Dicardo Jacobs won the 36 km Redhill Classic for Itheko on Saturday, beating the second-placed athlete by an astounding 6 minutes! Our top runners put in a fantastic performance with Dicardo, Mervin Steenkamp, Youssef Kanouni and Edgar Clark winning the team prize. Salih Solomon was the 5th Itheko runner to cross the line and finished in 18th position.
From the left: Edgar Clark, Youssef Kanouni, Mervin Steenkamp and Dicardo Jakobs.
The results board: Dicardo Jakobs first, Mervin Steenkamp 4th.
Thaabit Davids took 3rd prize for junior males at the KFC Brackenfell 10K, setting a PB of 48 min in very hot conditions. Dicardo Jakobs finished 4th overall in 32 minutes.
From the left: Fadeelah Kenny, Quaseem Mohamed, Siviwe Mawonga and Thaabit Davids.
Running has become an integral part of my life, and a priority activity in the cycles of a working week and weekend. With this in mind, and international travel ahead, I was super eager to find a race to run in a place in relative proximity to my travels to the Eastern seaboard of North America. This is how I randomly came across the Philadelphia Marathon, to be run on Sunday 20 November 2011.
Click here to read the full exciting story of Salih’s fantastic run at the Philadelphia Marathon.
Salih triumphant at the Philly marathon!
The hard-earned Philly Marathon medal.
In sweltering heat our development athletes put in a fantastic performance at the 2011 Winelands Marathon. Dicardo Jakobs was second overall, and together with Oscar Coetzee (9th), Faizel October (22nd) and Mervin Steenkamp (23rd) won the team prize for Itheko. What makes this even more remarkable is that Dicardo and Oscar were running their first marathons.
Congratulations to all members who finished the marathon, especially those doing their first one!
From the left: Oscar, Mervin, Dicardo and Faizel.
With coaches Farouk Meyer and Frans Pienaar, and chairperson Fuad Adams.
Itheko development athletes Dewayne Mouries, Christopher Karelse, Dicardo Jakobs and Randall Smith scooped the team prize at the Old Mutual 10K on Wednesday evening, 26 October. We also grabbed the 2 big lucky draw prizes – a Samsung camera and a microwave oven!
Thanks to all the members who turned up for this league race. And well done to all those who finished their first 10K race, and to the many who did their PBs. A special mention is needed for Yaasin Salie who brought in a “bus” of mainly first-timers just before cut-off, and for Waleed Isaacs who ran a PB of 1:19 – great stuff guys!!
Our winning team at the Old Mutual 10K with development officer Abu Mowlana, coach Henry Campher and chairperson Fuad Adams.
Our winning team from the Soneike 10K with coaches Farouk Meyer, Frans Pienaar and Henry Campher, chairperson Fuad Adams and development officer Abu Mowlana.
Christopher Karelse, Mervin Steenkamp, Oscar Coetzee and Faizel October took the team prize for Itheko at the Soneike 10K, organised by Blue Downs AC. Well done to you all, let’s hope it’s a sign of more good performances to come!!
This is the second team prize we’ve won this year, the first being the 21K team prize at the Lion of Africa – WP Half Marathon Champs in February. On that occasion Elroy Gelant, Mervin Steenkamp, Faizel October and Edgar Clarke were the victorious Itheko team.
From left to right: Faizel, Oscar and Mervin at the Soneike 10K.
Itheko sprinters Nabeela Parker, Yusuf Ismail and Fadhl Samuels represented WP at the SA Games in Polokwane from 2-3 October. This youth athletics event is organised by the national Department of Sports & Recreation.
Fadhl won a silver medal in the 100m, Nabeela a bronze in her 100m and Yusuf Ismail a silver medal in the 200m event. Fadhl & Yusuf also won silver medals for their 1000m medley (relay), and Nabeela a silver for her 1000m medley. The track season is just starting so these results are just a taste of what is to come later in the season!
Well done to all of you and also to Coach Sharief Jefferies!!
Yusuf Ismail, Nabeela Parker, Fadhl Samuels and Coach Sharief Jefferies.
For more pics, see https://picasaweb.google.com/itheko.info/20111002SAGamesPolokwane.
The Outsurance Gun Run is the most prestigious race on the racing calender after the Two Oceans Marathon. The race is organised by Top Events and Atlantic Athletic Club Last years winners included, click here to view. Many of the Itheko runners have been prepping for this race with great anticipation.
The Course profile of the 10km looked like this, click here. Most of the Itheko runners took part in the 21km and this what the course profile looked like.
The expected weather temprature for Race Day was 34 degrees and this had many conerned if they were going to manage in the blistering heat.
Luckily for most of the morning, the running conditions were as there a welcoming breeze that kept conditions bearable. There was a jolly vibe among runners and marshals at the waterpoints kept runners informed of the Rugby scores as the “Bokke” were playing Australia during the race.
Many runners crossed the line with bus running groups and in pairs, this is true to the Itheko traditional of teamwork. Back at the finish line Aunty Thabieda Hendricks was cheered on my fellow Itheko runners as she just made the 3 hour cut off. Special mention goes to Ebrahim for supplying the photos of Itheko runners in action.
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That was a close call, but there was fun to had at the Awards Ceremony. Well done to the party’s involved in organising a fantastic race.
Racing photos
Dewayne Mouries followed up his recent victory at the WP Cross Country Champs with a great win at the interprovincial meeting in George today. We’re expecting Dewayne to make the WP team for the SA Champs in September.
Dewayne Mouries at the WP Cross Country Champs.
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