Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 101, December 2017 | Page 36

RACE CALENDAR

DECEMBER 2017

South African runners really are blessed with a terrific race calendar with so many great races to do so check out these events for the coming month , including road and trail runs as well as other running disciplines , and make your racing plans !
– BY TOM COTTRELL & SEAN FALCONER
GAUTENG
CENTRAL GAUTENG
Sunday 3 December World Aids Day Half Marathon , 10km & 5km , Katlehong Sports Complex , Lesotho Street , 7am , Arnold Ravhutulu 079 135 4566
Wednesday 6 December Kinetic Christmas Night Trail 8km & 4km , Bryanston Country Club , Bryanston Drive , Sandton , 7:30pm & 7:40pm , Heidi Muller 082 564 6468
Thursday 7 December Ruimsig Trail Run 10km , Ruimsig Country Club , Hole in One Avenue , 7pm , Race Organiser 011 053 9153 ( w )
Sunday 10 December Orlando Half Marathon , 10km & 5km , Orlando Rugby Ground , Soweto , 6am , Sibongile Maruto 078 445 0249
Wobblers and Wigglers Hat Race 7.8km Fun Run , Central Gauteng , 16 December
Friday 22 December Cowhouse Christmas Night Run 15km , 10km & 5km , Cowhouse Market , cnr Ridge Road and Oukraal Boulevard , Hazeldean , Pretoria East , 6:45pm , 7pm & 7:15pm , Albie 082 453 0096
Sunday 31 December Cid to Cid Old Year ’ s 10km & 5km , Rietondale Park , Arcadia . Pretoria , 5pm , James Matshekga 082 566 1595
VAAL TRIANGLE
Saturday 30 December Nedbank Ou Jaar ’ s Party 10km , 8km , 6km , 4km & 2km , Kollegepark Primary School , cnr Theo Wassenaar & Generaal Froneman , Vanderbijlpark , 6pm , Dawid Jordaan 082 364 1954
WESTERN CAPE
Zoo Trot 10km , Centenary Lawn , Upper Park Drive , 7am , Lebogang Mathope 011 712 6817 ( w )
Friday 15 December Christmas Night Dash 15km , 10km & 5km , Serengeti Golf & Wildlife Estate , Benoni , 7pm , Shane Gouldie 082 332 9552
Saturday 16 December Gauteng Striders Half Marathon & 5km , Vosloorus Stadium , Moagi Road , 7am , Boyce Joko 073 432 8161
Wobblers and Wigglers Hat Race 7.8km Fun Run , Pirates Club , Braeside Road , Greenside , 8am , Hennie Booysen 082 801 0924
Sunday 17 December Soweto Big Race 10km & 5km , Elkah Stadium , Gumede Street , Soweto , 8am & 8:10am , Herbert Pango 072 556 3678
GAUTENG NORTH
Sunday 3 December Smuts Family Trail 21km , 15km , 10km & 5km , Jan Smuts House , Jan Smuts Avenue , Irene , 7am , Shane Gouldie 082 332 9552
Run24 / MF Trail Run 12km & 5km , Wattlespring Trails , off M30 ( Garsfontein Road ), near Bapsfontein , 6:30am & 7:30am , info @ bouttime . co . za
Wednesday 6 December Jackal 10km & 5km Night Trail , Copperleaf Country Club , Ernie Els Boulevard , Centurion , 7pm , Shane Gouldie 082 332 9552
Zwartkop Night Race # 2 10km & 5km , Zwartkop Country Club , Old Johannesburg Road , Centurion , 6pm , info @ bouttime . co . za
Sunday 10 December The Cyclone 15km , 8km & 5km Trail Run , Rock Falls Ranch , M26 , Hoekplaats 384-Jr ,
Centurion , 7am , Shane Gouldie 082 332 9552
Wednesday 13 December The Christams Elves CANSA Night Run 10km & 5km , The Farm Inn , Farm Inn Road , off Silverlakes Road , Silverlakes , Pretoria ,
7pm , Shane Gouldie 082 332 9552
Saturday 16 December Hazeldean Farm Run 30km , 15km & 6km , Cowhouse Market , cnr Ridge Road and Oukraal Boulevard , Hazeldean , Pretoria East ,
6:30am , 7:30am & 7:45am , Albie 082 453 0096
Sunday 17 December The Christmas Dash 15km , 8km & 5km , The Big Red Barn , 7 Nelson Road , Olifantsfontein ,
7am , Shane Gouldie 082 332 9552
BOLAND
Saturday 2 December Run the Vines Landskroon Trail Run 17km , 10km & 5km , Landskroon Wines , Suid-Agter Paarl Road , near Paarl , 7:30am , 8am & 8:15am , Lans Pepler 082 787 2472
Wednesday 6 December Run the Vines Twilight Trail Run 10km &
5km , Anura Wines , Simondium Road , near
Klapmuts , 6pm & 6:20pm , Lans Pepler
082 787 2472
Saturday 9 December United Bulk Prison-to-Prison Marathon ,
Half Marathon & 5km , Brandvlei Correctional
Services , Brandvlei Dam , between Rawsonville
& Worcester , 5:30am , Kosie Botha 083 991 3915
Spier Twilight Trail Run 10km & 5km , Spier
Wine Farm , on R310 Baden Powell Drive , near
Images : Chris Hitchcock & courtesy Pirates Running Club
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