Hurry up and renew your licence before the 20th December for only R120 for senior members. R80 for over 50yrs.
Junior price remains the same. Remember this only applies to current members and new members pay R180.
It is preferable that monies are deposited into our bank account as indicated below:
Banking Details are below:
 Absa
Branch name : Heerengracht
Bank account name: Guguletu Athletic Club
Bank account number: 4058930617
Branch code: 632005
Find herein the form: 2012 licensing form

New Balance once again came to the rescue by donating some of their shoes to members of the club. As you know our club strives to help where possible it is through drives like these that we try and make runing possible and easy for our members.
You can also donate some of your old running shoes that you are not making use of. We have seen some of our members doing the same. Please keep it.

Thanking everyone It’s been a hard 6 months preparing for the comrades marathon and also raising funds for the SPORT TRUST charity in this year’s comrade’s marathon charity drive. I had chosen this charity as my preferred trust because of its real link with communities and providing sporting facilities to underprivileged areas. At first, I thought it was difficult to raise R 5 000.00 but through contacting various people, has made this experience very easy and fulfilling. Just after the two oceans marathon, I was thrilled to note that I …

This year’s Soweto marathon lived up to its fame again. As usual our Gugs athletes came out in numbers. The weather was cool but the race was as always tough.
As I keep saying each time I go there that what steals the show for me in this race is huge number of female runners. I am not sure what we are doing wrong in the Western Cape “Godzillestad”. We need to do a survey is why our female counterparts are finding it dificult to take up running.
If you have any …

Comrades entries close in record time..

Well the trials and tribulations of keeping up with everything that is moving so fast, so it is the same in keeping the website/blog up to date. We promise to keep up with all the changing trends and always keep this site as up to date as possible. Your comments will be gladly welcomed.

Heroism: Last runner tells of his struggle with heroin
25 May 2009
Sharlene Packree
JERRY Mboweni, the last man to complete the Comrades Marathon before the cut-off time, was once a heroin addict.
Mboweni, who runs for the Gugulethu Athletics Club, said he wanted to give up many times along the route, but was motivated by the love of his Creator.
Still shaking after flying over the finish line, Mboweni, who completed his first Comrades, said it was difficult to explain how he got the strength to keep going.
“When I gave up heroin, I made …