Cellphone
“One of them had her backpack and cellphone stolen during the incident, but both ladies fortunately escaped the harrowing incident without injury.”
He said that personal safety remains the responsibility of the individual runner but on race days, clubs are responsible for the security of entrants. He says: “Going forward FHAC will assess our training routes to avoid crime hotspots and will also regroup when entering areas that may be of concern.”
Atlantic Athletic Club chairperson, Mike Russell, said they have had similar incidents.
Russell says: “We have had some incidents in Camps Bay, where some of our lady runners were confronted and they were a group. If there were about two of them, they probably would have been in trouble.
“It is an unwritten rule that when you…
