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SNIPPETS NO. 12 – WEEK 13

Thurs, March 26, 2015 - Wed, April 01, 2015

WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS:

Johannes Swart and Caitlin Bester

Barbara Oglesby, we wish you a speedy recovery!

NEWS

NEWS GOOD NEWS CORNER

ND NOT SO GOOD NEWS CORNER

Easter Weekend 100km

BAC will be joining Sunward Athletic Club for their Easter

Weekend 100km.

Venue: Boksburg City Stadium

Registration time: From 5am

(In Sunward A.C. clubhouse,

Ramp L, Boksburg City Stadium)

Start time: 6am

Fri, 3 April: 32km

Sat, 4 April: 32km

Sun, 5 April: 21km

Mon, 6 April: 15km

Cost: R20 per day

T-SHIRT IF YOU DO ALL FOUR RUNS.

JOIN SUNWARD A.C. BEFORE AND AFTER THE RUN EACH

DAY FOR COFFEE, TEA OR MILO IN THE MORNING

AND

MUFFINS AND EASTER EGGS EACH DAY AFTER

THE RUN.

YOU ARE WELCOME TO LEAVE PERSONAL BELONGINGS AT

THE CLUB FOR SAFE KEEPING.

CHILDREN ARE WELCOME. ADULT SUPERVISION. ON SUNDAY EASTER EGG HUNT FOR 12 YEARS & UNDER

INTRODUCTION OF BOKSBURG PARKRUN

Parkrun is excited to announce that the Boksburg parkrun has been approved

and will launch on 16th May 2015.

What is parkrun?

Parkrun organise free, weekly, 5km timed runs around the world. They are

open to everyone, are free, and are safe and easy to take part in.

These events take place in pleasant parkland surroundings and people of

every ability are encouraged to take part; from those taking their first steps

in running to Olympians; from juniors to those with more experience; we

welcome you all.

BAC member, Frank da Ascencao, is closely involved in bringing this concept

to Boksburg. A lot of work is happening behind the scenes to make the first

run successful.

In preparation for the official start in May, a “dress rehearsal” of this parkrun

will take place on the 11th April at 8am at the Boksburg City Stadium. You

and your family and friends are all invited to join the parkrun team on this

day. It will be used to assess any problems that may arise.

If you aren’t up to running on 11 April, the parkrun team would appreciate

any volunteers to help at the event. Please email Frank on frank.da-

[email protected], for more details.

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

Two Oceans Marathon and Half Marathon

Good luck to all our Two Oceans Ultra

and Half Marathon entrants

ROAD

U R G E N T

LOOKING FOR:

2 x 21km Loskop entries,

1 x 50km Loskop entry.

Please let the office know immediately if you have a race

number that you will NOT be using.

Please remember to

take photos and send the club your stories.

HELP HELP

HELP HELP

April 2015

Date Race Distance Time Venue

Fri, 03 Apr Good Fri training run 32 06h00 Boksburg City Stadium

Sat, 04 Apr Easter Sat training run 32 06h00 Boksburg City Stadium

Sat, 04 Apr Two Oceans 56/21 06h00 Cape Town

Sun, 05 Apr Easter Sun training run 21 06h00 Boksburg City Stadium

Mon, 06 Apr Easter Mon training run 15 06h00 Boksburg City Stadium

Sun, 12 Apr Birchwood 21/10/5 06h30

Birchwood Conf

Centre

Sat, 18 Apr Loskop 50/21 06h00 Middelburg

Sun, 19 Apr Harcourt's Alan Robb 32/15 06h30 Germiston Stadium

Sun, 26 Apr SlowMag 50/42/21/5 06h30 Benoni Northerns

May 2015

Date Race Distance Time Venue

Fri, 01 May Jimmy Perkins Long Run 64 05h00 Boksburg City Stadium

Fri, 01 May Wally Hayward 42/21/10/5 06h30 Zwartkops High School

Sat, 02 May Colgate Helpers' Run 32/15 06h30 Boksburg City Stadium

Sun, 03 May Colgate 32/15/6 06h30 Boksburg City Stadium

Sun, 10 May Training run 25 06h00 Boksburg City Stadium

Sun, 10 May Randburg Harriers 21/10/5 07h00

Randburg Sports

Complex

Sun, 17 May RAC 10 10 08h00 Old Parks CLUB CHAMPS

Sun, 24 May

Chairman's Breakfast

Run 10 07h00 TBA

Sun, 31 May Comrades Marathon 86.3 05h30 City Hall, Durban

Training run & race calendar

Boksburg Athletic Club will be joining Sunward Athletic Club for their EASTER WEEKEND

100KM. R20 per day or R80 for all 4 runs. Free 15 min sports massage on offer after each run.

