So, Phil & I (and my dad, who is a seasoned athlete ) have completed two races this December: the Pollsmoor 10km (12/12) & the Tokai Manor House 16km (26/12). I also ran the Two Oceans Half earlier in 2012.
Feeling inspired, I have hand picked some race opportunities for 2013. 74 races are listed here – ideally, I would like to tackle at least 50% of these, especially the half marathons in preparation for running the Bay to Bay 30km in Jan 2014.Thereafter, I may be brave enough to consider doing a marathon.
Reds are 21K races; oranges are 15k’s; greens are 10k’s and blues are races out of Cape Town metro (petrol implication / opportunity to stay over).
I may have captured some of these race fixtures incorrectly. Feel free to leave a comment if you pick something up and I will update the calendar.
Sources:
The above race schedule is embedded from Google Docs. Below is a non-Google doc version of the race schedule:
| Month | Date | Race | Distance | Where | Time | Club |
| Jan | 12 | ASICS Hohenhort | 15 | Alphen Centre, Constantia Main Road Alphen | 06:00 | Pinelands AC |
| Jan | 23 | Cape Summer Trail series 2 of 4 | Constantia Greenbelt | 19:00 | Wildrunner | |
| Jan | 26 | Old Mutual Fun Run Series | 5.6 | Alphen Hall, Steenberg | 08:00 | Acsis VOB |
| Jan | 27 | Kloof Nek Classic 21 km | 21 | Camps Bay High School | 06:00 | Fit 2000 WP |
| Feb | 2 | Lion of Africa 21 km | 21 | “Academy for Mathematics Sciene & Tegnology, Tokai” | 06:00 | Spartan Harriers AC |
| Feb | 9 | Top Form 10 km Road Race | 10 | Turfhall Park Stadium | 07:00 | Top Form AC |
| Feb | 17 | Cape Peninsula Half Marathon | 21 | Bergvliet to Simon’s Town | 05:15 | Celtic Harriers Club |
| Feb | 23 | Koeberg 15 km | 15 | Koeberg Nature Reserve | 07:00 | Eskom |
| Feb | 27 | Sunset Team Time Trail | 4 x 3 | Brick Quad outside CPT Stadium / Green Point | 18:15 | ATC Running |
| Mar | 2 | Century City 10 km Express | 10 | Central Park, Century City | 07:00 | Century City AC |
| Mar | 3 | The Cadiz Milkwood | 21 | Wildeschut Red Hill to Soetwater Recreation Area Kommetjie | 07:30 | Harfield Harriers |
| Mar | 6 | Lighthouse 10km | 10 | Green Point Lighthouse, Mouille Point | 18:15 | Atlantic AC |
| Mar | 9 | Constantia Village 15km | 15 | Constantia Sports Ground Constantia Main Road Alphen | 06:15 | Acsis VOB |
| Mar | 16 | McCarthy Toyota TVHS 10km | 10 | Table View High School, Janssens Ave, Table View | 07:00 | |
| Mar | 21 | Tyger Run / Walk 21 km | 21 | Meerendal Wine Estate | 06:30 | Plexus Durbanville AC |
| Mar | 23 | Pro Sano Challenge 10 km | 10 | CPUT Campus Symphony Way, Bellville | 07:00 | Telkom AC |
| Mar | 30 | Old Mutual Two Oceans Half Marathon | 21 | Main Road Newlands | 06:00 | Two Oceans Marathon Association |
| Apr | 20 | Langebaan Country Estate Weskus Half Marathon | 21 | West Coast National Park Langebaan | 07:00 | Langebaan Strandlopers |
| Apr | 27 | Ravensmead 15 km | 15 | Florida Park, Ravensmead | 07:00 | Ravensmead AC |
| May | 1 | Safari 21km | 21 | Wellington | ||
| May | 4 | Cross Country League 1 | CC | CPUT – Bellville South | 12:00 | Bonteheuwel |
| May | 5 | Asics X-Treme Montagu Mountain Mania | 17km | Avalon Springs Hotel, Montagu | ||
| May | 5 | UCT Memorial 10 km Road Race | 10 | Middle Campus, UCT | 07:00 | UCT |
| May | 11 | Cross Country League 2 | CC | TBA | 12:00 | Plexus Durbanville |
| May | 12 | The Jive Slave Route Challenge | 21 | Grand Parade, Cape Town | 07:00 | Lion of Africa Itheko Sport AC |
| May | 19 | Cross Country League 3 | CC | Elfindale | 12:00 | Top Form |
| May | 25 | Cross Country League 4 | CC | Swartklip Stadium | 12:00 | Khayelitsha |
| May | 26 | VWS Trail Run | Trail | Deer Park | 07:00 | VWS |
| Jun | 1 | UWC 10 km Fast & Flat | 10 | UWC Campus Modderdam Road Bellville | 07:30 | UWC |
| Jun | 8 | Cross Country League 5 | CC | Koeberg Nature Reserve | 12:00 | Eskom |
