Ma race calendar
Fields, 7am & 7:15am, Waleed Samsodien 084 603 3155
Saturday 28 October Elsies River 10km & 5km, Saberau Sports Complex, Neptune Street, Elsies River, 6:45am & 7:15am, Bertram Windvogel 082 398 7148
Sunday 29 October SuperSpar Chappies Challenge Half Marathon & 10km, Velocity Sports Lab, Chapsmans Peak Drive, to Kronendal Primary School, Andrew Road, Hout Bay, 6:30am & 7:15am, Richard Sutton 082 643 6186
Groote Post Country Run 21km, 10km & 4km, Groote Post Wine Estate, on Darling Hills Road, between R27 & R307, Near Atlantis and Darling, 7am, 7:30am & 8am, Race Organiser 022 451 2202( w)
KWAZULU-NATAL
Sunday 1 October eThekwini Township2Township Marathon & Half Marathon, King Zwelithini Stadium, uMlazi( 42) & Chesterville Sasol Garage( 21) to Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu, 5:30am, Sipho Mkhathini 082 460 9761
KZNTR Coastal Series # 1 19km, 12km & 6km, Rocky Bay, Scottburgh, 7am, 7:30am & 7:45am, Lauren Booth 082 791 7069
Wednesday 4 October Giba Gorge Night Fun Trail Run 10km & 5km, Giba Gorge MTB Park, Stockville Road, Pinetown, 6pm, Fiona Williams 079 508 7268
Saturday 7 October Mutter Ultra Trail Run 65km & Mini Mutter 37km, St Bernard’ s Peak Mountain Lodge, near Swartberg, Southern Drakensberg, 5am, Malcolm Millar 083 253 0645
Sunday 8 October FNB Durban 10km CITYSURFRUN, Moses Mabhida Stadium, Masabalala Yengwa Street, Durban, 7am, Race Organiser 064 541 2566
Duke of York 16km & 5km, Bishopstowe Hall, Pietermaritzburg, 7am, Race Organiser 082 750 0822 NEW DATE – WAS 15 OCTOBER
Dafco Urban Challenge Trail Run 8km & 4km, Amanzimtoti Sports Centre, Hutchison Park, Riverside Road, 3:30pm, Cathy Colley 083 767 9471
Sunday 15 October KZNTR Coastal Series # 2 20km, 13km & 6km, Blythedale Coastal Resort, 7am, 7:30am & 7:45am, Lauren Booth 082 791 7069
KwaXimba Trail Run 22km, 16km & 9km, isiThumaba Adventures, Kwa-Ximba Conservancy, near Cato Ridge, 7am, Kloof Conservancy: info @ kloofconservancy. org. za
P. A. C. T. Trail Run 11km & 5km, Giba Gorge MTB Park, Stockville Road, Pinetown, 8am, Yegesan Naicker 082 447 9350
Thursday 19 October B2Run 5km Durban, Blue Lagoon Beach Lawn, 4pm, Areesh Bassardien 082-8979211( w)
Saturday 21 October Sportsmans Spring Trail Series # 4 12km & 5km, Cascades MTB Park, McCarthy Drive, Pietermaritzburg, 7am, Travis Dalrymple-Kelly 076 424 0694
Sunday 22 October Merewent 10km, Dhubri Road Grounds, Merebank, 7am, Pat Pather 073 495 5521
Friday 27 October Durban North – Umhlanga CPF Spring Nite 15km & 5km, Northwood Crusaders Sports Club, 10 Ranleigh Crescent, Durban North, 6pm, Dave Ward 082 492 1995
Saturday 28 October Pecanwood Oktoberfest Sport & Lifestyle Festival 14km & 7km, Pecanwood Farm, Birnamwood Road, Merrivale, Midlands, 7:50am & 8am, Jared Wilson 074 821 1144
Sunday 29 October Goss & Balfe Sapphire Coast Marathon & Half Marathon, Scottburgh( 42) or Ilfrocombe( 21) to Hutchinson Park, Amanzimtoti, 6am, Alan Payne 083 463 4533
KZNTR Coastal Series # 3 15km, 10km & 5km, Kenneth Stainbank Reserve, Durban, 7am, 7:30am & 7:45am, Lauren Booth 082 791 7069
TinMan Tri Series # 4 10km Beachfront Run, Suncoast Deck, Durban, 7am, B-Active Sports 031 763 1885( W)
FREE STATE
Saturday 7 October Webbers & Vic Theron’ s Laboratories Dress-Up Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Bloemfontein Achilles Sports Centre, Att Horak Avenue, Bloemfontein, 6:30am, Beverley Olivier 071 895 3183
NEW DATE – WAS 30 SEPTEMBER
Jurassic Endurance Challenge Trail Run 30km, 21km & 5km, Uniondale Game Farm, 8km from Paul Roux Area, Eastern Free State, 7:30am, Renee Wolfaardt 082 304 7006
Wednesday 11 October NG Kerk Pellissier 10km, 4km & 2km, NG Kerk Pellissier, Bloemfontein, 6pm, Jurina Immelman 082 411 0107
Sunday 15 October Free State O. R. Tambo Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km, Mangaung Athletic Stadium, Att Horak Avenue, Bloemfontein, 5:30am, Kagisho Moeca 082 850 4499
Thursday 19 October ELB Extreme 3-day Road Challenge 413km Relay, Basotho Cultural Village, Golden Gate, to Afriski, Lesotho, 4pm, Danielle Djurdjevic 011 772 1570( w)
Friday 20 – Sunday 22 October Old Mutual Golden Gate 3-day Trail Challenge,( 27km, 29km & 27km), Glen Reenen Rest Camp, Golden Gate National Park, near Clarens, Time TBC, Andrew Booth 082 603 4098
