{"id":30720,"date":"2019-07-15T18:21:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T16:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=30720"},"modified":"2019-07-15T18:21:28","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T16:21:28","slug":"fnb-joburg-10k-cityrun-boasts-a-r250-000-prize-purse-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/athletics\/fnb-joburg-10k-cityrun-boasts-a-r250-000-prize-purse-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN boasts a R250 000 prize purse in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starting at FNB Bank City (Johannesburg) and finishing at Mary Fitzgerald Square (Newtown) on Tuesday 24 September 2019 (National Heritage Day) runners taking part in the 4th<\/sup> annual FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN will be seen vying for their share in an impressive R250\u00a0000 prize purse.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN is a \u2018proudly South African, proudly Joburg\u2019 must do mass participation road race,\u201d says Michael Meyer, Managing Director Stillwater Sports.\u00a0 \u201cWe are excited to celebrate the event\u2019s 4th<\/sup> anniversary in 2019 and are equally excited to be able to award local and international athletes for their support and hard work, by offering a deserving prize purse of R250\u00a0000.\u00a0 This prize purse includes a whopping total of R30\u00a0000 that will go to both the open men\u2019s and women\u2019s winners on the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPrize money has been allocated to the top 10 finishers in the Open Category, with the runner- up in the Open Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s races taking home R17\u00a0000 each and the final spot on the podium securing R13\u00a0000,\u201d continues Meyer.\u00a0 \u201cJuniors, Veterans, Masters, Grand Master as well as the 70+ age groupers will earn prize money from 1st<\/sup> to 3rd<\/sup> place.\u00a0 We are thankful for the support received from our valued sponsors.\u00a0 Without them this prize purse would not be possible.\u00a0 We look forward to witnessing exciting racing and impressive achievements, while celebrating our heritage on 24 September.\u201d<\/p>\n

EVENT INFORMATION<\/u>:\u00a0 2019 FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Starting in front of FNB Bank City, runners (and walkers) will be treated to a 10km route experience that will highlight iconic landmarks and feature lively performances by a host of Joburg\u2019s leading performing arts groups.\u00a0 Iconic landmarks to look out for 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date:<\/strong><\/td>\nTuesday, 24 September 2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Start Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n08:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Venue:<\/strong><\/td>\nStart <\/em><\/strong>\u2013 FNB Bank City in Johannesburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nFinish –<\/em><\/strong> Mary Fitzgerald Square (Newtown)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Entry Fee:<\/strong><\/td>\nStandard Entry: <\/strong>R185 (licensed) \/ R220 (unlicensed)<\/p>\n

Gold Package Entry: <\/strong>R850 (licensed) \/ R885 (unlicensed)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Entries Close:<\/strong><\/td>\nMonday, 09 September 2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

CHARITY SUPPORT<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0 When entering online runners can choose to support one (or all four) of the event\u2019s charities:\u00a0 1. Cotlands<\/strong>, 2. Johannesburg Heritage Foundation, <\/strong>3. Johannesburg SPCA<\/strong> and 4. Reach For A Dream Foundation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Facebook:\u00a0 <\/strong>Joburg-10K<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter:\u00a0 <\/strong>@joburg10K<\/a><\/p>\n

Instagram:<\/strong>\u00a0 @Joburg10K<\/a><\/p>\n

Hashtag: <\/strong>#FNBRunYourCity<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong>\u00a0 www.joburg10k.com<\/a><\/p>\n

About the FNB Run Your City Series<\/u><\/em><\/strong>:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

FNB is proud to once again bring you the FNB Run Your City Series<\/u><\/strong> which\u00a0 comprises of three unique mass participation events that integrate business involvement, family, diversity, investment in community, world class achievement and fun for all participants, both individuals and businesses alike. <\/em><\/p>\n

Each of the races are developed to take participants through the historical routes around each city, thereby adding a tourism element to each race, making it more than a race but an economic opportunity for each community. <\/em><\/p>\n

The FNB Run Your City Series is made up of three races around South Africa, namely, the FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN, the FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN and the FNB Durban 10K CITYSURFRUN. <\/em><\/p>\n

For further information please visit www.runyourcityseries.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Starting at FNB Bank City (Johannesburg) and finishing at Mary Fitzgerald Square (Newtown) on Tuesday 24 September 2019 (National Heritage Day) runners taking part in the 4th annual FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN will be seen vying for their share in an impressive R250\u00a0000 prize purse. \u201cThe FNB Joburg 10K CITYRUN is a \u2018proudly South African, […]<\/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":[3435],"tags":[2926,2664,2193,2666,2667],"class_list":["post-30720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-athletics","tag-10k-cityrun","tag-cityrun","tag-fnb","tag-fnb-joburg-10k-cityrun","tag-joburg-10k-cityrun"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30720","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=30720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30720\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}