Wingate Tracksuits

Thanks to everyone who completed our online survey regarding the new Tracksuits - there was an overwhelmingly positive response!

As a result, 2 types of Tracksuit are available:

1. The Wingate 'Club Colours' version @ R315.00 - to order please contact Vernon: 0829554523

2. The 'Casual' Wingate version @ R350.00 - to order, please contact Shane: 0824586458

• Samples of both Tracksuits will be available at tomorrow's time trial (30 June).
• The Casual Tracksuit is available in mens & ladies size / fits.
  
• We will be taking orders for Tracksuits until the end of this week - please ensure that your order is placed by Friday.

Here is an example of the Casual Tracksuit:


To place an order for this Tracksuit, please click here to download an order form.

More Comrades Photos

Thanks to Bennie Buys for sending us some more Comrades pics!

See them here

Thought for the day

No matter how successful you are, no matter how much money you accumulate - your HEALTH is your WEALTH. Stay fit and Run.
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Members: Please complete our survey

We are in the process of having Wingate Tracksuits made and we need our members opinions and inputs.

Please click on this link and complete the quick online survey - it will take less than 1 minute.

Thanks for your time and for helping us to make your club more enjoyable!

More Comrades Pics

Thanks to Gerda Neuhoff for sending in these pics of some "celebrities" during and after Comrades: Kotov (in action), The Twins (being swamped by a bus of men) and Rory (after action, in hospital suffering from dehydration)

Cross Country: Inter Provincial Results

Well done to our athletes who were selected for the AGN team and competed in Middelburg, Mpumalanga on 30 May.

As usual, our athletes did extremely well, with a 1st, 2nd and 3rd places - here are the results:

Comrades 2009 Photos are online

I have uploaded the pics of Comrades 2009 here. Enjoy!

Race Update

Be sure to check out the "Upcoming Events" gadget on the right hand side of the blog.

I have updated all the races in Gauteng North till the end of the year, so you can start planning your races now already.

Comrades Marathon 2010 Announcement

COMRADES MARATHON MEDIA RELEASE 2009/30

2010 Announcement

The overwhelming response for entries for the 2009 Comrades Marathon is hopefully a sign of the excellent interest in the Comrades Marathon. The 17% increase in race entries this year must be attributed to the extensive marketing campaign undertaken by the CMA, both locally and abroad.

The 2010 Comrades Marathon also coincides with the 85^th anniversary of the Ultimate Human Race. 2010 will see the race run from Pietermaritzburg to Durban, a down run. The CMA is delighted to announce that there will be a commemorative “double down” medal for all novice runners that complete this years and next years race. The CMA will enter into an extensive marketing campaign, through various mediums, as well as road shows across South Africa. The CMA has also put in place a comprehensive international marketing campaign, the first step of which has been achieved with the appointment of International Ambassadors across Europe, South and North America, and Australia.

Entry numbers for the 2010 & 85^th anniversary of the Comrades Marathon will be cut off at 20 000 runners, and no extensions will be entered into, thus making the 2010 run a special event as the CMA has never had a cut off number in the past. We are confident that this number will be achieved very quickly as in 2000 we received 24 000 entries. Therefore we urge all runners and potential runners that wish to run in 2010 to take careful note of the entry process and the cut off dates. We therefore request that you enter early to avoid disappointment. Entries will be done in 2 phases.

Phase 1: 1 September 2009 – Entries open to all previous Comrades Runners, and will close 31 October 2009. The total will be capped at 15 000 entrants.

Phase 2: 01 November 2009 entries open to all Novices and will close on 30 November 2009. This will be capped at 20 000. Thus should there only be 12 000 entries from previous runners, there would be 8 000 entries accepted for Novices.

Qualifying period for 2010 will be as follows: 24 May 2009 to 26 April 2010. Runners who finish the 2009 Comrades Marathon can use their finishing time for 2010.

Ends.

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Issued by Comrades Marathon Media & Communication, Craig Fry

For further information contact Comrades Marathon on 033 8978650 or Craig Fry on 0848164178