Defending champions Gamble Pharmacy claimed the first round of the 2015 Town Lodge Business Night Relay on Thursday evening at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium amid strong competition from the Transnet and SPAR Eastern Cape teams in the initial stages of the relay.
Despite being without their star runner, Olympian Lusapo April who will be back for them in round 2, the Uitenhage team saw their 5 runners covering the 17.5km distance in a time of 57 minutes and 45 seconds to finish just under 2 minutes ahead of the Transnet runners. The Gamble Pharmacy mixed team also managed to keep out the Transnet runners in the Mixed Relay division whilst the Jeffreys Bay ladies from Moore Stephens won the Ladies relay division. The Still Dreaming team from Bluewater Bay Athletics Club continued where they left off last season with another overwhelming win in the Walking category ahead of Town Lodge Housekeeping and the social team ‘One step at a time’.
The new 3.5km route for the event, which is within the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium precinct ,makes the night relay one of the most unique corporate running races in the country and participants praised the organisers for making such a change to the event.
“This was my first time taking part in the night relay and it was a great route to run especially once up on the top level of the stadium and getting to look out over the field!” said Pagdens Attorney’s team member Michael Beyleveld, “There are not many occasions where one is able to experience that. Running inside and around the stadium was definitely a great decision and I look forward to the upcoming races later this year with the Pagdens team.”
The Town Lodge Business Night Relay will take place again on Tuesday 21st July at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and is open to running teams of 5 runners or walking teams of 3 walkers. Results and pictures from the first round are available on the Series website www.BusinessNightRelay.co.za
Sumary Results:
Men’s Run Relay Team
- Gamble Pharmacy Men (57:45);
- Transnet Men (59:34);
- SPAR Eastern Cape 1 (1:08:42);
- Sage VIP (1:09:30);
- PPC LTD PE (1:26);
- Town Lodge Super Runners (1:46);
- City Lodge PE (1:47);
- BLG LOGISTICS (1:50);
Mixed Run Relay Team
- Gamble Pharmacy Mix (1:07);
- Transnet Mix 1 (1:10);
- Plastic Rebuilders Mixed (1:11);
- Transnet Mix 2 (1:23);
- PW Harvey 2 (1:27);
- Access Management (1:28);
- PAGDENS ATTORNEYS 1 (1:30);
- SPAR Eastern Cape 2 (1:31);
- Walmer AC (1:34);
- PKF (PE) Inc. Run (1:36);
- About IT (1:37);
- SRK (1:39);
- MCELLIES NIGHT RUNNERS (1:40);
- SPAR Eastern Cape 3 (1:42);
- PW Harvey 3 (1:46);
- Fantastic 5 (1:47);
- Herbert Hurd (1:47);
- UTI DREAM TEAM (1:49);
- Come on Eileen (1:51);
- Herbert Hurd Primary School (1:57);
- PW Harvey 1 (2:01);
Women’ Run Relay Team
- MOORE STEPHENS WK (1:52);
Walking Relay Team
- Still Dreaming (1:06);
- Town Lodge Housekeeping Walkers (1:18);
- One step at a time (1:25);
- PAGDENS ATTORNEYS 3 (1:26);
- PAGDENS ATTORNEYS 2 (1:31);
- Town Lodge Chefy Walkers (1:33);
- BLG LOGISTICS WALKING 1 (1:34);
- BLG LOGISTICS WALKING 2 (1:36);
- PW Harvey Walkers 2 (1:41);
- PW Harvey Walkers 1 (1:42);
- Ariboom Walkers (1:42);
- PKF (PE) Inc.2 (1:43);
- PKF (PE) Inc.1 (1:43);
- Afriboom Night Walkers (1:43);
- The Courtyard Crusaders (1:51);
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