Meyerton Athletics Club

We have officially survived winter ❄️ and we can already see more activity around our MAC neighborhoods.

Speed work was at Cross Road where Pierre Swanepoel had us doing hill repeats.

Time trial saw a significant increase in members joining to enjoy the warmer 🔥weather and the sun ☀️ setting later.

Friday morning saw the Fit Friday crew out early morning from Platō Coffee Meyerton.

Om Saturday there was an early run from Platō Meyerton before everyone split off to do various different park runs.

The MAC crew showed up for Drumblade Park Run's 8th birthday 🎂 🎈 🎉

Nicky did the Womandla race on Saturday and Lehlohonolo organised a long run from Meyerton Park Run.

This morning Juanita and co did a long run from the Circus 🎪.

A number of Maccers joined the 32GI Big South Run hunting for Hills.

Astrid, Fiona, Lizet, Bernice and Natasha tackled a trail run at Cradle Moon.

Join us this week for all our normal weekly runs but take note, we are back to a 17:30 start for Time Trial on Thursdays. See you there.

Happy running!

We did it! Our Fit Friday squad made it through winter, consistently braving the cold dark mornings and resisting the temptation to hit the snooze button! 💙🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏼‍♂️☕️

Tomorrow Platō Coffee Meyerton hosts the PlatōxUSN Run Club, join us at 06h30 💪💙

Fit Friday is back next week at 5h30am, show up with a Spring in your step 😉🌸

This weekend you can double up on your Platō Coffee movement and caffeine fix!

Join us on Friday morning at 5h30am for our weekly Fit Friday 5km, AND on Saturday at 6h30am for the monthly PlatōxUSN collaboration run.

See you there! 💙☕️🏃🏼‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️

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Number collection dates are fast approaching! We will be at the following locations, for - Sportsmans Warehouse , , , and Café du Cirque (Randvaal) on the below dates.

until the 22 September 2026! If you haven't entered yet. The time is now! Early qualifier for the Two Oceans Marathon and 100th ComradesMarathon

Entry link in the comments below!

The weekly wrap showcased smiles all round brought on by the lovely weather! Spring is in the air and we could not be more delighted!

Tuesdays Speedwork was well attended and as tough as what it is, we know that this type of training is what builds strength and character! We thank Pierre Swanepoel for always showing up and making sure everyone is giving their best!

Its great to see more and more youngsters showing up for the Thursday Time trials from the Henley Bowling club. Everyone is welcome and we encourage all to come and give the TT a spin!

We kick started the weekend with the Fit Friday crew who have been growing in size since starting at the beginning of winter. I believe the warmer weather could see more runners joining these brave souls.

The weekend was jam packed once again! We had MAC runners entering and running various races including Clearwater mall run (were Samantha Prokopiou received 4th place) Well done Samantha 👏 Some runners also headed to Mpumalanga to complete Middleburg's Cross the line run! crew were encourgaging runners and doggies alike at the Basslake Doggie walk. We also had a very Proud Tsika representing MAC in Scotland at the Run NL North Lanarkshire half marathon! How amazing 👏 MAC are here, there and everywhere💙

Sundays runs included Absa run series which saw 10km PR's from both Ivan and Yolandi! The Wendelstadt sisters had a delightful Versus out and back run and got some gorgeous socks for their effort 💪

Back home, the Sunday Goosie run gave some runners Goosebumps! Probably from both the thrill of running so early and the thrill of delicious coffee afterwards! A few runners were coaxed by Pierre into a not so "Plat" Platkoppie offroad run. The beautiful scenery was definitely worth it and we look forward to more scenic runs like this.

Lastly, a huge congratulations to both Minki and Jana Lotter who both came 2nd in their categories at the Albristo 21km in George, Cape Town. This was Minki's first run in Nedbank Colours! We are so proud of both of them!

Double digit temperatures and great company! This morning's Fit Friday squad had a blast.

Thank you Platō Coffee Meyerton for the treats!

Join us every Friday morning at 5h30am for a 5km run🏃🏼‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️☕️ 💙

Come and join in the fun at Bass Lake this Saturday for the Annual doggie walk and expo. Entrance is free but donations are appreciated. All monies raised will go to Vaalpets and Hermes Haven! 3.5km, 5km and 7km route options available to walk or run!

It was cold start to the week with the threat of snow. 🥶

Tuesday’s speedwork had to be cancelled due to the extreme cold, but by Thursday the regulars were back in action for the weekly time trial. Friday Fit still had a few brave regulars needing their Plato Coffee fix. 🤩

Hein and Charlene Kemp represented us at the Wedge 10km. Where Hein placed 3rd Overall with a qualifying time for the SA Road championships and Charlene ran a Personal Best 10km time.

Sunday saw a few group runs taking place. Fiona led the SAF group on a run through Three Rivers, while the Early Birds were up for the 06:00 Goosie Run. Pierre also had a great group out for a long run on Sunday morning.

Athletics Vaal Triangle had their elections and we are proud of Nicole Steenkamp being elected to the executive board and our Chairman Mark Winterbottom being elected Vice Chairperson on the Road Running Commission.

The highlight of the weekend was undoubtedly the Totalsports Women’s Race, which was very well attended by MAC. Our runners showed great spirit, and there were some fantastic race performances and great race paces across the field. 👏🔥

With just 7 weeks to our big club race MADMAC, we hope all have started their training. 💙🏃‍♀️

The ranks were a bit depleted at this morning's Fit Friday run from Platō Coffee Meyerton but we still had loads of fun and great coffee!

Next week we're expecting double digit temperatures so we're sure more people won't hit the snooze button!😴

Join us every Friday at 5h30am for a little pre-sunrise workout 💙🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏼‍♂️☕️🌅