The below was my “speech”/contribution for our recent Women’s Day Awards Evening held at the club earlier this month. I was a nervous wreck to stand up and speak but I knew it was something I wanted to do. As we are still in OUR month, I thought I’d like to share…
We spend our lives obsessed with and controlled by time. We wake up at a certain time, get the kids to school at a certain time, go to work at a certain time, attend meetings at a certain time, leave work at a certain time, fetch the kids at a certain time,…
What makes a race great? It may sound like a simple question, but when you sit down to write a run race review and reflect deeply on this question (as one does when you are an amateur-athlete-wanna-be-sports-writer), it soon becomes apparent that the answer may resemble a cringe worthy Facebook relationship status.…
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.
The Presentation:
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…
From Malcolm Lomberg on the club Facebook page. 9 July 2018 We are launching the second season of the Norrie Program with a 1 mile tester at Parow Athletics track on Wednesday 18th & Saturday 21st July at 6pm. Warm up 10 min before as sunset is at 17h57 and light becomes a problem…