{"id":8217,"date":"2017-07-18T21:07:28","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T19:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=8217"},"modified":"2017-07-18T21:07:28","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T19:07:28","slug":"totalsports-womens-race-route-honours-cape-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/press-release\/totalsports-womens-race-route-honours-cape-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Totalsports Women\u2019s Race route honours Cape Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Returning to the Mother City on Wednesday, 09 August 2017 (National Women\u2019s Day) the Totalsports Women\u2019s Race will proudly showcase the true beauty of Cape Town while transporting runners and walkers on a 5km and 10km journey where they will #RunForLife in support of PinkDrive.<\/p>\n<p>According to Michael Meyer, Managing Director of Stillwater Sports, the 5km route will feature a few small hills while the 10km route is sure to pose a challenge to runners that wish to race against the clock.\u00a0 \u201cEntrants will be guided past a number of Cape Town\u2019s iconic landmarks before finishing in front of Cape Town&#8217;s City Hall where Nelson Mandela gave his first speech as a free man.\u00a0 The intense City Ambiance, the beautiful route and lively on route entertainment are sure to make the Totalsports Women\u2019s Race a fun filled Women\u2019s Day celebration like no other.\u00a0 Runners and walkers can look forward to a fantastic day out with family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Event Information<\/u>:\u00a0 <\/strong>2017 Totalsports Women\u2019s Race<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"123\"><strong>Date:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"460\">Wednesday, 09 August 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"123\"><strong>Venue:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"460\"><strong>Cape Town:\u00a0 <\/strong>Grand Parade, Cape Town CBD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"123\"><strong>Entry Fee:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"460\"><strong>10km <\/strong><em>licensed runner \/ <\/em>R120,00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"123\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"460\"><strong>10km <\/strong><em>unlicensed runner \/ <\/em>R140.00 <em>(temporary license included)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"123\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"460\"><strong>5km <\/strong>\/ R80,00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><u>Prize Purse<\/u>:\u00a0 <\/strong>The 2017 Totalsports Women\u2019s Race boasts an impressive combined prize purse of R123\u00a0600 for Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town.<\/p>\n<p>Each entrant will receive a magnificent fitted Nike t-shirt, an exclusive finisher\u2019s bracelet, on-route entertainment and an exhilarating live performance by one of SA\u2019s most prominent music producers and DJs, Sketchy Bongo.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Charity Support<\/u>:\u00a0 <\/strong>The Totalsports Women\u2019s Race proudly supports PinkDrive, a Non-Profit Company (NPC) that is committed to improving breast cancer awareness, education, and providing and offering free services to the medically uninsured across South Africa. PinkDrive will be present at the Totalsports Women\u2019s Race offering FREE clinical breast examinations and educating on the importance of self- breast examinations.\u00a0 Visit PinkDrive\u2019s \u201cShop4Cancer\u201d, show support and \u201cRun For Life\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Like our Facebook page:\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/womensrace\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Women\u2019s Race <\/a>\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ThePinkDrive\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The PinkDrive<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow us on Twitter:\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womensrace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@womensrace<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/totalsportssa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TotalsportsSA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thepinkdrive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@thepinkdrive<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow us on Instagram:<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/Totalsports_SA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Totalsports_SA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on PinkDrive visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinkdrive.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.pinkdrive.co.za<\/a>.\u00a0 For further information on the Totalsports Women\u2019s Race visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalsportswomensrace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.totalsportswomensrace.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ENDS<\/p>\n<p>ISSUED BY:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newsportmediatv\/?ref=bookmarks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Newsport Media<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ON BEHALF OF: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/womensrace\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Totalsports Women\u2019s Race<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Returning to the Mother City on Wednesday, 09 August 2017 (National Women\u2019s Day) the Totalsports Women\u2019s Race will proudly showcase the true beauty of Cape Town while transporting runners and walkers on a 5km and 10km journey where they will #RunForLife in support of PinkDrive. 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