Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 103, February 2018 | Page 11

Following the overwhelming success of the
Discovery Vitality Run Series in Johannesburg in
2017, Discovery Vitality is excited to announce the
launch of the next Run Series in the Western Cape,
over February and March this year.
“The first Discovery Vitality Run Series, held in
Johannesburg last year, brought together four iconic
races to encourage more people to take up running
as a form of physical activity,” says Dr Craig Nossel,
Head of Vitality Wellness. “Of the 25,000 runners who
took part in the inaugural Run Series, several thousand
were novices, having never participated in a running
event before. This was particularly encouraging, as
our vision is to make people healthier, and leading an
active lifestyle is an important starting point for many
people’s journey. In response to requests from runners
across South Africa, we are excited to be expanding
the Run Series to Cape Town this summer, and hope to
announce other cities soon.”
The theme for this Vitality Run Series is ‘build your
running look.’ Runners will receive limited edition
Vitality running gear at each race and they need to
collect all four items to complete their unique Run
Series look. Runners who share these looks with
Discovery on social media as they collect each item,
using the hashtag #VitalityRunSeries, stand a chance of
winning weekly spot prizes and a grand prize of R10,000
to spend on sports apparel from Totalsports.
The Run Series kicks-off with the Spartan Harriers
Firgrove Challenge on 3 February, with the route
winding through Firgrove and Constantia. The second
race will be the inaugural Discovery Retro Run
powered by KFM, taking place on 10 February with
a start and finish at Green Point Common. The third
race is the Century City Express on 3 March, and the
Run Series will end with the Tyger Run on 21 March in
Bellville.
Distances at the four events vary from 5km to 21km, and
runners of all fitness and experience levels can participate
in the Discovery Vitality Run Series by entering online
at www.discovery.co.za/vitality/runseries. Get the
latest Run Series news by following Discovery Vitality
on Facebook (@discoveryvitality) and Team Vitality on
Twitter (@TeamVitalitySA). Team Vitality members
will receive 50% cash back on Vitality Run Series
registration entry fees.
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