BOKSBURG ATHLETIC CLUB: TOP TEN LOG

(RACE AND TIME TRIALS)

(See attached Spreadsheet)

How the Top Ten Works

The TOP TEN is an ANNUAL LOG of the Top Ten athletes over various distances from our 2km

time trial right up to Marathon, Ultra and Comrades Distance. The log runs from 1 November 2014

until 31 October 2015. It is a monthly roll over. It is not the Top Ten club members’ best results per

month. This is done in order to give us an overall annual “feel” of who our top athletes are for the

year. As time trial results and race results are made available, the log is altered as soon as

possible per week, and month. Please note only our club time trial results are officially recorded on

the Top Ten. If you run a personal best but are not on the Top Ten list, you need to look at the

competition in that distance, the times listed and aim towards that, should you wish to be on the

log. If your best result appears on the Top Ten it will remain there from month to month as a roll

over until another athlete betters the time. You may move down or be kicked off. Therefore at

times it may seem stagnant; however, there are always one or two sneaky changes you may not

be seeing. So please bear in mind it is not based on February only being February, those top

results have rolled over from January or even December and continue to roll over into March and

only better times or results may replace someone previously. As we are all human and we are

dealing with a large number of athletes and often 4 road races a weekend, to define the log takes

juggling. Now and then we may miss a good result. PLEASE feel free to contact the office to

advise us of your achievements if we have overlooked you.

42km

Men Women

no: Name Time no: Name Time

1 KAREL BURGER 02:40:50 1 MONICA VORSTER 03:21:03

2 NICHOLAS BESTER 02:48:19 2 TARYN RETIEF 03:29:33

3 GLENN DRIVER 02:50:19 3 HANNELIE DUNN 03:51:32

4 RYAN GIBSON 02:56:01 4 RASHIKA RAMPERSADH

03:54:24

5 GEORGE BENADE 02:58:26 5 TRACY MCNEIL 04:17:52

6 RUDOLF OBERHOLZER 03:03:12 6 JENNIFER ROGERS 04:23:06

7 WERNER VAN DER BERG 03:05:09 7 SHEREE ROGERS 04:23:06

8 DEREK VAN DER SPUY 03:11:43 8 ODETTE UNGERER 04:26:49

9 BENZI TENZA 03:27:27 9 LINDI ROBBERTZE 04:34:31

10 ARMAND BOSMAN 03:28:05 10 AMANDA HARVEY 04:34:31

11 BASHIER NHLAPO 03:35:43 11 JULIE MORRISON 04:43:25

12 WAYNE MC BOWLES 03:37:08 12 LINDA LOMBARD 04:46:04

13 FRANK DA ASCENCAO 03:37:08 13 BARBARA OGLESBY 05:13:47

14 GREGG PEEBLES 03:37:08

15 PHILLIP BURMEISTER 03:37:51

16 MARK HUMPHREYS 03:38:53

17 JUAN-PIERRE DELPORT 03:44:55

18 MICHAEL NAVARRIA 03:46:33

19 VHONANI MUDAU 03:53:27

20 JOHAN VENTER 03:55:10

21 COENIE BEROWSKY 04:04:49

22 WIMPIE STROEBEL 04:14:23

23 MARTIN SIMON 04:17:26

24

CLIVE MZWAKHE TSHOAEDI

04:33:40

25 IAN MANCHEST 04:37:42

Race Results: Kosmos 3-in-1

CONGRATULATIONS TO JENNY

ROGERS AND SHEREE ROGERS-

CHAPMAN for achieving their double

permanent number at the Kosmos 3-

in-1 in a time of 8 hours and 16

minutes.

