{"id":241627,"date":"2020-03-25T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/241627\/athletics-clubs-team-spirit-remains-high-amid-covid-19-outbreak\/"},"modified":"2020-03-24T13:53:32","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T11:53:32","slug":"athletics-clubs-team-spirit-remains-high-amid-covid-19-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2020\/03\/25\/athletics-clubs-team-spirit-remains-high-amid-covid-19-outbreak\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletics club\u2019s team spirit remains high amid Covid-19 outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the setbacks brought on by Covid-19 the team spirit remains high among the athletes of Victoria Lake Athletics Club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCovid-19 has seriously impacted our activities,\u201d said Simon Treston on behalf of the club.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere are no registered events open and the Victoria Lake Parkrun has also stopped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn top of that the park surrounding Germiston Lake, our training area has been closed too.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/240405\/parkruns-across-the-world-halt-victoria-lake-parkrun-no-different\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Parkruns across the world halt, Victoria Lake Parkrun no different<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>To comply with the precautionary measures set out by government the club\u2019s members mostly run on their own.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do, however, have the occasional social run where we comply with precautionary measures such as hand washing and maintaining a distance of 2m between runners,\u201d said Treston.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome members have elected not to run with the group though.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>* Notice: Coronavirus reporting at Caxton Local Media aims to combat fake news<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Dear reader,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">As your local news provider, we have the duty of keeping you factually informed on Covid-19 developments. 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