Wanderers Athletics Newsletter January 2018

Hi Guys,

We are looking for volunteers to do timing duty at the Time Trial on Thursday evenings!

I’ve indicated the five vacant spots on the attachment (2018) and you’ll see from this that it’s only three or four times a year that you’re required to attend. Click here to view

Some members have been doing this duty for many years and we need to see some new faces!

Thanks,

Ken Hamilton

Club Captain

What’s new?

Happy New Year to you and your families. We trust you had a wonderful festive season and managed to sneak in a few runs here and there. 2018 has started off with a bang and Wanderers Athletics Club has some very exciting announcements to make.

We would like to welcome some new faces to the committee this year. Stepping up as chairman is Sam Bieske. Sam has big shoes to fill as the legendary Dylan Burgess takes a backseat due to the arrival of his beautiful daughter Zoe, congratulations Dylan and Martine! We would also like to welcome Justin Powrie as he takes on the role of social media.

The first social of the year was a huge success with over 300 runners at time trial. Members were able to collect their running kit and many of the CGA licenses were handed out to both old and new members. If you were unable to attend and still wish to collect your license number and shirt, please pop down to time trial with your filled out CGA license form and Hilde will be there to help you out.

A massive hit has been the new clock we had installed for time trial. We hope this benefits you as the runner and you can see your times clearly whilst sprinting the final few metres!

Walking news… there is training with Thabiso on a Friday morning on the track from 5 am to 6 am. All welcome!

Club Captain Ken Hamilton setting up the new clock used for TT!

ATT: All runners using the Wanderers facilities must please be careful of their possessions. Don’t leave personal belongings lying around. The club provides lockers and all that is required from you as a member is a padlock.

Weekly Time Trials

Join us every Thursday evening @17:45 and challenge yourself by participating in either our 5km or 8km time trial starting from the bottom oval. The first Thursday of every month is our social night where you can join us for a bite to eat and a drink or two followed by a raffle where we have prizes sponsored by the Sweat Shop and Lorna Jane Activewear.

Time Trial Volunteers

We are looking for three more volunteers to do timing duty at the Time Trial on Thursday evenings. The three vacant spots are indicated on the attachment and you’ll see from this that it is only three or four times a year that you are required to attend. Set up takes place at 17:15 and generally the packing up is completed by 19:00.

Some members have been doing this duty for many years and we need to see some new faces!

Track Tuesdays

Track sessions start at 17:45 every Tuesday on the top oval, all levels of runners welcome. Sessions followed are on the website.

Great turnout at the track last week!

Fitness in motion

Core, core and more core! Strengthening exercises utilising your own bodywork coupled with some track work and the occasional out run. These sessions start @17:45 from the top on Tuesdays and cater for all levels, what you put in is what you get out.

Sunday Club Runs

Consistency is key and if you are looking for a great way to run a steady 10 – 15 km these are the runs for you. The pace is easy and the company great, this is how Sunday runs are meant to be. These runs depart from the top parking lot @07:00.

Gazebo Schedule & Up and Coming Races

Anyone who would like to volunteer to set up and man the gazebo for a race can contact Kent Raines on 0846023172.

#	Race	Location	Race Date	Volunteer	Phone Number	e-Mail Address
1	Kudus 15km	Wits	2018/01/07	Kent Raines	0846023172	[email protected]
2	Dischem 21km	Bedfordview	2018/01/14	Sam Bieske	0848038328	[email protected]
3	Garbie 32km and 15km	Springs	2018/01/21	Volunteer
4	Johnson Crane 42km and 21km	Benoni	2018/01/28	Volunteer
5	Bobbies 21km and 10km	Greenstone	2018/02/04	Volunteer
6	Pick n’ Pay 42km, 21km, 8km	Edenvale	2018/02/11	Sam Bieske	0848038328	[email protected]
7	Randburg Valentines 10km	Randburg	2018/02/16	Kent Raines	0846023172	[email protected]
8	Bestmed Tuks 42km, 21km and 10km	Pretoria	2018/02/17	Volunteer
9	Pirates 21km	Parkview	2018/02/18	Kent Raines	0846023172	[email protected]
10	Deloitte Pretoria 42km, 21km and 10km	Pretoria	2018/02/25	Volunteer
11	Sunrise Monster 32km, 10km and 5km	Pretoria	2018/03/03	Volunteer
12	Capegate Vaal 42km and 21km	Deneysville	2018/03/04	Volunteer
13	Sarens Edenvale 42km and 21km	Edenvale	2018/03/11	Volunteer
14	Om die Dam 50km and 21km	Hartebeesport	2018/03/17	Volunteer
15	Two Oceans 56km	Kaapstad	2018/03/31	*Volunteer*
16	Irene Ultra 48km and 21km	Irene	2018/04/08	Volunteer
17	Jackie Gibson 42km	Kliprivier	2018/04/15	Volunteer
18	Birchwood 21km and 10km	Boksburg	2018/04/22	Volunteer
19	Cradle of Humankind 32km, 21km & 10km	Cradle	2018/04/27	Volunteer
20	Robor Scafolding 50km, 42km, 21km & 10km	Benoni	2018/04/29	Volunteer
21	Wally Hayward 42km & 21km	Pretoria	2018/05/01	Volunteer
22	Love Run 21km, 10km and 5km	Hatfield	2018/05/05	Volunteer
23	Colgate 32km, 15km and 5km	Boksburg	2018/05/06	Volunteer
24	Jackie Meckler 25km and 10km	Pretoria	2018/05/12	Volunteer
25	Comrades 89km	Pietermaritzburg	2018/06/10	*Volunteer*

*For more information on upcoming races please visit our website.

Wanderers League

Exciting new format to follow… watch this space!

Trail

If you are interested in joining some trail runs in and around Joburg (they exist!) or if you would like to know more about what trail runs are happening please contact Mark Evans ([email protected]) and keep an eye on the WhatsApp groups for notifications.