{"id":10514,"date":"2017-09-11T21:08:02","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T19:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=10514"},"modified":"2017-09-11T21:08:02","modified_gmt":"2017-09-11T19:08:02","slug":"spur-expands-run-your-city-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/press-release\/spur-expands-run-your-city-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Spur expands \u2018Run Your City\u2019 partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spur has expanded its footprint in the road running arena by teaming up with both the FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN (Sunday, 24 September 2017) and the FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN (Sunday, 08 October 2017), the sister events of the FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to host three mass participation road running events in the heart of Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban,\u201d says Michael Meyer, Managing Director of Stillwater Sports.\u00a0 \u201cEach event highlights the beauty of its host city while incorporating iconic landmarks on route.\u00a0 The 3rd<\/sup> annual FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN attracted a record field earlier this year.\u00a0 After taking in the scenic beauty of the Mother City and enjoying energetic on route entertainment, runners were welcomed home by mouth-watering aromas thanks to Spur.\u00a0 We are excited to extend our partnership by welcoming Spur to both the FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN (now in its 2nd<\/sup> year) and the FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN (the inaugural event).\u00a0 Runners and spectators will definitely not be going home hungry.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Clare Rainey, Spur Brand Development Manager, Spur strives to build on the already active lifestyles enjoyed by all South Africans.\u00a0 \u201cWe are proud to support proudly South African events.\u00a0 We had an amazing time at the FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN\u00a0 earlier this year and are excited to expand our partnership by teaming up with the FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN and the FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN. \u00a0\u00a0Spur will take over the last kilometre at both events.\u00a0 Runners can look forward to a \u2018mouth-watering\u2019 welcome home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Team Spur’s two-time Swiss Mountain Bike Marathon Champion Ariane L\u00fcthi will be seen leading out the elite race at the FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN on Sunday, 24 September 2017.\u00a0 \u201cI am proud to wear Spur on my chest all year round,\u201d says L\u00fcthi.\u00a0 \u201cThe FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN is ideal for all runners, whether fast or slow.\u00a0 It\u2019s an amazing event for people to come together.\u00a0 The route goes through the heart of Joburg.\u00a0 This is really special.\u00a0 I am excited to be leading out the elite field, on my bicycle of course.\u00a0 I really admire the athletes that run like gazelles.\u00a0 It will be a hard 10km even for me.\u00a0\u00a0 I am excited to be part of this mass road running event and look forward to delving into a sporting world other than that of mountain biking.\u201d
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EVENT INFORMATION<\/u>:\u00a0 FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iconic landmarks to look out for on the FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN route will include:\u00a0 the Nelson Mandela Bridge, FNB Bank City, Constitution Hill, Mary Fitzgerald Square, Wits University and <\/em>Ellis Park Stadium to mention just a few.
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Date:<\/strong><\/td>\nSunday, 24 September 2017 (Heritage Day)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n08:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Start Venue:<\/strong><\/td>\nFNB Bank City Johannesburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Finish Venue:<\/strong><\/td>\nMary Fitzgerald Square Newtown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Charity Support<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 <\/strong>When entering online, runners can choose to support either or all three of the FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN Charities:\u00a0 the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation, <\/strong>the Johannesburg SPCA<\/strong> and\/or the Reach For A Dream Foundation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

EVENT INFORMATION<\/u>:\u00a0 FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iconic landmarks to look out for on the FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN route will include:\u00a0 the Moses Mabhida Stadium, City Hall and the Durban Railway Station to mention just a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date:<\/strong><\/td>\nSunday, 8 October 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n08:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Start Venue:<\/strong><\/td>\nMasabalala Yengwa Street, in front of Moses Mabhida Stadium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Finish Venue:<\/strong><\/td>\nBeachfront Precinct adjacent to Moses Mabhida Stadium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Charity Support<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 <\/strong>When entering online, runners can choose to support The Reach For A Dream Foundation<\/strong>, TREE <\/strong>and\/or the SPCA Durban<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Like our Facebook page:\u00a0 <\/strong>Durban10k<\/a> \/ \u00a0\u00a0 Joburg-10K<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow us on Twitter:\u00a0 <\/strong>@joburg10K<\/a> \/ @Durban10k<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow us on Instagram:<\/strong>\u00a0 @Joburg10K <\/a>\/ @Durban10k<\/a><\/p>\n

Official hashtag:<\/strong>\u00a0 #J10krun \/ #D10Krun<\/p>\n

For more information on the FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN email entries@joburg10k.com<\/a> or visit www.joburg10k.com<\/a>\u00a0 For more information on the FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN email entries@durban10k.com<\/a> or visit www.durban10k.com <\/a>
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About the FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN sponsorship<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

FNB Business is proud to be the title sponsor of the FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN.\u00a0 This sponsorship forms part of our ongoing strategy to support local and community events that focus on a healthy lifestyle and family involvement. Road running is an inclusive sport that allows us to engage with a larger audience and <\/em>support a sporting disciplines that advance our commitment to building, enduring and rewarding relationships with communities we are a part of.<\/em> We believe in supporting a race that encourages people to run and know their city; a race that strives to re-invent how people perceive and experience the city centre. The FNB Bank City buildings are well-known and iconic buildings in the Johannesburg CBD and the precinct was recently revamped in 2015 with three lifestyle concepts of Work, Eat & Play in mind. For many years it has been viewed as traditional banking headquarters; however the revamp has positively changed the experience of the precinct. Sponsoring the FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN is aligned to our belief in the importance of rejuvenating and reviving the city centre so it remains relevant and an important part of Johannesburg\u2019s Heritage.<\/em><\/p>\n

About the FNB Durban 10K <\/strong>CITYSURFRUN sponsorship:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

FNB Business is proud to be the title sponsor of the FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN. This 10km road running race seeks to bring experienced and novice runners from the city of Durban and surrounds together, through the common goal of road-running, recreation, sports and fun. This sponsorship forms part of our ongoing strategy to support local and community events that focus on a healthy lifestyle, family involvement and impact the communities they operate in positively. It allows us to engage with our clients and the broader community through the memorable experience created by the event. At the core of our strategy is to also support an event like this that contributes towards the rejuvenation, cleaning and revival of the city-center.\u00a0 As a proudly South African bank, we are proud to be part of a run that celebrates everything about the city of Durban and its diverse cultures.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Spur has expanded its footprint in the road running arena by teaming up with both the FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN (Sunday, 24 September 2017) and the FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN (Sunday, 08 October 2017), the sister events of the FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN. \u201cWe are proud to host three mass participation road running events […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":58746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-press-release"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10514\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}