Bellville Athletic Club (Road) provides guidance and training to beginners and runners of all ages and abilities.
Beginners need no experience, only a desire to achieve a running goal. Experienced runners who need some variety or are looking to train smarter are also welcome.
If our current training programme does not suit your goals, we will direct your to one of the groups of runners working towards a common goal such as completing a 5 km, 10 km, half marathon, marathon or ultra.
Our training efforts are organized by Quintus van Rensburg (ASA Certified Coach). You may contact Quintus van Rensburg at quintusvr@gmail.com or visit Bellville Athletics Coaching.
Bellville Athletic Club (Road) is one of the oldest athletic clubs in Cape Town and is renowned for it’s distance runners.
Current Training Programmes
10 km, Half Marathon, Half Marathon Beginners, Marathon, Two Oceans Ultra & Comrades
Prerequisite:
Training is half price for Bellville AC Members and pricing is for a family unit. You are welccome to come try out the training before you decide to join one of the groups.
Experienced runners who need some variety, are looking to train smarter or want to focus on technique / form are also welcome.
For the longer runs you will join the Bellville Time Trial or Wietse se Run.
Contact Quintus van Rensburg at quintusvr@gmail.com or visit Bellville Athletics Coaching.
Time Trial
Every Thursday @ 18h00
From the club house, 5 km & 3 km
For more information mail bellvilleac@gmail.com
For specialist Cross Country training please contact Brian Records at records.brian@gmail.com or 082 7311 085 (text prefered).
Start / Finish = Old Gate Posts on corner of Diving Club
White = Km's 1 & 2 (do loop twice)
Red = Km's 3, 4 & 5 (around Phil Pansegrouw Park and back)
3 km Course = Do one loop and then go to 4 km mark and back.
Course measured with a Jones Counter.
Group Runs
There are various of group runs in the Bellville area. Some groups also do hill and speed training. The group runs is particularly of value to runners who are doing half marathon training or want to know how to train for a half marathon, follow a marathon training plan or run ultra marathons such as Comrades and Two Oceans.
Check the running calendar for updates or contact Quintus van Rensburg at quintusvr@gmail.com for details or visit Bellville Athletics Coaching.
Wietsche van der Westhuizen and Wietse se Runs are one of the famous group runs in the northern suburbs. You may contact Wietse on 083 656 2009.
You are more than welcome to join us, even if you are not a member of the club.
See our Running Calendar for updates about training, races, club runs.
Ps.
“Your potential, the absolute best you’re capable of—that’s the metric to measure yourself against. Your standards are. Winning is not enough. People can get lucky and win. People can be assholes and win. Anyone can win. But not everyone is the best possible version of themselves.” ~ Ryan Holiday
Beginners need no experience, only a desire to achieve a running goal. Experienced runners who need some variety or are looking to train smarter are also welcome.
If our current training programme does not suit your goals, we will direct your to one of the groups of runners working towards a common goal such as completing a 5 km, 10 km, half marathon, marathon or ultra.
Our training efforts are organized by Quintus van Rensburg (ASA Certified Coach). You may contact Quintus van Rensburg at quintusvr@gmail.com or visit Bellville Athletics Coaching.
Bellville Athletic Club (Road) is one of the oldest athletic clubs in Cape Town and is renowned for it’s distance runners.
Current Training Programmes
10 km, Half Marathon, Half Marathon Beginners, Marathon, Two Oceans Ultra & Comrades
Prerequisite:
- for the 10 km - must be able to run a 5 km in less than 1 hour
- for the Half - must be able to run a 10 km in less than 1 hour and 45 minutes
- for the Marathon - must be able to run a half in less than 3 hours
Training is half price for Bellville AC Members and pricing is for a family unit. You are welccome to come try out the training before you decide to join one of the groups.
Experienced runners who need some variety, are looking to train smarter or want to focus on technique / form are also welcome.
For the longer runs you will join the Bellville Time Trial or Wietse se Run.
Contact Quintus van Rensburg at quintusvr@gmail.com or visit Bellville Athletics Coaching.
Time Trial
Every Thursday @ 18h00
From the club house, 5 km & 3 km
For more information mail bellvilleac@gmail.com
For specialist Cross Country training please contact Brian Records at records.brian@gmail.com or 082 7311 085 (text prefered).
Start / Finish = Old Gate Posts on corner of Diving Club
White = Km's 1 & 2 (do loop twice)
Red = Km's 3, 4 & 5 (around Phil Pansegrouw Park and back)
3 km Course = Do one loop and then go to 4 km mark and back.
Course measured with a Jones Counter.
Group Runs
There are various of group runs in the Bellville area. Some groups also do hill and speed training. The group runs is particularly of value to runners who are doing half marathon training or want to know how to train for a half marathon, follow a marathon training plan or run ultra marathons such as Comrades and Two Oceans.
Check the running calendar for updates or contact Quintus van Rensburg at quintusvr@gmail.com for details or visit Bellville Athletics Coaching.
Wietsche van der Westhuizen and Wietse se Runs are one of the famous group runs in the northern suburbs. You may contact Wietse on 083 656 2009.
You are more than welcome to join us, even if you are not a member of the club.
See our Running Calendar for updates about training, races, club runs.
Ps.
“Your potential, the absolute best you’re capable of—that’s the metric to measure yourself against. Your standards are. Winning is not enough. People can get lucky and win. People can be assholes and win. Anyone can win. But not everyone is the best possible version of themselves.” ~ Ryan Holiday