GAMBLE PHARMACY TO DEFEND NIGHT RELAY TITLE

Tomorrow night sees the first round of the 2015 Town Lodge Business Night Relay taking place at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium from 6pm and all eyes will on the Gamble Pharmacy team to see how they will fair over the new shorter 3.5km route. 

Having dominated the Series over the past couple of years, the youngsters from the Gamble Pharmacy team have only ever been challenged by the Transnet team. “We think the change to the shorter distance is going to be great and we’re looking forward to it as this makes it quicker and more competitive,” said Antonio Seconds, a regular in the team in previous years who will head up their mixed team this year.

The Gamble Pharmacy 'A' team will comprise of Brandon Effenaar, Adriaan Gerwel, Andre Ketchem, Aphlon Taai and Mariano Esau with local Olympian Lusapo April replacing Esau when he returns from America for rounds 2 and 3. Esau has been selected to represent SA at the World student games and flies out on Friday morning after the race.

The Town Lodge Business Night Relay is a 3-part night relay series for relay teams comprising of 5 runners or 3 walkers with each team member required to complete one lap of the route. This year sees a route change to a more exciting and competitive 3.5km loop within the Stadium precinct and including a stretch around the stadium using level 2 and level 5. 

The Series is backed by The Town Lodge, part of the City Lodge Hotels Group, on a three year sponsorship and has become a popular winter corporate team building and morale boasting event with local financial planners, PW Harvey & Co, leading the way this year with 5 teams (3 running and 2 walking) entered for the Series. Entry at just R500 per running team and R300 per walking team can be made on the website www.BusinessNightRelay.co.za before end of today (Wednesday), thereafter late entries will be received at the event but an additional late entry fee will apply. 

Registration and collection of team numbers and baton from 4.30pm at the Stadium on Thursday 25th with parking on Lakeside. Relay races start at 6pm and will be followed by prize giving at 8pm with floating trophies, medals and awesome lucky draw prizes from Town Lodge, Caltex, Coca Cola, News Cafe Boardwalk, Bargain Buys, Paintball Heaven and Birds of Eden. Feature lucky draw prize each race night will be R1,000 cash. Series hydration and music is being provided by Coca Cola. Contact Michelle at Zsports for further information on the Series.