Cleft Stick Quarter 4 2012

01/10/2012 - 31/12/2012
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Savages Christmas Party
Durban Children’s Home Christmas Party
Illovo Christmas Run
Pub to Pub
Sani Stagger
DCH Appeal
As we rapidly approach the end of 2012, and shake our heads in wonder at how quickly time has gone past, we would
like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for being a member of the Savages family. Without
the participation, support and enthusiasm shown by you, we would not be the Club that we are today.
The Savages Member Incentive League has just concluded its first year. We have a few teething problems to work
through, but all in all I think a very successful initiative which has certainly encouraged members to participate in
events which they would not normally participate.
The Izaka Savages Challenge was also an extremely successful event this year, thanks to the hard work by the race
committee, the members that volunteered to assist on the day and especially to Mike for his sponsorship.
We welcome a number of new members to the club, and we also welcome back some old members who ventured out
into the big wide world and then realised that Savages was where they wanted to be.
We would also like to wish Greg and Sue everything of the best as they embark on their married life together early in
January.
Finally, we would like to wish each of you, and your families a blessed Christmas and great prosperity for the new
year.
From
The Savages Committee.
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Goss & Balfe 42.2km Run
SAPS Striders 21.1 km Official Results
Time
First Name
Surname
03:38:04
Matthew
Would
Time
Surname
First Name
Male
01:41:47
Stanton
Cilliers
Buckthorp
Mlaba
Simpson
Williamson
Rook
Williams
Van De Linde
Fuller
Mzimela
Dale
Sokhela
Tearle
Stanton
Dale
Richey
Bazley
Tearle
Maziya
Moffat
Bradfield
Allan
Male
Elize
Female
Mark
Male
Judith
Female
John
Male
Norrie
Male
Wendy
Female
Gender
03:41:11
Roughnus
Sonyeya
Male
01:44:34
03:43:23
Petros
Chiliza
Male
01:48:32
03:59:43
Luc
Quevauvilliers
Male
01:49:18
04:21:58
Mark
Buckthorp
Male
01:50:54
04:22:01
Sithembiso
Luthuli
Male
01:50:58
04:24:18
Jan
Senekal
Male
01:51:39
04:25:17
Judith
Mlaba
Female
01:56:05
04:30:19
Mandy
Fuller
Female
02:01:56
04:35:23
Zenzele
Mzimela
Male
02:02:12
04:36:59
Thembinkosi
Ngcobo
Male
02:03:45
04:37:29
Thando
Sokhela
Female
02:04:42
04:39:06
Yvonne
Dalgleish
Female
02:05:42
04:49:06
Daniela
Papini
Female
02:06:56
04:49:38
Tilda
Tearle
Female
02:07:20
04:58:03
Dave
Dale
Male
02:07:45
04:58:11
Sibusiso
Maziya
Male
02:07:57
05:02:35
Cathy
Dale
Female
02:08:08
05:08:51
Ailsa
Moffat
Female
02:08:47
02:10:44
Goss & Balfe 21.1km Run
02:18:09
Time
First Name
Surname
Gender
01:44:50
Nico
Gey Van Pittius
Male
01:47:12
Ken
Gibbs
Male
01:48:44
John
Simpson
Male
01:50:34
Elize
Cilliers
01:53:58
Justin
01:59:35
02:17:44
02:20:08
Dave
John
Zenzele
Male
David
Male
Thando
Female
Tilda
Female
Jim
Cathy
Robert
Charmaine
Male
Ailsa
Female
Kevin
Male
SAPS Striders 10km Official Results
First Name
Boysie
Patterson
Male
00:50:13
Robert John
Richey
Male
00:51:20
Clive
Tearle
Male
01:03:48
01:04:13
01:24:38
Surname
Van Den Bergh
Male
01:36:47
George
Lucey
Male
01:37:20
Charlene Wendy
Van Den Bergh
First Name
Surname
01:09:25
Ken
Gibbs
Gender
Male
Zoe
Female
Sarah Ann
Female
Lorien
Female
David
Male
Michelle
Female
Gender
Female
Canola Blossom 14km
Time
Male
Female
Sibusiso
Van Staden
Buchan
Ward
Cuthbert
Cuthbert
Bradfield
Garth
Female
Male
Surname
First Name
Male
Clive
00:46:20
01:25:14
Male
Female
Time
Time
Male
Mandy
Female
Goss & Balfe 10km Run
Gender
Spring Fun Run Walk 10km
Time
First Name
Surname
00:59:43
Zenzele
Mzimela
01:02:49
Emma
Watts
Gender
Male
Female
Gender
Male
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Time Trial Results
Chiltern
Time
00:20:02
00:20:04
00:20:25
00:21:31
00:23:14
00:26:46
00:36:23
00:39:27
00:44:02
00:45:53
00:50:37
Queensburgh Final
First Name
Sheri
Jemma
Allan
Sarah
Charmaine
Tanya
John
Raymond
Garteh
Jim
Kevin
Surname
Gender Event
Mauer
Female
4km
Millar
Female
4km
Stanton
Male
4km
Ward
Female
4km
Bazley
Female
4km
Mauer
Female
4km
Ward
Male 8km Vet
Mayer
Male 8km Vet
van den Berg Male 8km Vet
Stanton
Male 8km Vet
Bradfield
Male 8km Vet
Time
00:20:42
00:43:59
00:43:59
00:49:00
00:35:11
First Name Surname
Gender
Sarah
Ward
Female
Dave
Williams
Male
Garth
Van den Bergh Male
Kevin
Bradfield
Male
John
Ward
Male
Event
4km
8km Vet
8km Vet
8km Vet
8km Vet
Sani Stagger 2012
This year, Savages had 6 athletes participating in the Sani Stagger - 2 in the 42km challenge and 4 in
the 21 km challenge.
