Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 58, May 2014

Race Calendar The Races Are Calling… May 2014 RACE CALENDAR PULL-OUT FORMAT. Pull it out, stick it on the fridge or wall and keep all your race details handy. Image: Sean Falconer & Courtesy Loskop Marathon 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 LAUREN VAN DER VYVER Gauteng CENTRAL GAUTENG Thursday 1 May Sowetan Big Walk 10km & 5km, Mapetla Sports Complex Stadium, cnr Moroka & Letsie Street, Soweto, 9am, Pango Makhale 072 556 3678 Saturday 3 May CGA Cross Country League #1, Delta Park Sunday 4 May Colgate 32km, 15km & 5km, Boksburg City Stadium, Jubilee Road, Boksburg South, 6:30am, Race Secretary 011 917 3721 (W) Sunday 11 May South African Pork Kwai Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Randburg Central Sports Complex, cnr Republic Road & Silver Pine Avenue, Randburg, 7am, Michelle Knotzer 011 792 7003 (W) Saturday 17 May CGA Cross Country League #2, Kagiso Sports Complex Sunday 18 May Zoo Trot 10km & 5km, Centenary Lawn, Johannesburg Zoo, 7:30am, Sophia Mtshali 011 646 2000 (W) RAC The Sweat Shop/Asics 10km, Old Parktonian Sports Club, Jan Smuts Avenue, Bordeaux, 8am, Vreni Welch 011 442 8256 (W) Gandhi 10km & 5km Walk, Gandhi Hall, 29 Impala Crescent, Lenasia Ext 5, 9am, Ramesh Baichar 082 650 9416 Sunday 25 May Palmer Lawrence Memorial Half Marathon & 5km, Ext 9 Sports Grounds, cnr Town & Katz Streets, Ennerdale, 7am, Elvis Niekerk 082 558 3590 Saturday 31 May CGA Cross Country League #3, Elim Clinic, Tembisa GAUTENG NORTH Thursday 1 May Rockets CANSA Active Wally Hayward Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 4.4km, 22 Zwartkops High School, Mopanie Road, Bronberrik, 6:30am, Bert vd Raad 082 922 6817 Saturday 3 May Jakaranda Centre Race of Hope Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Jakaranda Shopping Centre, cnr Frates & Michael Brink Streets, Rietfontein, 7am, Daan du Toit 082 572 4169 Saturday 10 May Jackie Mekler 25km, 10km & 5km, Pretoria Military Sports Club, Thaba-Tshwane (Voortrekkerhoogte), 6am, Jan Essau 071 343 4504 Saturday 24 May The Love Run Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Hatﬁeld Christian Church, Hatﬁeld, Pretoria, 6:45am, Candice Fawkes 079 346 6809 Saturday 31 May Great Weskoppies Series #2 10km & 6km, Weskoppies Hospital, Pretoria West, 7am, Race Secretary 076 680 4576

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