Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 124, November 2019 | Page 64

r a e Y f o d n E e h t s d r a Racing Tow RACE CALENDAR NOVEMBER 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 LEANE HALL RAC City Lodge Tough One, Central Gauteng, 24 November GAUTENG CENTRAL GAUTENG Soweto Marathon, Central Gauteng, 3 November Sunday 3 November Soweto Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km, FNB Stadium, Nasrec, 5:30am, 6:30am & 7am, Race Organiser 061 918 1002 (w), www.peaktiming.co.za/entries Thursday 7 November Merrell Summer Night Run 8km & 5km, Delta Café, Marlborough Avenue, Craighall Park, 6:30pm, Tatum Prins 083 449 0760, www.entrytickets.net Saturday 9 November Trail Hunter Summer Series 42km, 23.4km, 11.9km & 6km, Cradle Moon Lakeside Game Reserve, Beyers Naude Drive,Muldersdrift, 6:30am, 7am, 7:15am & 7:30am, Race Organiser 063 686 7315, www.entryninja.com Sunday 10 November PPS Alberton Half Marathon, 10km & 4km, Alberton Rugby Stadium, cnr 2nd Avenue & Braun Avenue, Voerwoerdpark, 6am, Charl Olivier 061 417 4867, www.peaktiming.co.za/entries Merrell Summer Run 20km, 12km, 6km & 2km, Walter Sisulu National 64 Botanical Garden, Roodepoort, 7am, Tatum Prins 083 449 0760, www.entrytickets.net YWD 5km Family Run for Diabetes, Jeppe Quondam Sports Club, 77 Boeing East Road, Bedfordview, 8am, Shane Gouldie 082 332 9552, www.entrytime.com Zoo Trot 10km, Centenary Lawn, Johannesburg Zoo, Upper Park Drive, 7:30am, Lebogang Mathope 011 712 6817 (w) ISSUE 124 NOVEMBER 2019 / www.modernathlete.co.za Wednesday 13 November Prison Break Night Trail Run 10km & 5km, Leeukop Golf Club, cnr Candican & Kliping Road, Sunninghill, 7pm, Race Organiser 083 277 4700, www.metrosports.co.za Thursday 14 November Killarney Night Run 10km & 5km, Killarney Country Club, 60 Fifth Street, Lower Houghton, 7pm, More info: [email protected], www.entrytickets.net Jackal Trail Run 10km & 5km, Jackal Creek Golf Estate, Boundary Road, Northriding, 7pm, Race Organiser 011 053 9153 (w) Sunday 17 November Soweto Big Race 10km & 5km, Elkah Stadium, Gumede Street, Soweto, 6:30am, Nerbet Makhale 072 556 3678 NEW DATE – WAS 10 NOVEMBER Vosloorus Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Vosloorus Stadium, Moadi Road, Vosloorus, Boksburg, 7am, Wednesday 6 November Black Diamond Night Trail Run Series 8km & 5km, Randpark Golf Club, Mojali Road, Randburg, 7:30pm, More Info: www.kinetic-events.co.za