Big congratulations must go out to Clive Hockley for his time of 4:56:38 in the 42 km event and to Graham Linley for his time of 2:52:40 in the 21km event. It should also be noted that Graham was first in
his age category of 70 - 79 years.
Michelle Bradfield had an nasty fall during the race and unfortunately had to withdraw. (The real story is
that Robin was afraid Michelle would beat him so he pushed her over the edge! LOL)
Results for Savages members are as follows:
Time
Name
Event
02:52:40
Graham Linley
21km
03:18:28
Debbie Honneysett
21km
03:18:28
Robin Honneysett
21 km
Michelle Bradfield
21 km
04:56:38
Clive Hockley
42km
05:39:54
Matthew Would
42km
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New Balance and The Sports Zone
Inter City Ladies Time Trial Challenge
Highway Clubs vs PMB Clubs vs Durban Clubs
Hosts
Venue
Date
Time
Distance
:
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:
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Kearsney Striders
Kearsney College
Tuesday, 5th February
6pm
4km
BASIC RULES: Team of Ten worked out on Time
FUN CLUB EVENT: Team of Three worked out on Time
TEAMS:
Highway
PMB
Durban
PDAC
Eskom Gijimas
Stella
Westville
Carbineers
Sydenham
Kearsney
Collegians
Savages
Queensburgh
Saints
Riverside
Chiltern
Midlands
DHSOB
Highway
Hilton
Athletics North
Hillcrest
Virginia
Forest
Savages Annual Pub to Pub Run
The Annual Pub to Pub run took place on Thursday 29 November.
Savages visited 5 pubs: Flagons and Dragons, Jack Rabbits, Taco
Zulu, Zacks and back to Flagons before returning to the Club for
some delicious snacks to mop up the alcohol.
A great evening was had by everyone.
Thanks to Robin for liaising with the pubs and Debbie for the
snacks.
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Savages Christmas Party
The Savages Christmas Party was held on the 7th December 2012. Wow, what an amazing job was done by Debbie,
Doreen and Charmaine to set the venue up and get us all into the Christmas Spirit.
Well done Ladies!
This year Savages had an impressive turnout of members and friends attending the party - 74 people, which is a great
increase on last year and an even greater increase on previous years.
The Christmas party was held at Blue Zoo who prepared delicious food - the provided an impressive variety of dishes
which were all extremely tasty and reminiscent of meals made “just
like granny made”.
A number of awards were made:
Comrades Marathon
1st Male Runner Home and 1st (Male) Master Home - Boysie van
Staden, in a time of 07:52:21
1st Lady Runner Home - Emma Watts, in a time of 10:43:42
1st (Lady) Master Home - Zoe Buchan, in a time of 10:44:55
1st Novice Home - Matthew Low, in a time of 10:20:02
Last runner home - Dave Dale, in a time of 11:53:55
Matthew Would was also recognised as the 1st Novice home for the
2011 Comrades Marathon, in a time of
The winners of the Savages Incentive League were also announced, and they were:
1st Man - Boysie van Staden
2nd Man - Garth van den Berg
3rd Man - Dave Williams
1st Lady - Elize Cilliers
2nd Lady - Charmaine Bazley
3rd Lady - Sarah Ward
The Chairman’s Trophy was awarded to Claire Moolman. Kevin Bradfield was acknowledged for his contribution to the club and service to
Savages.
