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Road Running
Running is a sport without cultural, racial or financial barriers and Nedbank is a committed supporter and sponsor of local and African running.
The Nedbank Running Club
Nedbank remains a committed supporter and sponsor of local running. Running provides an opportunity to touch the lives of most South Africans and, because it is without cultural, racial or financial barriers, it truly is a sport for all.
Through our involvement in running we aim to achieve the following:
- Establishing running clubs that focus on attracting Nedbank employees, Nedbank clients and the general public to the sport, thereby growing the base of active athletes in the country.
- Raising the quality of local athletes by attracting the best South African runners and providing them with the necessary infrastructure, backing and expertise so that they can compete on the global stage.
- Creating an experience that can be enjoyed by the whole family and is not intimidating to social runners or walkers who want to stay fit, socialise or simply enjoy a healthy lifestyle and improve their sporting ability.
Nedbank's involvement through the years
2008: We launched the Nedbank Running Club (NRC). Nedbank decided to get even more involved and broadened its spectrum by establishing 10 road running clubs and three development clubs across South Africa and four clubs elsewhere in Africa, in Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Ethiopia. These running clubs focus on attracting Nedbank employees, Nedbank clients and the general public.
2019: More than 800 NRC runners entered the 2019 Comrades Marathon, and no fewer than nine of the 20 gold medals went to NRC members. Our athletes won both the men's and women's event at the most prestigious long-distance race in the country.
Why get involved?
Whether your goal is to get fit, kick a habit, lose a few centimetres or just improve your general health, road running offers a cheap and easy way to achieve your goals.
Getting started is easier than you think, thanks to our 13 Nedbank Running Clubs that are located across the country. They provide an easily accessible platform for like-minded people to get together and pursue a healthy lifestyle.
You will be part of a running club that:
- attracts Nedbank employees, Nedbank clients and the general running public;
- focuses on women, athletes with disabilities and youth in line with Athletics South Africa (ASA) age limits;
- provides members and visitors with regular running activities so that they can enjoy and improve their sport and socialise;
- participates in national and provincial athletics association events;
- encourages, motivates and trains young upcoming athletes from all walks of life;
- has a strong focus on standardised, internationally recognised road-running distances;
- has clubs in 12 cities across the country so that members can join and share in their activities at any given time throughout the year;
- has weekly well-organised time trials;
- gives you access to the national NRC website that has useful running information, up-to-date reports and announcements of road running events, and club information and newsletters;
- enables you to associate with winners and road-running champions such as Edward Mothibi, Gerda Steyn, Irvette van Zyl, Ludwick Mamabolo, Juan van Deventer, Sibusiso Nzima, Ntombisintu Mfunzi and David Manja;
- has of the lowest club and licence fees in the country;
- provides a platform where you can ask expert and personal advice and get training programme information from the Nedbank Green Dream Team running legends; and
- has organised social functions throughout the year.
For more information visit nedbankrunningclub.co.za.
The Nedbank Dream Team
The Dream Team consists of a mixture of top South African athletes who compete in races of all the recognised distances as well as many of South Africa's ultramarathons. This elite squad has been selected after consultation with experienced managers and coaches. The Green Dream Team is accompanied by a talented squad of promising young development athletes who are nurtured by the NRC across the country.
Many are world-class runners in their own right and athletes such as:
- Edward Mothibi (Comrades Marathon winner)
- Ludwick Mamabolo (Comrades Marathon winner)
- Gerda Steyn (Comrades and Two Oceans Marathon winner)
- Irvette Van Zyl (Olympian, multiple South African champion and multiple Soweto Marathon titles)
- Lungile Gongqa (Two Oceans Marathon winner)
- Juan van Deventer (Olympian)
- Ntombisintu Mfunzi
- David Manja
- Eric Ngubane (top trail runner)
- Joseph Manyedi
- Fikile Mbuthuma
- Sibusiso Nzima (Olympian)
