Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 56, March 2014 | Page 25

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(HEADER) Run the East

Dambusting Time!
(Race name) Sarens Edenvale Marathon, Half Marathon & 5km, Central Gauteng, 9 March

(Intro) If you’re looking for a great marathon or half marathon in the Joburg area in early March, then Sarens is the one to go
for – and just one look at the club website will also show you that supporting this event will make a huge difference in the lives
of many others. – BY LAUREN VAN DER VYVER

The size of the field at the Sarens Marathon and Half Marathon has been growing steadily over the past few years, and with
an undulating 21km loop course that features a well-balanced mix of uphill and downhill, you’ll have a ball on your feet in the
Edenvale suburbs. Starting and finishing at Edenvale High School in Linksfield Road, the event also offers a 5km fun run, so all
levels of runner or walker are catered for, and it is great to see the sponsor and organising club putting the money raised by the
event to good use, to support the Kidneybeanz Trust, the Reach for a Dream Foundation and a local charity, Little Eden, which all
Om die Dam Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Schoemansville,
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The half marathoners run one lap while the marathoners do two of this undulating route, which starts with an easy downhill

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