Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 66, January 2015 | Seite 31

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he 80’s and early 90’s saw the
Run/Walk For Life Athletic Club, or

RFLAC as it was known back then,

compete in their ‘Purple People

Eaters’ outfit, which was then
replaced by the blue and white vertical
panels of the current, soon-to-be-phased-out
kit. Now brace yourself for the totally new
funky lumo ‘sunburst’ vest and T-shirt, with
a unique grey ‘champagne flute’ panel down
the middle of the back, which morphs into
black to match the black shorts and tights.
Added to this is, a discreet Emergency
Response Patch has been added, where
members can store their personal medical
and contact information so that it is available
to the club’s 24-hour ER call centre in the
event of an accident or mishap, thus affording
members peace of mind when out training or
competing.

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RWFL
Revamp!

This year, Run/Walk For Life will be undergoing a
metamorphosis, with bright new club colours hitting
the roads all over SA. It’s only the third change of
look in 30 years for the organisation with over 30,000
members in 100 branches throughout South Africa,
making it the biggest athletic club in the country.

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run/walk for life

The new-look RWFL kit

So What Are You
Waiting For?

A Better Choice

At world class events like Comrades and Two
Oceans, we have RWFL hospitality areas,
with food and drink, and in some instances,
masseuses available. The annual Valentines
Road Race in Randburg sees hundreds of
members meet at our massive cordoned
off area to enjoy the braai fires and a cold
one afterwards. Add to this our regular
staple diet of weekend LSD’s, hill and speed
training, new computerised VO2max testing
that includes online feedback reports,
and you have an athletics club that gives
so much more. And all this for an annual
membership fee that wouldn’t buy you a
meal for two at a family restaurant!

But it’s not just about the new gear, it’s also
about a value-offering that will make other
clubs sit up and evaluate their own offering.
How many are aware that RWFL had over 700
finishers in the 2014 Comrades Marathon? Or
that in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and
Durban alone, the club manned gazebos erected
at over 160 major road races? Throw in the 60
fun runs and special event races that we assist
with nationally, and we can estimate that RWFL
was represented at well over 300 events last
year! It’s truly a magnificent example of our
commitment to offering excellent service
Rear view of
and value for money to our members,
the new kit
and the road racing community.

Images: Courtesy RWFL

Our AC membership fees compare
very favourably with most big running
clubs and in many instances match
those of virtual clubs who offer a licence
number and little else. Our manned
gazebos are tended to by our managers’
corps, including safekeeping of keys and
belongings, and we supply chairs to rest
weary legs after a gruelling race. We supply
water, hot drinks and snacks at selected races,
and always humour bored spouses and children!
It’s not uncommon to find over 100 RWFL
athletes at our tents after an event.

Find Your Nearest RWFL Branch

The old kit being phased out

Go to www.rwfl.co.za and click on the Branches tab for a handy interactive map where you
can search for the nearest branch to where you live or work.
MORE INFO: Tel: [phone] • E-mail: [e-mail] • Web: www.rwfl.co.za

Facebook: Run-Walk-For-Life • Twitter: @runwalkforlife

Your Health. Your Fitness. Your Life.

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