. Deborah Horn-

Botha achieved 4th

for her age category,

Charlotte Kettlewell 6th

for her age category

with Christine Williams achieving 1st place in

her age category all in the 10km circuit. As for

the men – Robert De Monk walked the 20km

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circuit and achieved 7th

in his age category.

What a great result from our walking team –

well done to you all. The Western Province

team achieved 3rd

place overall.

Then onto our very own Grape

Run weekend. This saw the new

race director, Jana Trojan, take

over the reins like a pro. Not

only did she have a new position

to contend with, we also

introduced a new 14km route.

All of these changes she took in

her stride and managed to pull

off an excellent race. We’ve had

several compliments on the race

from - the friendly marshals, the

efficient tog bag, a great 14km

route and of course to our water

table fun. Thank you to everyone that help

ensure a successful race – I’m sure you are all

aware of the time & effort that goes into a race

and without your sterling volunteering, we

would not succeed. Results wise saw our very

own coach Kathleen Shuttleworth nab the 1st

lady home in the inaugural 14km route.

Something to note here is that when the Grape

Run 21km race was first run, Kathleen also

managed to nab 1st lady home – so what an

achievement. Those that didn’t attend our race

trekked down to the Voet of Afrika with saw

Lukhanyo Nobakada achieve 6th

Senior &

2nd

Junior in the 10km route. The 21km saw

our ladies earn the team prize

with Kerryn Vollmer, Sandra

Hood (who also grabbed the 2nd

50+ prize), Nicole Griffith &

Adele MacCannel. WELL

DONE!

As for Race results – that is it

from me. The AacsisVOB family

is growing and we are seeing

some excellent results coming

through. Race seasons is still

fresh and we still have many

more races to come – so take the

rest over December and come

back strong. We’d love to see you all on the

slab and of course out on the road.

I leave you with this quote -

When you don’t feel like going,

GO ANYWAY.

Your Club Captain

Melynda Ward

WALKERS REPORT

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In recent months VOB runners, and others

wanting to learn to master the art of race

walking, or just wanting to walk for fun, have

had the opportunity to do so. 26th June saw

the first of a six week walking time trial series.

A summary of the results is as follows:

Fastest walk - Robert de Monk on the

10/07/13 in a time of 31:05

Well done to Jane Fuller, Ray Fuller

& Trish Gilmour who attended all 6

x TTs

5 people walked WPA times at least

once, with Trish

Gilmour doing it 3 times,

Charlotte Kettlewell

twice and the remainder

once

Best average pace - men =

Robert de Monk at

32:11

Best average pace - ladies =

Deborah Horn-Botha at

35:37

Most improved man - Andy

Norris = 62:13 to 50:00

i.e. ±12 minutes! (this is taking the

best and the worst TT times of each

walker)

Most improved lady - Charlotte

Kettlewell = 44:56 to 38:33 (again

taking the best and worst times)

Most improved man – Pete Rogers =

45:56 to 39:56 i.e. 6 minutes! (this is

taking the first and last TT times)

Most improved lady - Pat Rogers =

45:57 to 43:00 (this is taking the first

and last times). This is the first time

that Pat has won anything “sporty” in

her adult life.

Most enthusiastic lady walker - there

were several nominees – Rene Dick -

dragged herself out of her recovery

bed further to an operation to do 5

TTs and the subsequent grand prix /

Trish Gilmour did all 6 with

squeezing one in after hours and also

attended the Spartans Saturday walk

& did the grand prix / but the

winner was Pat Rogers who

did 5 and would have done six

if it wasn't for work and who

attended the Spartans Saturday

walk & supported at the grand

prix

Most enthusiastic gent

walker - we had two nominees

- Ray Fuller for doing all 6

TTs and improving by 5:34 /

but the winner was Robert de

Monk for competing in the 20

kay grand prix when he heard that 10

kays doesn't count for WPA colours,

and for winning the event! Robert

also deservedly won the VOB Bronze

Takkie in August for his grand prix

achievement.

The winners of the TT series were announced

at an informal prize-giving event held on the

7th July. With grateful thanks to Liqui-Fruit,

Synergy/David Bloom Pharmacy, New

WALKERS REPORT . . . continued

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Balance and others for providing the prizes.

No one walked away empty handed (‘scuse the

pun).

25th July saw Keith Reynolds of Bellville

Athletics Club give us some coaching. We

appreciate the time and effort he put into

passing on his knowledge.

The 3rd August & 7th September saw grand

prix events held at Youngsfield and some of

the time trialers took to the “track” for the first

time. Congratulations to you all for taking up

the challenge and braving the beady eyes of the

walking judges. And a special thank you to

our enthusiastic supporters on both days.

October saw 4 x VOBs (Robert de Monk,

Charlotte Kettlewell, Uwe Strack and

Deborah Horn-Botha) selected to represent

Western Province at the Interprovincial Race

Walking Champs. Sadly Uwe had work

commitments and could not make the race on

the 12th October. You were missed Uwe!

Christine Williams competed as an individual

and achieved gold in her age category, having

walked the ten kay in the 70-74 age category.

WELL DONE CHRISTINE!!!!!! You are a

star. The weather was not kind to us on the

day, being windy, rainy and cold, but it was an

awesome event to participate in. The walking

talent in our country is something to behold

and it was great to see various records tumble.

An 18 year old girl from SWD walked the 10

kay in 49:25, setting a new SA record.

Incidentally the oldest participant was a lady

from Central Gauteng who walked the ten kay

in 92 minutes, at the age of 88. Sadly Province

only came third this year but we gave of our

best. Our Olympic walker, Mark Mundell, was

present and it was a treat to see him in action

and get the opportunity to chat to him and hear

of his experiences in London last year.

Hopefully more of you will participate in

regular grand prix events next year and we will

then have more VOBs on the WP team in

2014.

Walking TT takes place every Wednesday,

starting at 5.30 p.m. at the club. Please bring

your own stopwatch and take your own

finishing time as we don’t always have a

timekeeper to help us. There is also a results

clipboard set aside especially for the walkers.