21km Men Women


1 WYNAND STRYDOM 01:24:34 1 BRONWYN STRYDOM 01:40:39

2 RYAN GIBSON 01:28:38 2 MONICA VORSTER 01:45:32

3 KAREL BURGER 01:49:07 3 TARYN RETIEF 01:52:39

4 NICHOLAS BESTER 01:52:39 4 THANDI BANDA 01:53:42

5 BASHIER NHLAPO 02:01:06 5 SHELLEY VAN DER SPUY 01:58:37

6 COENIE BEROWSKY 02:05:53 6 HANNELIE DUNN 02:11:09

7 MARK HUMPHREYS 02:06:41 7 ODETTE UNGERER 02:22:45

8 BENZI TENZA 02:08:15 8 JENNIFER ROGERS 02:31:02

9 VHONANI MUDAU 02:13:55 9 SHEREE ROGERS 02:31:02

10 WIMPIE STROEBEL 02:28:56 10 LINDA LOMBARD 02:37:23

11 IAN MANCHEST 02:38:51 11 LINDI ROBBERTZE 02:43:56

12 JUAN-PIERRE DELPORT 02:43:56 12

13 FRIK DU PREEZ 02:45:46 13

14 CLIVE MZWAKHE TSHOAEDI 02:48:18

10km Men Women


1 JUSTIN DUNN 00:46:43 1 TARYN RETIEF 00:50:03

2 RYAN GIBSON 00:50:02 2 MONICA VORSTER 00:51:26

3 NICHOLAS BESTER 00:50:03 3 TLHANDI BANDA 00:53:40

4 MARK HUMPHREYS 00:55:51 4 HANNELIE DUNN 01:02:04

5 BASHIER NHLAPO 01:01:18 5 ODETTE UNGERER 01:09:28

6 COENIE BEROWSKY 01:02:03 6 LINDA LOMBARD 01:21:03

7 BENZI TENZA 01:06:07 7 JENNIFER ROGERS 01:21:55

8 VHONANI MUDAU 01:07:17 8 SHEREE ROGERS 01:21:55

9 CLIVE MZWAKHE TSHOAEDI 01:26:16 9 LINDI ROBBERTZE 01:29:10

10 IAN MANCHEST 01:27:16 11 JUAN-PIERRE DELPORT 01:29:11 12 WIMPIE STROEBEL 01:31:54

Men 3 IN 1 No Name Distance Time

1 RYAN GIBSON 42.2 02:56:01

21.1 01:28:38

10 00:50:02

73.3 05:14:41

No Name Distance Time

2 NICHOLAS BESTER 42.2 02:48:19

21.1 01:52:39

10 00:50:03

73.3 05:31:01


3 BASHIER NHLAPO 42.2 03:35:43

21.1 02:01:06

10 01:01:18

73.3 06:38:07


4 MARK HUMPHREYS 42.2 03:38:53

21.1 02:06:41

10 00:55:51

73.3 06:41:25


5 BENZI TENZA 42.2 03:27:27

21.1 02:08:15

10 01:06:07

73.3 06:41:49


6 COENIE BEROWSKY 42.2 04:04:49

21.1 02:05:53

10 01:02:03

73.3 07:12:45


7 VHONANI MUDAU 42.2 03:53:27

21.1 02:13:55

10 01:07:17

73.3 07:14:39


8 JUAN-PIERRE DELPORT 42.2 03:44:55

21.1 02:43:56

10 01:29:11

73.3 07:58:02


9 WIMPIE STROEBEL 42.2 04:14:23

21.1 02:28:56

10 01:31:54

73.3 08:15:13


10 IAN MANCHEST 42.2 04:37:42

21.1 02:38:51

10 01:27:16

73.3 08:43:49


11 CLIVE MZWAKHE TSHOAEDI 42.2 04:33:40

21.1 02:48:18

10 01:26:16

73.3 08:48:14

Women


1 MONICA VORSTER 42.2 03:21:03

21.1 01:45:32

10 00:51:26

73.3 05:58:01


2 TARYN RETIEF 42.2 03:29:33

21.1 01:52:39

10 00:50:03

73.3 06:12:15


3 HANNELIE DUNN 42.2 03:51:32

21.1 02:11:09

10 01:02:04

73.3 07:04:45


4 ODETTE UNGERER 42.2 04:26:49

21.1 02:22:45

