Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 103, February 2018

RACE CALENDAR Wednesday 21 February Gino’s Nite 10km & 5km, Coetzenberg Sport Grounds, Stellenbosch, 6pm, Athletics Office 021 808 4684 (w) Spartan Harriers Firgrove Challenge Half Marathon, Western Province, 3 February Saturday 24 February Fedhealth XTERRA Trail Run 12.5km & 6km, Grabouw Country Club, Eikenhof Dam, Grabouw, 7am, Stillwater Events 082 991 0045 Saturday 17 February Reitz Bielie Mielie Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Rejandaz Lodge, Reitz, 6am, Kierie van Zyl 078 120 7677 SOUTH WESTERN DISTRICTS Turfhall Softball Park, Off Jan Smuts Avenue, Athlone, 6:30am & 7am PLUS 6:40am, Alistair Kannemeyer 083 403 3145 Friday 2 February Hope Church Night 10km, 5km & 3km Trail Run, Botanical Gardens, Caledon Street, George, 6:30pm, Race Organiser 082 549 4272 Saturday 17 February WPA Interclubs & Race Walking Grand Prix 1 20km, 10km, 5km, 3km & 1km, Youngsfield Military Base, Wetton, 7am (20), 8am (10) & 10am (rest), Stefano Kruger 076 948 8483 Saturday 3 February De Dekke Spar Marathon, 10km & 4km, De Sunday 18 February Cape Peninsula Marathon & Half Marathon, Dekke Spar, Great Brak River, 5:30am, 6am & 6:15am, Ernest Viviers 079 521 0713 Saturday 10 February Beaufort West Municipality Half Marathon, Venue TBA, 7am, Jan Viljoen 083 276 4561 Thursday 22 February Klein Karoo Business Relay, Oudtshoorn, 6pm, Dave van der Walt 082 773 4901 Friday 23 February Cango 5km Fun Run & Night Trail Run 9.6km, Military Sport Clubhouse, Oudtshoorn Military Base, 6pm & 8pm, Richard Hughes 082 563 4573 Saturday 24 February Cango Marathon & Half Marathon, Cango Caves (42) and Advanced Training Wing, Park Road, Oudtshoorn Military Base (21) to Oudtshoorn Military Base Sport Grounds, 6am, Richard Hughes 082 563 4573 Saturday 24 – Sunday 25 February PAWS Trail Run, (10km & 5km each day, with dogs on leads), Gourikwa Nature Reserve, 15 Buffelshoek, Gouritsmond, 7:30am, Janine Swart 083 662 2022 WESTERN PROVINCE Saturday 3 February Spartan Harriers Firgrove Challenge Half Marathon, 10km & 6km PLUS Philip Rabinowitz 10km Walk, Cape Academy for Mathematics, Science & Technology, cnr Firgrove Way & Spaanschemat Road, Constantia, 5:45am, 5:50am & 7am PLUS 6:10am, Michael Adams 083 296 5953 Sunday 4 February Lace up for Cancer Walk 10km & 5km, Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town, 7am, Shaun 082 066 3353 Wednesday 7 February Sanlam 10km & 5km, Sanlam Head Office, Voortrekker Road, Bellville, 6pm, Robert Keynel 082 474 0399 Spur Cape Summer Trail Series #3 11.9km & 7.5km, Meerendal Wine Estate, off M48 Vissershok Road, Durbanville, 7:30pm & 7:51pm, Wildrunner Events 021 821 9898 (w) Saturday 10 February TopForm 10km & 5km PLUS 10km Walk, Wednesday 14 February Valentine’s Fun Race 5km, UF S X-Country Track, Bloemfontein, 6pm, Rufus Botha 072 629 1546 Saturday 16 February Business Relay 4x4km, UFS X-Country Track, Bloemfontein, Time TBA, Arina Engelbrecht 083 644 9980 Sunday 25 February Spur Elgin Valley XL 25.5km & Spur Cape Summer Trail Series #4 15.7km & 7.3km, Oak Valley Estate, Elgin-Grabouw, 6:30am, 7:30am & 7:51am, Wildrunner Events 021 821 9898 (w) French Flair Trail Run 11km & 6km, L’Avenir Farm, on R44 between Stellenbosch and Klapmuts, 7:15am & 7:30am, Dirtopia Events 021 884 4752 (w) Att Horak Avenue, Bloemfontein, 5:30am, Beverley Olivier 071 895 3183 Main Road, Green Point (42) & Bergvliet Sports Club, Children’s Way (21) to Simon’s Town Naval Base, 5:15am & 7am, Hilton Kearns 082 475 6974 Wednesday 21 February Sunset Time Trial 4x3km Team Relay, Green Point Cricket Club, Green Point, 6:15pm, Gert Wilkins 073 308 3127 Saturday 24 February Old Mutual 10km & 5.6km, Old Mutual Sports Grounds, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, 6am, Ismail Ahmed 082 453 8314 Sunday 25 February ABAX Investments Milkwood Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Soetwater