Member News

Some of our members have been in the wars lately! Email below received from Lynn Burn:

Really like a comedy sketch! Leaving for my Pilates class and fell down the last 5 or so steps and landed in a heap at the bottom. John was two steps behind and watched in horror. I must have put my left arm out to break the fall and in doing so my steel watchstrap embodied deep into my wrist. "Don't move, don't move" shouted John and rushed back inside to call the neighbours. Morelle came rushing over, "don't move, don't move" again and instructed John to call George to come over. Poor old George came shuffling over, "don't move, don't move", prodded and pulled to make sure nothing was broken and knee and hip all in the right place. The alarm company rang my cell phone as John had forgotten to switch the alarm off when rushing inside and I trying to find and answer the phone while lying in the driveway. I know, I know, everyone says 'take more water with it'!!
 
Needless to say it was a trip to casualty and only arrived home 2 hours later. The nurses were amazed at how much damage the watch strap had made. The cut had also damaged some muscle in the arm so it took a while to be stitched up. Came back with arm in sling, bloodied shirt looking as though I had been into battle! Morelle kept on saying, you are so lucky and when I come to think of it I was really lucky, I could have broken bones, teeth or a had a nasty bang on the head.

And then Coach Pauline tripped down the two steps outside her kitchen door on Monday afternoon and landed funny. She twisted her right knee so badly that she couldn't put her foot down flat. Some ice and arnica, and she will hopefully be fine for the Midmar race this Sunday!
 
Good luck to all the Highway members doing the Thomas More big walk this weekend.
 
Congratulations to Ant Gibbs who was the second lady walker home at the Stella race this past Sunday. And apologies to Ant that she too was left off the March birthday list. Happy belated birthday!

Comrades Breakfast

Planned for 20 May at Roses Coffee Shop, Kloof Village Mall. Please contact Lynn Burn if you would like to attend. (Reminders will be sent out closer to the time)

Ladies TT Reminder

Reminder for the next time trial hosted by Eskom Gijimas:

League 2 on Tuesday 27 March 2012
6pm at Gelofte School
There will be bar facilities

Ladies TT Results

League 1 on 29 February 2012 at PBHS:

POS	NAME	CLUB	TIME
36	Roshini Natasen	Highway	20.27
84	Flo Currin	Highway	24.18
104	Antoinette Gibbs	Highway	25.52	w
112	Cecily Fraser	Highway	27.38	w
115	Pamela Corlett	Highway	28.18	w
128	Lil Parker	Highway	30.32	w
129	Pauline Appleton	Highway	30.36	w
131	Pam von Aulock	Highway	30.44	w
132	Susan Young	Highway	30.52	w
134	Pam Stewart	Highway	31.16	w
135	Ann Mellor	Highway	31.17	w
140	Liz Sneddon	Highway	31.55	w
144	Helen Clarkson	Highway	32.33	w
150	Mary Banfield	Highway	33.28	w
152	Jeanene Timmermans	Highway	33.52	w
153	Michele King	Highway	33.58	w
161	Janine Lee	Highway	35.04	w
Clubs on the Night - Runners		Time
1	PDAC (A)	107:01
2	Westville (A)	110:16
3	Chiltern (A)	115:40
4	PDAC (B)	119:11
5	Forest (A)	122:57
6	Hillcrest (A)	125:28
7	Westville (B)	128:04
8	PDAC (C)	129:38
9	Queensburgh (A)	129:44
10	Westville (C)	138:10
11	Queensburgh (B)	142:39
12	Forest (B)	145:30
13	PDAC (D)	146:57
14	Westville (D)	149:02
15	Highway (A)	157:05
16	Queensburgh (C)	157:07
17	Hillcrest (B)	164:10
18	Westville (E)	171:56
19	PDAC (E)	183:02
20	Highway (B)	186:40
21	Westville (F)	193:51
22	Queensburgh (D)	195:59
23	Queensburgh (E)	229:00
Clubs on the Night - Walkers		Time
1	Highway (A)	112:20
2	PDAC (A)	113:22
3	Highway (B)	123:28
4	Queensburgh (A)	127:59
5	Highway (C)	129:12
6	PDAC (B)	135:16
7	Queensburgh (B)	136:30

USEFUL LINKS

• Highway facebook page
• Runner's World magazine
• Modern Athlete magazine
• Upcoming events, including flyers where available
• Results from recent races
• Runners' World Races and Places
• Modern Athlete Race Calendar

30 Things to Stop Doing in 2012

Thanks to Learn Bhendane for the following:

1. Stop spending time with the wrong people. - Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you. If someone wants you in their life, they'll make room for you. You shouldn't have to fight for a spot. And remember, it's not the people that stand by your side when you're at your best, but the ones who stand beside you when you're at your worst that are your true friends.
2. Stop running from your problems. - Face them head on. No, it won't be easy. There is no person in the world capable of flawlessly handling every punch thrown at them. We aren't supposed to be able to instantly solve problems. That's not how we're made. In fact, we're made to get upset, sad, hurt, stumble and fall. Because that's the whole purpose of living - to face problems, learn, adapt, and solve them over the course of time. This is what ultimately moulds us into the person we become.
3. Stop lying to yourself. - You can lie to anyone else in the world, but you can't lie to yourself. Our lives improve only when we take chances, and the first and most difficult chance we can take is to be honest with ourselves. Read The Road Less Traveled.
4. Stop putting your own needs on the back burner. - The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too. Yes, help others; but help yourself too. If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do something that matters to you, that moment is now.
5. Stop trying to be someone you're not. - One of the greatest challenges in life is being yourself in a world that's trying to make you like everyone else. Someone will always be prettier, someone will always be smarter, someone will always be younger, but they will never be you. Don't change so people will like you. Be yourself and the right people will love the real you.
6. Stop trying to hold onto the past. - You can't start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading your last one.
7. Stop being scared to make a mistake. - Doing something and getting it wrong is at least ten times more productive than doing nothing. Every success has a trail of failures behind it, and every failure is leading towards success. You end up regretting the things you did NOT do far more than the things you did.
8. Stop berating yourself for old mistakes. - We may love the wrong person and cry about the wrong things, but no matter how things go wrong, one thing is for sure, mistakes help us find the person and things that are right for us. We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future. Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for a moment that is yet to come.
9. Stop trying to buy happiness. - Many of the things we desire are expensive. But the truth is, the things that really satisfy us are totally free - love, laughter and working on our passions.
10. Stop exclusively looking to others for happiness. - If you're not happy with who you are on the inside, you won't be happy in a long-term relationship with anyone else either. You have to create stability in your own life first before you can share it with someone else. Read Stumbling on Happiness.
11. Stop being idle. - Don't think too much or you'll create a problem that wasn't even there in the first place. Evaluate situations and take decisive action. You cannot change what you refuse to confront. Making progress involves risk. Period! You can't make it to second base with your foot on first.
12. Stop thinking you're not ready. - Nobody ever feels 100% ready when an opportunity arises. Because most great opportunities in life force us to grow beyond our comfort zones, which means we won't feel totally comfortable at first.
13. Stop getting involved in relationships for the wrong reasons. - Relationships must be chosen wisely. It's better to be alone than to be in bad company. There's no need to rush. If something is meant to be, it will happen - in the right time, with the right person, and for the best reason. Fall in love when you're ready, not when you're lonely.
14. Stop rejecting new relationships just because old ones didn't work. - In life you'll realize that there is a purpose for everyone you meet. Some will test you, some will use you and some will teach you. But most importantly, some will bring out the best in you.
15. Stop trying to compete against everyone else. - Don't worry about what others doing better than you. Concentrate on beating your own records every day. Success is a battle between YOU and YOURSELF only.
16. Stop being jealous of others. - Jealousy is the art of counting someone else's blessings instead of your own. Ask yourself this: "What's something I have that everyone wants?"
17. Stop complaining and feeling sorry for yourself. - Life's curveballs are thrown for a reason - to shift your path in a direction that is meant for you. You may not see or understand everything the moment it happens, and it may be tough. But reflect back on those negative curveballs thrown at you in the past. You'll often see that eventually they led you to a better place, person, state of mind, or situation. So smile! Let everyone know that today you are a lot stronger than you were yesterday, and you will be.
18. Stop holding grudges. - Don't live your life with hate in your heart. You will end up hurting yourself more than the people you hate. Forgiveness is not saying, "What you did to me is okay." It is saying, "I'm not going to let what you did to me ruin my happiness forever." Forgiveness is the answer… let go, find peace, liberate yourself! And remember, forgiveness is not just for other people, it's for you too. If you must, forgive yourself, move on and try to do better next time.
19. Stop letting others bring you down to their level. - Refuse to lower your standards to accommodate those who refuse to raise theirs.
20. Stop wasting time explaining yourself to others. - Your friends don't need it and your enemies won't believe it anyway. Just do what you know in your heart is right.
21. Stop doing the same things over and over without taking a break. - The time to take a deep breath is when you don't have time for it. If you keep doing what you're doing, you'll keep getting what you're getting. Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly.
22. Stop overlooking the beauty of small moments. - Enjoy the little things, because one day you may look back and discover they were the big things. The best portion of your life will be the small, nameless moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you.
23. Stop trying to make things perfect. - The real world doesn't reward perfectionists, it rewards people who get things done. Read Getting Things Done.
24. Stop following the path of least resistance. - Life is not easy, especially when you plan on achieving something worthwhile. Don't take the easy way out. Do something extraordinary.
25. Stop acting like everything is fine if it isn't. - It's okay to fall apart for a little while. You don't always have to pretend to be strong, and there is no need to constantly prove that everything is going well. You shouldn't be concerned with what other people are thinking either - cry if you need to - it's healthy to shed your tears. The sooner you do, the sooner you will be able to smile again.
26. Stop blaming others for your troubles. - The extent to which you can achieve your dreams depends on the extent to which you take responsibility for your life. When you blame others for what you're going through, you deny responsibility - you give others power over that part of your life.
27. Stop trying to be everything to everyone. - Doing so is impossible, and trying will only burn you out. But making one person smile CAN change the world. Maybe not the whole world, but their world. So narrow your focus.
28. Stop worrying so much. - Worry will not strip tomorrow of its burdens, it will strip today of its joy. One way to check if something is worth mulling over is to ask yourself this question: "Will this matter in one year's time? Three years? Five years?" If not, then it's not worth worrying about.
29. Stop focusing on what you don't want to happen. - Focus on what you do want to happen. Positive thinking is at the forefront of every great success story. If you awake every morning with the thought that something wonderful will happen in your life today, and you pay close attention, you'll often find that you're right.
30. Stop being ungrateful. - No matter how good or bad you have it, wake up each day thankful for your life. Someone somewhere else is desperately fighting for theirs. Instead of thinking about what you're missing, try thinking about what you have that everyone else is missing.

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