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(Please scroll down for latest results and league standings or see "Race Results" & "League Results" tabs at the top of this page)
UPCOMING EVENTS - JULY 2010
17 July - Cross Country League 5 - Strelizia Park, Uitenhage - 9am
24 July - Half Marathon Champs / 5km - Motherwell - Prestige and Participation League Event
24 July - ACHILLES ANNUAL DINNER - Cob Creek - Invitations have been sent via e-mail to all Achillians - Function Limited to 60 - First Come First Served - Enjoy a unique evening!!! Function almost fully booked. About 4 seats left on bus. Contact Anche ASAP!!!
31 July - Clover Milk 10km / 5km - Kings Beach - 7am - Prestige and Participation League Event
BIRTHDAYS IN JULY: Craig Wilson (3rd); Theresa Lillis (4th); Sally Haysom (11th); Sizinso Kama (15th); Johann Beukes & Gary Pohlmann (18th); Lizelle Norris (19th); Casey Beary (21st); Bob Stedman (26th); Reg Fridey (27th); Brian James & Liz Austin (29th); Percy Dalton (31st)
UPCOMING EVENTS - AUGUST 2010
1 August - 2010 Immenstadt, Germany, ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Champs - 4km Swim, 130km Cycle, 30km Run - Achilleans, Chris Darke and Georgie Thomas will be doing SA proud. Good Luck!!!
7 August - Heartbreak Hill 21.1km & 5km - Italian Club - 7am - Participation League Event (This also forms the new Achilles Relay Challenge - Teams of 6 - So far the original Blue and White Caps as well as 3 Ladies Teams - Red, Yellow and Black Caps. Will there be any Grey Caps?)
9 August - Walmer Ladies Race 10km & 5km - Pearson High School - Time TBA
14 August - Mountain Drive 21.1km Run & Walk - Albany Sports Club, Grahamstown - 7am - Participation League Event
14 August - Cross Country EP Champs
21 August - Itec 10km & 5km - Hobie Beach - 7am
28 August - Transnet 15km & 5km - Despatch Sports Field - 6.30am - Prestige and Participation League Event
28 August - ACHILLES MUSIC TRIVIA - Old Grey - Book Tables with Anche (
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) - Tables of 10 & Bring your own Table Snacks - Don't miss this popular annual event!!!
BIRTHDAYS IN AUGUST: Martin Gierz (4th); Peter Pohlman (7th); Comine Gierz (8th); Hans Beuche (12th); Christine Claasen (25th)
LATEST RESULTS & NEWS
MARY GRACE VILLANUEVA FAREWELL - Mary Grace and Hans invites their Achilles friends to join them for farewell drinks at the Algoa Bay Yacht Club on Friday, 16 July at 6.30pm. Mary Grace and Emerson will be leaving for the States on Wednesday, 21 July and Hans will be joining them at the end of the year. Mary Grace has been offered a Post-Doctoral Research position at the Universtiy of Iowa. At this stage they are planning to return to PE in a few years time. Best of luck Mary Grace and keep running. We will miss you!
ACHILLES WALKING GROUP - TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS, OLD GREY, 5.30PM
Join a growing number of walkers made up of Achilles wives and husbands and lazy or recuperating runners. Walk for 30 minutes or an hour. Gerald Bouwer and Roy Cartmel will accompany the walkers ensuring their safety. So get fit for summer, enjoy a good gaggle and stay for a much needed drink after. Knysna Marathon Runners, this is a great way to walk the stiffness out of those legs!
KNYSNA MARATHON AND HALF - 10 JULY 2010
FULL 42.2KM RESULTS AND FULL 21.1KM RESULTS
EP HALF MARATHON TEAM - PLEASE NOTE A Team Meeting will be held at the WESTBOURNE RD OVAL on THURSDAY, 24 JUNE 2010 at 6PM. Athletes are requested to attend to get all details pertaining to the SA CHAMPS. See below for EP TEAM.
DRINKWATER - JOHN & KIM BECAME PARENTS TO A BABY BOY - 20 JUNE 2010. CONGRATULATIONS FROM ALL AT ACHILLES
EP HALF MARATHON TEAM
See HERE for the EP Half Marathon Team which will represent the province at the SA Half Marathon Champs on the 24th of July in Motherwell. Congratulations to Christine Claasen (40-49F), Leslie Wood and Pat Thomson (50-59F), Sizinso Kama (50-59M) and Percy Dalton (60+M) who were selected to the team.
COMRADES 2010 - 30 MAY 2010
We had 29 Achillians starting out from Pietermaritzburg on Sunday morning (Bramwell Fleurs snuck in under the radar. We did not realise Jody Fleurs was one of ours. We thought he was a Bloem Achillean. We always have quite a few of them erroneously listed under our list of entrants at both Two Oceans and Comrades each year. Apologies, Bramwell. Unfortunately we had 28 finishers as Craig Harwood tore a hamstring which had been bothering him since the Andre van Coller Half. Bad luck, Craig. Having said that, 28 is a fantastic number of finishers and the highest for Achilles for many years. Well done to all!!! FULL CLUB RESULTS & TIME PREDICTlONS done by Percy and Andrew P before the event. FULL COMRADES RESULTS FOR EASTERN PROVINCE
SA DUATHLON CHAMPS - 29 MAY 2010
Well done to Robin Fourie and Peter Marriott. Robin finished 2nd in his age category and Peter finished 7th in his and both qualified for the SA Team . FULL RESULTS
CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE 2 - 22 MAY 2010
21 Achilleans participated in heavy mist at Varsvlei on Saturday. FULL RESULTS. The BRIAN BANDS PARTICIPATION LEAGUE has been updated and we have a new leader (albeit for a short while - until our Comrades contenders come back from Durban)
KNYSNA MARATHON ENTRIES STILL OPEN
For those who have left it a little late, you can still enter the Knysna Forest Marathon (the Half-marathon is full and entries are closed). The entries were still open on Tuesday, 4 May. Go to www.gardenroute.co.za and follow the link (or go to "Web Links" top left corner of this page).
SUMMERBREEZ MENS SPAR 10KM - 27 APRIL 2010
FULL 10KM RESULTS
LITTERING AT RACES 
How often have you noticed empty water sachets on the roads and on the verges after a race, one that you may have participated in? The organising club SHOULD clean up after their event but a windy day can make this job difficult by distributing the bags before the cleanup team gets there. YOU have contributed to this litter! By carrying the empty water sachet to the next table (it doesn't weigh that much!) and disposing of it in a bin, we as runners, can make a huge difference. The EP Herald often publishes letters written by disgruntled PE residents complaining about litter left by runners after an event. Let us as the Eastern Cape running fraternity set a precedent and 'clean up our act' by keeping our roads free of empty water sachets!! Let's lead by example!!
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