10 01:09:28

73.3 07:59:02

Overall Finish

Position Surname Name Gender Age Time

29 Morowane Joseph Male 53 03:08:12

50 Makoro Josias Male 57 03:21:47

58 Nero Keith Male 03:23:06

65 Modise Thabo Male 45 03:25:54

94 Gwengo Nelson Male 44 03:35:15

107 Van Der Linde Jan Male 50 03:37:40

137 Borake Peace Male 38 03:45:26

209 Oberholzer Rudolf Male 39 03:55:05

274 Truter Ben Male 51 04:05:20

292 Thomson James Male 36 04:06:51

325 Burmeister Phil Male 63 04:11:51

397 Barends Tyan Male 57 04:19:58

414 Nero Craig Male 04:21:38


5 JENNIFER ROGERS 42.2 04:23:06

21.1 02:31:02

10 01:21:55

73.3 08:16:03


5 SHEREE ROGERS 42.2 04:23:06

21.1 02:31:02

10 01:21:55

73.3 08:16:03


7 LINDA LOMBARD 42.2 04:46:04

21.1 02:37:23

10 01:21:03

73.3 08:44:30


8 LINDI ROBBERTZE 42.2 04:34:31

21.1 02:43:56

10 01:29:10

73.3 08:47:37

Jackie Gibson 42.2km – 22/3/15

453 Khumalo Percy Male 50 04:25:47

462 Cook Beverly Female 25 04:26:30

485 Dalla Venezia Fabio Male 30 04:29:27

505 Swanepoel Yolanda Female 38 04:31:32

546 Rautenbach Collen Male 44 04:35:10

583 Nhlapo Christopher Male 49 04:39:40

625 Dudula Mandi Male 57 04:44:54

638 Simon Martin Male 39 04:46:44

652 Khoza Albert Male 57 04:48:13

698 Nkosi Mphikeleli Male 47 04:52:33

743 Jackson Gary Male 60 04:56:25

Overall Finish


49 Jones Byron Male 28 01:35:04

112 Ingram Bryan Male 37 01:45:24

267 Van Der Westhuizen Eugene Male 27 02:03:25

326 Kumalo Joseph Male 61 02:08:39

334 Jones David Male 44 02:09:42

335 Marucchi Leigh-Ann Female 44 02:09:45

611 Pakati Ruth Female 47 02:24:30

Overall Finish


65 Jones Byron Male 28 00:48:19

506 Reynolds Loren Female 17 01:04:17 JNR

686 Jones Jenni Female 28 01:07:31

1886 Bouwer Jolanda Female 48 01:22:46

Medihelp Sunrise Monster 10km – 7/3/15

Allan Ferguson 21.1km – 22/3/15

Overall Finish


54 Jordaan Nardus Male 27 02:28:23

506 Pieterse Riaan Male 32 03:04:40

741 Brewis Willie Male 45 03:16:28

1091 Nell Paul Male 35 03:30:50

1313 Bergonzi Edite Female 45 03:40:05

1314 Bergonzi Eric Male 47 03:40:06

1590 Beukes Eunese Female 25 03:52:16

1591 Brunette Carla Female 30 03:52:20

1870 Marais Gerhard Male 33 04:06:59

1969 Bouwer Marcel Male 21 04:16:08

Overall Finish


56 Kumalo Joseph Male 61 00:49:31

Medihelp Sunrise Monster 32km – 7/3/15

Vaal Mall 10km – 18/3/15

2km

1. Joshua Lombard (MAD) 07:56; 2 Calum Harvey (NC) 09:02; 3 Mike Moriarty (MAD) 11:50; 4 Nikki

Skews (MAD) 17:24.

