ENTRIES have opened ahead of this year’s SPAR Women’s 10/5km Challenge in Durban.

Now in its 36th year, the event starts and ends at the Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium, on Sunday, June 28.

This year’s entry cap is 12 500 entries and participants can choose between a gentle 5km ‘fun run’ challenge or the more serious 10km race which has an attractive cash purse for top runners.

The longer distance sets off on the fast and flat ‘out-and-back’ route at 08:00 sharp, while the 5km athletes will get going at 09:00 with both distances taking participants along parts of Durban’s spectacular Golden Mile.

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All registration is done online, with options to pay using a debit or credit card, and with a convenient new addition to pay in-store at any SPAR in KwaZulu-Natal after entering online.

One lucky entrant who opts to pay in-store could win a R10 000 SPAR voucher.

Online entries close on Monday, June 22.

This year’s theme is #CelebrateHer, which recognises the strength, spirit and diverse stories of all the women who take part, and who each arrive at the finish line with their own motivations and journeys.

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Race Registration is on Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27 on the outer fields at Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium. Last year’s Challenge sold out a few weeks before, and early entry is advisable to avoid disappointment.

R5 from each entry will go to this year’s Race Charity, iThemba Lethu, an NPO dedicated to shaping brighter futures by investing in young lives from an early age and supporting them every step of the way.

To enter go to www.sparwomenschallenge.co.za.

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