Monday17:40
Club run — 10 km or 6 km
The week’s friendly run. Two distances, groups of similar pace, and no pressure to go further than you feel like.
Bellville Athletic Club
Two runs a week, all year
All our runs start at the clubhouse in Danie Uys Park. Anyone is welcome — you don’t have to be a member, and you don’t have to keep up with anyone.
The weekly schedule
Thursday18:00
Time trial — 5 km or 3 km
A timed run on a measured club course, tracked all season. This is where the club challenges and the most-time-trials award are earned. An optional beverage afterwards is very much part of the tradition.
Last Thursdayafter
Bring & braai
On the last Thursday of the month we braai after the time trial, catch up, and announce the monthly awards (Moments of the Month, Runner of the Month and first-marathon acknowledgements).
Routes & coaching
Where we run
The clubhouse sits in Danie Uys Park, off Frans Conradie Drive in Boston, Bellville. Club runs stay in and around Jack Muller Park and Boston; the advanced group adds routes into the Tygerberg hills.
Individual coaching
If you want your training looked at properly, talk to our coaching contacts:
- Road running — Quintus van Rensburg
- Cross country — Brian Records, records.brian@gmail.com
Questions about club runs: bellvilleac@gmail.com.
Good to know
CostFree to try — membership needed to earn awards
BringReflective gear in winter — we run in the dark
WaterCarry your own on the 10 km route
GuestsBring a friend, no notice needed
Time trials in the season
Every time trial you run counts towards the annual awards — the club awards prizes for the most time trials completed in a season (male, female, boy and girl). The club season runs from 1 October to 30 September.