Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 51, October 2013 | Page 43

Race Preview Tour de MOTHER CITY Landmarks Half Marathon & Move for Health 6km, WPCC, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 3 November “What are you doing for the Landmarks Half?” my friend (and race organiser) Chet Sainsbury asked a few years ago. I thought he was going to ask me to help work at the race, so thinking on my feet, I answered, “I’m running it,” even though I wasn’t really ?t at the time. And what a lovely run it turned out to be. – BY JOHN BRIMBLE with the magical view up to the pearl pink-lit Table Mountain underscoring the privilege of running in the Cape. Off we went, and you had to keep your wits about you, as this is a course that twists and turns to pass seemingly every landmark in the area, but the marshals were on top of their game. The course took us around Rondebosch Common, past the Red Cross Hospital, the Irma Stern Museum, up to UCT campus and that endless hill up to Rhodes Memorial. But the views across to the Helderberg, the green So will I wait for Chet to phone again? Nope. This is one to enjoy again and again! I jogged over to the start, as I live nearby, mountain forests, the kloofs and buttresses of Table Mountain above, and the spring fynbos all enhanced the experience. At the bottom, it was a hard right to Newlands forest station, under the subway and down to Main Street. One could get a real rhythm here. We thought of the many beers to come as we eased past SA Breweries, then through Keurboom Park and on to the ?nish. More info at www.wpcc.co.za Advertorial Get MOVING for YOUR Health To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the World Health Organization launching its Move for Health global initiative to promote physical activity for health and well-being, the Sport Science Institute of South Africa (SSISA) is hoping to inspire Capetonians from all walks of life to get moving at its annual MySchool Move for Your Health 6km Fun Walk/Run on 3 November, run in conjunction with the popular Landmarks Half Marathon. women are overweight or obese, with 45% of women being inactive, while 28% of men are inactive. FACT: Some 60% of our nation’s blood pressure and cholesterol. FACT: People in their twenties in SA are increasingly prone to diabetes, high These were just a few of the ?ndings in the recent South African National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey. Worldwide, it is estimated that over 60% of adults are simply not active enough. Now it’s time to set things right, South Africans! In partnership with the Western Province Cricket Club Running Section (WPCC), ADT, Woolworths and MySchool, and the City of Cape Town, the annual MySchool Move for Your Health 6km Fun Walk/Run promotes a physically active and healthy lifestyle for folk of all ages. It promises to be a fun-?lled day for the whole family! The schools with the highest participation will win prize money compliments of MySchool, Woolworths and ADT. Lucky draw prizes include New Balance apparel, product vouchers from Sportsmans Warehouse and SSISA programme memberships. SCHOOL’S IN! Date: 3 November 2013 Venue: WPCC, Rondebosch, Cape Town Time: 6:45am Cut-off: 2 hours 15 minutes – social walkers welcome! More info: visit www.ssisa.com or SSISA’s Facebook page Medals: For the ?rst 2 500 ?nishers. More info at 021 659 5649 or [email protected]. 41