Arthur Creswell Memorial Marathon
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| Date: |
29 March 2009 |
| Time: |
06h00 |
| Organisers: |
Ladysmith Athletic Club |
| Distance: |
52; 21.1; |
| Province: |
KwaZulu-Natal |
| Start: |
Bergville Farmers Hall
Ladysmith Sports Club |
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| Enquiries: |
Contact 1: Johan van Dyk
(F) 036-6314777
(C) 082-6523596
Contact 2: Ronel van Dyk
(F) 036-6314131
(C) 072-2952546
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| Entry Details: |
You can pre-enter for this event up to the day before the race. Runners who have run the race 21 times or more get free entry. Participants can collect their numbers on the day before the race at the Ladysmith Sports Club, Klip Bank Road, between 12h00 and 17h00, or on the morning of the race at the Bergville Farmers’ Hall from 04h00. The 21.1 km starts at the Sports Club at 07h00 and is an out and back on the 52 km route.
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| Route Description: |
Route Type: Point to point
You will run much of this race in open country. It is relatively easy but there is Child's Hill to negotiate between the 12-kilometre and 18-kilometre marks, which is quite a test of fitness. Once you are over this hill, at about 30 kilometres, cross the highway and turn onto a sand road. This provides a welcome break from the visual monotony as you run through forest and farm areas. After the turn back onto the main Ladysmith Road you will find some testing pulls at about 45 kilometres. Here it is hot and hard, but the end is near. The run into Ladysmith is easy and mainly downhill.
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| Course Records: |
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Name |
Time |
Year |
| Men |
Z. Zondo |
02:54:29 |
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| Women |
F. vd Merwe |
03:16:32 |
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| Editor's Notes: |
Times are called at the marathon mark. This race has been judged one of the best organised in KwaZulu-Natal on several occasions. For those looking for a soft Comrades qualifier, this must be your pick: you get an extra 30 minutes to run just two kilometres at the end of the race.
Finishers: 400 Time Limit: 06:30 |
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