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Thursday, 18 February 2021
Notice to members

Training Run: 28 February 2021

Magnolia has accepted an invitation from Phobians to join in on their “virtual event” which will be held on the 28th of February.

This communication is exclusively for Magnolia members (those registered in 2020 as well as those already registered for 2021).

If you are interested in joining the training run then please read on for more information and follow the further instructions below. These steps will be strictly adhered to.

A "virtual event" format will be used, but with the following differences:

  • This is a training run (not an ASA "event" or a “social gathering” as defined in the Disaster Management Act).

  • It is a private activity, only for the members of our club. Not open to the public.

  • It will involve fewer than 250 participants.

  • It is a not-for-profit activity with no prize money or medals.

  • Although virtuals are supposed to be run on any route, note that Pirates Virtual 21k uses the same route, and we will do the likewise, although we have different routes for each of the 5k, 10k and 21k distances.

  • ‘Virtuals’ emphasize that they start at any time to minimise the clustering of runners. We will achieve the same goal, but in a different way: a managed start:

    • different starting times for each distance

    • different starting direction and route for each distance


If you are interested please send and email to magnoliaroadrunners@gmail.com with the following information:

  • Club, Full name, Gender, Date of birth, Cell number, Email address

  • Chosen distance and estimated finishing time for that distance (on which to base the seeding)

  • Acceptance of Disclaimer: undertaking that each participant:

    • understands and accepts the nature of this activity as outlined above

    • will not be covered by any ASA, AGN or Phobians insurance cover

    • will not hold their own clubs or Phobians Athletics Club or the PHSOB Club liable for any possible mishaps.

The ‘normal’ health requirements will all be emphasized: masks to be carried by each runner throughout, and worn before and after the run, sanitizing and keeping a safe distance from other runners throughout. In addition, we will ask each runner to be self-sufficient regarding their own food and hydration on the run.


The training run starts and finishes from the parking area of the PHSOB Club, 378 Queens Crescent, Lynnwood. These premises and associated bar and kitchen are sanitized and fully-operational and are also the location of the Saturday morning Hazel Food Market, an event that complies with the Disaster Management Act, and which draws hundreds of people each week. We do not anticipate any difficulty with launching the run from here, and runners are welcome to use the facilities after their run.


Next Steps:

  1. Margaret Chamberlain (Phobians) creates an online portal for our training run on the Finish Time platform. This is not for entries, but just for the results.

  2. Excel template forwarded to each club for completion by the club representative. These to be returned to Margaret by no later than Wednesday 24 February 2021.

  3. On receipt, Margaret will send an email to each participant containing a flyer with instructions and downloadable maps.

  4. Seeding and start times will be determined and sent back to clubs and runners by Friday 25th.

  5. A second email is sent to each participant containing a downloadable entry form, to be printed out by each one and brought to the venue on Sunday morning. This will provide access to parking and permission to run: no form, no run (we will collect them from each runner so that we can tally the totals). It will also include instructions on how to upload finishing times.

  6. After running, each participant uploads his time to the online portal, by no later than Tuesday 2nd March, with results published the following day, together with a printable certificate – see an example at the following link:

 

https://results.finishtime.co.za/myresults.aspx?CId=35&RId=3155&EId=1&AId=10394

Contact Us

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

Vice-Chairman & Social Media
Werner Burger
wernersburger@yahoo.com

Club Secretary
Magda Grobler
madggrobler@gmail.com

Clothing
Odette Coiner
ocoiner@gmail.com

Registrations
magnoliaroadrunners@gmail.com
Club Captain
Gert Henning
gerthenning@yahoo.com

Vice-Club Captain
Freddie du Plessis
dplessfb@gmail.com

Social matters
Estelle Jansen van Vuuren
mrsice@icloud.com

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Noel Young
noeljyoung@gmail.com
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