Still time to enter Joburg’s most beautiful race
Late entries will be accepted at registration from Thursday, 5 October until just before the race on Sunday.
The first rumblings of thunder and a tinge of purple on the jacaranda trees are reminders that one of the most important events in Johannesburg – the Spar Women’s Challenge – takes place on Sunday, 8 October.
This year, the Spar Women’s 10km Challenge and 5km Fun Run have moved to a bigger and greener new venue, the Marks Park Sporting Club in Emmarentia.
Online entries were accepted up until midnight on Friday, 29 September but, if you missed that deadline, there is no need to despair – late entries will be accepted at registration from Thursday, 5 October until just before the race on Sunday. Late entrants will, however, not be eligible to receive a free race t-shirt.
The new course is very pretty, as it twists and turns through the leafy suburbs of Emmarentia and Greenside, passing some beautiful homes, pretty gardens and well-known schools. Part of the race is a steady climb past the Parkview Golf Course, which celebrated its centenary last year. The race ends back at Marks Park.
The first 5km are relatively flat, with the second half being more challenging, but the trees lining the streets provide shelter from the sun and by the time the race is run, the jacarandas should be in full bloom – always a sight for jaded eyes.
The course for the 5km Fun Run sticks fairly closely to Marks Park and the adjoining Johannesburg Botanical Gardens, taking entrants past the beautiful Emmarentia Dam.
There are plenty of prizes on offer, including Spar vouchers worth R15 000, and the trendy Afro-pop group Denim will have everyone tapping their toes and clicking their fingers as they provide the entertainment on the day.
So, make a plan, and be part of Joburg’s most beautiful race on Sunday, 8 October.
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