Lucky draw prizes for Gun Run Marshals =DEAR AAC MEMBERS=
AAC membership: R200 (of which R75 goes to WPA)
AAC year end party cost per head: R250 (paid by the club)
Marshaling at the Gun Run: PRICELESS
On 9th October, AAC proudly host the OUTsurance 94.5 KFM Gun Run. On the day, we will need approximately 130 marshals to ensure that we put on another top class event. Please consider giving up some time on Sunday morning, 9th October.
In addition to helping your club put on another great event, you will also receive an official Gun Run Marshals technical tee as well as a voucher for a boerie roll. But it doesnt stop there! AAC members (and their friends and family who help marshal) will stand a chance of winning some great lucky draw prizes that include a pair of running shoes, a case of wine and free 2012 AAC membership. For every additional 10 marshal volunteers, we will throw in another lucky draw prize. So far we have 51 marshals and my goal is to achieve in excess of 70.
So don’t delay, please help your club; contact me on gecheetham@yahoo.co.uk or 0791827658.
Thanks to all of you who have already stepped forward!
Yours in running and marshaling
Gregg Cheetham [1] www.thegunrun.co.za Links: 1. http://www.thegunrun.co.za
Proud organisers of the OUTsurance 94.5KFM Gun Run, The Ocean Basket Bay to Bay 30km and The Lighthouse 10km You are receiving this email as you have been a member of AAC for the past 3 years, you were signed up to the Yahoo Group, or you recently signed up for your 2011 licence. [2]Update subscription preferences [3]Unsubscribe Atlantic Athletic Club PO BOX 7316, Roggebaai 8012 Links: 2. http://atlanticathletic.us2.list-manage.com/profile?u=9617e4c9cd1abfc21d65a90e1&id=9a75ac6440&e=0bdb9d7f05 3. http://atlanticathletic.us2.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=9617e4c9cd1abfc21d65a90e1&id=9a75ac6440&e=0bdb9d7f05&c=67f8f7c223
AAC Committee Vacancy =DEAR AAC MEMBERS=
Following the recent resignation of one of our Committee Members, we now have a vacancy for an Additional Member on the Committee. If you would like to consider joining the AAC Committee, I encourage you to contact me and express your interest. The Committee has a very balanced composition with a great working ethos and we would like you to help us take the club forward. The Additional Member will be responsible for assisting any of the portfolio holders in their duties as well as being allocated certain projects or duties as agreed by the Committee and the Additional Member. This is an ideal opportunity to get involved with the running of the club’s affairs as well as an insightful introduction into how our sport is administered on a provincial level.
I look forward to hearing from you; please respond by Tuesday 17th May.
Yours in running
Gregg Cheetham
AAC Chairman 0791827658 gecheetham@yahoo.co.uk
Proud organisers of the OUTsurance 94.5KFM Gun Run, The Ocean Basket Bay to Bay 30km and The Lighthouse 10km You are receiving this email as you have been a member of AAC for the past 3 years, you were signed up to the Yahoo Group, or you recently signed up for your 2011 licence. [1]Update subscription preferences [2]Unsubscribe Atlantic Athletic Club PO BOX 7316, Roggebaai 8012 Links: 1. http://atlanticathletic.us2.list-manage.com/profile?u=9617e4c9cd1abfc21d65a90e1&id=9a75ac6440&e=0bdb9d7f05 2. http://atlanticathletic.us2.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=9617e4c9cd1abfc21d65a90e1&id=9a75ac6440&e=0bdb9d7f05&c=d4e416b494
Dear All
The African Cross Country Champs takes place on Sunday 6th March in Rondebosch. AAC is very privileged to be hosting Kenya and we will form the liaison between the Kenyans and the race organisers. You are invited to represent AAC at the champs and get to meet some of the greatest athletes on the planet. AAC will have their gazebo up from 8am and the days racing concludes just after 13h00.
If you are keen to come along and help out, please get back to me (gecheetham@yahoo.co.uk) ASAP and let me have your shirt size as well. I will forward further details to those who would like to come along.
See you there, cheers.
Gregg
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Gregg Cheetham
Atlantic Athletic Club
Chairman
T | 021 461 7279
C | 079 182 7658
F | 021 461 7279
Hi All
Congrats to all of you who braved the South-Easter on Sunday and completed the Peninsula Marathon & Half Marathon. There were some sterling times, so big it up to all of you. It was also good to see so many of you at the gazebo afterwards (the AAC gazebo seems to be the envy of many of the other clubs out there).
