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Magnolia Newsletter #24 22 November 2017
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Upcoming events, November Bomb SpecialClub tent, Reserve 2018 license numbersSunday runsMagnolia Christmas RunLawley Street Christmas WalkTuesday running groups, Tuesday club braaiRace Pace Coaching, Thank youComrades 2018 Medal Bus, Running clothes, 2018 RegistrationRace informationASA Race number ruleASA detailsSocial media, Thank youRace reports & photos, Contact us

Congratulations to our new Magnolia Committee Members who will be serving during 2018.
Charl Crouse, Tinus Marais, Freddie du Plessis, Hannes Nel, Jeanne-Mari Gauldie, Noel Young and Glen Frost
All the best for the big task ahead and thank you for your willingness.
We wish you all the best.

Upcoming events

22 Nov - Coaching session 16:30/17:00/17:30
25 Nov - Muller Potgieter Half Marathon 6:00
26 Nov - RAC Tough One 6:00
26 Nov - NO SUNDAY RUN
28 Nov - Registration at club 17:00-18:00
29 Nov - Coaching session 16:30/17:00/17:30
1 Dec - Pretoria Zoo Night race 19:00
3 Dec - Sunday club run 6:00 hosted by Leslie Linstrom
5 Dec - Last social club braai 18:00
10 Dec - Magnolia Christmas Charity Run 5:45 (W) 6:00 (R)
12 Dec - Lawley Christmas Light Walk 18:15

November Bomb Special


The Bomb is a specially formulated intravenous mix of vitamins and magnesium to help you perform at your best. Get your bomb for only R200 in November at @Health Medical Centre Centurion in Jean Avenue.
http://www.athealth.co.za/
To make an appointment you can call 012 664 0617/9

Club tent

The next club tent will be at:
  • The Muller Potgieter race on Saturday 25 Nov
  • The RAC Tough One on Sunday 26 Nov
The club tent will be at all Pretoria races on weekends unless specified otherwise. No club tent at races on Wednesdays. 

Cold drinks and snacks are provided by the club.
PLEASE NOTE: Beer/ciders will be available at no cost at races with a distance of 32km and more, otherwise beer will be sold for R12 and ciders for R15

Please contact Dirk Olivier 082 787 5097 should you have any queries regarding the club tent

Reserve your 2018 license number

Those members who are interested in keeping their numbers for 2018, are requested to mail Melinda Smal at melinda.smal@gmail.com before the END OF DECEMBER 2017.

There is no guarantee that we will get the same license numbers for 2018 as requested, especially for members who joined late in the year, as numbers issued by AGN later in the year might be additional numbers and do not fall within the numbers allocated for Magnolia.  This will specifically pertain to numbers consisting of 5 digits.
Reserve Now

Sunday runs

Date:  26 November 2017 
NO SUNDAY RUN

Date:  3 December 2017 
Time: 6:00 
Distance: +/-21km 
Start: Magnolia club house, 229 Middel street, New Muckleneuk
Hosted by: Leslie Linström

Date:
 10 December 2017 Christmas Charity Run
Time: 6:00 (Runners) 5:45 (walkers0
Distance: +/-21km 
Start: Boardwalk/Faerie Glen Virgin Active
Hosted by: Janeen de Klerk

Cost: R15 per runner to cover costs of drink.
ALL RUNNERS WELCOME!! The Sunday runs are not just for Magnolia members but for the whole running community.

Volunteers needed for Sunday club runs. Please put your name on the board in the club house or contact our club captains.

Magnolia Christmas Charity Run 10 December

We are once again hosting it from the lawns just outside the Boardwalk/Faerie Glen Virgin Active car park on Sunday 10 December 2017. Wear something festive and join us for the last club run of the year as we run for fun and for charity.

