The Johannesburg SPAR Women’s 10 km Challenge is finally here. The event will take place at the Wanderers on Sunday October 11.
The SPAR Challenge races take place in five centres around the country, and is the third most recognised road race in South Africa, after the Comrades Marathon and the Two Oceans Marathon.
Thousands of women of all ages, shapes and sizes take part in the races, which are held in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg.
The races offer good prize money, but for the top South African runners, there is an additional incentive in the SPAR Grand Prix, with the top runners earning Grand Prix points according to their performance in the various Challenge races.
Rene Kalmer, who has won more SPAR races than anyone else said the SPAR races are all about women.
“When you win a SPAR race, you are the first person across the finish line, and that is special. If you are running in a mixed race, you often get to the finish surrounded by men, and you are definitely not the first across the line” she said.
There has been a different winner in each race.
Mapaseka Makhanya won the Cape Town race, Diana-Lebo Phalula won in Port Elizabeth, her twin sister, Lebogang was first home in Durban and Rutendo Nyahora was the winner of the Pretoria race last month.
They are all in top form, and the battle for line honours will be fierce.
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