Live entertainment was provided by Aaron Nel - this lead to much
dancing and a fun evening.
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Illovo Christmas Run
The annual Illovo Christmas Run was held on the 9th December 2012 and was
once again a fun day out for everyone that participated.
Jim spent some time “revamping” the sleigh and serviced the wheels to ensure
that we wouldn’t have any refreshment transportation problems.
Charmaine , with the artistic input of her Mom, put together the theme for the
sleigh - “Protect the Rhino”.
The turnout at this year’s run was not as impressive as for
2011 - both from a Savages perspective and from a general
“running community” perspective. Perhaps the bad weather
that we’ve been having scared a few people off.
The Savages crew completed the race in a very reasonable
time this year - around 2:15(ish) and managed to sustain a
steady pace throughout. And this
was despite the fact that we had to
pick up two young stragglers from another club (Toti Run Walk for Life). These
two young boys kept us entertained with Christmas Carols during the run!
We’d love you to go and checkout the video of the
Christmas Run at http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=IqB32aNMiQA&feature=youtu.be
At the end of the run we had another of Monty’s Legendary Breakfasts to look
forward to! Thank you to Monty for stepping in to cook for all of us, again!
Well done once again to everyone that participated. We hope to see more of you joining us next year.
Don’t forget to visit our Savages
Facebook page. Like the page and
keep up to date with what’s
happening
http://www.facebook.com/
#!/SavagesAthleticClub
Condolences on the passing of Ronnie Pienaar
Long serving Savages Member, Ronnie Pienaar passed away after a period of illness.
Ronnie had been a loyal Savages Member, joining in 1984 and as
proud of always being a “True Savage.”
Ronnie had been responsible for the many of the winning Savages
Busses at the Westville Christmas run, and was always proud of our
wins.
Ronnie’s last achievement was the winning Christmas Cracker of
2011.
To Lynne and family, our thoughts are with you, we will miss Ronnie.
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Durban Children’s Home Christmas Party
8th December 2012
By Debbie Honneysett
Savages hosted a Christmas Party on the 8th December for all the Children from Durban Children’s Home
who do not go home or get placed with family or friends at Christmas
time.
There were about 30 children and they arrived at Mitchell Park at 10:00 in
the morning and had fun playing in the playground. We then gathered all
the children up and walked around the animal section. The children had a
ball looking at all the animals. The weather held out for us and we had no
rain!
Savages then took all the Children and the Carers to lunch at Blue Zoo. Blue Zoo were fantastic and very
helpful and accommodating and great with the Kids. They seated us by the play area and put Christmas
tablecloths on the Kids tables, Blue Zoo even gave each Child a goody bag. Thanks Blue Zoo!!
After lunch, we took the Kids and sat under
a big shady tree and Father Christmas arrived with a wrapped present for each
Child. The kids loved their presents and
started playing with them as soon as they
were unwrapped.
A “BIG” thank you to Blue Zoo for accommodating us and being so helpful and thank you to the Savages
members, Kevin and Michelle Bradfield, Charmaine Bazley, Matthew Would and Carey Abercrombie and
Robin Honneysett, that were there to help and spend time with the kids. The Children enjoyed themselves and each one of them came to Charmaine and I and hugged us goodbye and said thank you before
they left.
It was a very successful day and the Children had a ball and enjoyed their outing!
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Savages Incentive League Standings - 2012
Congratulations to our inaugural Savages Incentive League Winners. They are:
MEN
Points
LADIES
Points
1st Place
Boysie van Staden
1167
Elize Cilliers
1143
2nd Place
Garth van den Bergh
972
Charmaine Bazley
815
3rd Place
Dave Williams
896
Sarah Ward
714
There were only an additional 3 people who completed the required number of events to qualify for the incentive
league. These were:
Points
Paul Stewart
580
Jim Stanton
367
Claire Moolman
339
Remember to check out the webpage on http://www.savagesac.co.za/incentives.php for more information, a schedule of events and the points standings.
Thank you to everyone who has participated in the Incentive League this year. We trust you’ve had lots of fun and
that your running has gone from strength to strength.
Incentive League Rules - 2013
The races for the 2013 Incentive League have been provisionally selected but there have been a number of suggestions for ways in which we can improve the point scoring and rules for the Incentive League for 2013.
Suggestions have been around:
1.
Earning attendance points for assisting at an event Savages is hosting
2.
More accommodating rules for cross country events based on the huge range of difficulty of events, from easy
to extremely challenging
3.
