Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 51, October 2013

Race Calendar Outline your goals October 2013 South African runners really are blessed with a terri?c race calendar, with so many great races to do, so check out all the events for the coming month, including road and trail runs as well as other running disciplines, and make your racing plans. – COMPILED BY TOM COTTRELL, SEAN FALCONER & LAUREN VAN DER VYVER PULL-OUT FORMAT. Pull it out, stick it on the fridge or wall and keep all your race details handy. RACE CALENDAR Gauteng CENTRAL GAUTENG Saturday 5 October Connie’s 10km & 5km, Connie Mulder Centre, 3 Betty Street, Wilbotsdal, Randfontein, 6am, Riana Pompei 082 802 6622 Sunday 6 October Komatsu Half Marathon,10km & 5km, Barnard Stadium, cnr Plane & Green, Kempton Park, 6:30am, Stanley Khoele 082 968 1372 Sunday 13 October Spar Women’s 10km Challenge & 5km Johannesburg, Old Parktonians Sports Club, Randburg, 8am, CGA 011 873 2726 Zoo Trot 10km & 5km, Johannesburg Zoo Centenary Lawn, Sophia Mtshali 011 646 2000 Sunday 20 October Jozi South Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Apartheid Museum, Gold Reef City, 7am, Gerard van Wyk 083 292 9551 Sunday 27 October Diepkloof Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, University of Johannesburg – Soweto Campus, Chris Hani Rd, 6am, Julius Sali 082 299 9270 GAUTENG NORTH Saturday 5 October National Business Challenge Relay 6x7km Run & 3x7km Walk, Rietondale Park, Soutpansberg Rd, Rietondale, 6am, Events Of?ce 086 046 0906 Saturday 12 October Chamberlain Capital Classic Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, PHSOB Club, Hofmeyr Park, Queens Crescent, Pretoria, 6am, Gerald Kroukamp 084 582 7242 Sunday 13 October Bryton Waterfall Splendour Trail Run 13km & 5km, Glenburn Lodge, 7am, Kris Jooste 083 653 4367 Saturday 19 October SABS Jacaranda City Challenge Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, SABS Groenkloof, 1 Lategan Road, Pretoria, 6am, Marieta Bortoli 082 466 7031 De Wildt Off-Road Series Trail Run 22km, 10km & 5km, Visserhoek Primary School, Time TBC, Jeanne de Klerk 082 779 4208 Saturday 26 October CSIR Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, CSIR Conference Centre, Off Meiring Naude Road, Brummeria, Pretoria, 6am, Corne Botha 082 465 7233 Sunday 27 October Spur Gauteng Summer Trail Series XL 25km, 13km & 7km, Hennops River Picnic Area, off R511 to Hartbeespoort, 7am, Tamaryn Middleton 072 438 3242 VAAL TRIANGLE Saturday 5 October Lite2Nite 12-hour Circuit Race 80km, 10km & 5km, Kollegepark Primary School, Hans van Rensburg Str., Vanderbijlpark, 6am, Malie vd Walt 082 853 9144 Saturday 26 October BASF 32km, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Riverside Boulevard Mall, cnr Frikkie Meyer & Chopin, Vanderbijlpark, 6am, Malie vd Walt 082 853 9144 Sunday 27 October Karma Game Ranch Vaal Trail Run 22km, 12km & 6km, Karma Game Ranch, Vereeniging, Steve Jackson 083 304 0121 Western Cape BOLAND Tuesday 1 October Trail Tag Tuesday 14.5km & 7.5km, Dirtopia Trail Centre, Delvera Farm, on R44 between 22 ISSUE 51 OCTOBER 2013 / www.modernathlete.co.za Images: Courtesy Organisers Stellenbosch & Klapmuts, 4:30pm, Race Of?ce 021 884 4752 Saturday 5 October McDonalds Paarlberg Mountain Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Laërskool Courtrai, Montreaux Str., Paarl, 7am, Sybrandt du Plessis 083 444 6940 La Capra Goat Trail Run 15km, 8km & 5km, Fairview Wine Estate, near Paarl, 9am, Ellane van Wyk 072 764 4015 TSIBA New Balance Overberg Wine Estate Run Series #3 12km & 6km, Paul