Please fill in your name and your time,

ignoring the numbering on the left hand side.

A huge thank you also goes to the Spartans

walkers who have welcomed the VOB walkers

into their community, have willingly given us

coaching advice, and have invited us to train

with them and participate in their time trials.

They have also warmly welcomed us as

competitors in races. Let’s take up their

challenge – VOB WALKERS DO IT WITH

STRIDE!

Deborah Horn-Botha

If you would like to receive regular VOB

walking news, or have any questions about

walking, please contact Deborah Horn-Botha

at rudebs@icon.co.za

CUBA MARATHON

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arly this year Llyris Berry planned to visit

Cuba in November. By co-incidence she

discovered that the Cuba Marathon was to take

place during the last couple of days of her stay.

Logistics made it

difficult to apply

online, but

fortunately she was

able to register at

the sports centre in

Havana the day

before the race.

Llyris had

committed to run,

and not wanting to

disappoint her

traveling fan club

who had followed

her around Cuba, she paid her £65 unaware

that the heat and humidity would make it a

very difficult run.

There was an Italian couple staying at the same

hotel and together they joined the other

estimated 3,000 runners at 6am. At the time of

registration Llyris was the only South African

entrant and mentioned that her country's flag

was absent at the start. It was with great pride

that the flag was flying high on the day!

The race started at 7am. The physically

disabled led the way, men and women in

wheelchairs and on

crutches made a stout

effort in what was to

be a challenging race.

The race was split

into 5 and 10kms,

half and full

marathons. The route

was a loop from Old

Havana, along the

Malecon, past the

Cohiba Hotel, Zoo,

City sports centre and

Revolution Square.

At 6am on the way to the Marathon the heat

and humidity were already at a high. Walking

along the Paseo de Marti Boulevard the birds

were just waking up and, careful not to get

dolloped on, Llyris and her friends hurried

under the tree lined avenue.

After the first two kilometres of the race Llyris

was already feeling exhausted and unsure

whether she would make the next 19kms.

There was no water available, and already

suffering from the heat and humidity, she

managed to beg water from a distribution lorry.

Thereafter, water was available every km, plus

infrequent portable sprays to cool down the

runners.

Wearing the SA flag with 'South Africa' clearly

embolden on her back she received some

cheering, with shouts of 'Nelson Mandela' and

'South Africa'! Llyris walked some of the

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CUBA MARATHON . . . continued

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distance preserving energy, making sure that

she finished and did not get dehydrated.

In typical Cuban style horse carriages, buses

spewing out carbon monoxide, vintage cars and

bicycles weaved their way around the runners.

At the finish runners were led through a tunnel

where medical examiners questioned them

about their state of health.

At the venue the day before Llyris struck up a

conversation with a young local runner.

Through garbled conversation she promised

him her shoes after the race. It is incredible to

see the condition of the shoes which these

runners manage to complete these gruelling

events in. Even more incredible is how they

manage to sniff you out among a seething

mass, determined for you to fulfill your

promise. Him, and a few others!

Communication can be difficult and Llyris was

offered a package filled with sculpted gifts by

rural folk from Camaguey. The transaction

completed, Llyris and her friends returned to

the hotel, followed by a hot shower and a visit

to a serene waterfall 70kms outside of Havana.

Llyris' time was 2 hours 38 mins 51 seconds as

opposed to her average of 2 hours 20 mins.

This was not an easy race, but an excellent

achievement in an exotic location. Medals were

handed out at registration supposedly to avoid

confusion the end.

Lois Kuhle

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VICTORIA FALLS MARATHON

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DAY ONE – Friday 12th

July

So today was the next part of my 2013 running

journey, brought about by a

desire to experience running

in remote and different

locations as well as by

making a promise to my

wife Jenny that after my

Kilimanjaro adventure, I

would take her away for a

holiday. What better place

than Victoria Falls,

Zimbabwe, which just

happens to also host a

marathon?

Departing from Cape Town International at the

silly hour of 6am, with a short stop-over in

Johannesburg we left for Livingstone

International airport in Zambia. Landing at

about One o’clock, we eventually got out of the

airport building at 2.30pm…African time at its

best being promoted by the very friendly

immigration officers! Fortunately our shuttle

provided by Wild

Horizon’s (Marathon

sponsors) was

patiently waiting

outside to whisk us off

to the Kingdom Hotel

on the Zimbabwean

side of the Falls. Our

driver, Robbie, made

short work of the

immigration

formalities between

Zambia and

Zimbabwe, and we eventually arrived at the

hotel shortly before 5pm….just in time to calm

Jenny’s nerves with a well deserved brandy

and coke at the pool bar.

The Kingdom Hotel at Victoria Falls is built

around a man-made water feature. Our

bedroom overlooked the ponds and created the

impression of having been

built on a lake. With a food

court, bars, casino and lovely

outdoor swimming pool area,

the Kingdom is really

impressive and it is the

nearest hotel to the mighty

Victoria Falls.

An early pasta and pizza

meal at the local Panarotti’s

in the hotel’s food court

ended what had been quite a

long and exhausting day.

DAY TWO – Saturday 13th

July

A full buffet breakfast followed by a quick

visit to the race registration office got us going

and looking forward to the day ahead. The

Kingdom is the “official” race hotel and was

pretty full with other runners from South

Africa and overseas, I

once again realised

what a great

opportunity it is to run

these international races

and to meet so many

like minded people, all

there to simply have fun

and to enjoy our sport.

The rest of the morning

was spent roaming

around the small town

of Victoria Falls, which,

as one would expect, consists of curio shops,

tour operators, a few restaurants and two

grocery stores…not to mention an endless

supply of locals trying to sell you anything

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from a Trillion Zimbabwe Dollar bank note to

a hand carved elephant at a “special price”.

Jenny has family

that live at the

Falls, and we

were fortunate

enough to be

collected and

taken to the Wild

Horizons

Elephant

sanctuary in the

afternoon. The

sanctuary is

where they also

do elephant-back

safaris and allow

people to get up

close to these mighty animals, all of which

have been brought there as young orphans after

poachers or organised culls have displaced the

family heard. We enjoyed a late afternoon

drink and some snacks with Stuwy who runs

the place and were also able to participate in

the feeding of the herd. This is a must-do

activity for anyone going to the Falls..

