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Welcome to acsis VOB Running Club
As one of the county's foremost athletic clubs we welcome the novice runner, the social runner and the elite athlete. You will find a home where you can develop your running, enjoy great camaraderie and have fun. We share our club house with the False Bay Rugby Club, at the Constantia Sports Centre (map). Regular activities at the clubhouse include at least six different Club Runs per week catering for all levels of runner, as well as many socials.

Welcome to acsis VOB Running Club

As one of the county's foremost athletic clubs we welcome the novice runner, the social runner and the elite athlete. You will find a home where you can develop your running, enjoy great camaraderie and have fun. We share our club house with the False Bay Rugby Club, at the Constantia Sports Centre (map). Regular activities at the clubhouse include at least six different Club Runs per week catering for all levels of runner, as well as many socials.

Pocket full of empties
It is amazing how difficult it is to change peoples' behaviour. On Sunday during the running of the Peninsula marathon the wind was once again up to no good - much like the water tables. And because they've always done it - and because there were few dustbins - many runners dropped their empty sachets on the road or in the bushes. And the sachets that didn't start in the bushes certainly ended there. And it's not just other runners, it's our clubmates - I saw two or three VOB runners dropping their sachets in the road on Sunday. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING!? But thankfully there are exceptions. I met a few of them when they arrived at the gazebo with a pocket full of empties. Thank you to those people. I look forward to running with you again. Webmaster

Pocket full of empties

It is amazing how difficult it is to change peoples' behaviour.

On Sunday during the running of the Peninsula marathon the wind was once again up to no good - much like the water tables. And because they've always done it - and because there were few dustbins - many runners dropped their empty sachets on the road or in the bushes. And the sachets that didn't start in the bushes certainly ended there. And it's not just other runners, it's our clubmates - I saw two or three VOB runners dropping their sachets in the road on Sunday. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING!?

But thankfully there are exceptions. I met a few of them when they arrived at the gazebo with a pocket full of empties. Thank you to those people. I look forward to running with you again.

Webmaster

Latest Updates

Bench2Bench 2010

The 3rd annual Bench2Bench run, held in memory of Denis Nixon, is to be run on Sunday 28th March. You will need to sign up in advance, so see the Bench2Bench website for all the details.

West Coast Marathon Photos

Photo's from this year's WestCoast Marathon & Half are now available. Click here to see them or go to our photo's page.

Virtual Coach

VOB are proud to announce that Bev Baker is our new Virtual Coach! See the panel on the right for more information.

Constantia Village 15km Race - 13 March 2010

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered, however, we do still need a few marshals and helpers at registration in the morning. We are expecting 2 000 people on Saturday morning and we all need to play our part as we host this race. Please contact Charlotte if you are able to help.

The marshals race will be held at 6pm on Tuesday 09 March. After the run we will be handing out the necessary bibs and flags. The marshals race will only be open to people helping on the morning of the race.

Awards evening

A very successful awards evening was hosted on Tuesday at the bowling club. Click here to see a list of the winners as well as all the photos.

5:30 group

VOB's 5:30 group have been meeting regularly for many years and have become an institution at the club. Click on the photo to see some of the stalwarts at their recent annual celebration evening.

Two Oceans Half Marathon & Substitutions

Please note that entries for the Old Mutual Two Oceans Half Marathon are closed as the limit of 11000 entries has been reached. Entries for the full marathon close on the 3rd of March.

Please note: Substitutions have been re-introduced for 2010! However these will only be done between 04 - 10 March. See the Two Oceans Website for the full details as well as to download the required forms.

2010 Ladies Time Trial Series

The 2010 Ladies Time Trial series will run over 6 weeks from Wed 10 February until Wed 17 March 2010. Please see the Time Trial page for all the details.

Go For Gold

The Constantia Village 15km is run through some of the most beautiful spaces in our city. Come and join us on the 13th of March, 2010. Click here for all the information.

2010 Membership & Licence Numbers

2010 licence numbers are on their way and should be available at the club from Thursday 17 December.

To make Charlotte's life easier and in the interests of security we ask you please to make your payment by EFT or cheque. So download both the Membership Form as well as the ASA Licence Form below, and bring both the completed forms as well as proof of EFT along to the club to collect your new licence number. (VOB's bank details are listed on the membership form)

For more information please see our joining page.

2010 Fixtures List

The 2010 fixtures list is now available here or on our Upcoming Races page.

Training Run Mailing List

Want to go for a run but have no one to go with? Thomas Andrews has set up a mailing list for just this purpose. If anyone wants to run on a particular day, they can email him and their message will get passed on to everyone else on the list.
Interested? Questions? Drop Thomas an e-mail.

Two Oceans Questionaire

If you are participating in either the Two Oceans Half or Full marathon, you are invited to complete on online questionaire set out by a UCT GSB student looking into the area of sports sponsorship. Click here to access the questionaire.

Tracksuits

Acsis VOB is getting a new tracksuit! They will be available early in the new year at a cost of around R550. The ladies track suit will be a white jacket with navy pants and the men's will be royal blue and navy jacket with navy pants. In order to assit in the ordering process, please let Charlotte know if you are interested in getting one, as well as your size.

VOB's trail running

A new trail running page has just been added to this site. It will contain everything you've always wanted to know about trail running at VOB, so keep an eye out for what's happening!

Results Just In ...
Koeberg 15km West Coast Marathon & Half

Virtual Coach
Bev Baker is VOB's new Virtual Coach! She is part of an organisation called Fitness From Africa and is equipped and available to help you reach your goals. Click here to find out more and see how she can help you.

Some Useful Links
The Bronze Takkie Award
2009/10 VOB committee.
Photos.
Where to find us?
Thinking about joining? Find out more here.
The history of VOB.
Acsis VOB Cycling Club

VOB Races
The Constantia Village 15km
The VOB Grape Run
The 16km Table Mountain Race

Weekend Highlights
Weskus 42km, Langebaan
Joe Tyrell (1st Grand Master)
Weskus 21km, Langebaan
Peter Rodgers (2nd Great Grand Master) Kirsten Norris (9th Senior) Di Rixon (1st Master) Acsis VOB won the Ladies team prize
WPA Masters Track Championships, Bellville
Dianna Rixon (Women 55 - 59 / 800m / 1st) Dianna Rixon (Women 55 - 59 / 1500m / 1st) Jakobus Van Zyl (Men 70 - 74 / 100m / 1st) Jakobus Van Zyl (Men 70 - 74 / 200m / 1st) Oloff Van Zyl (Men 40 - 44 / 400m / 1st) Oloff Van Zyl (Men 40 - 44 / High Jump / 1st) Garth Miller (Men 60 - 64 / Javelin Throw / 1st)

last updated: 12 March 2009

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