4km

1. Darrel Laybourn (BOKS) 15:39; 2 Greg Bishop (BN) 15:39; 3 Rudolf Oberholzer (BOKS) 15:39; 4

Theunis Holl (BOKS) 15:39; 5 Darren Mansfield (BOKS) 16:42; 6 A.N. Other 18:31; 7 Victor Ferreira

(NC) 19:18; 8 Bronwyn Strydom (BOKS) 19:48; 9 Lindi Robbertze (BOKS) 19:48; 10 Shaun Jordaan

(BOKS) 20:30; 11 Milton Bartholomew (BOKS) 21:07; 12 Eric Oaker (BOKS) 21:18; 13 Willie Pieterse

(SP) 21:32; 14 William Douglas (NC) 21:32; 15 Nadia Rabim (BOKS) 22:07; 16 Dirkie Jansen (Laerskool

Westwood) 22:38; 17 Amanda Harvey (BOKS) 22:58; 18 Nezila Msiza (CorrSrvs) 22:59; 19 Jade

Albrecht (BOKS) 27:04; 20 Dirk Jansen (BOKS) 29:32; 21 Elizabeth Tshabalala (NC) 29:36.

8km

1. Samuel Mmbengeni (MAD) 29:05; 2 Bryon Jones (BOKS) 32:00; 3 JP Delport (BOKS) 33:23; 4

Gregg Peebles (BOKS) 34:33; 5 Vaughan van Appel (UJ) 35:07; 6 Mark Humphreys (BOKS) 37:39; 7

A.N. Other 39:42; 8 Jenny Rogers (BOKS) 43:45; 9 Sheree Rogers-Chapman (BOKS) 43:45; 10

Richard Montjoie (BOKS) 43:45.

TO JP DELPORT FOR RUNNING A PB LAST NIGHT!!!

Amila Blitz Time Trial Results

Wed, 01 April 2015

MEMBERS, JOIN US AT THE TIME TRIAL

EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 18:00 AT THE

PARK OPPOSITE THE BOKSBURG CITY

STADIUM.

RUN AT YOUR OWN PACE!

THANK YOU TO THE EASTER BUNNY (LINDI & JP) FOR

DROPPING OFF THE EASTER EGGS AT OUR WEDNESDAY

TIME TRIAL

COMRADES 2015 (Important Information) If you have as yet not advised Comrades of your 2015 licence number and qualifying details please note that this has to be done by no later than 4 May, 2015. This can be done by either emailing or contacting the CMA office. Qualifying details will NOT be accepted at registration. Failure to meet the qualifying criteria will result in your entry being rejected. No seeding upgrades will be accepted after 4 May and definitely NOT at registration. If the above steps are not done you will be removed from the Comrades Database and you will therefore not be eligible to receive a goody bag or t-shirt. Qualifying Table. 42.2km 5 hrs 00 min 48 – 50km 6 hrs 00 min 52 – 54km 6 hrs 30 min 56km 7 hrs 00 min 60km 7 hrs 40 min 64km 8 hrs 20 min 80km 10 hrs 40 min 89km 12 hrs 00 min 100km 13 hrs 30 min Seeding Batch Batch 42.2km 48-50km 52-45km 56km 60km 64km 80km A 3:00 3:40 3:55 4:05 4:30 5:00 6:20 B 3:20 4:00 4:20 4:35 5:00 5:30 7:00 C 3:40 4:25 4:45 5:00 5:30 6:00 7:40 CC Amabeadibeadi Race4Charity D 4:00 4:50 5:10 5:30 6:05 6:40 8:30 E Green Number Club (10 or more Comrades completed) F 4:20 5:10 5:35 6:00 6:40 7:15 9:15 G 4:40 5:35 6:05 6:30 7:10 7:50 10:00 H 5:00 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:40 8:20 10:40 Ironman Seeding is as follows; Batch Marathon Leg of Ironman A 3:30 B 3:50 C 4:15 D 4:40 E Green Number Club F 5:00 G 5:20 H Official Finisher over 5:20

Congratulations to our Juniors that took part at the SA Schools Champs (Track

and Field) in Rustenburg.

Johan van der Merwe -

Bronze medal in the 100 Meter boys under 17 final with a time of 10.76 sec.

Bronze medal in the 200 Meter boys under 17 final with a time of 21.49 sec.

Gold medal in the 1000 Meter medley relay boys under 17. Johan ran the 200 meter part.

Gold medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay boys under 17, setting a new SA schools record of

41.18 sec. Johan ran the home straight.

Matome Shabangu –

Bronze medal in high jump with a height of 2.00 metres

(The top three jumpers all cleared 2.00 metres and set a new SA record).