It had been a great day out and it was quite late

before we got back to the Kingdom. A light

meal from room service and all the running

gear ready for the morning saw lights out at

about 11pm

DAY THREE – Sunday 14th

July

Marathon day and up early for a 5.30

breakfast, served in the hotel’s main dining

room and ready for the start of the

race…scheduled for 6.30am. Africa time

prevails and the start is delayed by 20 minutes,

which is actually okay as it gives us all time to

get better acquainted and for the sun to come

out. The marathon is relatively small, with only

about 170 runners taking part and, as to be

expected, the top runners gallop off at a

bristling pace as soon as the gun goes. The rest

of us “back markers” jostle for position and

with cameras at the

ready we saunter off

at a much more

relaxed pace.

The first part of the

race takes the

runners over the

Victoria Falls

Bridge that links the

two countries. The

border post had

been closed to

traffic and we were

able to move along

unhindered up to

the Zambian border,

where the route turns back on itself and over

the bridge we go again. One of the best views

of the Falls is from the bridge and most of us

stop to take a picture or two, before carrying

on.

Back in Zimbabwe, the route turns onto

Zambezi Drive and we run along a good tar

road, which winds its way along the side of the

great Zambezi River and past the “Big Tree”,

which is supposedly the largest Baobab Tree in

the whole of Zimbabwe. Victoria Falls, is

VICTORIA FALLS MARATHON

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situated in a National park and thus game roam

freely around the entire area, the road is

scattered with Elephant dung and it is a bit

nerve racking not knowing what awaits you

around the next corner. Fortunately (or perhaps

unfortunately) we didn’t encounter any of these

massive giants on the route.

From Zambezi drive, the route takes one

further into the National park as you pass the

Azambezi River Lodge, the local boat club and

the Crocodile farm. A short dirt loop into the

park and we run back into the town, winding

our way through parts of the residential area.

At about the 18km mark, we hit the Bulawayo

main road and we are sent off back towards the

start….yup, you got it, this marathon is two

loops of the same route! Fun the first time

around, but after about 30kms I really got fed

up and found it all quite boring. Of course, by

this time the field was so spread out, that I

wasn’t even running with anyone to keep me

company.

The finish is at the

local primary

school, but we have

to run past the

school for about

3kms along the

Kazangula Road

before turning back

to the school and

the welcome finish

line.

As an event, the

whole day is well

organised, with plenty of water tables along the

route. In fact, at the Bulawayo road junction,

the table there has iced cold Zambezi Larger

available for the more adventurous! The first

loop of the course was really awesome, but to

do it twice and then the long out and back to

the finish tested my ability to stay focused and

if anything I would suggest that anyone

thinking of going to do this race simply does

the 21km route and enjoy more time for other

activities afterwards.

I had the pleasure of running with a number of

people along the way, from South Africans, to

Germans, Irish, Scots, Australians and

Americans and to me this was why I had done

it. I hope that somewhere along the line I may

bump into some of them again. My time of

4.23 may not be my fastest marathon time but

as the saying goes, been there, did it and got

the T-shirt…

The Marathon weekend finishes off with an

organized sunset cruise on the Zambezi

followed by the “Marathon after party”. Both

these events were fantastic and once again we

were able to mix with and meet people from all

over the world and Jenny was able to enjoy

another one of her

favourite drinks by

toasting the sun set

over this idyllic

setting…only this time

it had to be a

“Zambezi Double tot”

of brandy!

So until the next

adventure….have fun

and stay safe on the

road!

Dave Waywell

PURBECK MARATHON

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ust getting to the start was an adventure!

From central

London, my first

born and I

caught two

Undergrounds, 1

over ground, then

the national train

service down to

Bournemouth, a bus, ferry and finally the bus

dropped us off at the quaint little seaside

village of Swanage (known in its day for

Smugglers)

The weather at the start of the marathon was

ideal. No wind, not a ripple on the sea and a

few feathers in the sky. The Town Crier

started the marathon, with swan perched on his

head.

90% off road, the

views were

beautiful. We

must have climbed

over about 20 stiles

as the area is

largely used for

farming sheep and

cows. Talking of

which, we had to

ease our way

through a herd of

cows, who clearly thought that these humans

should not be running but walking. My heart

rate went sky high as a cow MOOOOO’d right

next to me. The chap in front took off like a

rocket, never to be seen again.

Through a MINE FIELD, yes – OMG ! Race

Director : “Do not stray from the path and keep

between the yellow batons, otherwise you

might not make it to the finish line!” I thought

the man was kidding, apparently not - every

now and again a sheep is blown to smithereens.

The mines come from World War II when

most of the land was owned by the Ministry of

War. This historic area held one of the Royal

Navy’s largest bases and many a spitfire was

shot down along this coast.

By now the weather was getting aggressive –

the wind was pumping (our South Easter is

mild in comparison). My ponytail was blown

horizontal and we battled to walk into this

nasty howling gale. My sunglasses were

blown off my face and I guess there is a sheep

proudly donning my Oakley’s.

Then down a hill, through an old castle ruin

and the wind was behind us – yippy! We ran as

fast as we could along Poo Alley – the home of

more cows - as just behind us we could see the

rain. Oh Boy ! With 6 kays to go, sheets of

rain caught us and caused havoc with the

runners. Delicate folks these Brits – 22

degrees and it’s a heat wave – heavy rain and

wind and they melt. The temperature dropped

to about 5 degrees and only 223 people

finished.

J

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After our Cape Town winter – I was quite

prepared and I must say that SA is streaks

ahead in trail running gear.

As we crossed the finish line the Town Crier

rang his bell and we were given an ICE COLD

beer and ICE CREAM – oi vey! The fact is, if

you eat or drink something cold – your body

temperature rises – it worked wonders.

