Keep healthy and join the Friday 5K Solo Run

Get your running shoes out because the organisers of the FNB Run Your City Series (RYCS) together with Puma South Africa have launched the Friday 5K Solo Run campaign.

Consisting of five 5km virtual runs, the Friday 5K Solo Run Series powered by Puma is a free virtual run series and takes place weekly from 21 August until 18 September. “The Friday 5K Solo Run Series forms part of an exciting campaign that will build up to the FNB RYCS Heritage Day Virtual Run taking place on Thursday, 24 September,” said Agne du Plessis, head of road running for Stillwater Sports.

“Runners from all over South Africa are invited to partake. There are awesome sponsor prizes up for grabs each week, and at the end of the series one lucky runner will take home the grand prize which will be an impressive Puma x First Mile Hamper and a pair of Puma Ultraride running shoes, to the value of R10 000. “We cannot wait to see all the photographs of runners having fun.”

Puma marketing director, Brett Bellinger said it is easier to keep fit if one is having fun. “The Friday 5K Solo Run Series powered by Puma is a great way to stay active and engaged with the running community. We will definitely be participating and challenge all SA runners and walkers to do the same,” said Bellinger.

Event dates:

• 4 September – Friday 5K Solo Run #3

• 11 September – Friday 5K Solo Run #4

• 18 September – Friday 5K Solo Run #5

Entry is free of charge and participants can take photos of themselves and share them on social media to stand a chance of winning prizes. Runners must caption their photos to answer the question: Why do you run? Each run needs to be completed and the photograph loaded to social media by 11.59pm on the stipulated date.

Remember to tag @PUMASouthAfrica and use the hashtags #ForeverFaster #FNBRunYourCity. Social media platforms include FNB Cape Town 12K CITYRUN, FNB Durban 10K CITYRUN or FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN. Weekly sponsor prizes will include, but are not limited to, awesome gifts from: Puma, Thule, Coca-Cola, The President Hotel and Rialto Foods. Puma South Africa will also give away one pair of Ultraride running shoes per week.

At the end of the campaign, the names of the runners that complete all five Friday 5K Solo Runs and share their photographs and captions to the FNB RYCS social media platforms will go into a lucky draw for the grand prize, a Puma x First Mile Hamper and a pair of Puma Ultraride running shoes, to the value of R10 000.