{"id":48153,"date":"2024-02-08T12:23:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T10:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/battle-of-the-north-beckons-20240206-4\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:06:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:06:17","slug":"battle-of-the-north-beckons-20240206-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/battle-of-the-north-beckons-20240206-4\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;Battle of the North&#8217; beckons for road runners as running clubs hit the tarmac"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The humble 5 km time trial (TT), a staple event hosted regularly by most running clubs, has just been raised to new heights in the northern suburbs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In December Cape Multisport Club (CMC) invited Durbanville Athletic Club (Durbac) to join their monthly time trial for a friendly competition: the times of the five fastest women and men would be averaged to see who wins. Bellville Athletics Club and Brackenfell Running Club have been added to the friendly rivalry for the birth of a new time trial series dubbed \u201cThe BaTTle of the North\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_1f4946d4\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10641\/c7f91db542f84d3b8b571fce568f1deb.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/d4d0e786027c4113b81131220ccc9e82.jpg\" title=\"Brackies runners out in force at the first battle last week. PHOTO: Michell Goosen\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Brackies runners out in force at the first battle last week. 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