Saturday 21 October Sound Harmonics Harrismith Mountain Race 30km & 15km, Harrismith Primary School, Greyling Street, 8am & 10am, Barbara van der Hoven 084 570 2544
Pentagon Pistols 12.25km & 5km Charity Run, CBC Old Boys, Waverley Road, Bloemfontein, 6am, Chenelle Roux 082 888 6672
Friday 27 October Pride in Tyres / Pentagon Pistols Berg-op Berg-af Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Ramblers Club, 40 Alexandra Avenue, Bloemfontein, 6pm, Arnold Rabie 082 446 5791 NEW DATE – WAS 28 OCTOBER
EASTERN CAPE
BORDER
Sunday 1 October Mercedes Benz 15km & 5km, Old Selbornian Club, Pearce Street, Berea, East London, 7am & 7:15am, Sharon Eldridge 083 284 3781
Saturday 7 October Cool Summer Run 10km, 5km & 2km, Silver Seed Farm, Thornvlei Road, off N6 towards Stutterheim, 2pm, Brad Taberer 083 740 4689
Saturday 8 October Legends Ultra-marathon 68km, Half Marathon & 5km,
Saturday 14 October
MOVED TO 24 SEPTEMBER
Jawitz Colour my Run 5km, Old Selbornian Club, Pearce Street, Berea, East London, 2:30pm, Sharon Eldridge 083 284 3781
Saturday 28 October Trick Treat Trail Halloween Night 5km & 2.5km, Old Selbornian Club, cnr Pearce & Chamberlain streets, Berea, East London, 7pm, Sharon Eldridge 083 284 3781
EASTERN PROVINCE
Sunday 1 October Medihelp Train Race 38km,( 7 legs in relay), Port Elizabeth Station, Settlers Way, to Uitenhage Station, Bubbs Avenue, 9am, Z-Sports Events 083 564 4270
Saturday 7 – Sunday 8 October Lormar Endurance 2-day Trail Run, Fri: 5km night run @ 6pm, Sat: 24km, 12km & 6km @ 6am, Lormar Endurance Horse Stud and Fairview Guest Farm, on R398 between Middelburg & Richmond, Charlotte Gouws 082 855 9154
Saturday 14 October Kowie Striders 27km, 10km & 5km, Big
Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon, North West Cape, 27 October- 2 November
Pineapple, Bathurst( 27) to Port Alfred Country Club, Mentone Road( 10 & 5 start here), 6am & 7am, Frieda Greyling 046 624 5859( w)
Saturday 28 October Kirkwood Orchard Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Kirkwood High School, Sonop, Kirkwood, 7am, Jeanette Pretorius 082 899 7134
FAR NORTH
LIMPOPO
Friday 6 October Mazda Polokwane Nite 2-in-1 10km & 5km, Peter Mokaba Stadium, Dorp Street, Polokwane, 6:30pm, Corrie Calitz 072 149 2674
Saturday 21 October Caster Semenya 10km, 5km & Street Mile, Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, 7am, Jeremia Mokaba 073 245 9446
NEW DATE – WAS 28 OCTOBER
Saturday 28 October SA Run 4 Cancer Ultra Marathon 48km, 32km, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Various start points, all finishing at Polokwane Cricket Club, Club Street, Polokwane, 6am, Corrie Calitz 072 149 2674
Foskor Open Pit Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Bottom of Foskor Open Pit to Phalaborwa Road Runners Clubhouse, Kingfisher Private School, 7am, Molatelo Rankweteke 084 552 4323
MPUMALANGA
Wednesday 4 October Maximed Pharmacies Nite 10km & 5km, Standerton Show Grounds, 7pm, Heidi van der Merwe 072 391 0788
Saturday 7 October Build it Graskop God’ s Window Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Graskop Caravan Park, Main Street, Graskop, 7am, Ashley Betteridge 081 305 3575
Rainbow Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Lake Umuzi, Secunda, 7am, July Mavuso 082 806 1352
Buffalo Gorge Trail Series 18km, 6.5km & 2.5km, Buffalo Gorge Eco Adventure Centre, Buffelskloof Farm, Middelburg, 7:30am, Ryk Diepraam 083 528 9586
Wednesday 11 October Waypoint Night 10km & 5km, Sasol Recreation Club, Secunda, 7pm, Tersia Odendaal 083 320 9119
Saturday 14 October Embalenhle 2 in 1 Challenge Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, House of Praise Church, Embalenhle Ext 2, near Secunda, 6am, Abednego Sibanyoni 082 332 9448
Wednesday 18 October Hans Storm Memorial Nite 10km & 5km, Laërskool JJ van der Merwe, Ermelo, 7pm, Hennie Niewenhuys 082 895 9206
Saturday 21 October Elhanzeni Sport Tourism Day Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Mbombela Stadium, 1 Bafana Road, Mataffin, Nelspruit / Mbombela, 6:30am, Race Organiser 079 881 3582
Saturday 28 October Coaldust Circuit Race 48km, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Elkana Educational Centre, 2 Aasvoël Street, Reyno Ridge, Witbank /
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