Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 123, October 2019 | Page 66
RACE CALENDAR
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OCTOBER 2019
South African runners 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 AND LEANNE HALL
Tembisa Mile & 10km, Central Gauteng, 27 October
CENTRAL GAUTENG 5km, ERPM Golf Club, Pretoria Road,
Boksburg, 7pm, Lizelle van der Merwe
082 448 2019, www.bouttime.co.za
Wednesday 2 October
Black Diamond Night Trail 8km &
4km, The Country Club, Lincoln Road,
Woodmead, 7:30pm & 7:40pm, Heidi
Muller 082 564 6468,
www.kinetic-events.co.za Friday 4 October
Cradle Moon Night Duel #3 15km,
10km & 5km, Cradle Moon Lakeside
Game Lodge, Plot 59 Beyers Naude
Drive, Muldersdrift, 7pm,
www.entrytickets.net
Oktoberfest 10km & 5km, Randpark
Golf Club, Setperk Road, Randpark,
5pm, Race Organiser 011 803 9465 (w),
www.metrosports.co.za Saturday 5 October
Trail Hunter Hobby Park 25km,
12.5km & 6.5km, Hobby Park,
Krugersdorp, 7:30am, 7:45am &
8am, Ruan Botes 063 686 7315,
www.entryninja.com
Thursday 3 October
Easterns Night Trail Run 10km &
Spar Women’s Challenge 10km
& 5km Johannesburg, Central
Gauteng, 6 October
Sunday 6 October
Spar Women’s Challenge 10km &
5km Johannesburg, Marks Park,
Judith Road, Emmerentia, 8am, Hank
Bezuidenhout 083 256 0241,
www.sparwomensrace.co.za Sunday 20 October
Diepkloof Half Marathon, 10km
& 5km, UJ Soweto Campus, Chris
Hani Road, Soweto, 6am, 6:30am &
6:45am, Race Organiser 071 135 8589,
www.peaktiming.co.za/events
Friday 11 October
Activity @ Royals 10km & 5km,
Royal Johannesburg and Kensington
Golf Club, 7pm, Race Organiser
011 640 3021 (w), www.entrytime.com Tommy Malone Memorial 15km &
5km, Boksburg Stadium, Jubilee Road,
Leeupoort, Boksburg, 6am, Lauren
Dance 071 889 6768, www.entrytime.com
Saturday 12 October
Psychwell Mental Health 9.8km
Walkathon, Weskoppies Psychiatric
Hospital, Ofentse Setuke 081 555 5354,
www.peaktiming.co.za/events
Sunday 13 October
Fat Cats 10km, 5km, 1.6km & 250m,
Waterfall Park, Mall of Africa, Magwa
Crescent, Midrand, 7am, 7:20am, 9am &
www.peaktiming.co.za/events
Zoo Trot 10km & 5km, Centenary
Lawn, Johannesburg Zoo, Upper Park
Drive, 7:30am, Lebogang Mathope
011 712 6817 (w)
Thursday 17 October
Ruimsig Trail Run 10km & 5km,
Ruimsig Country Club, Hole in One
Avenue, Ruimsig, 6pm, Corne van Zyl
011 053 9153 (w), www.in-reach.co.za
Killarney Night Run #1 10km &
5km, Killarney Country Club, 60
5th Street, Houghton Estate, 7pm,
www.entrytickets.net
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Friday 25 October
Trail Adventure Serengeti Night Run
15km, 10km & 5km, Serengeti Golf
and Wildlife Estate, Kempton Park,
7pm, Shane Gouldie 082 332 9552,
www.entrytime.com
Saturday 26 October
Trail Hunter Thaba Trails 21km,
10km & 5km, Thaba Trails, 101
Klipriviersburg Road, 6:30am, 7am &
7:30am, www.entryninja.com
Sunday 27 October
Carnival City MacSteel Trail Run
21km, 10km & 5km, Carnival City
Casino & Hotel, cnr Century & Elsburg
Roads, Brakpan, 7am (21 & 10)
& 7:10am (5), Race Organiser
084 575 0002, www.entryninja.com
Tembisa Mile & 10km, Moses
Molelekwa Arts Centre, cnr Star Street
& Andrew Maphetho Drive, Adjacent
to Makhulong Stadium, Tembisa, 7am,
More info: [email protected]
Wednesday 30 October
Rowlin Glow Run 15km, 10km & 5km,
Benoni Northerns Sports Grounds, 1
GAUTENG