Flame of Peace
The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon proceedings will kick off on the morning of 17 October when delegates of the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run will take a short peace walk to the marathon start while carrying the iconic Peace torch .
The Peace torch is part of the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon ’ s RUN4CHANGE legacy programme , and
Running MAD
The MAD2Run team will return to the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon this year , when 35 runners will cover 1,550km from Johannesburg to Cape Town in a 24-hour relay , over the course of eight days . is part of a global relay that embodies humanity ’ s universal aspiration for peace , and promotes international friendship and understanding . The Peace torch has visited 155 countries and run more than 632 000km since 1987 .
Race ambassador Elana Meyer received the coveted Torch Bearer award from the Sri Chinmoy Oneness- Home Peace Run team in 2020 in honour of her contribution to the running community , and making the world a better place through sport .
This extraordinary feat is in aid of the MAD Leadership Foundation , which offers a full-investment scholarship and holistic educational support to academically talented scholars who show promise but lack the necessary financial resources to effectively develop their potential . There are currently 311 learners enrolled in this programme .
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