Yes our annual Reconciliation Day Race takes place on Friday 16th December at NY 49, Gugulethu. We have two events with the main the 10k starting at 7am and the 4.2k starting at 7:10am.
As usual this promises to be exciting event. I urge that you come along and enjoy this race as it comes past some momumental landmarks like the tombstone where Amy Biehl was brutaly murdered, the Gugulethu seven stones, our very own new Gugulethu Mall and many others.
Come share the history of gugs with us by taking part …

Yes it is true Zola Budd was at NY49 to give a talk and showcase her brand of running shoes. She is currently promoting Newton running shoes. Newton shoes has been available in Mzantsi for the past 4 months. These have been used in the US for te past 4yrs.
They are designed to mimic the bare foot running style. If you are interested in knowing more about them please visit: www.newtonrunning.com.
For our club members there is good news in that you can get these at a discounted price. To do …

James Evans new president for Athletics South Africa
 James Evans received the most votes and has been elected as the new president for Athletics South Africa (ASA) during the elections held on July 30, 2011 at the Garden Court hotel OR Tambo. This comes after former President, Leonard Chuene and Vice-President Kakata Maponyane was banned by SASCOC due to the Caster Semenya gender debacle.
 James Evans was one of nine candidates for the top spot and received 25 of the 54 votes to win the race for ASA President. The other candidates …

This year’s Comrades marathon was well attended by a huge number of Gugs runners. Everyone went out there to finish this gruesome race. I am happy to say that a large contigency managed to overcome the hills of Durban to complete the race in alloted time.
To those who did not managed to finish please I say go back to the drawing board and fight another day. Next year I will be very happy if we could double up the numbers. We had 38 at the starting line.
Now feast yourselves on …

The countdown is nearly over for the second year running of this race. This year we have moved this race to Gugulethu NY49 Stadium.
We will be using the fast and flat course which runs through Gugulethu, Manenberg and New Cross Roads. It is in a form of a 10k and 4.2k. There are no pre-enrties and you enter on the day.
The 10k starts at 7:30 and 4.2k at 7:35. There are lots of prize giveaways and everybody will be a winner. So come one come all.
I expect to see all …

We know who likes trying out different attire in the club. So it came to me as no surprise at Safari that Cynthia entered the fancy dress competition. Apparently she has been trying this for a couple times before. I am not sure how many times she has won but this time she was up against some bridal chick.
The MC was never on her side as he said something along the lines this “old geese” been around or something but this counted against our lovely Cynthia.
Anyway we still love her …

Our cross country season kicks of this coming saturday with the 1st meet at UWC. I know most people tend to believe that x-country is not for them but I challenge you this year to make a change and be part of this series.
Our club stands a chance of winning most of these categories as long as we have enough participants. I urge you to come along just once and I promise you that you will never look back at finding another way of spending your saturday or sunday afternoons again.
C …

The long wait is finally over. Two Oceans takes place this weekend. If you  had not prepared now is not the time to start doing so. This week is for final touch ups for athletes.
We as a club have a record number of 84 athletes who have registered for the two events on the day. I just like to take this opportunity to wish everyone taking part in these events and those who spend the Friday with their families  on Good Friday at UCT to enjoy themselves.
The club wishes you …

We asked Cynthia booysen one of our top and fancy dressed athlete to tell us why she always attracts the eyes of both the runners and spectactors in general. This is what she had to say………….
WHY AM I FANCY DRESSED
 
Firstly I believe in myself.  I think every person wants to feel good about themselves.
I know I am sexy and confident that whatever I wear makes an impression on the next
Person .  I love nature it encourages me to want to be colourful and I feel alive like an
Insect.  I talk …

Our LongTom Trip
By Naasief Mohamed
26th March 2011
As someone who had started taking running more seriously recently (if you can call the last 18 months “recently”), I wanted to do more long distance races. Since I had done most of the Cape Town based marathons I was eager to run more of the well-known out of town races.
My ex-colleague and fellow Gugs runner, Pierre Kleinsmith, had often mentioned how memorable (in other words, tough) the LongTom 56km Ultra Marathon was, which he had done once before in 2009. Earlier this year …