Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 119, June 2019 | Page 50
ADVERTORIAL
MORE THAN A MARATHON
Two Oceans Makes a Difference
Run4Schools - Frank Steyn
raises R66 000 for school
shoes for Cape Flats learners
Two Oceans runners outdid themselves on the run for charity front this year, raising just over
R931 000 for causes of their choice. This included local manager of Run4Schools, Frank
Steyn, who raised R66 000 when he ran the gruelling 56km Ultra route in school shoes!
“I literally put my feet on the line, but it was worth every step – it was amazing,” says Frank,
who finished the race minus the toenails on his small toes, and with a few cuts below his
toes. “There were several runners who cheered me on, but feared I wouldn’t finish – and
when first the 6:40 bus, and then the 7:10 bus passed me, so did I. I knew I had to stick with
the 7:30 bus.”
Africa’s biggest
running event
Frank is hoping to hand over school shoes by the start of the third school term on 9 July, when
the Western Cape winter will be harshest. If you’d like to do your bit for cold kids’ feet, you
can donate a pair of school shoes by dropping the shoes off at the Two Oceans Marathon
office or at Northwood Primary in Woodlands, Mitchells Plain. If you’re a supplier who’d like
to assist with a bulk sale and delivery, please e-mail [email protected] or
[email protected].
Frank Steyn is all smiles
after his incredible Ultra
run in school shoes
The world’s most beautiful marathon is ‘more than just a
pretty face,’ helping to generate up to R672 million towards
the Western Cape economy annually. This massive economic
contribution excludes the tens of millions of Rands in media
coverage, local and international, that is measured as Two
Oceans Marathon-related each year.
This year, approximately R41 million in print, online, radio
and television coverage was measured, compared to about
R20 million for the same three-month period leading up to
the event last year, proving that the appetite for Two Oceans
news continues to increase. And this was in spite of the lack
of a television broadcast this year, and with streaming figures
and media values not yet factored in.
The R672 million in socio-economic impact also comes
along with at least 3 000 temporary jobs created by the event
annually, and a head count of 100 000 visitors who pass
through the doors of Cape Town International Airport during
the Easter weekend. Not forgetting TOMI, the Two Oceans
Marathon Initiative, which saw the event partner with 80
charities and four beneficiaries this year to raise millions to
empower those less fortunate.
Green desks presented to
Ukhanyo Primary School
On 24 May, Two Oceans Marathon (TOM) presented over 60 ‘green
desks’ to learners at Ukhanyo Primary School in Masiphumelele. The
desks were manufactured from non-organic event waste collected
during the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon over the past two years
as part of the #GoGreen campaign, a Wildlands and Old Mutual
initiative. A total of 600 desks will be delivered to learners across South
Africa.
TOM also used the occasion to raise green awareness amongst the
learners, and as part of ongoing efforts to uplift the community, a Kids’
Athletics Training Programme was presented afterwards by Western
Province Athletics and TOM.
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TOM Board member
Thozama Koli with
delighted Ukhanyo
Primary learners