It may be cold outside, but that did not slow down West Coast’s speedsters during the month of July; neither did it prevent us from going the distance at the Cape Town Festival of Running.
Read on below for the awards and special mentions for July 2023.
Runner of the month
Michelle Minaar was awarded female runner of the month for achieving a gold standard at the Cape Town Festival of Running 21.1km. Michelle placed first in the female vet category, winning this Coca-Cola league championship race.
Luca Boyana was awarded male runner of the month for achieving a gold standard at the Curro Brackenfell 21.1km race where he placed 3rd in the vet category. He set another club record in the vet category, beating the previous record by more than 2 minutes.
Club standards
Twelve (12) athletes (5 female, 7 male) were awarded Club standards for their performance during July. Standards achieved included two gold, four silver and six bronze standards.
Standards were awarded for races taking place before 28 July 2023, races taking place on 29 and 30 July are included in the August monthly awards.
Special awards and achievements
Felicia Tandy deservedly received the Outstanding Performance award for completing the 100km run at the Cape Town Festival of Running. Felicia was one of only six female finishers in the 100km distance.
The True Spirit award was presented to Bronwyn Adams for her never-ending support and encouragement along the sidelines, including supporting Felicia throughout her 100km run.
Certificates of achievement were presented to Allison Brown and Nicolaas Loubser for completing the 50km run at the Cape Town Festival of Running.
The Sloth Award went jointly to Nathan and Theulice Court for completing their first run in West Coast colours by participating in the 5X5km relay at the Cape Town Festival of Running.
The Captain’s Award was presented to Richard Knaggs for his enthusiastic and widespread promotion of the Club’s upcoming races. Richard has been spotted all over the Western Cape handing out flyers and spreading the news about our events. He and Sam also cooked up a delicious storm for dinner at the July awards night.
Club participation
Despite the continued wet and chilly weather, members participated in six road races and one cross-country event in July. In total, we covered 1661.5 kilometres of road.