I was asked about trail running in South Africa,

like deers in the headlights, their eyes got quite

large as I told them about Table Mountain

Challenge, Hout Bay Challenge, Puffer and Bat

Run. Going into great detail about the routes –

Platteklip Gorge, Llandudno Ravine, Devil’s

Peak, Lions Head, etc, etc, etc.

Then off to “The Wall” live at the Aviva

Stadium in Dublin – the best birthday ever !!!

My Bucket is empty – now what ????

Michele Priestman

‘Tis the season not to be spending….

- acsis Financial Planning .

20

The festive season is almost here and shopping

malls are abuzz with decorations and

festivities. Family getaways, Christmas gifts

and overindulgence are on the cards. This time

of the year also means excess spending for lots

of consumers.

According to Henry van Deventer, Head of

Business Development at Acsis, in order for

individuals to preserve this festive lifestyle, it

is important for them to think beyond the

pudding and presents and

give themselves a gift

this Christmas.

Van Deventer says that

this can be a special sum

of money saved or

invested for one specific future purpose,

whether it be for retirement or to pay university

fees or a commitment to put a little extra away

each month, so that it becomes the gift that

keeps on giving well into retirement.

A recent report by the Employee Benefit

Research Institute in America revealed that the

majority of workers surveyed were not saving

sufficiently for retirement, with 37% saying

they are significantly falling behind in planning

and saving for retirement, and 30% saying they

were less behind.

Van Deventer says that South Africans are

finding themselves in the same situation. “The

majority of South Africans are battling to save

for some of these eventualities and are instead

turning to debt to fund their lifestyle. It’s been

reported that nearly half of credit active

consumers are struggling with debt repayments

and with continually rising living expenses,

such as petrol, electricity and food prices, the

debt situation is likely to get worse for

individuals, before it improves.”

It was also revealed that the average age of

consumers falling into debt fell from 42 to 34

in the last five years. “This figure is extremely

startling as these individuals are unlikely to

start saving for a comfortable retirement until

their debt woes are under control. It is

advisable for individuals

to start saving as soon as

they begin to earn a

salary. The sooner you

start saving, the more time

your money has the

opportunity to grow and

ultimately ensure a healthy financial future.”

He adds that no matter the situation individuals

find themselves in, whether it is that they are in

debt or only starting to save for in their forties,

it should not prevent them from initiating a

savings trend. “It may seem like a daunting

task putting extra money aside on top of a long

list of monthly expenses, but it is never too late

to start saving. While repaying your debt as

quickly as possible should be a priority, it is

still possible to put some additional money

aside each month.”

Van Deventer provides five simple steps to get

consumers planning on track:

Contribute to a retirement fund: A

retirement annuity, pension or provident

fund plan is a savings vehicle that offers

individuals a tax-efficient way to save for

WHY SA’S MILLENNIALS AND MONEY DON’T ADD UP

continued

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retirement. Because of the tax benefits,

investors get a significantly better return

over time.

Today is the day to start saving: There is

no better opportunity to save for

retirement than today. Many individuals

think it is impossible to save each month

due to debt repayments and monthly costs

such as bills, rent and food but this can be

done by cutting back on a luxury each

month, such as a dinner at a restaurant.

Create a budget and stick to it: It is

astounding to see how much money falls

through the cracks if we do not keep track

of our daily expenses. Drawing up a

budget can be very efficient for consumers

that struggle to save. Checking how well

you managed to stick to it at the end of

every month is, however, the most

important part of the exercise.

Evaluate your spending: We tend to

vastly over-estimate how much happier

better luxuries will make us. When the

time comes to replace those big-ticket

items like your car, television, home or

lounge suite, try to resist the temptation to

buy something bigger and fancier.

Look at basic investment options: A

typical low-risk investment will see your

money double every 12 years. Being more

aggressive, in a prudent way, will allow

your money to double every six years.

This means that a R100 000 investment

made at the age of 41 will be worth almost

four times as much (R1,6m vs. R400 000)

if a more growth-geared option is chosen

up front. Choosing an appropriate

investment strategy – and sticking to it – is

one of the most important decisions we

can – and should – make.

About Acsis: Acsis has been wholly owned by

Old Mutual since 2009 and in 2011, Acsis

founder, Andrew Bradley was appointed as

CEO of a new division within Old Mutual

called Old Mutual Wealth. Acsis key staff were

seconded to Old Mutual Wealth to help build

this advice-led, fee-based business, aligning

with the Acsis advice philosophy. More

recently, the entire Acsis offering has

transitioned into Old Mutual Wealth and

remains an independent capability within the

new business. This allows Acsis and Old

Mutual Wealth to leverage and harness

synergies so that together, we can deliver on

clients' financial needs.

acsis

t: +27 (21) 670 7800

f: +27 (21) 683 2831

www.acsis.co.za

MEMORIAL TIME TRIAL - 2 OCTOBER 2013

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Welcome to everybody who has

joined us on this very special evening. It

is my privilege to say a few words about

our Club mates, family or friends who

are dearly departed.

I am not sure what I am expected to say

to everybody assembled here, because

mourning is a very personal experience

and can differ greatly from one person

to the next.

Maybe what I’d like to convey or help

you think about is allowing you and

those around to:Turn the mourning of a

loss into the celebration of life!

My Dad died six years ago and my

memories of him are still incredibly

vivid. For me, running at VOB is an

inextricable link to him.

Even yesterday, while on a Club run, I

was recounting a story to someone, of

how and why I beat my Dad for the first

time in a half marathon. It’s a long

story, so I can’t go into all the details

right now.

Suffice to say it was a very happy

memory for me, but maybe not so much

for him??

Another quick story; My Dad loved the

Time Trial so much that he completed it

478 times and would definitely still be

running it today, even if he did arrive a

little late for the start.

Perhaps my realisation after everything

I have said is that running and VOB are

very happy places, so linking them

creates unbelievably powerful feelings.

Finally, I challenge you tonight to go out

on the Time Trial course and to think of

all the happy memories you possibly

can, and view tonight as a celebration of

life.

Peace be with you.

