$ Fitness from Africa - running http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/taxonomy/term/2/0 en Running http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/sport/running <p>Running in South Africa is quite unique and getting more and more dynamic as on one level we follow in the footsteps of the American 1970’s running boom, yet are pioneers on other levels including ultra marathon running, trail running and the club running concept. <img class="mceItem" src="http://jprunner.co.za/FitFroAfr/sites/default/files/325px-NYC_marathon.jpg" alt="" align="right" /></p> <p>If you want to take your running to the next level, allow us to help you conquer the planning, implementation and enjoyment of racing on the road, cross country or track.</p> <p><a href="http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/sport/running" target="_blank">read more</a></p> running Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:40:44 +0000 capoyeti 2 at http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za FFA Athletic Club http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/content/ffa-athletic-club-0 <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fitness From Africa Athletic Club</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">After more than 12 years of coaching runners of all abilities we finally decided to register as running club!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Our first intake this year saw 50 athletes sign up with us, and soon you will see the red, black and white FFA vests bobbing on the roads, tracks and trails of South Africa and beyond.<br />We are trying hard to not only promote running to our members and the running community at large, but also to make running affordable, enjoyable and as exciting as possible!<br /></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">FFA AC is a sports club affiliated to National and Provincial Athletic bodies in South Africa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The aims and objectives of the club shall be to encourage members and newcomers in the area of running and an active lifestyle. Also to nurture junior runners and motivate the benefits of long term participation in running.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We will endeavour to be recognised by other members of the running community for our great spirit, the achievements of the club and individual members, as well as our contribution to the community as a whole.<br /><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">For more information or to join, please contact </span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><a href="mailto:info@fitnessfromafrica.co.za"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">info@fitnessfromafrica.co.za</span></span></span></a></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/content/ffa-athletic-club-0" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/content/ffa-athletic-club-0#comments athletics Massage Mental Prep Strength running triathlon Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:24:09 +0000 Marcel 1987 at http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za My Comrades Silver Medal http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/content/my-comrades-silver-medal <p></p><P>For Keith Reynolds the 2011 Comrades marathon was always going to be special.&nbsp; Sure he has got a double green number, but after 23 attempts something was still missing from his medal collection.&nbsp; This is his story.</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_teaser_image" width="299" height="448" alt="" src="http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/sites/default/files/Comrades%20Keith_0.jpg?1309773434" /> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/content/my-comrades-silver-medal" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/content/my-comrades-silver-medal#comments athletics running Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:58:17 +0000 Marcel 863 at http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za Cape Qualifier http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/content/cape-qualifier <p></p><P><STRONG>Peninsula marathon</strong><BR /><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: small">This very popular Western Cape marathon will be hosted this weekend giving runners from all over the opportunity to qualify for the Two Oceans and Comrades marathons.&nbsp; </span><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: small">This year the race will return to the original point-to-point route finishing at the Simon’s Town Naval Base.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>If the weathe</span></span></span></p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_teaser_image" width="372" height="560" alt="" src="http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/sites/default/files/DSC_1559.jpg?1297417136" /> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/content/cape-qualifier" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/content/cape-qualifier#comments running Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:40:09 +0000 Marcel 854 at http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za FFA - Ruimsig http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/content/ffa-ruimsig <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-contact"> <div class="field-label">contact:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/content/marcel-viljoen">Marcel Viljoen</a> </div> </div> </div> <h3>Location</h3> <div class="location vcard"><div class="adr"> <div class="street-address">Fairway Road</div> <span class="locality">Ruimsig</span>, <span class="region">GT</span><div class="country-name">South Africa</div> </div></div> <p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse;">Sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays at 17h00. Running training including flexibility, style and technique development, and interval training for young and old from short distance events to Comrades.</span></span></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/content/ffa-ruimsig" target="_blank">read more</a></p> running -26.072435 27.864418 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:27:30 +0000 capoyeti 852 at http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za Ruimsig Track Training http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/content/ruimsig-track-training <div class="field field-type-datetime field-field-start"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2011-01-05 17:00</span> </div> </div> </div> <p></p><P>New Year, new training!&nbsp; Our brand new training group at the Roodepoort Athletics Stadium will kick off this week.&nbsp; Sessions will be on Monday and Wednesday afternoons at 17h00 at the Ruimsig stadium.&nbsp; <A href="mailto:info@fitnessfromafrica.co.za">Contact us for more information</a>.</p> athletics running Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:09:24 +0000 Marcel 851 at http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za Comrades training program http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/content/comrades-training-program <div class="field field-type-datetime field-field-start"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2010-11-30 05:45</span> </div> </div> </div> <p></p><P><A href="http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&amp;id=5&amp;cid=0"><IMG style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: auto; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto" class=mceItem alt="" src="http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/sites/default/files/Comrades%20Climb%20logo_0.jpg" width=220 height=142 /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/content/comrades-training-program" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mental Prep Strength running Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:47:00 +0000 Marcel 841 at http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za Two Oceans Training http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/content/two-oceans-training <div class="field field-type-datetime field-field-start"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2010-10-25 05:45</span> </div> </div> </div> <p></p><P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial black,avant garde; FONT-SIZE: large"><STRONG><A href="http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&amp;id=4&amp;cid=0"><IMG alt="" src="http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/sites/default/files/2O%20Blueprint%20logo_1.jpg" /></a></strong></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/content/two-oceans-training" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mental Prep Strength running Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:43:34 +0000 Marcel 840 at http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za All time greats: Ottey and Coe http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/content/all-time-greats-ottey-and-coe <p></p><P>Most of us have heroes in any sport we enjoy.&nbsp; Whether it’s a sport we do ourselves, or just a spectator sport.&nbsp; Whenever I watch some sporting activity on TV, almost automatically I root for one of the teams or competitors, if it’s an individual sport, over the rest.&nbsp; The reason for selecting a particular person is not always the same.&nbsp; Perhaps it’s the person’s proficiency at his/her event, a previous sporting achievement, dominance of an event, attitude towards success, or maybe just because he or she is the underdog or the new kid on the block.</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-teaser-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_teaser_image" width="320" height="241" alt="" src="http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/sites/default/files/Fun%20Run.jpg?1281894548" /> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/content/all-time-greats-ottey-and-coe" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/content/all-time-greats-ottey-and-coe#comments athletics running Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:51:14 +0000 Marcel 826 at http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za Fourways Boot Camp http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za/content/fourways-boot-camp <div class="field field-type-datetime field-field-start"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Date:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2010-09-01 05:30</span> </div> </div> </div> <p></p><P>FFA Boot Camp<BR />Our brand new Boot Camp group for the Fourways region will kick off on Wednesday 1 September at Fourways High.&nbsp; Three days per week, and six sessions to choose from.&nbsp; <BR />Contact <A title="Rhona mail" href="mailto:rhonawill@gmail.com">Rhona</a> for more details.</p> Boot Camp Strength running Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:11:04 +0000 Marcel 822 at http://www.fitnessfromafrica.co.za