The phrase is “up and at ’em” or more accurately “up and at them” and comes from the military with the full command being “Up, Guards, and at ’em!”. This is exactly what applied to Carl at 04h00 on Sunday morning as his task was to put the km markers in Duynefontein…
Registration, Start Times and More Dear Runner, It’s race week and we’re so excited to be sharing race day with you! We’re even more thankful for the incredible support we’ve had from you, the running community. Thank you for joining (some of you for the second year in a row) our event!…
Records were smashed and standards achieved a plenty in May 2023. With 116 members participating in the ABSA Run Your City Cape Town event on 1 May, we stood out in blue within a sea of red t-shirts. The awards and special mentions for the month of May are summarised below. Runner…
The PUFfeR (Peninsula Ultra Fun Run) is an 80km (approximately, depending on how well you know the route and the shortcuts) part road, part trail run hosted by Fish Hoek Athletics Club, which starts at Cape Point and finishes in Sea Point taking runners along the mountain range of the Cape Peninsula. 2018…
Another lovely, well organised race out at Riebeek Kasteel in the Boland farmland district. The vibe was there on a chilly cloudy morning, along with West Coasters in droves. Only 5 of the clubs’ most hard core took on the tough marathon around the mountain, while the half marathon was almost half…
The idea behind this website is to be a one stop all inclusive information portal for both potential members and existing club members. Besides general club information we also would like the website to be interactive with contributions from the club community. To do this we are welcoming members of the club…
The Cape Town Festival of Running half marathon started at 7.30am on the Sea Point Promenade, routed through Bantry Bay to Camps Bay and on towards Bakoven for a while then turned back to finish at the same place as it started. Hosted by the Hewatt running club, the event also featured…
The West Coast 2018 Comrades Awards evening was held at the club house on Tuesday 24 July 2018. The fantastic and informative presentation and video was created and presented by WCAC Comrades Guru – David Yuill as liquid refreshments flowed copiously in true West Coast style.
Hey awesome West Coasters. The Puffer race is coming up on the 18th August, many of our fellow West Coasters will be participating in this grueling 80km part road, part trail race from Cape Point to the Waterfront, and as is tradition West Coast AC will be hosting the most awesome support…
Do you enjoy creative writing? Are you a little tech savvy with a computer? Do you regularly attend races in West Coast colours? If yes to the above, we would love for a few club members to volunteer as contributors to the blog on the club website. We need people to write…
