VOB
VOB
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.
From the chair
2010 finds us well into the running calendar with Bay to Bay and Hohenhort already behind us.   Red Hill is coming up and it is almost the last opportunity to qualify for Two Oceans on a reasonable course.   The Tuesday & Thursday training runs as well as the Time Trial continue to be popular with large numbers of runners turning up.

Members have been renewing their membeships at a staggering rate with almost half the total of last years membership already signed up.   Further to this we have had many new members signing up for the first time - welcome!   We can assure you of friendship, camaraderie and support at our club and would like to wish you all the best as you set out in the blue and white of acsisVOB.

Richard McClarty
Latest Updates
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.
Two Oceans Entries
Please note that the closing date for Two Oceans entries is 03 March 2010 or 11 000 entries.   At the moment they have 7 500 half-marathon entries.   The last qualifier for the ultra-marathon will be the Weskus Marathon on 06 March.
Valentine Handicap 10km Run - Tue 16 Feb 2010
This has become an annual fun event with great spot prizes on offer.   Estimate your time around a measured 10km route, run without your watch, and the winner will be the person finishing closest to their estimate time.
Annual Prize Giving - Tue 23 Feb 2010
The prize giving will be taking place at 19h30 in the Alphen Hall on Tue 23 Feb.   There are plenty of prizes up for grabs, not only for the fast runners, but a number of lucky draw prizes too.
Constantia Village 15km Race - 13 March 2010
2010 races to date have shown huge increases in numbers and we are expecting over 2000 runners at our race. To ensure a successful race we will need your help.   The race needs helpers for marshalling, water tables, registration, parking and the finish.   Contact Charlotte to help.
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.
Chairman's Run - Sun 03 January 2010
The Chairman's Run takes place on Sunday 3rd January (not the 4th as mentioned in the Imbaleki) and runs from the club to Signal Hill.   There will be 2 groups leaving the club at 06h15 and 06h30 respectively (depending on your speed).   Sunday Stars will be leaving from the Zoo parking at 07h00.   Breakfast will take place on Signal Hill from around 09h30.
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.
Grape Run Thanks
Acsis VOB has received a kind letter of thanks from Bob de la Motte, who ran in this year's Constantia Valley Grape Run.   See our Grape Run page to read the letter.
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.
Grape Run Results & Photos!
Full results are now available for this year's acsis VOB Constantia Valley Grape Run - see our race page.   A selection of photo's of acsis VOB club runners are also available.   View them here, or go to our photo's page.
Congratulations to Ann!!
Ann Margolin was awarded the Spirit of Comrades Award by the Comrades Marathon Association in Durban on Friday.   The award includes a gold medal minted by Goldfields and was presented to Ann by the Chairman of the Comrades Association, Dave Dixon.   Well done!
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 ...
Tokai Manor House

Runners Memorial
Some Useful Links
The Bronze Takkie Award      
2009/10 VOB committee.
Photos.
Imbaleki - the club magazine.
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
Kloof Nek Classic 21km, Camps Bay
Joanna Thomas (1st)

Brackenfell 10km, Brackenfell
Derry Devine - 2nd Great Grand Master