Time is running out to enter the Colgate Race

The entries for the Colgate Race are almost sold out and the Boksburg Athletic Club (BAC) has encouraged those who want to partake in the event to register online for the few available spots.

The race will take place on May 7 at Boksburg Stadium and features the 32km, 15km and 5km fun run.
As of April 26, the BAC said there were around 200 entries left.

“If there are entries available, they will be available at Boksburg Stadium from May 3 to 6 from 10:00 to 15:00,” said the club’s Caronn Harris.

Residents along the race route in Boksburg South, Parkrand, CBD and Boksburg East have been urged to be aware of interruptions on race day.

The course is as follows:

The route will start on Jubilee Road, and runners will run towards Brakpan, turning off on Barry Marais Road. They will then turn into Van Wyk Louw Drive, where the first water point will be.

The runners will follow Van Wyk Louw Drive until they turn onto Heidelberg Road, where the second water point will be. They will then turn into Leeuwpoort Street and continue until they reach the third water point outside the Colgate premises.

After Colgate, they will turn into Van Dyk Road for a short distance and then into Power Street, Brakpan Road, and Lonie Road (fourth water point) and continue until they turn into the stadium gates on Dudley Smith Road.

The 15km runners will run onto the stadium track to complete their run, while the 32km runners will continue out of the back stadium gates (a water point for the 32km runners will be here) and run another loop of the above route.

To add an extra 2km to the 32km race, the runners will do a loop in Boksburg South, running in the streets of Snyman, Dagama, Stanbury, Dick King, Walton and Dundee before joining the route of the 15km.

Email any queries to info@boksburgathleticclub.co.za.

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