This is the opening race of the prestigious SPAR Grand Prix 10km series which has attracted a top women’s entry from not only South Africa but the continent.

Women from the Mother City and surrounds, who did not leave it till number 99 to enter, will take up the challenge, running or walking South Africa’s ‘Most Beautiful’ race along the Atlantic Seaboard. The 10km race and 5km Fun Run starts and finishes in Greenpoint.

“We are extremely excited to once again be hosting this fabulous event in our beautiful Mother City,” says Elsabe van Zyl-Felix, Advertising Manager for SPAR Western Cape and Namibia. “We look forward to welcoming our elite athletes, as well as our loyal ladies who come and run or walk the Challenge with their friends. Our theme for the race encourages everyone to take the best versions of themselves, move on - and thrive.”

Entrants can collect their race packs with their race numbers at their selected Sportsman’s Warehouse on Friday 28 March and Saturday 29 March. No collections will take place on race day.

To avoid congestion in the Greenpoint area, the City encourages that entrants park at the Civic Centre and catch the MyCiti bus (using their MyConnect Transport card ) to the start. Parking will be open from 05:00. Security will be in place and participants will not be charged to park there.  The first bus departs at 6:06 am from the Civic Centre to Granger Bay / Waterfront.

Cape Town’s Mayor, Mr Geordin Hill – Lewis, will shoot the start gun for the 10 km Race at 7:00. The 10 km walk follows at 7:15 and the 5 km Fun Run at 7:40. There will be batch starts for all distances.

The ethos of the SPAR Group is to support the communities in which they trade. The SPAR Women’s Challenge enables SPAR to donate to worthy charities in their region that support women. This year, via the SPAR Petals project, SPAR Western Cape will donate sanitary pads to two organizations, Against Period Poverty and the Boland Cricket Veterans’ Dignity Programme. As part of the Group’s End GBV campaign, the Saartjie Baartman Centre, based in Manenberg, will also benefit, as will Nonceba in Khayelitsha.

According to Van Zyl – Felix, another facet of the event’s commitment to charitable causes, is the goody bag that participants receive on completion of the race. “This year we have commissioned the Alta du Toit Centre, which plays a valuable role in the all-inclusive care and development of adults with an intellectual disability, to pack our goody bags.”

Popular rapper, Snotkop will entertain at the prize-giving after the event. In addition to substantial category prizes for the top runners, fabulous lucky draw prizes are up for grabs. Those that stay for the prize-giving after the run, stand the chance to win a grand lucky draw prize of R 30 000 worth of SPAR vouchers.

As part of an exciting development for this year’s SPAR Grand Prix series, the SPAR Group has announced Hyundai Automative South Africa as the new national vehicle sponsor of the series. One lucky woman (older than 18) will walk away from the race the owner of a brand-new Hyundai Exter valued at R245 000.

For more information contact info@topevents.co.za, or consult the website www.spar.run.