Point scoring when the route has changed from previous years
4.
Presentation at the club tent is mandatory to ensure you earn your points.
If you have suggestions for additional or different rules for the 2013 incentive league then please make a note. We
will hold an “Incentive League” discussion early in the new year to decide what the rules will be for 2013. So come
with suggestions! And if you don’t come to this discussion, then don’t complain if you don’t like the rules!
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The Incentive League for 2013 kicks off again with the Sparkport Challenge on 3rd February 2013 and will hopefully be as exciting
as 2012, and even more hotly contested. Remember the prizes are as follows:
Prizes:
First Prize: R 1000 ea men and women at the end of the League.
Second Prize: R 750 ea men and women at the end of the League.
Third Prize: R 500 ea men and women at the end of the League.
The Incentive League calendar is as follows for 2013:
Time Trial League
No Date
Venue/ Host
Cross Country League
No
Date
Venue/ Host
1
30/01/2013 Sydenham
1
08/03/2013
Parlauf Cross Country - Westville AC
2
28/02/2013 Stella
2
06/04/2013
Hilton Cross Country - Laddsworth Primary School
3
19/03/2013 Savages
3
27/04/2013
Collegians Cross Country - Collegians
4
24/04/2013 Queensburgh
4
11/05/2013
5
23/07/2013 Westville
5
18/05/2013
6
22/08/2013 Chiltern
6
15/06/2013
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19/09/2013 PDAC
7
06/07/2013
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23/10/2013 DHSOB
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03/08/2013
Toti Cross Country - Hutchison Park
Savages Cross Country - Venue to be
confirmed
Yellowwood Park Cross Country Stainbank Nature Reserve
PDAC Cross Country - Lahee Park
Queensburgh Cross Country Queensburgh Sports Association
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20/11/2013 Sydenham (Final)
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10/08/2013
KZN Cross Country Champs - Gelofte School
Road Races
These are the recommended Road Races for 2013. This list will be verified and published on the Savages website after the
“Incentive League” meeting to discuss the point scoring rules for 2013.
No
1
Date
03/02/2013
Venue
Sparkport Challenge
Distance
32km Run, 16km Run/Walk
2
24/02/2013
PMB Marathon
42.2km 21.1 km 10km
3
03/03/2013
Checkout Verulam
21.1km, 10km
4
5
10/03/2013
24/03/2013
Stella Royal
Umgeni Water Marathon
25km run, 10km
42.2km run, 32km run, 15km run/walk
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07/04/2013
Oasis Crescent
21.1km, 10km
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8
12/05/2013
23/06/2013
Starling Plumbers Mt Edgecombe
Powerade Sardine Half Marathon
32km run, 21.1km run/walk, 10km run/walk
21.1 km, 10 km
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07/07/2013
Waterfall Superspar 10km (Forest)
10km
10
04/08/2012
Merewent
10km
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11/08/2013
Mtunzini Bush Trail Run
16km
12
15/09/2013
SAPS Striders Heritage Challenge
21.1km, 10km
13
29/09/2013
Queensburgh Mineshaft
15km
14
22/11/2013
Chiltern Night Run
15km run, 8km walk
Prize Giving will take place at the Savages Christmas Party in December 2013.
Remember that you need to participate in a minimum of 1 Cross-Country, 3 Time Trial and 4 Road Races to qualify for the League.
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By Raymond Meyer
In June this year I needed to re-motivate my running & decided on the spur of the moment to have a crack
at the Boston Marathon in 2013. To qualify, I had to run a marathon before entries opened on 10 September, in a time of under 4h10, for my age group of 65-69. This time seemed to be achievable even though I
had not run a marathon for more than 10 years.
There was a small problem - the only two IMS certified standard marathons in SA eligible as qualifiers were the Maritzburg
Marathon which had passed, & the Cape Town Marathon, which was to be run after entries for the Boston were due to
close. Also, the race is usually over-subscribed and preference in the order of entering is given to those achieving the better
qualifying times in their age group. This meant that even if I made the time it might still not be good enough to secure an
entry.
I talked to Norrie Williamson who has run the race & knows the race organizer. He suggested that I choose a marathon on
the SA race calendar to run before the entries opened, & if he was satisfied with the course measurement, he would intercede on my behalf with the Boston organizers.
But before Norrie could assist, there was the small matter of running a marathon sufficiently within the qualifying time. I
chose the Border Masters Marathon Championship in East London because the race date of 1st September would give me
enough time to get marathon fit, & there were precious few other suitable marathons anyway.