Recreation Area, Lighthouse Road, Kommetjie, 6:30am, 7:10am & 7:30am, Richard Sutton 082 643 6186 Sunshine D – Polar Ice Cream 10km Big Walk, Green Point Track, Fritz Sonnenberg Road, 7:30am, Race Office 021 637 1607 (w) KWAZULU-NATAL Sunday 4 February DG Panel & Paint Challenge 32km & 16km, Barnes Road Grounds, Capel Road, Sydenham, 5am, Anita Johannes 084 254 2468 Valley View Trail 20km, 12km & 5km, Valley View Farm, at Josephine Bridge, Umkomaas Valley (on R56 between Richmond & Ixopo), 7am, 7:30am & 7:45am, Lauren Booth 082 791 7069 Sunday 11 February NOSA Hillcrest Marathon & Half Marathon, Cnr Hospital Road/Old Main Road, to Hillcrest Villagers Club, 5 Crooked Lane, Hillcrest, 5am, Peter Burton 083 798 3132 Sunday 18 February Zabalaza Half Marathon & 10km, Cato Ridge Country Club, 6am, Bongani Ndlovu 073 225 4146 Friday 23 – Sunday 25 February Old Mutual 3 Cranes Challenge 3-Day Trail Run, (32, 42 & 25km), Bushwillow Camp, Karkloof Valley, near Howick, 6am, Race Organiser 083 387 3939 Saturday 24 February Witness Medihelp Maritzburg City Trail Run 16km & 7km, Golden Horse Casino, Pietermaritzburg, 7:30am, John Hall 082 491 7679 Witness Medihelp Maritzburg City Marafun 4.2km, 2.1km & Kiddies/Toddler runs, Gold Circle Scottsville Race Course, New England Road, Pietermaritzburg, 2pm, John Hall 082 491 7679 Sunday 25 February Witness Medihelp Maritzburg City Marathon, Half marathon & 10km, Golden Horse Casino, Pietermaritzburg, 5:30am (42 & 21) & 9am (10), John Hall 082 491 7679 Harry Gwala District Marthon, Half Marathon & 10km, Ibisi Police Station, Umzimkhulu, 6am, Themba Gumede 072 948 8779 FREE STATE Saturday 3 February Sasol Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 4.9km, DP de Villiers Stadium, HF Verwoerd Street, Sasolburg, 6am (42, 21 & 10) & 6:30am (4.9), Race office 078 501 7638 Friday 9 February Harmony Striders Virginia Valentine Nite 10km & 4km, Welkom Square, Long Road, Welkom, 6:30pm, Deon Lodder 082 921 3330 Saturday 10 February Kloppers Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Bloemfontein Achilles Sports Centre, Friday 23 February Dare Devil Run Bloemfontein 5km, Venue TBC, 5:30pm, Sydney London 072 258 6902 Saturday 24 February SWASAP Ultra Marathon 52, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Bloemfontein Achilles Sports Centre, Att Horak Avenue, Bloemfontein, 5:30am (52), 6am (21), 6:30am (10) & 7am (5), Beverley Olivier 071 895 3183 EASTERN CAPE BORDER Saturday 3 February BUCO Tomato Trot 15km & 5km, Lilyfontein Primary School, East London, 3:30pm & 4pm, Caroline Kruger 084 460 6454 Saturday 10 February Down Syndrome 5km Fun Run, Venue & Time TBA, Zane Deere 043 743 3733 Sunday 11 February Caltex Border Masters Half Marathon, Near Winterstrand Road, via R72, to Buffalo Club, Buffalo Park Drive, East London, 6am, Sandy Mountfort 082 376 5755 Thursday 15 – Saturday 17 February RB Africa Wild Coast Challenge, (110km over three days), Mazeppa Bay Hotel to Nahoon Beach, East London, 8am, Dominique 043 735 2165 (w) Sunday 18 February Buffalo Marathon & Half Marathon, N6 about 3km from Macleantown on Stutterheim side, to Buffalo Club, Buffalo Park Drive, East London (21km starts at halfway mark of 42km route, near Python Park), 5:30am & 6am, 081 487 4984 Saturday 24 February Discovery Surfers’ Challenge 17.5km & 5km PLUS 10km Walk, Kwelera River at Yellow Sands, 21km from East London, to Nahoon Beach, 2pm (run) & 2:40pm (walk), Neville Wilkins 082 413 1150 Discovery Surfers’ Challenge 17.5km & 5km PLUS 10km Walk, Border, 24 February Nongoma Mayoral Race 28km, 10km & 5km, KwaGqikazi FET College Main Gate, Nongoma, 7am, Mphathiseni Manquele 083 432 9566 Hilton College 22km, 12km & 7km, Ducasse Pool, Hilton College School, Hilton, 7am, 7:30am & 7:45am, Lauren Booth 082 791 7069 Saturday 17 February Emtshezi 10km, Venue TBA, 6am, Clement Sithole 082 877 4890 53

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