Ian Nixon

METROPOLE SPORT AWARDS

LYNETTE BAZELEY NOMINATED FOR VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

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The acsis VOB Running Club has a

membership of close to 1 000 members and

Lynette's dedication and enthusiasm in

organizing the runs week by week has gone a

long way to ensuring the success of both the

club and the individual members.

Lynette first joined the acsis VOB running club

in 1989 and soon got involved with the club's

activities.

She is the co-ordinator of the club’s weekly

time trial and has been a regular timekeeper

since way back in 1994. At the club's 1997

AGM she was voted Convenor of the Time

Trial and still holds this position. She also

served as the club's Treasurer, a position she

held for 18 years and she continues to convene

the Time Trials which are held every

Wednesday evening.

She can be seen recording the times of all the

runners, be it summer or winter. She collates

the times and some members have run in

excess of 1000 time trials.

These results can be seen on the club's website

after every Time Trial. The runs have anything

between 60 and 120 participants every

Wednesday at 6pm, and are open to any

runners - not exclusively to members of acsis

VOB Running Club.

Although Lynette herself stopped running

some years ago, she has continued to serve

both the club and the running community in

this completely unselfish and sometimes

thankless task.

We are extremely thankful to Lynette for her

dedication to the club.

Charlotte Kettlewell

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POS

NAME TIME

SENIOR MEN

1 HEINRICH WAGNER (J) 00:15:45

2 ODWA MBANGATHA 00:16:31

3 ROGER DICKSON 00:17:06

4 RICHARD FLINT 00:17:14

5 WARREN JEPPE 00:17:33

6 JUSTIN SNAITH 00:18:44

7 MARK PIKKER 00:19:00

8 JAMES THOMPSON (J) 00:19:11

9 DALE SMITH 00:19:13

10 EION ELS 00:19:20

11

HEINRICH BADENHORST 00:19:42

12 WILLIAM GREIG 00:20:13

13

PETER BASSINGTHWAITE 00:20:22

14 DAVID TALBOT 00:20:29

15 CRISPIN BARRETT 00:20:34

16 WAYZEL LUCAS (J) 00:20:42

17 LEE DOBES 00:20:56

18 KALE KAKYELE (J) 00:21:03

19 ELYAS AYYOUB (J) 00:21:36

20 TIM HAIG-SMITH 00:21:38

21 RORY CRAWFORD 00:21:48

22 PATRICK MILES 00:21:55

23 JAMES KANTOR 00:22:15

24 RICHARD OBREE 00:22:30

25 BRIAN LEARY 00:22:31

26 ALEX KNOX (J) 00:22:33

27 MERLIN GALANT 00:22:35

28

GREGORY MACDONALD (J) 00:22:36

29 JOHN ROSS 00:22:47

30 BRADWIN SHAW 00:22:59

31 RICHARD LANGE 00:23:04

32 JEFFREY SHAPIRO 00:23:10

33 DAVE JONKER 00:23:37

TIME TRIAL RECORDS AND TIMES Time Trial Course Records - Men

Name Date Time Min/Km

Junior Men Heinrich Wagner 03/07/2013 15:45 3:09

Senior Men Stephen Farrell 26/06/2013 15.35 3.07

Veteran Men Dion Middelkoop 28/04/2010 16.48 3.22

Master Men Heinrich Dietzsch 30/03/2005 18.25 3.41

Grandmaster Men Frank Reilly (IRL) 19/01/2011 19.13 3.51

Great GMaster Men Seamus Daly 16/01/2008 23.58 4.48

Time Trial Course Records - Women

Name Date Time Min/Km

Junior Women Dominique Scott 02/07/2008 17.37 3.31

Senior Women Renee Scott 31/03/2004 18.18 3.4

Veteran Women Renee Scott 31/03/2004 18.18 3.4

Master Women Dawn Middelkoop 01/03/2006 20.49 4.1

Grandmaster Women Gail McLellan 13/12/2006 25.20 5.04

Great GMaster Women Carol Gahwiler 23/01/2013 29:58 6:00

34 BRADLEY PARKER 00:23:48

35 CHRIS KRAUSS 00:24:06

36 SONWABILE RUM (J) 00:24:28

37 ROGIANO DAVIDS (J) 00:25:04

38 MARC CLARENCE 00:25:08

39

MORGAN-LEE DAVIDS (J) 00:25:32

40 TIM ATKINS 00:25:35

41 JACQUES MAREE 00:26:05

42 ANGANATHI NDEVU (J) 00:26:08

43 ASHLEY TEMBOER (J) 00:26:39

44 AREHAN BRAND (J) 00:27:40

45

CHRISTOPHER MACDONALD (J) 00:28:44

46 ETHAN HAINS (J) 00:30:28

47 ADRIAN ALBERTS 00:30:34

48

NICHOLAS MACDONALD (J) 00:31:36

VETERAN MEN

1 DION MIDDELKOOP 00:17:22

2 ROBERT DE MONK 00:19:24

3 ERIK WESTVIG 00:19:24

4 CHRIS WICKHAM 00:19:47

5 JOHN GILLMER 00:19:48

6 COSTA DIMOPOULOS 00:20:03

7 JEREMY THOMPSON 00:20:08

8 DALE MILLAR 00:20:24

9 SEAN COWGILL 00:20:31

10 DAVID MAXWELL 00:20:44

11 BRETT CLARK 00:21:29

12 BARRY DALLAS 00:21:51

13 KEITH CHANDLER 00:22:22

