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VOORTREKKER MONUMENT HALF MARATHON,10 & 5 KM
DATE 23 November 2019
TIME 06h00
ORGANISERS Voortrekker Monument Draf en Stap Klub
DISTANCE 5km, 10km, 21.1km
PROVINCE Gauteng
START VENUE Voortrekker Monument,Eeufees Road,Pretoria
PRE-ENTRY CLOSING DATE 20 November 2019
RACE WEBSITE NOT YET AVAILABLE
PRIMARY CONTACT
NAME Joep Joubert
NUMBER 071-4055588
EMAIL connie@mboneni.co.za
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SECONDARY CONTACT
NAME Leon Bezuidenhout
NUMBER 082-3260405
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VOORTREKKER MONUMENT HALF MARATHON,10 & 5 KM

ENTRY DETAILS



Pre-entries are available at leading local sports stores. Late entries are accepted at the start from 04h00. Blind runners and Grand Masters enjoy a reduced entry fee.




VOORTREKKER MONUMENT HALF MARATHON,10 & 5 KM

DIRECTIONS

Race Start Coordinates: -25.776604956709263, 28.175296783447265 

Race Finish Coordinates: 0.0,0.0 

VOORTREKKER MONUMENT HALF MARATHON,10 & 5 KM

THE RUN



This hilly and, at times, extremely challenging route is run over the Daspoortrand, around the outskirts of the suburbs of Pretoria Gardens and the new extensions of Danville. Almost half of the route is run on sand paths and almost a kilometre of the race is run on a historic mountain track. Do not expect to run a PB here. There are few, if any, races like this. It is unique in both style and route.




PRIZES AND GIVE-AWAYS

Category winners get gold medals. The first 2,500 finishers get medals on race day.



Type Circular
Sub Event Road Running
Difficulty Rating 4
VOORTREKKER MONUMENT HALF MARATHON,10 & 5 KM

MEDIA RELEASE
Race Name Release Date Media Release
VOORTREKKER MONUMENT HALF MARATHON,10 & 5 KM

ORGANISER
NAME Voortrekker Monument Draf en Stap Klub
PROVINCE Gauteng North
EMAIL
WEBSITE www.facebook.com/vtmklub/
ADDRESS P O Box 53009 wierdapark

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RACES BY THIS CLUB
TYPE PROVINCE RACE DATE VENUE CONTACT NUMBER
Gauteng AfriForum Springbok Vasbyt 25 & 10.5 km - VIRTUAL RACE 01 January 2024 Race Organiser 082-9794348
Gauteng Leon Bezuidenhout Springbok Vasbyt Half Marathon & 10 km 13 July 2024 Voortrekker Monument Picnic Terrain Eeufees Road Pretoria Joep Joubert 083-2296313
Gauteng Muller Potgieter 15 & 10 km 14 September 2024 Voortrekker Monument Picnic Terrain Eeufees road Pretoria Joep Joubert 083-2296313
Gauteng Voortrekker Monument Half Marathon & 10 km 23 November 2024 Voortrekker Monument Eeufees Road Pretoria Joep Joubert 083-2296313
VOORTREKKER MONUMENT HALF MARATHON,10 & 5 KM

EDITORS NOTES



EDITORS NOTES

The Value Logistics Ou Voetpad Mountain 10 Miler has been consistently ranked in a number of our surveys as a well organised and well presented event. Long before motorised transport the only way to cross the Witwatersberg to reach Pretoria was to lead a horse over the Daspoortrand footpath. This historic race follows part of that footpath. During the Anglo Boer War, the British built a blockhouse on the footpath to protect it and to control access to Pretoria.

The organisers go out of their way to entertain runners around this challenging route. Irish soldiers are in attendance with pipes and drums. The 1900-era British and Boer soldiers, complete with rifles, do guard duty in the mountains. To add to the atmosphere, the race is started thunderously with a genuine six-pounder field cannon. The Ou Voetpad is proudly associated with the university’s alcohol and drug awareness campaign: ‘Addicted to Life’. The fun run, a five kilometre event, is held in support of the campaign and is co-hosted by the TUT Department of Student Development. Walkers and climbers are welcome. A six mile race will also be run on tar.



Time Limit: 03:30

Finishers: 750

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