We are using this run to collect some items of need for the pediatric oncology ward in Steve Biko through Lemon Tree Kids. They requested specific stationary/toiletries/food items for the children receiving treatment:
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Pencils
  • Sharpeners
  • Wax crayons
  • Pencil crayons
  • Small peanut butter
  • Small baked beans
  • Small aqueous cream
  • Small toothpaste + brush (children’s)

There is also a special festive season request. There is a young boy (12) Manqoaba who had a bilateral amputation and needs 2 artifical limbs. The estimated cost for Manqoaba's prosthesis is R100 000. Instead of or in addition to the items above you can make a donation to help Manqoaba walk again. You can bring cash to the run (we will have a bottle) or alternatively you can make a deposit as follows:
 
Account name: Jumping Kids Prosthetic Fund
Bank: Nedbank
Account number: 160 2417 555
Branch Code: 160245
Ref: Lemon-Tree-Kids NPC – Manqoaba
 
You can send proof of payment to michael@jumpingkids.org.za and me at janeen@icon.co.za.

When: Sunday 10 December 2017
Time:  5:45 (walkers) 6:00 (runners)
Place: Faerie Glen Virgin Active (Boardwalk)
Distance: 15km out and back
Cost: R15
Breakfast on the lawn afterwards

Lawley Street Christmas Light Walk 12 December

On Tuesday 12 December we will be taking our annual stroll up to Lawley Street to view the Christmas lights and return to the club house. We will start at 18:15 from the club house. All members and their families are welcome. Bring grandma, the kids and the dogs.....
Distance is about 7 km.  
Please bring something reflective or wear a white top so that you are visible at night.
We will have a water point at the start of Lawley street with some snacks and lucky packets for the kids.

Tuesday running groups

Rudolf van Wyk and Freddie du Plessis will host a running group every Tuesday from 17:00 from the club. Those interested in joining can meet them at the club house on Tuesdays. The route will vary between 8 and 10km. For more info contact Rudolf van Wyk.

Tuesday club braai

The weather is getting better which means we can start braaiing again.

Every first Tuesday of the month Magnolia hosts a very informal social club braai. You are welcome to bring your meat, snacks, friends and the rest of the family for a braai. We provide the fires. Everyone is welcome!!
Our next braai is on 5 December 2017!!!
Time 18:00
Cash bar available
Bring your own cutlery.

Race Pace coaching

Speed work is the core of what drives improvement in our running. So Magnolia has joined forces with Clinton Hunter from RacePace Coaching to provide group coaching sessions to all Magnolia members who are interested in improving their running in 2017.
These coaching sessions are for old, young, slow and fast.
The professional coaching sessions will be paid for by the club, so it will be free of charge to our members.

When: Wednesdays
Where: Harlequins Cricket Field (Where the Sunrise monster race finishes)
Time: 16:30/17:00/17:30 ( You can slot in with any group)


For further information and instruction on how to join read about Race Pace coaching on our website.
http://magnoliaroadrunners.co.za/2017-coaching-for-magnolia-members/

Thank you

Thank you to Dirk Olivier for doing the club tent at the Kolonade Race and the Tom Jenkins race.  We are not always aware of the challenges Dirk faces to get the club tent at the venue for us. And despite this he still does it even if it means only 5 runners come to the club tent.

Thank you to Charl Crouse and everyone involved in the arrangements of the Magnolia Awards and AGM function. The evening was a big success and we can contribute this to the hard work of each individual. Congratulations to all our prize winners and a huge thank you to our guest speaker Deirdre Larkin who got a standing ovation at the end of the evening.

Comrades 2018 Magnolia Medal Bus

Would you like to be part of a unique “bus and running experience” for the 2018 Comrades Marathon? The idea is to get as many Magnolia members as possible with a Green number to run together from start to finish. To make the bus unique we will run with a banner indicating the total number of medals in the “bus”.  Name for the banner is still be determined but it will be something like, “Magnolia 150 Comrades Medal Bus”.
 
