Lifestyle fun walk and marathon comes to Alex

Creative Minds Movement is organising a fun walk and marathon in the township.

Creative Minds Movement is a youth-orientated non-profit organisation based in Alexandra which contributes to youth development by creating platforms for engagement and interaction with the aim of exchanging ideas and knowledge.

Known as the Alex Marathon and Fun Walk, the event will take place on 14 May at the Altrek Sports Complex in the East Bank section of Alex and will start at 7am and end at 3pm.

Event organisers, Sakhile Shabangu and Levy Ledwaba, who are co-founders of the movement, said the marathon would be an inaugural special sporting event which would be held on an annual basis.

Shabangu described the event as special since it would be hosted in collaboration with different structures in the community. The aim is to promote health and fitness, as well as provide education on socio-economic challenges related to health and general upliftment of the local community.

“Another component to the marathon is celebrating the community, different cultures and community members who are making a difference in the various spheres of life and businesses which are flying the Alexandra flag high,” Ledwaba added.

The marathon will consist of a 12km marathon, 5km fun walk, and fun fitness activities which are sub-events to be run concurrently in certain phases of the event.

Details: Sakhile Shabangu 071 972 9042; shabangusc@gmail.com; Levy Ledwaba 078 598 6026; lm.thokozile@gmail.com

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