CHARLENE
Elsabe van Zyl
Advertising Manager SPAR Western Cape & Namibia
I am extremely excited and proud to be at the helm of a motivated team involved in making SPAR ’ s Most Beautiful Challenge a ‘ live ’ one this year . We are more than ready to host your favourite women ’ s race in our beautiful Mother City .
Even though the virtual challenges served us well over the past two years , and it was absolutely wonderful to see thousands of women uniting via livestreaming for a good cause , doing their own race at their own pace , it ’ s going to be so much more fun meeting in person again . So it ’ s time to don your trendy ‘ T ’ and take on the Challenge in real time ! Green Point here we come !
We however respect that our customers in far flung areas cannot always make it to Cape Town and also , there are people who are still not fully committed to taking part in activities which involve large numbers . That ’ s why we decided to keep a small virtual component for these women .
SUBBARAYAN
THE SPAR GROUP LTD NATIONAL EVENTS & SPONSORSHIP MANAGER
“ WE ARE BACK !” What a fabulous start to the 2023 SPAR Women ’ s Challenge and SPAR Grand Prix Series .
Well done , Cape Town , with 14,000 entries sold in a record time , which indicates that our loyal SPAR Women ’ s Challenge supporters are as delighted as the SPAR family to be back to normal after a few years of challenges brought by COVID-19 and Lockdown restrictions .
The Mother City is a fitting host for the launch of this year ’ s series , and to all the women who have entered , enjoy the 10km race or 5km Fun Run on Sunday . SPAR appreciates your support !
My thanks go to the SPAR Western Cape team , led by the evergreen Elsabe Van Zyl , for all the hard work and preparation put into making the SPAR Women ’ s Challenge Cape Town a success . Also , to our sponsor partners , Proton , Superfine and Modern Athlete , we appreciate your ongoing support .
We welcome our top local and international athletes who will be running the SPAR Grand Prix , and to them all , run like the wind , and may the best in each age group take their well-deserved positions on the podium .
I am reminded of the powerful words of famed poet , Marge Piercy : “ A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done .” Have fun out there !
Whether you enter to take part in Green Point , Namibia , or somewhere else , focus on the fun .
The SPAR Women ’ s Challenge and the # ItsPersonal theme celebrates who we are as women . It speaks to the fact that we are different , look different , are wired differently , come from diverse backgrounds , are capable of different things , but that we ultimately respect these differences . Love them , in fact , because it ’ s all so fabulously personal .
At SPAR we pride ourselves on living our values of family , entrepreneurship and passion . We feel strongly that each girl has a right to an education . We know you do too . Join SPAR in our Petals project , and donate towards a pack of sanitary pads that will help keep a girl in school .
This year we have added another beneficiary and , with your help , will be donating money to Operation Smile SA . By participating , all entrants are helping to change the lives of children born with cleft lips and palates , who don ’ t have easy access to treatment .
My personal goal for this year is to surround myself with people that make me happy . What ’ s yours ? Remember # ItsPersonal
4 Spar Women ’ s Challenge Grand Prix Series | Cape Town , 23 April 2023