Forest Hills Athletic Club

𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐒!!!

Another fantastic weekend for our Foresters. Well done to those who got up, put their running shoes on and did the mileage.

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿
HUNT Properties 5k Hillcrest

𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿
Beloved Long Runs Kloof to Oldies run
We had groups starting at Kloof, Sandy's Center and Westville.
A special mention to 4 of our Nils to Hills ladies for stepping out of their comfort zone and doing the 18km from Westville. Well Done!

We also had group that did a local run starting at Cosmos Coffee Shop.

𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿
KZN Trail Running Hilton trail run
A very wet and muddy trail but well worth the effort - stunning views and great running trails.

WHERE💚RUNNERS💚BECOME💚FRIENDS💚AND💚FRIENDS💚BECOME💚FAMILY

𝑰𝑻'𝑺 𝑨 𝑵𝑬𝑾 𝑴𝑶𝑵𝑻𝑯 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝑩𝑹𝑨𝑨𝑰 𝑵𝑰𝑮𝑯𝑻 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝑬𝑨𝑻 𝑫𝑹𝑨𝑾!

Join us at Forest Hills Sports Club, Wednesday 2nd September 2026 for our weekly time trials!

𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐔𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐇𝐋𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐖 (𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐑𝟏𝟎 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲) 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐀𝐈 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 (𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐭).

Don't forget to fill in the register and record your time. Should you wish to join the Time Time Whatsapp Group, add your cell number to the register.

⏰run/walk starts @ 17:45 (meet at Forest Hills Sports Club on the veranda)

👚wear bright clothing, reflector belts and lights. It is dark at 17h45.

🚗be aware of other road users and please move out of the way

🍻join us for an ice cold drink after your run/walk. Please note no alcohol is allowed to be brought onto the premises.

🏃‍♀️runners and walkers welcome (children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult)

🪧2km, 4km & 8km routes available

Please email [email protected] for athletics related queries.

𝐌𝐈𝐗𝐄𝐃 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐄 𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝟐𝟕𝐓𝐇, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
Hosted by Hillcrest Villagers Athletics Club.

Another Great Mixed League evening for the Forest Crew. The action moved to Hillcrest Villagers, a great course, a few too many hills on the 8km (according to Iggy! 🤣).

Current Notable Forest Highlights on the Leader Board:-

Forest have moved up in almost all age groups, with our Junior men breaking into the top 5, a truly fantastic achievement. 💪🏻

4km Junior Men - 5th of 25

4km Grandmaster Men - 11th of 25

8km Senior Men - 32 of 37

8km Veteran Men - 15 of 33

4km Senior Women - 17 of 25

4km Veteran Woman - 12 of 26

4km Master Woman - 8 of 24

4km Grand Master Woman - 8 of 17

4km Walk - 10 of 20

Well done to all the Forester's who ran, to those who are keen to give it a go, there are still three Time Trials left, please contact Rosy (082 603 9080) or Grant (083 506 0662) for more information.

𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐒💚

Another great weekend for our Forest Family. Well done to everyone for getting out and about.

𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁
BLR RUN FOR HOPE hosted by Hillcrest Villagers Athletics Club.

𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁
HOLLYWOOD BETS 10KM

𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙂𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨 - Merrel Spring Trails Cumberland Nature Reserve 21km.

𝗚𝗢𝗚𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘 Friday 21st August - Sunday 23rd August 2026)
𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘶𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦

Well done to our Foresters who completed all 12 laps of the Goggins Challenge (running 6.4km every 4 hours for 48 hours).

Shout out to Tristan Joubert and Hein De K**k (and the Run Collective team) for hosting this amazing event. Definitely a winner on the running calendar.

A special mention to all our Foresters that came out to support us on 1 or 2 laps. You were amazing.

Adrian Bennett - 11h14
Barbara Stirk - 11h31
Lynda Verster - 12h40
Audrey Hadebe - for completing 11 of the 12 laps
Christel Swarts - for completing 5 of the 12 laps

𝑾𝑬𝑬𝑲𝑬𝑵𝑫 𝑺𝑯𝑬𝑵𝑨𝑵𝑰𝑮𝑨𝑵𝑺!

