This year’s route features some changes to include the new Cape Town Stadium in Green Point. It starts on the corner of Rothesay and Beach Roads (near the Mouille Point Lighthouse) and runners will finish on the Sea Point Promenade, at Rocklands Beach, opposite the Winchester Mansions Hotel.

Entries are now open and you can download the entry form here. Follow the guidelines on the form to see where to submit the form or enter online here. The start times for the 2010 event are as follows:

• 21.1 km half marathon: 07h00
• 10 km run/walk: 07h30
• 5 km run/walk: 07h45

The chosen beneficiary for the 2010 Outsurance 94.5 Kfm Gun Run is The Homestead, a Cape Town based Non Profit Organisation, which helps street children reconstruct their lives.

Good luck and enjoy. I reckon I’ll go for the 10 km option and I’m looking forward to it.

The 2010 route has changed to include the Green Point Common and the area around the Cape Town Stadium in Green Point. It all starts in the centre of Cape Town. The route then takes you to the Rondebosch area and then returns to the city, the V&A Waterfront, Sea Point and Green Point, before heading back to the finish.

The Cape Town Marathon takes place on Sunday 26 September 2010. Other distances on the day include a 10km run and 4.2km ‘mini-marathon’ for juniors. I’ve heard entry forms are available at major sports stores in Cape Town.

On Saturday 25 September 2010, the Festival of Running is happening. It includes:

• The Festival of Running 100km/100miler.
  
• A 5km fun run.
• A 5 x 4.2km inter-club and inter-company relay.

It should be a good weekend of running. Take care and enjoy.

This year’s event starts and finishes at a new venue, the Green Point Cricket Club. You can enter the 5km, 10km or 20km walk. Entry to the event costs R30 per walker and you can enter online or download the entry form at www.psfa.org.za. You can also collect entry forms at selected Spur Steak Ranches and Virgin Active gyms in the Western Cape. Entries for individuals close on 15 August 2010 and the closing date for group entries is on 6 August 2010. Official t-shirts are also available for R50 each.

There will be parking at designated areas on the day. Note that access to the Green Point Cricket Club on the day is only permitted through Vlei Road.

The starting times for the different distances are:

• 20km walk: 08h00
• 10km walk: 08h30
• 5km walk: 09h00

Don’t miss out. If you’re up for it, go for it and enjoy yourself. And make sure you’re not late for the start at the Green Point Cricket Club. Have fun and good luck.

Cheers,
Adrian

• 1 Mile: 1.6km – starts at 09h10
• 3 Miles: 4.8km – starts at 09h30
• 5 Miles: 8km – starts at 09h00

It’s happening on Sunday 21 March 2010 and starts at the V&A Waterfront. It really looks like there’s going to be an awesome fun vibe as Cape Town joins the UK in hosting this event. Click here to enter.

More info from the website (www.sportrelief.co.za):

‘Sport Relief started in the UK eight years ago and more than 400,000 people took part in the last event in 2008. The Sport Relief Mile has now come to South Africa, which means you can join thousands of South Africans for a day of fun, competition and goodwill.

On Sunday 21st March 2010, hundreds of thousands of people will take to the streets all over the UK. Now you, your family and friends can unite with them in Cape Town to do something great.

Children are our future and we owe them our commitment, love, care and support. Working in the spirit of Ubuntu, CWSA would like this to spread to all South Africans in order to work together in marking our country a safer place for children.’

It’s all happening at the Cape Academy for Mathematics, Science and Technology, on the corner of Firgrove and Spaanschemat Roads in Constantia. The 10km walk is in memorial of Philip Rabinowitz and a special memorial medal will be issued to all 10km walkers when they finish the walk.

The entry fees are as follows (as per Entrytime.com):

• 21.1km Licensed athletes – R51
• 21.1km Unlicensed athletes – R79.80
• 10km Walk licensed athletes – R31
• 10km Walk unlicensed athletes – R46
• 10km Walk juniors licensed athletes – R21
• 10km Walk juniors unlicensed athletes – R31
• 5km fun walk – R10

And here are the start times:

• 21.1km – 06H00
• 10km Walk – 06H20
• 10km Walk juniors – 06H20
• 5km Fun run / walk – 07H00

You can enter online at www.entrytime.com.

