Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 116, March 2019

RACE CALENDAR Lace ‘em Up! MARCH 2019 We’ve got everything here – road running, trail running, mountain running, cross country, track and field, triathlon, duathlon, multisport, orienteering, obstacle racing and adventure racing – so make your racing plans! – BY TOM COTTRELL & SEAN FALCONER Om-Die-Dam Ultra 50km & Half Marathon, North West, 16 March CENTRAL GAUTENG Saturday 2 March Adventure Trails Park Run/Walk - Benoni Farm 10km, 5km & 2km, The Parks Farm, 168 Kenmuir Street, Nortons Home Estates, Benoni, Glizelle Langerman 083 264 3931, www.trailadventure.co.za/event/adventure- tails-parkwalk-run/ Easy Equities Born to Run 32km, 15km & 5 km CANCELLED Sunday 3 March Olifantsfontein 10km, Germiston Stadium, 8:30am, CGA Office 011 873 2776 (w) Thursday 7 March Eastern Nights Trail Run Series 8km & 4km, The Lake Club Benoni, 1 Lakefield Avenue, Benoni, Lizelle van der Merwe 082 448 2019, www.bouttime.co.za/Events/ event.aspx?EventId=429 Merrell Autumn Night Run 8km & 5km Delta Café, Marlborough Avenue, Craighall Park, Tatum Prins 083 449 0760, www.entrytickets.net/ Saturday 9 March Merrell Autumn Trail Run Johannesburg 20km, 12km & 6km, Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, Roodepoort, 7am, Tatum Prins 083 449 0760, www.entrytickets.net/ Sunday 10 March Rand Road Warriors Edenvale Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Edenvale High School, Linksfield Road, Edenvale, 6am, Joe Do Couto 082 441 3278, https://secure. onreg.com/onreg2/front/step1.php?id=4408 Trail Adventure Killarney 5km Run, Killarney Country Club, 60 Fifth Street, Lower Houghton, 5:30am, Raymond Rorich 082 573 1298 Wednesday 13 March Owl Night Run 10km & 5km, Pretoria Zoo, 7am Shane Gouldie 082 332 9552, www. entrytime.com/event-details/?EventId=5848 Friday 15 March TrailAdventure Grasslands Night Run 10mk & 5km, Grasslands, 65 Glengory Road, Vlakfontein, Benoni, 7pm, Shane Gouldie 082 332 9552 www.entrytime.com/ event-details/?EventId=5994 J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge 5km, Central Gauteng, 28 March Sunday 17 March K-Way Gallopers 15km & 5km, Laërskool Leondale, cnr Gousblom & Wildebeest Streets, Leondale, Germiston, 7am, Lucky Miya 082 887 9596, www.entrytime.com/ event-details/?EventId=5899 Kings Kloof Paradise Trail 25km, 18km, 12km & 6km, Kings Kloof Trail, Laurentia Farm, Oaktree, Muldersdrift, 7am, 7:10am, 7:20am & 7:30am, Trail Hunter Events 063 686 7315, www.bouttime.co.za/Events/ event.aspx?EventId=409 Arnold Chatz Rock Rabbit 20km, 11km & 6km Segwati Game Ranch, Broederstroom, 7am, Contact TBC, www.entryninja.com/ events/event/44542-arnold-chatz-rock-rabbit Thursday 21 March Jaguars Athletic Club Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Ext 9 Sports Grounds, cnr Town & Katz Streets, Ennerdale, 7am, Elvis Niekerk 082 558 3590 Serengeti Night Trail Run CANCELLED Sunday 24 March Run Zone Northern Chase 32km, 15km & 5km, Marks Park Sports Cub, Randburg, 6am, Graham Block 072 276 9635, www. entrytime.com/event-details/?EventId=5843 Thursday 28 March J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge 5km, Wanderers Club, North Road, Illovo, Dylan Burgess, 063 389 0681, www.jpmorgan.com/cc Friday 29 March Serengeti Night Trail Run 15km, 10km & 5km, Serengeti Golf & Wildlife Estate, Kempton Park, Shane Gouldie 082 332 9552, www.entrytime.com/event- details/?EventId=5857 Saturday 30 March The UV Run 5km, Rietvlei Zoo Farm, 7pm, Contact person TBC, www.entryninja.com/ events/event/43222-the-uv-run 50 ISSUE 116 MARCH 2019 / www.modernathlete.co.za WWF Earth Hour Adventure 15km & 5km, Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens, 6pm, Race office 072 438 3242 Sunday 31 March Jackie Gibson Marathon and Allen Ferguson Half Marathon & 10km, Klipriviersberg Recreation Centre, 6am, Cathy Munn 072 679 0874, https://secure. onreg.com/onreg2/front/step1.php?id=4401 GAUTENG NORTH Saturday 2 March Medihelp Sunrise Monster 32km, 21km, Mini Monster 10km & Baby Monster 5km, Harlequin Club, Totius Street, Groenkloof, Pretoria, 6am, Geoff Hesse 082 896 4377 https://secure. onreg.com/onreg2/front/step1.php?id=4433 Sunday 3 March Hennops Big 5 Challenge 2 Trail Run 30km, 22km, 10km & 4km, Hennops Fields, R511, Pretoria, 6:30am, Ruan Botes 063 686 7315, www.entrytime.com/event- details/?EventId=5882 Smuts Irene River Trail Run 21km, 15km, 10km & 5km, Smuts Irene River, Jan Smuts Avenue, Centurion, 7am, Shane Gouldie 082 332 9552, www.entrytime.com/event- details/?EventId=5845 Wednesday 6 March Pretoria National Botanical Night Run 10km & 5km, Pretoria National Botanical Gardens, Pretoria, 7pm, Shane Gouldie 082 332 9552, www.entrytime.com/event- details/?EventId=5847 Saturday 9 March Buco Bobbies 3-in-1 Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Hatfield Plaze, 112 Burnett Street, 6am, Elizabeth Dreyer 071 262 7714, www. entrytime.com/event-details/?EventId=5844 Sunday 10 March Fresh @ Groenkloof Trail Run 17km, 9km GAUTENG

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