| Welcome to acsis VOB Running Club |
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| 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. |
| A winter reverie | |
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Well, the world cup has come and gone and South Africa is slowing settling back into a more normal routine after a month of festivities and celebrations.
Running in Cape Town has also hunkered down for the winter with the Knysna marathon over and a quiet few months ahead, until the big races return to the road running calendar.
But don't think that is an excuse to hole up! There is plenty of trail running and x-country happening as well as some beautiful out of town races that lend themselves to a quiet weekend away. So pull on those outdoor shoes and make the most of the beautiful winter days! The Webmaster |
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| Latest Updates |
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| Braai Social - Thu 23 Sept |
| Come and run a gentle mystery distance run with club, the day before Heritage Day (aka "National Braai Day"). The club will supply the boerie and chicken rolls, so come along and share in some acsis VOB club spirit! |
| Sportsmans Warehouse Run Fest - Thu 09 Sept |
| Sportsmans Warehouse, Rondebosch is having a "Run Fest" from 6pm - 9pm on Thursday 09 Sept. This means 20% off all running footware, lucky draw prizes, health tests as well as a guest speaker in the form of extreme athlete Braam Malherbe. Click here to download the flyer and find out all the details. |
| Constantia Valley Grape Run |
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It's once again time for one of the most special races on the running calendar - the Constantia Valley Grape Run.
Please visit our race page where you can find out all the details as well as download the flyer.
As always it takes many helpers to make the day a success so please volunteer your services by e-mailing Richard Acheson. And this year there will be a helpers run on Sunday 17 October so you won't miss out! |
| Moonlight Run - Thu 19 August |
| Meet at Dunes Restaurant in Hout Bay at 18h00 and run to the look out on top of Chapman’s Peak and back. Bring something warm to wear after the run and enjoy a drink at Dunes and you could be in line to win a spot prize kindly donated by New Balance. |
| Sunday LSD |
| There is a new Sunday long run group, co-ordinated by Thomas Andrews. Follow the link to the blog from our training page or click here. |
| Bronze Takkie |
| Well done to Greg Cane for winning this month's bronze takkie award with an array of good performances. |
| Latest Competition Standings |
| The various Top 10 & Top 100 competition standings have just been updated. See the results page. |
| Comrades After Party - Tue 20 July |
| Now that FIFA World Cup and school holiday are over join us to celebrate the achievements of our comrades runners. Come along after the normal club run for a bring and braai. Prizes available for comrades runners and there will also be a lucky draw for anyone present. |
| Club track suits |
| There are now new club tracksuits available from Charlotte. The jackets cost R345 and the pants R182. Charlotte also has lots of other running gear, so contact her should you require something. |
| Imbaleki |
| Got something to say? 16 July is the deadline for articles for the August edition of Imbaleki. Contact Raymond. |
| New Balance Table Mountain Race |
| Well done to everyone who took part in this year's New Balance Table Mountain race. The full results are available on our race page. |
| Mr Acsis VOB Competition! |
| The Mr/Ms Acsis-VOB competition is closed and the results are out! Click here for all the answers. |
| SAB Comrades Social - Tue 18 May 2010 |
| We are once again privileged to have a social at SAB Newlands. The social will start with a 8km run from SAB at 6pm. After the run we will have soup and rolls and free beers courtesy of SAB at the historic SAB Pub. Tickets are limited and cost R30, so contact Charlotte ASAP to book your spot. All members are welcome as we wish our Comrades Runners well. |
| Outeniqua Marathon Photos |
| Photo's from this year's Outeniqua Marathon & Half are now available. Click here to see them or go to our photo's page. |
| Two Oceans Marathon Photos |
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There are now additional photos from the Two Oceans Marathon available on our photo's page.
For a limited time, we will also be offering to e-mail you the original of any photo you like, should you wish to print it out or save it. See the photo's page for details of this service. |
| Constantia Village 15km Results |
| The 2010 Constantia Village race results and photo's are now available on our race 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. |
| 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. |
| 2010 Fixtures List |
| The 2010 fixtures list is now available here or on our Upcoming Races page. |
| 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! |
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| Results Just In ... |
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Totalsports Ladies Race Pinelands 10 |
| Virtual Coach | |
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| 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. |
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| Some Useful Links |
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The Bronze Takkie Award
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| 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 |
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| The Constantia Village 15km |
| The VOB Grape Run |
| The 16km Table Mountain Race |
| Weekend Highlights |
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| Don Lock 8km, Claremont |
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Michael Bekapi (1st Vet) Oloff Van Zyl (3rd Vet) |
| Atlantis 15km, Atlantis |
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Tebello Poni (7th Senior) Professor Khwatane (9th Senior) Akona Makila (3rd Junior) Michael Bekapi (2nd Vet) Tania Kapp (8th Senior) |
