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WALKERS WELCOME
FUN RUNNERS WELCOME
DISCOVERY CAPE TIMES BIG WALK
DATE 01 January 2019
TIME Various
ORGANISERS Spartan Harriers Club (WP)
DISTANCE 5km, 10km, 11km, 12km, 13km, 20km, 25km, 30km, 50km, 80km
PROVINCE Western Cape
START VENUE Various,,
PRE-ENTRY CLOSING DATE
RACE WEBSITE CLICK HERE
PRIMARY CONTACT
NAME Events Office
NUMBER
EMAIL info@bigwalk.co.za
FAX 021-6853377
HOME NUMBER
WORK NUMBER 021-6853333
SECONDARY CONTACT
NAME
NUMBER
EMAIL
FAX
HOME NUMBER
WORK NUMBER
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ENTRY DETAILS



This event is strictly pre-entry.


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THE RUN



The starting venues for the various distances are as follows: 80 kilometre - Rhodes High Observatory to Simon’s Town and back, 50 kilometre - Fish Hoek to Simon’s Town and back, 30 kilometre – Simon’s Town, 25 kilometre - Fish Hoek, 20 kilometre - Firgrove Road, Constantia, 13 kilometre – Retreat, 12 kilometre - Green Point Stadium, 11 kilometre - Cape Town City Centre, 10 kilometre – Gugulethu, and five kilometre – Newlands. The 80-, 50-, 30-, 25- and 20 kilometre walks are all timed events. The 15-, two x 10 kilometre and five kilometre walks are more go-as-you-please affairs and are not timed. Routes and finish venues may change, please contact the organisers to confirm venues nearer the race date.
FACILITES
Metro Rail has convenient stations for all the Southern races. There are buses to and from Blouberg. There are medical facilities along the route and at the finish.


PRIZES AND GIVE-AWAYS
All category winners get cash prizes and gold medals. Medals go to all other finishers. Timed 80-, 50-, 30- and 25 kilometre walk finishers get certificates. There are various category medals and trophies to be won.

Type Point-to-point
Sub Event Road Running
Difficulty Rating 2
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MEDIA RELEASE
Race Name Release Date Media Release
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ORGANISER
NAME Spartan Harriers Club (WP)
PROVINCE Western Province
EMAIL spartanharriers@gmail.com
WEBSITE www.spartanharriers.co.za
ADDRESS P O Box 422 Bergvliet

CONTACT PERSON
NAME Patrick Wonfor
PROVINCE
EMAIL
NUMBER
ADDRESS

RACES BY THIS CLUB
TYPE PROVINCE RACE DATE VENUE CONTACT NUMBER
Western Cape Discovery Cape Times Big Walk 01 January 2024 Various Events Office
Western Cape Spartan Harriers Firgrove Challenge - Virtual Race 01 January 2024 Anywhere Michael Adams 083-2965953
Western Cape Discovery Spartan Harriers 15 km Firgrove Challenge 03 February 2024 Cape Academy for Mathematics, Science & Technology cnr Firgrove Way & Spaanschemat Roads Constantia Michael Adams 083-2965953
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EDITORS NOTES



EDITORS NOTES
Dating back to 1903, this Cape Town foot race is even older than the Comrades Marathon, although it was held only sporadically over the first few decades. Started by Spartan Harriers, the club itself was formed just two years earlier, the original 50 mile walking race set off from the Grand Parade in the city, went just beyond Simon’s Town and returned to finish in the city centre. In essence, this is a fun walk and athletic licences are not required. However, the front-end field for most distances is becoming more and more competitive and many of the top South African walkers take part. The rules are clearly stated on the entry forms and the race is observed by judges. Contact the organisers or check the entry forms for the starting times, starting venues and minimum age for the various distances. The distances offered are: 80-, 50-, 30-, 25-, 15-, 10- and five kilometres. Children younger than six years old can enter a fun walk on the Saturday at Canal Walk. This community event is used to raise funds for the needy. These funds are distributed by Rotary to various charities and community organisations, including literacy projects. All walks end at 17h30 when support services are withdrawn.

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Finishers: 34000

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