WOW! What a weekend for our Foresters. So much happened and we are so proud of everyone.

🏃Lee Govender - 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗟𝗮 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟭𝟬𝗸𝗺

🏃Bev McIntyre and Clinton Stroebel - 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗟𝗮 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝟮𝟭𝗸𝗺

🏃Maretha Langenhoven, Angelique Moolman and Carl Grossman - 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗥𝘂𝗻 (with a few of us doing the Sunrise 42km route tester and beach front runs).

🏃Barbara Stirk, Adrian Bennet, Lynda Verster & Audrey Hadebe for completing the 𝗚𝗼𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝘂𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲

🏃Liz Engelfield & Jo Wild - 𝗜𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘇𝗶 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗻

🏃 Craig Smythe, Jolene Smythe, Cavil Cordes and JP Hourquebie -𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀

🏅Congratulations to 𝑱𝑷 𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒃𝒊𝒆 for obtaining a podium finish in the 21km Gorge Run.


Imfolozi Outrun

𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐖𝐄𝐃𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐃𝐀𝐘

Join us at Forest Hills Sports Club, Wednesday 19th August 2026 for our weekly time trials! Don't forget to fill in the register and record your time. Should you wish to join the Time Time Whatsapp Group, add your cell number to the register.

⏰run/walk starts @ 17:45 (meet at Forest Hills Sports Club on the veranda)

👚wear bright clothing, reflector belts and lights. It is dark at 17h45.

🚗be aware of other road users and please move out of the way

🍻join us for an ice cold drink after your run/walk. Please note no alcohol is allowed to be brought onto the premises.

🏃‍♀️runners and walkers welcome (children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult)

🪧2km, 4km & 8km routes available

Please email [email protected] for athletics related queries.

𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐒!

A busy weekend with some very diverse running events for our Foresters.

🧭 Durban / Freestate / Howick / Hillcrest🧭

👟Buddy-buddy training runs on the Durban promenade
👟Buddy-buddy training run in the Freestate (1 degrees)
👟Umgeni Valley Trail run hosted by KZN Trail Running in Howick
👟Garmin Run Series 10k in Durban
👟Savages Challenge 2026 in Durban
👟Handbag Project hosted by Cosmos Coffee shop in aid of the
Jes Foord Foundation in Hillcrest

So lovely to see everyone out and about on the weekend.

𝑨𝑺𝑰𝑪𝑺 𝑯𝑰𝑮𝑯𝑾𝑨𝒀 𝑳𝑨𝑫𝑰𝑬𝑺 𝑻𝑰𝑴𝑬 𝑻𝑹𝑰𝑨𝑳 𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑮𝑼𝑬 #5 𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑲𝑳𝑶𝑶𝑭 𝑨𝑪
𝑻𝑯𝑼𝑹𝑺𝑫𝑨𝒀 13𝑻𝑯 𝑨𝑼𝑮𝑼𝑺𝑻 2026

💚Well done to our Forest Fairies🧚‍♀️ and Walking Witches!

𝕄𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕃𝕒𝕕𝕚𝕖𝕤 ℂ𝕝𝕦𝕓 ℂ𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕒𝕚𝕟-

"Thank you lovely fairies 🧚‍♀️ for pitching up tonight despite so many of life's obligations. We appreciate all of you and we loved welcoming our 'newbies' :-

Maretha Langenhoven
Angelique Moolman
Cavil Cordes
Chantal Hoffer

You ladies are simply amazing 👏 .

We hope you enjoyed the evening.
Also congratulations to our fabulous walkers ( special mention to the walking witches 😉) for coming 2nd place. So proud of us all💚

Our results for this evening:
Super League - 6th place
Walkers league - 3rd place
Handicap league - 3rd place

Thank you to Eventtiming for their continued hard work and to Athletics Kloof for hosting us!