SPORTS4LIFE MARATHON SERIES 2019
THE NEXT EVENT IS: 27/28th April at VLC, Germiston Lake.
(The first event took place at Wemmer Pan 23/24 February, and the second event on 9/10 March – feedback is below).
THE INTERCLUB CHALLENGE!
Sports4life are hosting a marathon series ” with a difference” this year.
We will be hosting a “Gauteng Inter Club Championship ” to determine the best marathon club in Gauteng.
Based on the following criteria. There will be 4 different trophies awarded.
- The club that wins the most points over the 3 events series.
- The club that on a percentage basis grows the most numerically by the end of April 2019.
- The club that adds the most women paddlers over the period.
- The club that introduces the most new schools to paddling by the end of April 2019.
I hope to make this an annual series with the ” Growth markers” being measured from April to March the following year. My goal is to expose our sport to the wider public as much as possible and if we can secure sponsorship for Super Sport TV Coverage…we will include a map in the TV Production showing the location of all the Canoe Clubs in Gauteng , to increase individual club awareness to the local Community hopefully resulting in club membership growth.
Sponsorship:
The events will be K1 on the Sat and K2 on the Sunday.
We will need a R118,000 in sponsorship for the 2 day events to cover all costs without prize money being paid out.
With reasonable prize money being included, the costs would increase to around R150,000.
If any of the paddlers would like great national coverage for their companies , or a few of you guys can combine to cover the TV costs, it would be awesome for your Companies and for the growth of our sport.
Sponsorship can be per event or for the whole series.
Please connect with me asap , as we need to finalise the Super Sport ” showing bookings”.
Maybe you have contacts with potential sponsors, please work with me on this.
Pete Rossouw.
Sports4life Events.
Cell : 082 895 8129.
FEEDBACK/RESULTS: SPORTS4LIFE GAUTENG INTERCLUB MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS – 23/24 FEBRUARY 2019
We were blessed with awesome weather this weekend for the launch of the Sports4life Gauteng Interclub Marathon Championships.
Having the event 1 week after Dusi was going to create some attrition of potential race participants, but we did not take into account the Centurion Club Champs on Sat ,as well as the Dabs 40th Birthday bash on sat evening , which I attended, and the mid term private schools break.
The result being that we had the smallest field ever for a double header marathon event.
Race Results
Saturday 23rd Feb : K1.
12 km event. Time:
- Wongama Makasi SCARC 1 hr 7 mins 42 secs.
2.Thabo Selela. JCC. 1 11 44.
3.Bert Matruj. JCC. 1 23 43.
4.Thembelihle Jokozela. SCARC. 1 32 19.
5.Tinyiko Mahwayi. SCARC. 1 33 34.
16 km event.
1.Benjamin Mntonontshi. SCARC 1 27 20.
2.Bambo Fanteni. SCARC. 1 29 09.
3.Alexis Rich. Dabs. 1 36 24.
21km Event.
1, Wayne Jacobs. Dabs. 1 39 49.
2.Zanantlantha Mbala. SCARC 1 49 34.
3.Sheldon Baker. Dabs. 1 51 21.
4.Mark Handley. VLC. 1 51 23.
5.Anton Nel. VLC. 1 58 05.
6.Jaco Lategan. Dabs. 2 01 35.
7.Nick Bradley. ? Dabs. 2 02 16.
Sunday 24th Feb : K2 Event.
12km.
- Bert Matruj and Apiwe Makhaba JCC 1hr 17mins 26secs.
2.Mike Nicolas and Walter Roseman. JCC 1 29 33.
16 km.
1.Thabo Selela. JCC 1 42 20.
21km.
1.Michael Hanekom. Dabs 2 07 29.
Please note : If there is anyone or a business that would like to donate the 4 Floating Trophies for the series, that would be awesome.
Please let me know directly.
The trophies are :
1.The Winning Club of the Interclub Champs.
2.The Club that shows the most numerical growth up to GCU Champs.( percentage wise)
3.The Club that adds the most female members in this period.
- The Club that adds the most schools in this period.
The next event in the series will be held at ERK on the 9/10 th March.
Entry can be done online .
Entry fees are… R100 per adult and R50 per Junior.
Race distances are : 6 km , 12 km, 16 km and 21 km.
If anyone has connections with a potential event sponsor ,please let me know asap.
Sincerely,
Pete Rossouw.
FEEDBACK / RESULTS : SPORTS4LIFE GAUTENG INTERCLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS – 9 / 10 MARCH 2019
Sadly there was a very poor turnout for the events this last weekend.
The results are as follows.
Sat 9th March : K1.
15 km:
1.Claude Graham……………………1hr 43mins 57 secs. ( Dabs) GGM – no portages.
2.Mariette Zandbergh…………….1 48………40. (Watuni)
21km:
1.Luke Symons………………………..1hr 55mins 11secs. ( Dabs)
2.Mark Handley………………………2 01 31. (VLC)
3.Andre Zandbergh…………………2 05 09. ( Watuni)
4.Vince Buttrick………………………2 07 38. ( ERK) GGGM – no portages
5.Nick Bradley…………………………2 12 42. ( VLC)
6 Radek Olszewski………………….2 13 27. (ERK) Radek paddles a C1.
Sunday 10th March : K2.
6km.
1.Helen Janse Van Vuuren and Kamilah Hank ……….32min 43 secs. ( VLC/Florida)
21km.
1.Mike Stewart……………………………….1hr 53 min 44secs .( ERK – K1)
2.Peter Engelbrecht………………………..1 53 46. ( ERK – K1)
3.Andre and Mariette Zandbergh……2 07 04. (Watuni – K2)
Sincerely,
Pete Rossouw.
Cell: 082 895 8129.