Being missing out!

Monday 27/10/2008

Being missing out a lot due to my injury! NT took some stunning pictures of this weekend's Graperun! This may all change as my first 6 weeks ends this week :-)




















Wednesday 29/10/2008

Stumbled upon this blog wherein runner Richard writes about his experience doing the Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon 2008










Friday 31/10/2008

Online runnersworld editor SeanF resigns!

The bottom line is that after nearly nine years here at Runner’s World, I had become so jaded and tired that the mere thought of going to work was enough to make me nauseous. There are many reasons for this, which I’m not going to go into now, but it got to the stage where my health was being affected, in terms of losing sleep and my appetite, which meant I had flu all the time (and couldn’t run). I simply decided I couldn’t go on like this and had to do something about it. Yes, it was sudden decision to go, and yes, I’m sitting here now having massive doubts and second thoughts and questioning my sanity, but I still feel that it is the right thing to do – for me. I would just have gotten worse if I didn’t move now.

We wish you well on your new endeveours!

Bulls vs Sharks!

Friends spotted at Gun Run 2008!

Determination wins Grand Prix for Xiniwe!

Monday 13/10/2008

Newcomer burns up the track

Kenyan newcomer Alicent Rutto of Gauteng Striders, who has been in South Africa for just three weeks, breezed home in 34 minutes 58 seconds in the Spar Women's 10km Challenge at Old Parktonians in Randburg on Sunday morning.

Rene Kalmer (Mr Price Gauteng Central) was second in 35:43, with Irvette van Blerk (Nedbank CG) hot on her heels in 35:50.

"Conditions were perfect," enthused Rutto's manager, Tshepo Khoza.

"Alicent found the route a little tough because of the hill, but she had a very good run. She took the lead at the 5km mark and just stayed there."

"I've never raced against her before," said runner-up Kalmer.

"She tucked herself behind me at about three kilometres, and then went into the lead at five, and I just couldn't get ahead of her.

"If I had known more about her, I would have planned my race differently. We'll be running against each other in the Soweto 10kms, and I will definitely adopt a different game plan."

Determination wins Grand Prix for Xiniwe

Twenty-one year Celtic Harriers runner Zintle Xiniwe is R50 000 richer after winning the annual Spar Grand Prix Challenge by finishing fourth in the Johannesburg leg of the Women's 10km Challenge at Old Parktonians on Sunday.

Xiniwe, who competed in four of the five races making up the Grand Prix, finished at the top of the leaderboard with 93 points. Poppy Mlambo (Mr Price CG), who came sixth in Sunday's race, finished in second place on the leaderboard, with 87 points from five races, and took home R30 000.

Last year's Grand Prix winner, Rene Kalmer (Mr Price CG), who came second in the Challenge race on Sunday, finished in eighth position, with 65 points.

Tuesday 14/10/2008

Dwarp uploaded some Voet of Africa pictures!











Wednesday 15/10/2008

Being meaning to phone Petrus to find out how his Voet of Africa race went but I just haven't got around to doing it!

Photo's from the Plexus 2008 Marathon!

Friends spotted at the Cape Town Marathon!

String of ultra's & marathons in 2 weeks, the cause of low turnout at Voet of Africa!

Monday 06/10/2008

I had to miss Voet of Africa due to my injury and heard about the suprisingly low turnout from Hussy. Annamarie had some troubles and bailed at 38km. Thanks Hussy for Ratso's picture & Ratso for the 42km profile!













IAAF ratifies Bolt's three world marks!

Usain Bolt's three world records at the Beijing Olympics were officially ratified on Friday by athletics' world governing body.

The Jamaican sprinter set new marks in the 100 and 200 metres and also ran the third leg of the fastest ever 4x100 relay along with countrymen Nesta Carter, Michael Frater and Asafa Powell.

Bolt ran 9.69 seconds in the 100 - while slowing down in the final 10 metres - on August 16 to beat his own mark of 9.72, set in New York on May 31.

Four days later, he clocked 19.30 seconds in the 200 to beat the 12-year-old record owned by Michael Johnson and set at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996.

The Jamaican relay team ran 37.10 seconds on August 22 to slice .30 off a mark set by two American relay squads in '92 and '93.

The International Association of Athletics Federations also ratified the women's world pole vault record of 5.05 metres set by Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva in Beijing. She beat her own mark of 5.04 set in Monte Carlo on July 29.

The women's steeplechase world record of 8 minutes, 58.81 seconds set by Gulnara Galkina-Samitova in Beijing was also made official.

Tuesday 07/10/2008

Turns out the runningman also did the Voet of Africa and collected a gold for his efforts! View Voet of Africa 2008 results!












Read Ross Tuckers take on : 1:59:59...will we ever see a sub-2 hour marathon?

Wednesday 08/10/2008

Stumbled upon some nice pictures from Cape Odyssey 2007!














Found some photo's from the Table Mountain 2006 run!















Friday 10/10/2008

I just love this slogan!

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk!
If you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do keep moving!

My doctor won't agree ;-)