14 SHAUN DIAMOND 00:22:35

15 MARK DAWSON 00:22:37

16 PAUL STEVENS 00:22:46

17 DARRYL HILLIAR 00:22:54

18 JAMES CAROLESSEN 00:23:26

19 DENIS ROWAN 00:23:29

20 ADRIAN JESSOP 00:23:53

21 IAN ATMORE 00:24:10

22 GARETH WITTEN 00:24:16

23 SIMON GRIFFITH 00:24:21

24 CRAIG STRACHEN 00:24:28

25 GREIG HAINS 00:25:51

26 RUSSELL HEMMANT 00:25:53

27 SOLLIE PRINSLOO 00:25:53

28 BRADLEY KOEN 00:26:00

29 PINO MURGIA 00:26:56

30 ANDRE WILD 00:27:09

31 RALPH SOLOMON 00:27:35

32 ALAN HAMMOND 00:29:10

33 STIAAN KOTZE 00:34:21

MASTER MEN

1 RUDY VEY 00:20:50

2

HEINRICH DIETZSCH (GM) 00:21:02

3 STEPHEN GRANGER 00:21:12

4 RUDY HORN-BOTHA 00:21:21

5

PAUL SAN GIORGIO (GM) 00:21:36

6 FRANKLIN ZINN 00:21:56

7 RICHARD ROSSITER 00:22:10

8 MICHEAL COETZEE 00:22:16

9 PAUL FORTUIN (GM) 00:22:25

10

RICHARD ACHESON (GM) 00:23:01

11 MONTY MONTEIRO 00:23:07

12 AFZAL DHANSAY 00:23:14

13 GUS THOMPSON (GM) 00:23:36

14 STEVE LINDSAY 00:23:43

15

RICHARD McCLARTY (GM) 00:24:16

16 ALAN KAY 00:25:03

17 LINDSAY MADDEN 00:25:10

18 JON EVANS 00:25:19

19 MARTYN PAYNE 00:25:22

20 CEDRIC DALLAS (GM) 00:25:23

21 STEVE BEHRENS (GM) 00:25:43

22 DAVE ARTLETT (GM) 00:25:48

23 TERRANCE MAZZOLINI 00:26:02

24 PETER CHUBB (G GM) 00:26:02

25

GEORGE KANE-SMITH (G GM) 00:26:28

26 KEN ANDERSON 00:26:31

27 OLAF ERLANK 00:26:35

28 PETE SHANNON 00:27:40

29 GREG BOND-SMITH 00:27:41

30 DONALD TODD 00:28:37

31 RANDOLPH MORT (GM) 00:28:38

32 JEROMY VAN ZYL (GM) 00:29:06

33

WILLIAM GAVIN GREIG (G GM) 00:30:21

34 IAN ROHTBART 00:30:34

35 DERRY DEVINE (G GM) 00:31:55

36 BARRY BESTER (GM) 00:33:03

37 PETE RICHES (GM) 00:37:57

SENIOR WOMEN

1 LAUREN JONATHAN (J) 00:19:27

2 ZAHRA AYYOUB (J) 00:19:42

3 KIRSTEN ROODMAN (J) 00:21:03

4 GRACE HAMMOND (J) 00:21:44

5 LEAH SAMSON (J) 00:21:59

6 KERRYN VOLLMER 00:22:12

7 NIKITA DLAMINI (J) 00:22:37

8 NATASHA SCOTT (J) 00:22:40

9 KIRA DAREBNY 00:23:03

10 JODI LORD 00:23:29

11 ELAINE HARVEY 00:23:40

12

ZANELE MBANGATHA (J) 00:23:44

13 JESSICA GRANGER 00:24:16

14 ANNETTE VICTOR 00:24:30

15 FIONA HEMMANT 00:24:38

16 AMY MCLOUGHLIN 00:24:53

17 CAMILLE ROWE 00:25:03

18 SHARON MARTIN 00:25:03

19 HEIDI THOMPSON 00:25:07

20 SINAZO NDINISA (J) 00:25:12

21 KERRY COCHRANE 00:25:14

22 COLLEEN HAIG-SMITH 00:25:22

23 TRACEY MILES 00:25:40

24 NICKY FRIESLAAR 00:25:48

25 JENNY DE KLERK 00:25:56

26 AMY GILMOUR 00:25:57

27 LIANA BROWNE 00:25:58

28 CANDICE MAZZOLINI 00:26:01

29 ZAHRAH RAMJAN 00:26:07

30 ANISA AYYOUB (J) 00:26:10

31 RENE DAVIS 00:26:11

32

BRIDGETTE MATHEE (J) 00:26:36

33 EMMA SIMONS 00:26:42

34 CHARLOTTE YOUNG 00:26:43

35 LORIAN BARRETT 00:26:48

36 NATASHA PATON-ASH 00:26:51

37 TARRYN FERGUSON 00:27:00

38 GILA SKJOLDE 00:27:19

39

CATHERINE MACDONALD (J) 00:27:31

40 SARAH CORLETT 00:27:42

41 AMY JONATHAN (J) 00:27:46

42 VICTORIA LACEY 00:27:49

43 COCEKA QOMIYANA 00:27:55

44 TANIA MORAR 00:28:34

45 KAREN ROODMAN (J) 00:28:35

46 MELISSA TODD 00:28:37

47 ADRIANA CHANDLER 00:28:44

48 JADE DE MONK (J) 00:28:45

49 KIRSTY BERRY 00:28:55

50

TARRYN SHEPHERDSON 00:29:07

51 LYNDSAY REECE 00:29:10

52 NINA ISAACS 00:29:17

53 JOAN FERNANDEZ 00:29:28

54 NICOLE MEYER 00:29:30

55 BOBBIE MAREE 00:29:36

56 KAREN CAIRNS 00:29:43

57 KIM LEIGH SHAW 00:29:51

58 BRONWYN KESSLER 00:29:55

59 DANI ROSSITER (J) 00:30:04

60 PAULINE RENNIE 00:30:18

61 MEGAN SCHOUTEN 00:30:23

62 JANINE GAYLARD 00:30:23

63 NASTASHA RENNIE (J) 00:30:26

64 MELYNDA WARD 00:30:34

65 GEMMA HOGG (J) 00:30:34

66 NIKITA DANIELS (J) 00:30:34

67 SANDRA RENNIE 00:30:35

68 NOLEEN SAMUELS 00:30:38

69 LIESEL SCHULENBURG 00:30:48

70 TOUGHIEDA ELLOKER 00:30:52

71 AYESHA SALWARY 00:31:01

72 MICHELLE ELS 00:31:08

73 TARYN ALCOCK 00:31:10

74 CLAIRE WATT 00:31:32

75 LINSEY SCHLUTER 00:31:35

76 YVONNE HAINS 00:31:37

77 CANDICE TENGGREN 00:32:41

78 ZUKISWA SIDLAYI 00:32:56

79 DESRE LOURENS 00:33:58

80 JENNY LANGE 00:34:08

81 CASEY HOFMEYR 00:34:46

82 OLIVIA BLAAUW (J) 00:35:45

83 STEPHANIE WILD (J) 00:36:07

84 RENE PRINS (J) 00:37:09

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CHERVON SOLOMONS (J) 00:40:18

