Dear Members
AGM
Time has certainly flown this year and the 31st Atlantic AGM will be held on Monday 13th December at the Royal Cape Yacht Club. The proceedings will kick off promptly at 18h30 as we have a busy agenda for the evening, not to mention our fabulous guest speaker, Braam Malherbe. The invitation is open to all AAC members in good standing and their partners; please RSVP to Sue Ullyett (sullyett@mweb.co.za) by the 8th December. It is essential that you RSVP so that we can cater for you and that the security check points have your details. Also, please let Sue have your 2011 Committee Member nominations (proposed and seconded by two members in good standing). I encourage you all to come to the AGM, socialise with your running buddies, have your say on club matters, welcome in the 2011 Committee, congratulate our award winners and of course, listen to our inspiring guest speaker.
Captains Challenge
The last race that can be used for the Captains Challenge is the AVBOB 15km on 11th December. Remember to complete your Challenge form and email it to Sue (sullyett@mweb.co.za) as soon as possible. To access the Challenge form and to view the rules of the challenge, please follow the following link to the AAC website: http://www.atlanticathletic.co.za/club-info/captains-challenge/.
So far Sue has only received 4 completed Challenge forms, so in order to be in the running for the R2,000 Captains Challenge prize, please do so before the AGM on the 13th December.
2011 Memberships
You should have received a notice from me earlier regarding the 2011 licence numbers. Just to recap – ASA will be delivering the 2011 licence numbers sometime in December. HOWEVER, it is likely that clubs will only be allocated a portion of their licence numbers, with the balance arriving in January. As a result, we may have a situation where 2010 licence numbers will be permitted until the end of January 2011. I urge you to be patient in renewing your membership and as soon as we get word from WPA, we will inform you accordingly.
Comrades Entries
Just a reminder to all our Comrades hopefuls that entries for the 2011 Comrades Marathon close on 30th November. There will be no separate entries for novices and no extensions will be entered into. If you haven’t entered Comrades and you are planning on running, please do so before the end of the day on Tuesday. Only 18,000 entries will be accepted for the 2011 race and already over 16,000 entries have been processed. Enter now to avoid disappointment. The closing date for qualifying is the 6th May 2011, so you don’t need to have already qualified in order to enter. Visit www.comrades.com for more details and online entries.
Runner of the Month
Runner of the month for October goes to Asanda Dayimani for her 3rd place in the junior category at the Gun Run 10km. Merit awards go to Liesl Kruger for her PB at the Voet of Afrika 21km, Tissa Fuchsloch for her 4th place in the Masters category at the Gun run 10km and Honor Nkala for her 3rd place in the Grand Master category at the Gun run 21km. Join me in congratulating Asanda, Tissa, Liesl and Honor for some fine performances.
Ocean Basket Bay to Bay 2011
This highly anticipated AAC event will take place on Sunday 9th January 2011. Tony Breslin is our race director for the Bay to Bay 2011 and the race committee is already hard at work to ensure another successful AAC event (and the dust from the Gun Run has barely settled). As with all our events, we need the help and commitment from our members to ensure a smooth registration process, a well marshalled route, well stocked refreshment stations and an efficient finish area. I encourage all our members to contribute in some way to the successful running of the event. Even if you are planning on running, volunteer to help with registration on the Saturday or Sunday morning before the start of the race. Please email me on gecheetham@yahoo.co.uk and pledge your support!
This will be my last newsletter for the year. On behalf of the AAC Committee, I would like to thank all our members for another great year. AAC has hosted three superb events, we have been well represented on the road, our gazebo is ubiquitous (and exceptionally well catered for – thanks girls) and exciting things will be happening in 2011. Have a great festive season, travel safely and we look forward to seeing you in 2011.
Yours in running
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Gregg Cheetham
Atlantic Athletic Club
Chairman
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