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It’s time again for the Bobbies 3-in-1 half-marathon

The annual Bobbies 3-in-1 road race in Aid of PinkDrive takes place on Saturday at the Wonderboom Junction.

On Saturday 10 March 2018 Wonderboom Junction will host the 8th annual Bobbies road running event.

The race is held in Aid of PinkDrive, a NGO organization with the focus on the prevention of Breast, Prostate and Testicular cancer. A PinkDrive truck will be available at the race to do free screenings and it will also offer PSA (prostate) testing for free for the first 10 people. Intercare, one of the tenants of the centre, will also be doing free cholesterol and blood sugar tests on the day of the race.

The event starts and finishes at the Wonderboom Junction Shopping Centre, which is located on the corner of Lavender Road. The route runs through the suburbs of Wonderboom, Annlin, Sinoville and Magalieskruin.

In recent years the event has grown considerable with new runners taking part each year. More than 5000 runners took part and in 2017.

The race consists of a 21.1km half marathon, 10km road race and 5km fun run (or walk). The half marathon and 10km races will start at 06:00 and the fun run at 06:15. Medals will be given to all participants who complete the race.

A R3000 cash prize will be handed over to the school with the most entries in the 5km fun run.

For more information, phone Elizabeth Dreyer on 082-355-7637.

 

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Koos Venter

Koos Venter is an experienced journalist who started his career 35 years ago, before the days of cellphones, modern computer systems, the internet and digital cameras, as a correspondent for Nexus, the former national magazine of the Department of Correctional Services. He has since worked for various other publications in all aspects of news coverage, as a columnist and in the production side of newspapers and online publications. Since 2007 he has specialized as a sports writer, while he is also regularly used as an analyst and commentator by several radio stations.
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