AAC hosts its annual Lighthouse 10km race on Wednesday 2nd March, so I hope that you will continue keep the club flame ablaze by volunteering to help with registration, marshalling & the finish area. Many of you have already pledged your support and this email just serves to formalise our request for helpers. The next AAC race is the Gun Run in October, so please consider giving up some time to help with the Lighthouse race and enjoy the ’6-month break’ before Gun Run.
Please confirm that you will be able to help us on Wednesday 2nd. Our races rely on contributions from members and I trust that you are already getting a lot out of your AAC membership by helping at our races is your acknowledgement of that. Registration will start at 16h45 and marshals will need to be in place by 18h00 (briefing at 17h30).
I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at the Lighthouse.
Thanks and regards
Gregg
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Gregg Cheetham
Atlantic Athletic Club
Chairman
T | 021 461 7279
C | 079 182 7658
F | 021 461 7279
Hi All
Some good news for those who are interested: If you, like me, were 5 seconds too slow last year and couldn’t get an entry to the Table Mountain Challenge (which seem to sell out in rapid time), or you have done it before and the thought of missing out this year is more than you can bear, I have spoken to the organisers and they are prepared to give me 10 ‘guaranteed’ entries (although you must still pay but at least you are in) in exchange for marshalling at the Two Oceans Trail run on Friday 22nd April (yes, the day before Oceans). Both the 10km and 20km runs start at the UCT grounds at 07h30 and take runners along the lower slopes of Devil’s Peak and nearby forests.
However, before you madly scramble to hit reply, please bear in mind of the following; In order to be a mountain marshal, you will need to:
. Recce the route with the organisers (maybe twice) so that you know where to stand, what the procedures are and what the route is – i.e. you need to be available for more than just the 22nd April.
. No chancers – you must be physically able to get to your marshalling point and down again.
. If you do decide to marshal and take a guaranteed entry – these entries are not transferrable or tradable – they are allocated to an individual, who confirms by paying. No subs, no refunds either.
Based on the number of you who have done this race before, I am sure there will be a big interest in this incentive. For those of you doing Oceans, I don’t think it will have a material impact on your race; and for those doing Oceans and Comrades, you are probably not going to race Oceans anyway, so this is an ideal opportunity to get your TMC guaranteed.
Please not that I will allocate places on a first come first serve basis.
Cheers
Gregg
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Gregg Cheetham
Atlantic Athletic Club
Chairman
T | 021 461 7279
C | 079 182 7658
F | 021 461 7279
Dear All
As many of you know, the Peninsula Marathon takes place on Sunday 20th February. Thanks to all of you who have responded to the call for marshals.
I have been asked by Celtics if we can help with the first feeding station of the race, which is situated on Adderley Street outside the station. This is ideally situated for our city bowl and Atlantic seaboard members who are keen to help. It also offers a great opportunity for our running partners to get involved and support the AAC runners are we run past.
The race starts at 05h15, so the first runners will reach the station at approximately 05h24 and the last of the runners will past 05h40. As you can see, it doesn’t require a great deal of your time and it would be great to see you on the route.
Please let me know if you can help.
Cheers
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Gregg Cheetham
Atlantic Athletic Club
Chairman
T | 021 461 7279
C | 079 182 7658
F | 021 461 7279
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
T | 021 461 7279
C | 079 182 7658
F | 021 461 7279
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Dear All
We received news last week from WPA that 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. In order to avoid logistical complications with 2011 memberships, I encourage all members to hold off on renewing their memberships until you hear from us further. We are keeping in touch with WPA on an ongoing basis, but they too are also reliant on ASA.
On that note, Stephen Seymour has decided to hand on the membership baton after 8 years in the seat and on behalf of the Committee and all the AAC members, I would like to thank him for his commitment and dedication to the club over the years. Stephen has gone beyond the call of duty and has been known to field calls after 11pm from desperate runners needing numbers for the following days race. Please thank Stephen the next time you see him. As a result, the Committee is finalising a new arrangement regarding memberships and club kit, which we will communicate with you in due course.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Yours in 2011 licence numbers
Gregg
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Here’s our new Charity Campaign for 2011. Runners can raise R5000 for one of the Amabeadi Charities and book their spot in the special Charity seeding batch “CC Batch” near the front of the field at the Comrades Start. Go to the Comrades Website for more details and follow the link to sign up. www.comrades.com.
Please forward this to all your running friends and clubs so that we can spread the word about this exciting campaign.
Kind Regards
Bronwyn Freeman
Bookkeeper
Comrades Marathon Association
ph: 033-897 8650
fax: 033-897 8660
www.comrades.com http://www.comrades.com/
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