86 STORM QUINLAN 00:41:22

87 LEANDRE BRAND (J) 00:45:50

VETERAN WOMEN

1 JOANNA THOMAS 00:19:26

2 JANA TROJAN 00:21:00

3 ANEEN KOCH 00:22:11

4 KAREN JENNINGS 00:22:26

5 JILL MCKEITH 00:23:22

6 NICOLE GRIFFITH 00:23:27

7 ELYDIA DE MONK 00:23:31

8 ELSABET BESTER 00:24:05

9 KAREN DUNN 00:24:20

10

JULIE ALEXANDER-LILLIE 00:25:05

11 DEBBIE LOMBARD 00:26:10

12

DEBORAH HORN-BOTHA 00:26:41

13 BELINDA MINTER 00:27:19

14 SANDY SMITH 00:27:20

15 MARION ADAMSON 00:27:44

16 SANDRA JONATHAN 00:27:45

17 NADINE RAINE 00:27:52

18 KEIREN HEATH 00:28:08

19 BEVERLEY WILD 00:28:37

20 PIPPA SEGAL 00:28:50

21 MELANIE SHIRK 00:28:57

22 TRACY THOMPSON 00:29:04

23 MARIA BRAND 00:29:04

24 HELEN COULSON 00:29:16

25 LINDA WOLF 00:29:34

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INGRID VAN MEIRVENNE 00:29:53

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GERALDINE HENDRICKS 00:30:15

28 RENE GLUCKMAN 00:30:37

29 ELIZABETH HESS 00:30:39

30 KATHERINE BRITTIN 00:30:41

31 ELIZABETH PHAKATHI 00:30:44

32 HILARY JONSON 00:31:28

33 NICKY STUBBS 00:31:32

34 DIANNE GILCHRIST 00:31:44

35 CATHERINE GRANELLI 00:31:56

36 DIANE DELPORT 00:32:11

37 CAROLINE YOUNG 00:32:29

38 THERESA RENNIE 00:32:49

39 JANE WRIGHT 00:32:59

40 RENE DICK 00:33:47

41 ZUBEIDA KADRI 00:34:03

42 CHRISTOLENE SILVER 00:34:08

43 SUSAN BOURNE 00:35:25

44 URDA KOTZE 00:36:29

45 ANNELIZE BUYS 00:36:37

46 COLLEEN AUGUST 00:36:55

47 FEROZA RAWOOT 00:39:16

MASTER WOMEN

1 BEVERLEY CHARTERS 00:21:51

2 RENEE SCOTT 00:21:55

3 GEORGINA SINCLAIR 00:22:49

4 LYNDSAY JACKSON 00:24:16

5 DENISE GREEN 00:24:25

6 NAOMI BADENHORST 00:24:54

7 DAWN MIDDELKOOP 00:25:04

8 LORRAINE NEVIN 00:25:20

9 JANA BECKETT 00:25:31

10 SANDY HOOD 00:25:36

11 TRISH GILMOUR 00:25:51

12 BRENDA PAYNE 00:26:05

13 THERESA ISAACS (GM) 00:26:16

14 MICHELE PRIESTMAN 00:26:21

15 ANGELA ELKINGTON 00:26:46

16 FARIEDA GHANY 00:28:17

17 TRACY DRUMMOND 00:28:25

18 LLYRIS BERRY 00:28:25

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YVONNE BLOMKAMP (GM) 00:28:32

20 LINDA KATZEN 00:28:36

21 ROSEMARY YATES 00:29:11

22

CAROL GAHWILER (G GM) 00:29:46

23 SHIRLEY HOSSACK 00:30:37

24 DAWN ROSSITER 00:31:17

25 PIPPA PARKER 00:31:34

26 SANDY WEGENER 00:31:34

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CHRISTINE WILLIAMS (G GM) 00:31:51

28 SHELLY VEY 00:32:19

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SHARON SCHOUTEN 00:32:27

30 CAROL GIVATI 00:32:44

31 ADIEN OOSTHUYZEN 00:32:47

32 JEAN BRADSHAW (GM) 00:33:03

33 JENNY BOAST 00:33:15

34 NORA MILLER 00:34:23

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CHARLOTTE KETTLEWELL (GM) 00:34:35

36 JEANETTE NICHOLSON 00:35:37

37 SHIRLEY QUINLAN 00:41:22

Please visit www.acsisvob.co.za for up to date results and full statistics.

DID YOU HEAR?

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hat acsisVOB’s thousandth member is Neil Shelley. It’s about time. Enjoy your stay.

hat Tim Haig-Smith suffered a severe case of lateral thinking ahead of the ARD Three

Vleis 10km race. Tim thought the “Vleis” in the race title was the Afrikaans for meat - so the

race was called the “ARD Three Meat 10km”. It was only during the run that he noticed three

bodies of water - Zeekoevlei, Rondevlei and Princess Vlei - and the penny dropped!

hat Richard McClarty is dancing for joy that the Running Man will be reappearing on our

vest next year

hat George Hill caused a lot of panic and

concern by not reporting to his marshalling

position on the morning of the Grape Run. What

could be? Car trouble? Medical emergency?

Hungover? It turned out to be none of the above -

George had decided to run the race instead.

hat during a regroup on a Tuesday club run next to Groot Constantia’s new electric fence,

Adrian Jessop wondered out loud whether peeing on an said fence would give you a shock

or not. To make things worse, he said the experiment should be conducted standing barefoot on a

metal plate. Needless to say he got no volunteers.

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George Hill - “mobile marshalling” on the Grape Run

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DERRY’S RACE CHOICES

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ompliments of the season to everyone!

