SPAR is inviting women across the country to join in on Saturday, September 4, anytime between 06:00 and 18:00 (subject to government lockdown regulations).
Participants can run, jog, or walk their own virtual challenge, at their own pace, anywhere in South Africa.
The 2021 SPAR Women’s Virtual Challenge is set to be the ultimate antidote to Covid-19 fatigue and the lockdown blues that many South Africans are feeling.
The 2021 challenge theme, #LiveLimitless calls on women to recognise how many obstacles they have overcome in spite of the restrictions and limitations in the past year.
“Following the first ever SPAR Women’s Virtual Challenge held in 2020, the challenge participants could never have anticipated that almost a year later, the nation would still be living with lockdown restrictions as the world continues to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic.
#LiveLimitless recognises that we have done and coped with so much in the past year that we never thought we would be able to,” says Alison Zweers, SPAR Managing Director Western Cape and Namibia.
Every year thousands of women look forward to taking part in the SPAR Women’s Challenge races and their associated fun runs.
Due to the lockdown imposed in 2020, SPAR changed the game by launching their first ever virtual challenge.
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“By hosting the second virtual challenge in 2021, we are once again giving women something to look forward to and we are really excited that no one will have to miss out this year.
The fact that we have managed to find a way for our challenge community to keep coming together is really a testament to what #LiveLimitless is all about,” SPAR Group Marketing Executive, Mike Prentice enthuses.
Ensuring a limitless future for all, the SPAR Women’s Virtual Challenge 2021 event will benefit the SPAR Petal’s Project. Proceeds from this year’s entry fee will be used to help the Petals project donate packs of sanitary pads to underprivileged girls who often stay away from school when they are on their periods as they lack these basic necessities.
SPAR Petals donations help keep these girls in school, giving them an equal chance to compete and lead a full life.
This year there are even more ways to join in the fun online.
Participants can visit the official race website, sparvirtualchallenge.co.za to generate their own race number and finish line certificate – perfect for pre and post-race selfies!
Use #LiveLimitless and #SPARVirtualChallenge when posting to join the challenge community online! For more information and to find out how to enter, visit www.sparvirtualchallenge.co.za.
Entries are limited to 75 000 participants – enter now to avoid disappointment.