Then began the business of training during the cold winter months while most Comrades runners were hibernating, retracing my old Comrades training routes from my home in Kloof at the top of Field’s Hill to the top of Botha’s Hill & back
(26km), Collins Bus Station (30km), Alverstone Hill (33km), & then on Woman’s Day on 9th August , to Drummond & back
(40km). Fortunately, I had a fitness base from running x-country at the same time, so my long runs were remarkably trouble-free, although I was horrified with my times compared with those of yester-year.
I also reserved hotel accommodation in Boston & got quotes for air travel to the event & then on to visit my brother in
Texas.
I drove to East-London on the 30th August, not realizing what a mission it is to travel through the Transkei on the last Friday
of the month, but managed to arrive in time to register at the Beacon Bay Country Club & to check-in at my B & B run by
Daan & Isobel Louw who are involved in the running community in East London (highly recommended).
The next morning I got a lift to the start in the school bus (Isobel is a teacher), which turned out to be a lonely spot on a
stretch of the N6 42.2 kms from the finish. It was pitch dark, cold, raining & windy & the 220 odd runners huddled in our
vehicles until just before the start time of 6.00am.
Once under way the weather thankfully cleared & although I was deliberately running conservatively, I found that I reached
my pre-determined check-points earlier than planned, with a target time of 4 hours in mind. At the half way mark, while
running comfortably, I tripped & fell heavily (I still do not know why) & cut open the side of my face causing extensive bleeding. My immediate reaction was not to let this deter me from my goal & I jumped up & kept going. I was forced to stop several times to try to stem the bleeding, but the incident got the adrenalin flowing & my time for the second half of the race
(admittedly down-hill for much of the way) was not much slower than the first, although I was desperately tired during the
last few kilometers to the finish.
The result was that I managed 3’54”, (& 82nd out of 189 finishers) my slowest ever marathon, but achieved the qualifying
time by more than 10 minutes. This meant that I could enter on-line on the 12th September, 2 days after entries opened. I
was elated & refused an offer to be taken to hospital. I did not realize how ghoulish my appearance was to others, the
wounds having by then been complemented by a burgeoning black eye. Also I placed first in my age group (no big deal) &
won a gold medal & a cash prize. Although Norrie had reservations about the accuracy of the course distance, my feeling
was that I had qualified the hard way, & if that was not good enough to be accepted, so be it.
I put in my entry promptly at 5.00pm on the 12th September (10.00am US Eastern time) & waited nervously
for two weeks before I received an email accepting my entry without further enquiry.
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As a bit of an anti-climax I subsequently learned that entries had not been filled by the time that they were due to close on
the 21st, & they remained open subsequent to that date for latecomers who had achieved the required times.
I have since confirmed my travel arrangements & the next step is to up my training in January to be fit for the race on Monday 15th April 2013. So that something more positive than an ego trip can result from this saga, I intend making a contribution to the Durban Children’s Home, Savages’ chosen charity, and invite others to do likewise.
Please log on to www.backabuddy.co.za & visiting Raymond’s Boston Marathon Challenge, or directly to
www.backabuddy.co.za/champion/project/raymonds-boston-marathon-challenge
and pledge something towards Raymond’s achievement in order to spur him on to do better on race day in
return.
Dear Friends,
Durban Children’s Home has over the past
month, been fortunate to receive the support
of our local community in the form of Christmas presents and Christmas parties during this
special time of year. We have been grateful
for the support that the kind hearted people of
Durban have shown the 74 orphaned and vulnerable children in our care. These sponsors
have made the lead up to Christmas an exciting and festive time for our children.
Sadly this period of festivity will soon be over
and whilst we are grateful for this generosity
we ask that our loyal community consider assisting us to sustain our children by considering a gift which will make an impact over the next 12 months. We have drawn up a
comprehensive list of the basic items that each of our children will need for next year and ask you to consider an item off the list.
For example, Mino, a 9 year old boy who lives in our special care centre requires a new pair of school shoes, school socks, a new
school bag, basic stationery, 5 new pairs of underpants, a pair of shorts and a t-shirt, a swimsuit, flip flops, a beach towel, a sun
hat, a tog bag for weekends with his extended family, pj’s, a winter scarf and beanie and a warm jacket.
By gifting our children with one of these items you will be helping to support a child in our care for a
full year. We ask that if any of you would like to support our home in this way to get in touch with
me.
Thank you for all the support that you have shown our children’s home throughout 2012. Together
we have left positive footprints in the lives of our children.
From all the children and staff we hope you
all have a wonderful festive season and a
prosperous and joyful 2013.
Savages Donations to date
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