The Transnet Men’s Running Team last night broke previously unbeaten Gamble Pharmacy’s six-time winning streak, and destroyed the course record with a winning time of 1hr 06min 16sec in the final 2012 event of the Investec Night Relay.
Merrell’s ladies sealed their 2012 unbeaten status in the women’s category, with a time of 1hr 31min 40sec whilst Transnet Runners team 1 were the fastest mixed team over the 21km course in 1hr 18min 07sec. The walking category was won by the Walking Divas from the Rhino Group who covered the 12.6km distance in a time of 1hr 24min 48sec.
“We are delighted with the way the Investec Night Series turned out. It was a resounding success and we believe that all those taking part, as well as their supporters had a great time,” said Andy Vogel, regional manager of Investec Wealth Investment.
Adding their support to the event were EP Kings rugby players, who turned the tables and came to support their ladies teams: their wives, girlfriends, colleagues and friends who were running and walking to raise awareness for the EP Child and Youth Care Centre, also the official charity of the Kings, who spend time with the kids and who are great role models for them. The children’s home was the beneficiary of last night’s event.
Each month, the organisers of the Investec Night Relay have selected a local charity to benefit from the event. The EP Child and Youth Care Centre is Nelson Mandela Bay’s oldest children’s home, which cares for more than 100 children, who are placed there as a last resort by the Children’s Court.
The local businesses who take part in the Investec Night Relay have added tremendous support to the charities. In July, the beneficiary was the ACVV Kamvalethu Centre, the only drop-in centre for street children in Nelson Mandela Bay. The centre focuses on empowering children and their families, getting them off the streets and providing food, clothing and washing facilities. Participants and friends of the Investec Night Relay Series donated goods and services on the evening and afterwards. In August, the Investec Night Relay supported the Reach for a Dream Foundation’s Reach for your Slippers campaign, raising over R6 000 for the benefit of local children.
This is the first year Investec has sponsored the event as naming sponsor. It is a joint sponsorship, hosted by the Mandela Bay Development Agency and Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism, and supported by other sponsors. Organised by a local agency Zports, the event has been recognised as a key teambuilding event in the local business community. To date, entries have grown from an initial 110 teams to 190 teams from the Nelson Mandela Bay community.
Transnet triumph at Investec Night Relay. Image: Sports Action Photography
Investec Night Relay – Round 4 Results:
- MENS CATEGORY: 1 Transnet Runners 2 (1:06:16); 2 Gamble Legends (1:07:43); 3 Snowcap Mushrooms (1:22:32); 4 Aspen (1:23:11); 5 Team Merrell 2 (1:25:40); 6 MAWETHU 3 (1:26:47); 7 Artworks for Youth 1 (1:27:20); 8 NMMU Running Dads (1:28:19); 9 TEAM ETC2 (1:40:42); 10 Techni Civils (1:41:04); 11 2 Fast 2 Furious (1:41:59); 12 SPARX (1:50:02); 14 TEAM BLC (2:02:43); 15 Eyethu Roadrunners (2:11:53);
- MIXED CATEGORY: 1 Transnet Runners 1 (1:18:07); 2 Investec Team 1 (1:18:09); 3 The Boardwalk (1:29:28); 4 Grant Thornton (1:30:04); 5 The Steel Sensations (1:32:00); 6 The Pond Hoppers (1:33:47); 7 IWI Team 2 (1:37:06); 8 NOH Runners (1:37:25); 9 Team – Vieira (1:42:21); 10 Blue Steel (1:44:55); 11 SRK (1:45:11); 12 Town Lodge Hotel (1:46:21); 13 Aspen (1:47:42); 13 Aspen (2:00:04); 14 plascon metalcare (1:48:15); 15 IWI Team 1 (1:48:32); 16 UTi 1 (1:49:52); 17 MTN Runners 2 (1:50:39); 18 Havilah Jewellers (1:50:56); 19 Artworks for Youth 2 (1:50:58); 20 SRK 1 (1:51:50); 21 Team 4Tech (1:51:57); 22 PWH Co (1:51:59); 23 Team Automax (1:55:38); 24 Powerade Phantoms (1:57:25); 25 TEAM ETC 1 (1:59:18); 26 Geoffrey Waters Construction Runners (2:00:37); 27 City Lodge Hotel (2:02:39);28 Powerade Tigers (2:03:51); 29 News Cafe (2:08:16);30 Team Coke (2:11:30);31 About IT (2:11:31); 32 Algoa FM (2:12:14);
- LADIES CATEGORY: 1 Team Merrell (1:31:40); 2 Running Divas (1:39:25); 3 Famous 5 (1:44:59); 4 Kings Wags (1:49:30);
- WALKING CATEGORY: 1 Walking Divas (1:25:48); 2 2 Fast 2 Furious (1:25:49); 3 Institutional Planning (1:32:40); 4 2 Fast 2 Furious (1:35:25); 5 Transnet Walkers (1:35:45); 6 NOH Walkers (1:41:07); 7 Kings Wags (1:42:02); 8 TEAM LOUIS (1:42:41); 9 Venice (1:42:47); 10 Bones (1:42:54); 11 Dawn Wing (1:42:57); 12 MAWETHU 2 (1:43:11); 13 Tracker Men (1:43:14); 14 MAWETHU 1 (1:44:12); 15 FAst 2 Furious/Walking Divas (1:44:37); 16 Geoffrey Waters Construction Walkers (1:44:45); 17 Maritime Motors Truck w/shop (1:45:26); 18 Eyethu Terminator’s (1:46:46); 19 Techni Civils (1:47:30); 20 2 Fast 2 Furious (1:48:41); 21 UTi 2 (1:48:44); 22 Tracker Ladies (1:50:33); 23 TEAM ZED (1:50:51); 24 Eyethu Happy Feet (1:51:19); 25 Tommy (1:51:42); 26 2 Fast 2 Furious/Walking Divas (1:51:55); 27 OYA (1:51:59); 28 Powerade Force (1:52:29); 29 MTN Walkers 3 (1:55:43); 30 Always Coca Cola (1:56:47); 31 Powerade Crush (1:56:50); 32 TEAM ETC3 (1:58:03); 33 Steep Pipes Walkers 1 (1:58:18); 34 ETCTEAM4 (1:59:15); 35 Steep Pipes Walkers 2 (1:59:25); 36 Eyethu Road Hogs (2:01:59); 37 IWI Team 3 (2:12:32); 38 Investec Team 3 (2:12:40);
