Battling the beach
First woman home - Megan Lawrie is congratulated by Julian Pybus
The first team to cross the finish line - the Zini Zingers with Julian Pybus. They are Sue Shaw, Debbie Mannix, Dee Ayliffe and Lorna Rautenbach
EARLY Sunday morning about 100 brave souls took to the beach at the Amatikulu River mouth and, in spite of a gale force north wind, set off along the beach for Mtunzini.
This was the scene at the inaugural Amatazini Adventure Walk/Run organised by the Zululand Shore Angling Association.
The event was well attended by all ages and included a strong contingent of teachers and children of Grantleigh College.
In spite of the heat and strong winds, most entrants were able to complete the full 21km. Those that found the going a bit too tough were kindly rescued by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife rangers.
All will agree that the event was well organised and provided an ideal opportunity for the public to experience one of Zululand's most beautiful beaches in safety.
This event is definitely set to become an annual event on the Zululand calendar.
Some great prizes were donated by the generous Zululand community.
The men's winner was Xolani Zimba in a time of 1 hour and 51 minutes, while Megan Lawrie crossed the line first for the women in 2 hours and 12 minutes and the first team home was the Zini Zingers.
The Zululand Shore Angling Association would like to take this opportunity to thank all the sponsors.
Results
Individual men
1 Xolani Zimba
2 Ronald Heathcote
3 Cameron de Bruin
Individual women
1 Megan Lawrie
2 Adri Booysen
3 Lolita de Lange
Teams
1 The Zini Zingers
2 St Lucia Angling Club
3 The Strandlopers.
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