The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium was a buzz on Tuesday evening for the 3rd and penultimate round of Nelson Mandela Bay's unique Town Lodge Business Night Relay with just under 100 running and walking teams taking part. The warm winters evening weather continued for the Series as the Men's team from the SPAR Eastern Cape DC won their 2nd race of the season ahead of Gamble Pharmacy and Motor Vehicle Spares in a fast time of 56 minutes 48 seconds. SPAR also claimed the gold medal in the Ladies … [Read more...] about SPAR DC win Night Relay Round 3
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Not the Usual Suspects for Night Relay Round 3
The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium was a buzz on Tuesday evening for the 3rd and penultimate round of Nelson Mandela Bay's unique Town Lodge Business Night Relay with just under 100 running and walking teams taking part. The warm winters evening weather continued for the Series as the Men's team from the SPAR Eastern Cape DC won their 2nd race of the season ahead of Gamble Pharmacy and Motor Vehicle Spares in a fast time of 56 minutes 48 seconds. SPAR also claimed the gold medal in the Ladies … [Read more...] about Not the Usual Suspects for Night Relay Round 3
A Gamble that didn’t pay off
There was great excitement at Nelson Mandela Bay's unique Town Lodge Business Night Relay on Tuesday evening when defending champions Gamble Pharmacy got beaten for the first time since 2014. The warm winters evening resulted in fast times with SPAR Eastern Cape DC Men pulling out all the stops to see their last runner pulling ahead and crossing the line first in a time of 56 minutes 59 seconds, just 12 seconds ahead of the Gamble Pharmacy team which hadn't lost a Night Relay race since the … [Read more...] about A Gamble that didn’t pay off
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium hosts successful start to Night Relay
Nelson Mandela Bay's unique Town Lodge Business Night Relay got off to a great start on Tuesday evening at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium with just under 75 teams taking part in the monthly winter corporate relay event. Defending champions, Gamble Pharmacy, got off to a slow start but soon got back into the lead to blitz through the 5 laps of the 3.5km course to see their 5th runner cross the finish time for a combined time of 1 hour and 1 minute ahead of SPAR Eastern Cape's Men's Team and … [Read more...] about Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium hosts successful start to Night Relay
Night Relay Returns
Runners and walkers from all over Nelson Mandela Bay will be coming together once again this winter for the exciting start to the region’s most popular team based night running series. Teams from the corporate world will be back in action starting on the 14th of May when the Town Lodge Business Night Relay kicks off at the Nelson Mandela Stadium’s World of Windows for the 9th season. The event, which is ever increasing in popularity, will take place on the second Tuesday of May, June, July … [Read more...] about Night Relay Returns
Night Relay Record Broken
The undefeated Town Lodge Business Night Relay champions, Gamble Pharmacy, went one better during Round 3 on Tuesday evening at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium when their 5 person running team beat the course record which they had set in 2016. The perfect winters evening conditions ensure the team covered the 17.5km distance in a blistering time of 55 minutes 23 seconds with the SPAR DC chasing hard and finishing in 2nd and 3rd spot respectively in the Men's category in a time of 57 min 33 sec … [Read more...] about Night Relay Record Broken
Night Relay Returns to Stadium
The popular Town Lodge Business Night Relay returns on the last Tuesday of the month for some unique action packed team building fun for corporates, clubs, schools and friends. With 4 race nights on the last Tuesday evening of May, June, July and August, the increasingly popular Series offers great prizes and a welcome evening of fellowship in the comfort of the VIP Lounge of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. Gather your friends and colleagues for a running team of 5 persons or a walking team … [Read more...] about Night Relay Returns to Stadium
Great Support for Night Relay
Nelson Mandela Bay's unique Town Lodge Business Night Relay enjoyed another fantastic winter's evening at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Tuesday night for the 2nd round of this unique corporate event. Just over 70 teams took part in the event which is open to running teams of 5 people and walking teams of 3 and is starting to grow in popularity. "Another great evening at our iconic stadium with lots of the participants this month dressing up and being more daring in their attire just … [Read more...] about Great Support for Night Relay
Gamble Pharmacy win unique night relay
The Gamble Pharmacy relay teams started where they left off on Tuesday evening by winning the first round of the unique 2017 Town Lodge Business Night Relay held at the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium. New Stadium manager, Mpho Mokonyama, got races underway and was full of praise for this unique event which is hosted by the stadium on the last Tuesday evening of the month and continues till the end of August. "The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro is all about the spirit of Ubuntu and is community … [Read more...] about Gamble Pharmacy win unique night relay
Record secures series win for Gamble Pharmacy
A record breaking sub 56min win in the 17.5km Town Lodge Business Night Relay secured the Series win for the youngsters in the Gamble Pharmacy running team on Tuesday night at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. Undefeated in the Men's category in all but one of the races in the history of the Night Relay, the team comprising of Uitenhage athletes Duwayne Lucas, Adriaan Gerwell, Aphlyn Taai, Brandon Eppenaar, Mariano Esau secured the 4th and final win of the Series on Tuesday night in a new course … [Read more...] about Record secures series win for Gamble Pharmacy
2016 Night Relay Finale
The last of the 2016 Town Lodge Business Night Relay events will be taking place on Tuesday (30th) at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, starting at 6pm. Nelson Mandela Bay’s unique Business Night Relay has been well supported this winter and will be looking for a record attendance of running and walking teams come Tuesday evening. No other event in the country offers such a fun corporate team building opportunity in the settings of an iconic 2010 legacy stadium. This will be the final … [Read more...] about 2016 Night Relay Finale
Gamble Dominate
Another perfect winters evening greeted over 50 teams for the as Tuesday of the month Town Lodge Business Night Relay hosted at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium with Gamble Pharmacy putting on the heat and securing yet another comfortable victory in a new course record. Crossing the line in 57 minutes and 56 seconds, the all male team from Gamble Pharmacy continued their domination of the Night Relay Series which they've enjoyed since inception of the event in 2011. Some two minutes ahead of … [Read more...] about Gamble Dominate
Popular Stadium Night Relay returns on Tuesday
Almost a full house of team entries is anticipated for next Tuesday night's penultimate round of the popular Town Lodge Business Night Relay at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.Teams comprising of 5 runners or 3 walkers complete a 3.5km route within the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and are enjoying this unique corporate team building opportunity for their staff to stay active during winter whilst socialising outside of the workplace. The Town Lodge Business Night "The support this year has been … [Read more...] about Popular Stadium Night Relay returns on Tuesday
Finale of Port Elizabeth’s Unique Night Relay
The Gamble Pharmacy running team heads into Thursday night's final round of the 2015 Town Lodge Business Night Relay as the overwhelming favourites after an unbeaten season so far this year which also included an overwhelming victory at the Nelson Mandela Bay Train Race. It would be a major surprise to the talented 5 man Gamble Pharmacy team, comprising of some of the country's top young runners, if they were to be upstaged on the night despite a strong challenge being expected from the likes … [Read more...] about Finale of Port Elizabeth’s Unique Night Relay
It’s dark and you are running in the Stadium …..
It's fun, it's exciting and it's unique - the Town Lodge Business Night Relay returns for the final time in 2015 with round 3 taking place next Thursday evening at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. The Series has received great review this year for it's uniqueness and the reduction of the laps from 5km to 3.5km, encouraging companies to enter more social 5 person running teams or 3 person walking teams to experience our magnificent city landmark stadium. The team from Gamble Pharmacy has … [Read more...] about It’s dark and you are running in the Stadium …..