Cluver Wine Estate, near Grabouw, 8:30am, Sonja Du Toit 084 850 0681 Saturday 5 – Sunday 6 October Hermanus Berg & Beach Trail Run 50km (27km & 23km), Fernkloof Nature Reserve, Fir Avenue, Hermanus, 7:30am, Ugene Nel 021 789 0188 Friday 11 October Deetlefs Estate Nite 10km & 5km CANCELLED Saturday 12 October Ceres Fruit Juices Mitchell’s Pass Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Victoria Park, Ceres, 7am, Roy Abrahams 072 70 97003 Sunday 13 October Zomerlust Spar Adam Kok 10km & 5km, Zomerlust Spar, Main Rd, Paarl, 8am, Adeebah Sulaiman 072 435 9682 Saturday 19 October Voet van Afrika M arathon, Half Marathon & 10km, Mierkraal Farm on R317, 10km outside Bredasdorp, to Agri Mega Park, Bredasdorp (21km & 10km start here), 6am (42) & 7am (21 & 10), Dries Britz 082 849 6544 Wednesday 23 October Coetzenburg 1-hour Team Run, 1km loop, Coetzenberg Athletics Stadium, Stellenbosch, Mohamed Ally 072 995 9655 Saturday 26 October Stellenbosch Farm Race 10km, Beau Joubert Wine Estate, La Provence Rd, Stellenbosch, 8am, Liana Maree 083 556 1496 Spring Triple Trail Run #1, 15km, 12.5km, 7.5km & 5km, Dirtopia Trail Centre, Delvera Farm, on R44, 10km outside Stellenbosch, Dirtopia Trail Centre 021 884 4752 Buffet Olives Trail Run 25km, 14km & 5km, Buffet Olives Farm, near Paarl, 7:30am, Geddan Ruddock 082 578 3017 NEW DATE – WAS 27 OCTOBER Botrivier Van der Stel Pass Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Historic Botrivier Station, 8am, Anthony Hess 083 773 2574 Matroosberg Trail Challenge 30km & 14km, Matroosberg Nature Reserve, Ceres, Ghaleed Nortje 082 887 3011 NEW DATE – WAS 28 SEPTEMBER SOUTH WESTERN DISTRICTS Saturday 5 October Heart & Sole Kurlandbrik Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Central Beach, Plettenberg Bay, Chris de Villiers 082 789 5068 Saturday 12 October Meiringspoort Half Marathon & 10km, Meiringspoort to NG Kerksaal, De Rust, 7am, Hannerie Delport 076 130 7920 Carnival 5km Fun Run, D’almeida Clinic to Mossel Bay Correctional Services, 9am, Jacob Karelse 073 081 7484 Wednesday 16 October Spur to Spur Nite 10km & 5km, Geronimo Spur, York Street, George, 6pm, Alf Zemke 083 650 5098 Saturday 19 October Marthinus Jenkins Memorial 10km, Wilderness Green, opposite Protea Hotel Wilderness, 8am, Helena Ferreira 076 593 9636 Thursday 24 October Oudtshoorn Amateur Athletic Club Business Relay 6x2km Run & 4x2km Walk, Santa Fe Spur, Baron von Rheede Street, Oudtshoorn, 6pm, David McKinnon 082 374 8632 Saturday 26 October Heatherpark SuperSpar Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Heatherpark SuperSpar, Cnr Witfontein & Pine Road, George, Thia Landsberg 083 477 4780 WESTERN PROVINCE Wednesday 2 October Bakgat Nite 10km, Premier Fitness & Leisure, Sanlamhof, cnr Oos & Belrail, Bellville, 6:15pm, Pieter Carstens 084 404 4933 Saturday 5 October Cape Gate Charity 10km & 5km, Cape Gate Centre, Brackenfell, 7am, Cape Town, 7am, Jacques van Heerden 071 688 4842 Hout Bay Triple Trouble 45km Trail Run, Hout Bay, Time TBC, Eric Tollner 021 785 5345 Sunday 6 October Chappies Challenge Half Marathon & 10km, Hout Bay Yacht Club, 7am, Rob Graham 082 824 9124 Saturday 12 October SA Race Walking Champs, Youngs?eld Military Base, Cape Town, WPA 021 699 0615 Tiger Trail Run 10km, Durbanville Hills Wine Estate, 7am, Christelle van der Merwe Nr TBC Sunday 13 October OUTsurance 94.5 KFM Gun Run Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Outside Cape Town Stadium, Fritz Sonnenberg Road, Green Point, 7am, Top Events 021 511 7130

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