Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 127, February 2020 | Page 26

ADVERTORIAL
SPAR Women’s Challenge PE Awaits
Take a chance on exercise and it may change your life, is the message from
SPAR Eastern Cape sponsorship and events manager Alan Stapleton ahead of
the 27 th Women’s Challenge in Port Elizabeth on Saturday 21 March.
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he PE event, which consists of a 10km and
5km race, will be the first in the six-leg national
SPAR Grand Prix Series, and Stapleton urges
social runners to join in a day of female camaraderie.
“We invite you to join the fun. Who knows, the fitness
and fun bug might bite. Mindsets may change and
old, lazy habits may seep away as exercise makes
you feel good about yourself.”
He says the annual event will also be leveraged to
promote the retailer’s STOP Plastic campaign. “It is
an effort to change attitudes about how people think
about and use plastic. Being part of the Women’s
Challenge will shout out loud that you are part of
this wave of change. How you use plastic may seem
insignificant, but it can lead to big change.”
The Women’s Challenge will also be used as a vehicle
to help the less fortunate. “Your involvement will align
you with the ever-growing need to support the many
young women unable to afford sanitary products,” says
Stapleton. “We are proud to hold hands with Options,
the Community Chest and Khazimla on this initiative.”
The start and finish venue will again be at Pollok
Beach in Summerstrand, and the routes will take
runners through the suburb’s streets. There will not
be a Kids’ Challenge this year, but children under nine
can take part in the 5km race if accompanied by an
adult. Otherwise the age restrictions for the 5km and
10km events are nine and 14 years respectively. Men
will be permitted to enter the 5km provided they dress
in drag and run near the back.
For more information, contact the race office
from 9am to 5pm on weekdays on 072 257 2161.
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Entry for the 10km costs R60 for licenced runners and
R100 for unlicenced runners, but licenced competitors
over 65 will enjoy free entry into the 10km. The entry
fee for the 5km is R60. Prospective participants can
enter online at www.sparec.co.za until 17 March, while
manual entries can be handed in until 18 March at:
• The Footballer and Brian Bands Sports (Cape
Road)
• Action Sports (6 th Avenue Walmer and
Summerstrand)
• Sportsmans Warehouse (Moffett Retail Park)
• UD Sports (Graaff-Reinet Road in Uitenhage)
The first 8000 entrants will receive goodie bags and
a T-shirt, redeemable at registration on 19 and 20
March, as well as on race day from 5.30am. The
10km starts at 7am and the 5km at 8am.
The high school with the most participants will
receive a laptop, while the primary school and
company with the most entries will receive R2500
each. Just take note that bulk entries close on 15
March. Also, the teacher who organises the most
entries will pocket an incentive of R1200.
Entry Details