KOWIE STRIDERS

This past weekend was the Eastern Province Cross Country Championships and Kowie Striders runners had some really great results, winning three gold medals, one silver and one bronze medal.

Gold medals:

Sticks Stiglingh 60+ age group 6km 26 minutes 20 seconds

Lulama Mceka 50+ ladies 4km 25:05

Avril Beyleveld 60+ ladies 4km 24:05

Silver medal:

Rob Joiner 70+ men 6km 38:01

Bronze medal:

Mike Nelson 50+ men 6km 39:24

Rebecca Nelson 10 years girls 9th 2km 9:22

Ayabonga Saul 15 years boys 13th 4km 16:07

Lithemba Jekana 12 years boys 6th 3km 11:22 Well done to you all. This Saturday is the Grahamstown Mountain Drive 21km race. The club is taking a bus to the race. Please book your seat if you intend coming. It’s a great race with some tough climbs and nice downhills.

We are having Sunday club runs/walks every week at 8am at the Duck Pond car park and then a coffee at the Penny Farthing. Come and join us.

Time Trial: August 1

8km Run Eugene Fourie 43:40 Alex Weed 44:30 Marianne Stiglingh 44:40 Gill Legg 44:50 Rich Legg 44:50 5km Run: Sizakele Dayimani 18:30 Sticks Stiglingh 22:50 Mike Nelson 23:25 Kevin Lee 24:58 Lungisani Mtsatse 25:33 Sikhumbuzo Mangweni 26:53 Donald Underwood 27:30 Rob Joiner 28:27 Claire Purdon 47:00 Susan Hunt 47:00 3km Run Lithemba Jekana 10:59 Ayabonga Saul 11:23 Justin Dollery 14:17 Rebecca Nelson 14:20 Scarlet Tweedie 14:55 Lulu Mceka 16:46 Elmi Jones 19:30 John Jones 19:30 Lea Heyns 24:06 Petrie Heyns 24:06 6km Walk: Ray Basson 1:09:06 5km Walk: Pauline Weed 52:23 Billy Futter 52:23 Colin Murphy 53:04 3km Walk: Jenny Basson 30:53 Amber Tweedie 59:33 Anna Maria Kugelmann 59:39

Denise Nelson time not recorded