Nica Human -

Silver medal in high jump with a height of 1.75 metres. (Nica just missed the SA record by

1cm).

Fantastic results guys! We cannot wait to get your results from the S.A. Club Champs that

will be held in Bloemfontein next weekend.

Congratulations to Renate and Kristian Fesel on completing the Ironman last weekend!

This was Renate’s first Ironman, and Kristian’s 12

th!

MULTI - SPORT

TRACK & FIELD

CROSS-COUNTRY The following League Fixtures, CGA Champs, SA Champs and general information has been received from CGA: Date League Club/Body Venue 28 March IAAF World XC Champs IAAF Guiyang, China 02 May No. 1 RAC Delta Park 09 May No. 2 Kagiso Kagiso Sports Complex 16 May No. 3 Tembisa/Elim Tembisa Clinic 06 June No. 4 Sports Interchange Chris Hani Sports Complex, Orange Farm 20 June No. 5 Daveyton Hearts Daveyton 04 July No. 6 Protea Guineas Westonaria Sports Complex 18 July No. 7 Take It Easy Thokoza Park 01 August No. 8 Alberton Alberton Dam 15 August CGA Champs CGA Boksburg Stadium 29 August CGA (Open) Club CGA TBA Challenge 12 September SA Champs ASA Mpumalanga

Join us for a drink in The Finish Line Pub after time trial.

The value of the Snowball is now R320

SOCIAL

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO THE PUB LAST NIGHT TO CELBERATE

DOLFIE’S BIRTHDAY!!

MADELEIN, THANK YOU FOR THE AMAZAING MACARONI

AND CHEESE!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR

MEMBERS WHO CELEBRATE THEIR BIRTHDAYS THIS COMING

WEEK:

Wed, 1st

Netia Masemola & Bjorn Uys

Thurs, 2nd

Lerato Koetle & Josias Makoro

Sat, 4th

Rudolf Oberholzer

Sun, 5th

Mandi Dudula & Greg Pienaar

Mon, 6th

Edite Bergonzi

Tues, 7th

Jolene Matthysen

Wed, 8th

Michelle Andrew & Allan Breeds

Tuesday night Track session with Steve de Bod:

This is an invitation to all runners who want to improve their race

times and who want experience something different to their usual daily training runs.

You are all welcome to join Steve on Tuesday evenings at 18:00pm at Boksburg City Stadium.

Netia Masemola & Bjorn Uys

WE HOPE YOU DIDN’T GET PRANKED TOO MUCH ON YOUR

BIRTHDAYS

These articles appeared in the third newsletter of Boksburg Athletic Club, dated February, 1978.

This week we remember Jimmy Perkins who passed away 8 years ago.

Jimmy was one of the club’s icon’s who will always be very fondly remembered for his fantastic sense of humour and his huge contribution to the club’s spirit and camaraderieship. It is hard to imagine anyone who loved running more than Jimmy. He probably participated in more club training runs and Blitzes than anyone else in the club’s history. Our thoughts are with Caroll, Dale and Russell at this time.

BOKSBURG ATHLETIC CLUB - NEWSLETTER By James Perkins . . . . . . . . “PLEASE PASS – RUNNING IN”! A couple of years ago I was the first to scoff at anyone who ran more than a mile and enjoyed it. What was their aim? . . . . . I now have the answer . . . . . . . . It all began, I suppose, after the 1976 Christmas Season. It was back to work after a testing couple of weeks when beer began to taste like “double thick” malted milks and cigarettes and cigars became substitutes for nourishing meals. I was always late for work owing to the extra toiletries to be done at first light. Apart from shaving my face I had to run a razor a couple of times over my tongue to remove the fur which had developed overnight and which would have done a Persian Cat proud. My forefingers had to be scrubbed almost to the bone to remove nicotine stains. They were beautifully bronzed and almost looked as though they had been on annual vacation without me. Tying my shoelaces took an extra three minutes as this now had to be done in stages owing to the extra weight I was carrying around my middle and my breathing had become as irregular as my visits to the ablution block. My stomach and chest pains had disappeared over Christmas – anaethetised by the “good – stuff” – but were now slowly creeping back. The start of an ulcer perhaps? Or maybe tension? . . . . . . Who knows - - - - the Doctor didn’t. I had now suffered with these pains for a couple of years and the only relief was