The 2014 race calendar is here and a

selection for the first four months follows. I

hope you will find something of interest in it!

JANUARY

Red Hill Marathon and 36.2

(18 January 2014)

Again these difficult but well worthwhile and

scenic races come at a hot time of the year.

The first half of the race is run on the western

side of the Peninsula. While it contains

considerable difficulties, it is still early and not

too hot. The real difficulties start at 27km for

the marathon and 21km for the 36k. If you

enter the marathon, you can downgrade to the

36k just before these points! Enjoy it!

Kloof Nek Classic 21.km

(26 January 2014)

This must be the toughest half marathon in the

W.P. The first 7km involve solid climbing

from Camps Bay to the Cable Station on Table

Mountain. After that it’s not too bad! The

scenery is great and you can greet everyone

you know in the race because you will cross

them twice!

FEBRUARY

Freedom Race 27km

(08 February 2014)

The race is run from the Victor Verster Prison,

each km commemorating a year of Madiba’s

incarceration. Come early as traffic can be

problematic. There is also a 10km and 5km

fun run.

Cape Peninsula Marathon and Half

Marathon

(16 February 2014)

The marathon is generally flat so can be useful

as a qualifier. It follows the main road from

Sea Point to Simon’s Town. The scenery starts

at Muizenberg after 29km – by which time one

is feeling tired and it is getting hot. The cut-off

is a generous six hours. The half starts in

Heathfield and is the second half of the

marathon.

Koeberg 15km

(22 February 2014)

The attraction here is that the race is run

through the reserve, so there is an absence of

traffic and you may even see some animals.

Gravel road and some small hills ensure that

the race is not easy!

MARCH

Swartland 21.1km

(01 March 2014)

The race can be quite testing with 7km of

gravel and quite a few hills. It can also be hot.

The country atmosphere is friendly and

enjoyable. Permanent numbers are awarded

after 10years. There is also a 10km and a fun

run.

Milkwood 21.1km

(02 March 2014)

This is a scenic race which is well worthwhile.

Like Red Hill it takes in a considerable amount

of the west coast of the Peninsula. There is a

logistical problem as the start is some 10km

from the finish at Soetwater. So you need to

plan and get there early. There is also a 10km

and a fun run.

Constantia Village 15km

(08 March 2014)

A lovely run through the leafy suburbs and is

enormously popular and growing all the time in

participation. There is also a fun run.

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Weskus Marathon and 21.1km

(15 March 2014)

This race moves forward a month in 2014. I

hope this does not mean we shall experience

the excessive heat in some of the previous

editions (43 degrees in March 2011!) The race

is run almost entirely through the Weskus

National Park. There are many difficult hills.

It is very scenic. There is also a fun run.

Beesloop Farm Run 15km

(21 March 2014)

This takes place on a farm 6km on the other

side of Worcester. It is a flat race and the farm

atmosphere is great.

APRIL

Delta Draf 10km

(12 April 2014)

This is run on a wine estate between

Franschoek and Paarl and not far from Pniel.

It is almost all on farm roads and is flat. Again

it is the country atmosphere. There is also a

fun run.

Outeniqua 50km, 42.2km and 21.1km

(26 April 2014)

The marathons (and half) are well known,

scenic and popular. They are difficult but the

last 10km are downhill or flat. The 50km was

run for the first time in 2013. There is also a

fun run.

The above selection is rather subjective on my

part. Note that I didn’t include the Two

Oceans Half but I do recommend the Ultra.

Whatever you run, I wish you all the best, stay

injury free and always enjoy it!

Derry Devine

“Hey! Where’s all the results?”

Due to an unfortunate computer meltdown there were no results ready for this issue of the Imbaleki. They will

be back in 2014.

WHAT’S ON AT acsis VOB? check out: www.acsisvob.co.za or on facebook

Tuesday:

Track work: from 5.30 pm, on the newly laid Track at the clubhouse (at False Bay Rugby Club).

This is under the guidance of our resident coach, Kathleen Shuttleworth, and a free service offered to

Club members. Contact her at kathleenlifelight@gmail.com.

Club runs: 6.00 pm, leaving from the clubhouse. Split into Groups ranging in speed from 7.00

min/km to 4.15 min/km, doing various routes of between 7 and 12 km. (Some groups leave earlier in

winter.)

Showers and Pub: There are shower facilities and please join us in the pub after a run.

Wednesday: Time trial: 6.00 pm, times achieved are recorded each week and updated on the notice board.

Thursday: Club runs: same as Tuesday.

Friday: Hill session: normally 5.30 pm. From Constantia Nek, up the Bridal Path and back.

Contact Thomas Andrews (thomas@andrews.co.za)

Saturday:

Trail running: normally 6.30 a.m – 7 a.m (Winter). Various scenic routes around the Peninsula.

Longer Faster Group

Table Mountain Trailers (Medium Distance Slower Group, gaeleen@mweb.co.za)

Contact Tim Bellairs (timbe@nedbankprivatewealth.co.za)

Sunday: LSD Group: 6.30 am (Summer) 7.00 am (Winter). For speeds between 5.15 min/km and 6.15

min/km. The group meets at different venues each week, usually planned around various water

points en route. This is an ideal group for those training for marathons and Ultra’s.

Contact Thomas Andrews (thomas@andrews.org.za/ http://sunday-lsd.blogspot.com/)

Sunday Stars: 7.00 am. For 6 min/km to 7 min/km, from venues around town, usually 12 to 18 km.

Contact Pete Richies

Cool Running: 7.00 am. About 5 min/km or faster, from various venues, usually 20 to 25 km.

Contact Roger Dickson (roger.dickson@smec.com)

Socials: Regular: These are often held on the last Thursday of the month. There is also usually the award of

the Dave Lotter Bronze Takkie.

Races: Do look out for the acsis VOB Gazebo after races and join us for a chat, beer or snack.

Office of acsis VOB: Secretary: Charlotte Kettlewell, is at the clubhouse most Tuesdays and Thursdays, before runs.

e-mail: secretary@vob.co.za, phone: 021 761 8887 (o/h 9:00 am to 4:30 pm)

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