Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 67, February 2015

t FIRED Up! Ge FEBRUARY 2015 South African runners really 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 Images: Sean Falconer CENTRAL GAUTENG Saturday 1 February Garbie 32km, 15km & 4km, Springs Rugby Club, Olympia Park, First Avenue, Geduld, Springs, 6am, Rhoda Steyn 073 561 2700 Wednesday 4 February McCarthy Roodepoort Nite 15km & 5km, Khosa Sports Club, cnr Shannon Road & Frederick Cooper Drive, Monument, Krugersdorp, 7pm, Shaun Ulyate 083 274 2995 Sunday 8 February Pick n Pay Marathon, Half Marathon, 8km & 4km, Saheti School, Civin Drive, Senderwood, 6am, Race Office 011 017 2700 Thursday 12 February Biogen Valentines Night Trail Run 8.5km, 5km & 1km, PWC Bikepark, Bryanston, 7:15pm, Richard Beswick 083 600 1289 Friday 13 February KFC Randburg Harriers Valentine’s Nite 10km, Randburg Central Sports Complex, cnr Republic Road & Malibongwe Avenue, Randburg, 7pm, Michelle Knotzer 082 854 1176 Sunday 15 February Pirates Half Marathon sponsored by Nestle Water, Pirates Club, cnr Cruden Bay & Braeside Road, Greenside, 6am, Paul Vlaming 082 413 7387 Sunday 22 February Gift of the Givers Township Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 4km, Eldorado Park Stadium, Cumming Road, Eldorado Park, 6am, Joe Morris 082 443 3777 GAUTENG NORTH Saturday 7 February McCarthy Toyota Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Rietondale Park, Pretoria, 6am, Hank Bezuidenhout 012 993 1356 (H, 3pm-5pm) Wednesday 11 February SPAR Lantern 10km & 5km, Agricultural Research Council, Olifantsfontein Road, Irene, 6:30pm, Wynand Breytenbach 082 937 0733 Saturday 14 February Bronkhorstspruit 32km, 10km & 4km, Erasmus High School, Bronkhorstspruit, 6am, Roelof van Rooyen 082 557 9350 Saturday 21 February Bestmed Tuks Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, LC de Villiers Sports Grounds, South Street, Hatfield, Pretoria, 6am, Vollie Spies 082 821 6952 VAAL TRIANGLE Wednesday 11 February Nedbank Valentine’s 15km, 10km & 5km, Palms Centre, Louis Trichardt Boulevard, Vanderbijlpark, 6:30pm, Salome Naude 083 635 8573 Western Cape BOLAND Sunday 1 February Spur Cape Summer Trail Series #3 13.2km & 6.1km, Lebanon Forest near Grabouw, 7:30am & 7:50am, Race Secretary 021 821 9898 (W) Saturday 7 February Drakenstein Correctional Freedom 27km, 10km & 5km, Nelson Mandela Statue at entrance to Drakenstein Prison, on R301 between Paarl & Franschhoek, 7am, Top Events 021 511 7130 (W) Saturday 14 February Model Sport Valentine’s 10km & 5km, Mountain Mill Mall, Worcester, 7am, Russel Cupido 082 532 0826 Dirtopia Love Trail Run 12.5km & 7.5km, Dirtopia Trail Centre, Delvera Farm, 10km from Stellenbosch on R44, 7:40am, Race Secretary 021 884 4752 (W) Wednesday 18 February Gino’s Nite 10km & 5km, Coetzenburg Stadium, Stellenbosch, 6pm, Mohammed Ally 072 989 5735 Saturday 21 February Tru-Cape EGA 15km & 5km, Oak Valley Estate, Grabouw, 7am, Veronica van Niekerk 082 789 4897 Puma Trail Run Grabouw 11km & 5km presented by Isuzu, Elgin Grabouw Country Club, Eikenhof Dam, Grabouw, 7am, Nicola Collins 021 883 2413 (W) Sunday 22 February Spur Trail Series Elgin Valley XL 25km, Oak Valley, Elgin, 6:30am, Race Secretary 021 821 9898 (W) Spur Cape Summer Trail Series #4 15.3km & 6km, Oak Valley, Elgin, 7:30am & 7:50am, Race Secretary 021 821 9898 (W) Saturday 28 February MKB Swartland Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Gene Louw Sports Grounds, Moorreesburg, 7am, Hanlie Rossouw 081 579 0222 Pirates Half Marathon, Central Gauteng, 15 February race calendar Ma SOUTH WESTERN DISTRICTS Friday 6 February Hope Church Night 10km, 5km & 3km Trail Run, Botanical Gardens, Cradock Street, George, 6:30pm, Enquiries 082 549 4272 Saturday 7 February Diaz Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km, Santos Beach, Mossel Bay, 6am, Jacob Karelse (

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