BOKSBURG ATHLETIC CLUB

Celebrating 40 Years

1975 - 2015

brought about by consuming a couple of beers every evening after work. What a way to live for the rest of my life. It was one evening, early January 1977, I decided to survey the back garden and say hello to the canine Perkins’. Still conscious of the nagging pain in the pit of my stomach I decided that “Sheeba” was overweight and needed some exercise. I started jogging (the beginning of my career and how dramatic) around the peach trees to the East and back around the “late” Acacia tree (died April, 1977 owing to over-fertilization and now used – stump only – as a watering point for finches, mossies and torries). Twenty laps of this circuit and I was juffing and puffing and . . . . . minus my pain. I had literally stumbled upon the ultimate cure. I now know how Fleming must have felt when he discovered penicillin. “Sheeba” and I continued our secret training runs every evening and after a couple of weeks I felt I was ready for the road. My running attire consisted of an old vest which I sometimes slept in, my blue “pants” swimming costume and running shoes I used to wear when I went “jolling” in my blue jeans. Soon I was running 2K every second morning before work. No ways could I run every day – I just didn’t have the energy. I hated every stride but knew that I had to do it to take care of the pain which was now on the wane. I so enjoyed the showers after each run and after a couple of weeks used to look forward to the time when I could put my running shoes on. I had noticed that my muscles were firming up although there was no apparent loss of weight at that stage. It was mid-February when I was taken through the 2k barrier by my neighbor, Lennie Morris, who was at the stage running fairly regular 10 milers with the B.A.C. boys. We did a 7K run which ended up with me having cramp in both legs in the Parkrand Café. It was well worth it – I felt like Phidippides. I was soon running 8K’s about four or five times a week and was now sporting blue and white running shorts which Bob Mark (Hammil Bros.) had sold to me with jeers being the only discount for cash. The running bag was beginning to bite and I was really getting interested. I had cut my smokes down to seven per day, a couple of beers on the weekend only and had now long forgotten my stomach pain. I was asked to be a co-second in the Springs Striders 32Km. race which I found most exhilarating and within a few more weeks – like a dream come true – I was training with the big guns – Messrs. Malone, de Bod, Ewart, Greyling, etc., on Saturday mornings. A great honour was soon to be bestowed upon me – Steve de Bod asked me to join the Club and I became a B.A.C. member in April – soon to run my first Bloodhill Blitz in just over 40 mins. The month of May saw me coincidentally on leave at the South Coast at the same time as Steve de Bod and family. Guess what we did when the fish weren’t biting? Regular 9 milers of course before breakfast – Shelley Beach to Margate and back. I hardly slept the night before my first race in a Boksburg hooped vest. It was the 19th June and the Balfour/Maccabi 16K. I was a nervous as a kitten but ended up having a fairly good run with Ben Greyling who encouraged me all the way. I received further other encouragements in the pub after the run by Messrs. Ewart, Malone, Gore and Morris and realized than what a great bunch the B.A.C. boys were. It was after the Frankenwald 25K race that I lit up a smoke in front of Tommy Malone. If dirty looks could kill I would have been struck down there and then by our Chairman who appeared utterly disgusted that I should still be smoking even if it were seven per day. Needless to say, that was my last cigarette (11,50 a.m. on Sunday, July 24th, 1977). Two weeks later I cut almost two minutes off my best Bloodhill Blitz time to 33 mins., 55 sec. and can now confidently say that running and smoking do not go together. The excitement of my first marathon was soon upon me and here I owe a lot to the men mentioned previously in the article who put me in the right frame of mind. Tuesday and Thursday nights were spent looking at the heels of Steve and Alan as they pounded their way through fast 10-mile training runs whilst on Saturday morning we were paced by Cassius (de Bod’s boxer dog) who took us on 6-mile cross-country runs through the veld in Sunward Park. I finished the Golden Reef Marathon in 3 hours, 24 mins and make no mistake I felt like a million bucks. At this stage, just for the record, we had run eight consecutive Sunday 20-milers prior to the marathon and I had brought my weight down from 182 lbs. (January 1977) to 159 lbs. (September 1977).

