Athletics SWD sent a team of 18 athletes to participate at this year’s SA Road Race Walking Championships in Youngsfield Army Base in Cape Town on 12 October 2013. The highlight of the event was Anél Oosthuizen’s new SA Junior record on the 10km – her time was 49.25.

Herewith the results:
Mone Geldenhuys 3km (Girls 13 yrs)
11yrs 19.22 Bronze Medal (Outeniqua Harriers)
Darryl Solomons 3km (Boys 1 yrs)
13yrs 17.05 4th (Kretzenshoop Prim)
Luciano Erasmus 3km (Boys 13 yrs)
13 yrs 18.24 7th (Kretzenshoop Prim)
Denzil Jansen 3km (Boys 13 yrs)
13 yrs 18.26 9th (Nedbank Running Club
Elwich Van Wyk 5km (Boys 15 yrs)
14 yrs 26.27 Bronze Medal (Nedbank Running Club)
Dyllan Solomons 5km (Boys 15 yrs)
15 yrs 27.39 5th (Nedbank Running Club)
Jerome Ferland 5km (Boys 15 yrs)
14 yrs 29.28 6th (Nedbank Running Club)
Mariaan Barnard 5km (Girls 17 yrs)
17 yrs 29.37 4th (Coastline Athletics)
Anél Oosthuizen 10km (Girls 19 yrs)
18 yrs 49.25 Gold Medal & SA Jnr Record
(Nedbank Running Club)
Louis Plaatjies 10km (35 – 39)
38 yrs 58.32 Gold Medal (Sedgefield Striders)
Hannes Van Rooyen 20km (Senior)
24 yrs 2:04.48 8th (Sedgefield Striders)
Ismael Molahlehi 20km (40 – 45)
42 yrs 2:00.11 Gold Medal (Military Sport Club)
Aletta Van Rensburg 10km (50 – 54)
54 yrs 1:08.27 4th (Outeniqua Harriers)
Franki Whiteford 10km (65 – 69)
68 yrs 1:11.36 Bronze Medal (Sedgefield Striders)
David Morgan-Smith 10km (75 – 79)
76 yrs 1:08.01 Gold Medal & SAMA Record (Knysna Marathon Club)
Individual Entries (Outeniqua Harriers):
Ronel-Mare Saaiman 3km (Girls 13 yrs)
11yrs 20.46 (4th overall 11 yrs)
Eden Alberts 3km (Girls 13 yrs)
10 yrs 20.46 (1st overall 10 yrs)
Ethan Jacobsz 3km (Boys 13 yrs)
10yrs 19.21 (1st overall 10 yrs)
Overall ASWD came 4th in the medal count.
Congratulations to all our athletes and thank you to our team managers Joe Arendse and Jonathan Hartnick.