The first Community Chest Twilight Run happened back in 1982 and nowadays around 20000 participants crawl, walk or run through the streets of Cape Town in this annual event. Feel free to add to the fun by dressing up in a wacky costume, as many individuals and teams do every year. There’s also a best dressed competition for the best costumes out there. And don’t forget the after-party which is always great fun.

• The fun run starts and finishes at the Grand Parade and the distance is 5km.
• The best dressed competition starts at 17h00 and the run starts at 19h00.
• Entries fees are R150 per team of six (minimum four, maximum six) and R30 per individual entry.
• If you’re interested in a hospitality site (6m x 3m) it’ll cost you R1000.
• You can enter online at www.comchest.org.za/online_forms.asp.
• You can also enter online at www.entrytime.com. Prices are slightly higher: R36 per individual entry and R171 per team.
• For more information phone 021 424 3344.

The event is set to take place on Saturday 3 April 2010 on the Easter Weekend. Participants can choose from the 56km ultra marathon or the 21km half marathon. There’s also a 5km and 2.5km fun run if you’re looking for something less strenuous. The Two Oceans Marathon attracts around 26000 participants in the various distances and boasts some of the best scenery you can find in any race, anywhere in the world.

One of the main pre-race activities is the running expo which takes place at the Good Hope Centre from Wednesday 31 March 2010 to Friday 2 April 2010. It’s the largest of it’s kind in the Western Cape and offers the latest in running related products and information.

The 2010 Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon will remain on the route via Chapman’s Peak, Hout Bay and Constantia Nek. If there are any problems, the Ou Kaapse Weg route will be used.

For more information on the Two Oceans Marathon and to enter online visit http://portal.twooceansmarathon.org.za. The website has everything you need to know including details on entering, sponsors and charities involved, the history of the marathon and information on events leading up to the big day.

The half marathon route includes the following landmarks: Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Rondebosch Common, Mostert’s Mill, University of Cape Town, Rhodes Memorial, Newlands Forest, Josephine Mill, Newlands Brewery, Newlands Rugby Stadium and Sahara Park Newlands.

Proceeds raised will go to The Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, which is the event’s official charity. This year as part of the ‘Running With Teddies’ campaign, all participants are encouraged to bring a soft toy on race day and drop it off on route in collection boxes outside the hospital.

• The event starts and finishes at the Western Province Cricket Club Sports Centre in Rondebosch.
• Starting times:
  Half marathon: 06h00
  6km Fun run: 07h00
  750m Kiddies race: 08h00
• Refreshment stations will be provided at approximately 3km intervals. Refreshments will also be on sale at the start and finish.
• You can enter online and view the Landmarks Half Marathon route at www.entrytime.com.
• Online entries close on 11 November 2009. Late entries will be taken on race day an hour before each race at the venue.
• Entry fees (as per www.entrytime.com):
  21.1km Licensed runner – R51.00
  21.1km Licensed junior runner – R21.00
  21.1km Unlicensed runner – R79.80
  21.1km Unlicensed junior runner – R46.00
  Includes temporary licence
  6km Fun run R21.00
  6km Fun run learners R16.00

A fun walk for a good cause along the Sea Point promenade... sounds pretty good to me.

Funds raised from Blisters for Bread entries go to the Peninsula School Feeding Association (PSFA) providing nutritious meals to hungry school children in the Western Cape.

So let’s have the details. You can enter the 5km, 10km or 20km walk along the Sea Point promenade.  On the day you can enjoy live entertainment, prize give-aways, food and fun for the whole family after the walk at the Green Point track, where the event starts and finishes. There will be refreshment stations and professional medical facilities on the route.

Time to get those shoes out.

Entry to the event costs R25 per walker and entry forms can be collected at any Pick n Pay or any Virgin Active. You can also download the entry form from www.psfa.org.za or you can enter online at www.entrytime.com. It couldn’t be easier. Entries close on 16 August 2009 so don’t miss out. If you’re up for it, go for it and enjoy yourself.

Please note the revised Blisters for Bread start times below:

• 5km route: 09h00
• 10km route: 08h30
• 20km route: 08h00

Make sure you’re not late for the start at the Green Point track. Have fun and good luck.