Registration for the Thembisa Mile are open
Discovery Vitality members can earn 600 vitality points for completing the 10km race.
Registration for Thembisa’s premier road running event, the Thembisa Mile on October 29, is officially open.
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The race comprises a street mile (1 609m) and a 10km mass participation event.
The race will start and finish at the Moses Molelekwa Arts Centre next to the Makhulong Stadium.
Entries are available online at www.thembisamile.co.za or www.peaktiming.co.za
Entries will close at midnight on October 22 or when the maximum race capacity has been reached.
The race is open to 3 000 participants, with 2 500 entries available for the 10km road race and 500 for the 1 Mile Road Race.
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The registration fee for the 10km is R150 for ASA-licensed athletes, while unlicensed athletes will pay an additional R60 for a temporary license.
The registration fee for the 1 Mile Race is R50 for ASA-licensed athletes, with unlicensed athletes paying an additional R20 for a temporary license.
The registration fee excludes the online service fee administered by the service provider.
Participants will collect their race numbers at the race expo from October 27 to 29 at the race venue.
The race offers the elite runners a total prize purse of R100 000.
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The 10km winners in both men and women will each take home R5 000, while the invitational mile winners will each take home R4 000.
The top three boys and girls in the U10, U13 and U15 age group categories in the 1 Mile race will each receive SPAR vouchers.
All registered finishers will receive bronze medals, while category winners will earn gold medals.
Discovery Vitality members can earn 600 vitality points for completing the 10km race.
The race is through the two main streets of Thembisa, RTJ Namane Drive and Andrew Mapheto Drive.
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The race sponsors and partners are SPAR North Rand, City of Ekurhuleni Sports and Recreation Division, Vision View TV, Lenmed Zamokuhle Private Hospital, The Thembisan, Move the Nation, Central Gauteng Athletics and Thembisa Athletics Club.
The race will be streamed live on the Vision View TV app.
Enter online at www.thembisamile.co.za or www.peaktiming.co.za