To accommodate all runners, our objective is to finish around 11 ½ hours. This might be a difficult decision for the faster runners as you would have to substitute your Bill Rowan/Bronze medal for an 11 ½ finish. As far as we are aware, it has never been attempted before to get a larger number of green numbers to finish together. This will mean that you will be part of something unique. You will be running and completing the Comrades with friends, all with a common goal to finish as a group. Some of our members have stopped running long distances but still would like to be part of this unique “bus” and are tempted to run again next year.
 
Our aim is to get as many medals as possible and would like to get 150+ medals.
 
To be part of this bus, you must:

  • Have a green number (completed 10 Comrades marathons or more)
  • Start in the E block.
  • Be a Magnolia member and run in Magnolia club colours on the day.
  • Start and end with the “bus”.
 
If you would like to be part of this unique bus please send an e-mail to Kenny at ske@lantic.net with the following information (this will also indicate if this initiative is viable):
  • Name and surname
  • Number of Comrades medals
  • Cellphone number

 

2018 Registration 


The 2018 Registration Fees will be announced in due course.
AGN will have their meeting this week regarding the new license number fees.

We urge members to make use of the online registration on http://magnolia.membershipboss.com/
Visit the website to download forms and procedures for registration
 http://magnoliaroadrunners.co.za/membership/

Running clothes

Running vests are sold at the club on Tuesdays from 17:00-19:00.

Please contact Carmen van Niekerk should you have any queries regarding the clothing.
Visit the website to view our clothing range http://magnoliaroadrunners.co.za/club-clothing/

Race Information

You can also download the following NEW running mobile application for free www.runsa.co.za

ASA Race number rule

Please be aware of the following VERY IMPORTANT notice!!!

On the ASA License (both permanent and temporary) the provincial logo and the sponsor logo will be positioned at the top of the license with the number directly below. In races where race numbers will be used, the number will be positioned at the top of the license while the race sponsor and other related information as positioned below the number. 
Failure to do so will lead to disqualification. Please help your fellow runners to get this rule right.

ASA Details

ALL MAGNOLIA MEMBERS are required to go check their details on the ASA website under the following link: https://asa.saclubs.co.za/register

We still have numerous Magnolia members who have not registered or arranged their transfers from other clubs. We created profiles for some of those members who have not done so. These members can either use their name or ID number as password to log in.

Please help us smooth out the registration process for 2017 by making sure all your details are correct and that you are in fact registered.

Social media

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Deirdre Larkin - Thank you

The phenomenal Deirdre Larkin was the guest speaker at our Awards Function on 11 November. What an inspirational woman. She sent us the follow thank you letter after the function:

Good evening Charl.
 
What an amazing evening! Everybody was so warm to me and welcoming. I hope I encouraged your members to continue running/walking for as long as possible rather than listening to people who say "You are too old"! I have yet to discover what "old" means. Does it mean "can't be bothered to try"?  
 
It was such a pleasure to meet with the Magnolia Road Runners who have just been faces to me in the past. Congratulations on having so many superb runners/walkers in your club. 
 
Thank you so much for inviting me, it was truly a memorable evening.I  really appreciate your super gift, very many thanks and the flowers too are a rare delight.
 
Please convey my thanks to Glen Frost for transporting me to and fro, his stimulating conversation made me disappointed that the journey wasn't longer!
 
Best wishes to both you and all the Magnolia Road Runners.
 
Deirdre

Race reports and photos

Please send us your race stories and photos. We will upload it on the website.

 

Contact us


Chairman: Charl Crouse
082 900 1323
crouse-fam@netactive.co.za      

Newsletter editor: Melinda Smal
Melinda.Smal@gmail.com

Website and statistician: Noel Young
website@magnoliaroadrunners.co.za

Registrations: 
magnoliaroadrunners@gmail.com

Clothing: Carmen van Niekerk
magnoliarunnersclothing@gmail.com

Social matters: Jeanne-Mari Gauldie
jmsquest@gmail.com
Our mailing address is:
magnoliaroadrunners@gmail.com

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