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Lace up your running shoes for the popular Foskor F21

The race offers an R50 000 purse to the runner that can better the current record times of 1:01:55 for the men's division and 1:12:19 for the women's division.

LIMPOPO – The Foskor F21 Half Marathon is set to take place on Saturday with a total prize money of R462 000 up for grabs.

The race offers an R50 000 purse to the runner that can better the current record times of 1:01:55 for the men’s division and 1:12:19 for the women’s division.

In last year’s race, Dagmachew Mara took first place with a time of 1:05:17 and Glenrose Xaba won the women’s open division in a time of 1:13:55.

In the open category, R50 000 is up for grabs for the first-place winner with R25 000 going to second place and R18 000 prize money going to the third-place runner.

Entries are open and can be done at www.peaktiming.co.za. The race will start from the Foskor Community Centre in Namakgale outside Phalaborwa and registrations will take place at the community centre on race day.

All prize winners must ensure that they have proof of banking details and their ID or passport at the race.

Entries are limited to 1 250 runners and pre-entries cost R180. Late entries cost R250 and temporary licences cost R40 each.

For more information contact Molatelo Rankweteke at 015 789 2040 or email commsdesk@foskor.co.za.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. – Tom Stoppard

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