What a change in my life this road running has brought about and what a tremendous amount of good B.A.C. had done for me and others. A year ago I would never have dreamt of waking at 5,00 a.m. to run nine miles every morning before work with Cecil Gore and Co. I appreciate the encouragement now given by my wife, Carol, whose only real complaints have been:-

(a) Smelly running shoes under bed. (b) Bathroom floor near shower perpetually wet. (c) Ten to 14 T-Shirts extra a week to be washed and ironed. (d) Always asleep in front of T.V. (e) Bloodhill Blitz now been run in 3 ½ hours.

Carol has now really taken an interest and apart from doing a bit of jogging herself – insists that I strive to run the 1978 Comrades and who knows, with a little bit of luck, I may just try.

DID YOU KNOW ? - - - - - - - - - - HET U GEWEET?

by Steve de Bod. Did you know that two ex-Springboks are members of our Marathon Section. Jack Mok - Sculling Dave Klopper - Soccer Het u geweet dat Tommy Malone ‘n Suid Transvaal Marathon keurder is? Did you know that we have 125 Senior registered athletes, of who 93 are paid-up members and 73 registered Juniors of whom only 27 are fully paid-up? Het u geweet dat Wayne Grace die 800 meter binne twee minute afgele het toe hy 15 jaar oud was? Did you know the following facts about the Bloodhill Blitz? 283 athletes have run the Blitz. Record for the course is 25 mins., 39 secs. held by Alan Robb. Smallest field – 9 starters on June 15th 1977. Largest field – 68 starters on January 18th 1978. Most number of runs – Tommy Malone 35, Steve Knobel 32, Brian Shepherd 31, Alan Ewart 30. Het u geweet dat Debbie Blair verlede jaar provinsiale kleur in netball verwerf het? Did you know that Brian Backhouse and John Hattle weigh 96 and 94 kilos respectively and that neither putts the shot for the club? Het u geweet dat Alan Beadle die enigste lid van B.A.K. is what ook ‘n lid is van die Centurion Klub? (d.w.s. 100 myl afgele in minder as 24 uur). Did you know that Mike Williams is the holder of 11 inter-house track records? (Next best is Wayne Grace with 7 records).

Het u geweet dat een eksemplaar van hierdie blad die Klub R1,00 kos?

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MEMBER PROFILE

IAN MANCHEST

My marital status: MARRIED

Children: BEVAN and CARLYN

Family pets: 2 x Rottweilers

Occupation: Insurance product head

I have been a member of Boksburg Athletic Club since:

1985 to 1994 rejoined 2014

I started running because: Company relay races in the

1980’s

The first race I participated in was: Jhb to Springs company

relay

The person who has had the biggest influence on my

running career so far is: Bruce Fordyce

The running achievement I am most proud of is: Comrades

PB of 9h19 in 1993

My PB’s for these distances are:

42.2Km: 2h59

50km:3h58

Two Oceans Ultra-marathon:6h52

Comrades Marathon:9h19

My running goals for 2015 are: Complete 2 Oceans and

Comrades comfortably by training hard but remain injury

free.

My long-term running goals are: Overseas marathon and try trail running

The best piece of running advice I’ve received is: Comrades is a way of life, train every

day on tired legs

I train with: Mostly on my own with weekly long hilly runs with Franks group, time trails and

work colleagues in the afternoons

My favourite race distance is: 21,1kms as it is long enough for a good workout and short

enough to be completed before getting tired.

My favourite race is _2 Oceans because: of the scenery ,festivities and catching up with

family and friends in Cape Town

The advice I’d give a novice runner is: get into a regular routine of running

My biggest supporter is: my wife and daughter

My favourite food after a race is: pap and braai meat

My favourite drink is: red wine and beer

My favourite TV programme or movie is: Sports channel and Summit

My favourite book or author is: Stephen Covey

I cannot live without: my family

When I am not running, I think about my next run

My fellow club mates probably don’t know that I was traumatized by the pain I

experienced in the 1994 Comrades and stopped for 20 years and is making a comeback

but wiser and better preparation.

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TO EVERYONE TRAVELLING THIS WEEKEND,

HAVE A SAFE TRIP, ENJOY THE LONG WEEKEND

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HAPPY EASTER !!!!!

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