| Jun | 8 | Old Fisherman’s Trail Challenge | Trail | Hout Bay | 07:00 | n/a |
| Jun | 9 | Miles of Smiles Half Marathon | 21 | Robertson Winery, Robertson | TBC | |
| Jun | 9 | New Balance Table Mountain 16 km | 16 | Constantia Nek | 08:00 | Acsis VOB |
| Jun | 15 | Mamre 15 km | 15 | Mamre Primary School | 08:00 | Mamre AC |
| Jun | 16 | Napier Half Marathon | 21 | Napier High School, Napier | ||
| Jun | 29 | Spookhill | 15 | Beaumont Primary School, Somerset West | 08:00 | Helderberg Harriers |
| Jul | 6 | Knysna Forrest Half | 21 | TBC | ||
| Jul | 13 | Bastille Day Trail | Trail | Franschhoek | 07:00 | n/a |
| Jul | 20 | Leapfrog 21km | 21 | Main Road, Gordons Bay | 07:30 | Strand AC |
| Jul | 21 | Cross Country League 6 | CC | TBA | 12:00 | Atlantis |
| Jul | 27 | Hout Bay Trail Challenge | Trail | Hout Bay | 07:00 | n/a |
| Aug | 3 | Cross Country League 8 | CC | Pollsmoor | 12:00 | Correctional Services |
| Aug | 3 | Ceres Fruit Juices Mitchell’s Pass Half Marathon | 21 | Ceres | TBC | TBC |
| Aug | 11 | McKenna & Scott Pinelands 10 km Road Race | 10 | Lower Oval , Pinelands | 07:30 | Pinelands AC |
| Aug | 17 | WPA Cross Country Championship | CC | UWC Campus | 08:00 | WPA |
| Aug | 24 | Atlantis 21km | 21 | Westfleur Park, Atlantis | 08:00 | Atlantis Harris AC |
| Aug | 31 | ArcelorMittal Saldanha 21 km | 21 | SAS Saldanha Sports Field | 08:00 | ArcelorMittal AC |
| Aug | 25h | Blisters for bread | Var | Green Point | 09:00 | Top Events |
| Sep | 1 | Satori Camel Run 16 km | 16 | Noordhoek Sports Field | 07:30 | Satori AC |
| Sep | 8 | Tru-Cape Kogelberg Mountain Challenge | 10 | TBC | ||
| Sep | 14 | Beachcomber Race Against Crime 15 km | 15 | Strandfontein Sports Ground Spine Road | 07:00 | Stragglers AC |
| Sep | 22 | Cape Town Marathon 10 km | 10 | Adderley Street to Green Point Common Fields | 06:30 | WPA |
| Sep | 24 | Bainskloof Pass Half Marathon | 21 | Huguenot High Sports Field | 06:00 | |
| Sep | 28 | C.T 5 X 5 km relays | 5×5 | Three Achor Bay | 08:00 | Hewat AC |
| Sep | 29 | C.T 21.1km Classic | 21.1 | Beach Rd, Sea Point | 07:00 | Hewat AC |
| Oct | 6 | Chappies Challenge 21km | 21 | Hout Bay Yacht Club | 07:00 | Hout Bay Athletic Club |
| Oct | 13 | Outsurance 94,5 Kfm Gun Run 21 km | 21 | Sea Point Promenade | 07:00 | Atlantic AC |
| Oct | 20 | Constantia Valley Grape Run 21km | 21 | Constantia Sports Ground Constantia Main Road Alphen | 06:30 | Acsis VOB |
| Oct | 23 | Sunset Team Time Trial | 4 x 3 | Brick Quad outside CPT Stadium / Green Point | 18:15 | ATC Running |
| Oct | 26 | First Ascent/ Sanparks Forest 15 km | 15 | Tokai Forest | 06:30 | Foresters AC |
| Oct | 27 | Don Lock Memorial Run | 8 | Brookside | 07:00 | Celtic Harriers Club |
| Oct | 30 | Old Mutual 10 km | 10 | Mutual Park Pinelands | 18:20 | Old Mutual AC |
| Nov | 3 | The Landmarks 21 km | 21 | WPCC Ave De Mist | 06:00 | WPCC AC |
| Nov | 10 | Cape Point 21 km | 21 | Cape Point | 06:00 | n/a |
| Nov | 16 | Winelands Half Marathon | 21 | Coetzenburg Sports Ground Stellenbosch | 05:45 | Helderberg Harriers |
| Nov | 17 | Winelands Trail Run | 8 | Coetzenburg Sports Ground Stellenbosch | 06:30 | Helderberg Harriers |
| Nov | 20 | Twilight Run | 5 | Founder’s Garden , Cape Town | 19:30 | Top Events |
| Nov | 24 | ACSA 10km | 10 | Cape Town Airport | 07:00 | ACSA |
| Nov | 30 | Burgundy Estate 10km | 10 | Burgundy Estate | 07:00 | Edgemead AC |
| Dec | 7 | Vital 21 km Run | 21 | Lourensford Wine Estate,Somerset West | 06:30 | Run / Walk for life AC |
| Dec | 11 | Correctional Services 10 km Night Race | 10 | Pollsmoor Correctional Facility Tokai | 18:15 | Correctional Service AC (WP) |
| Dec | 14 | AVBOB 15 km | 15 | Pick ‘n Pay Shopping Centre, Table View | 06:00 | Tygerberg Northlink AC |
| Dec | 18 | Growthpoint Properties Sundowner 10km | 10 | V & A Waterfront behind Table Bay Hotel | 18:15 | Easterns Athletic Club |
| Dec | 26 | Tokai Manor House 16 km | 16 | Chrysalis Academy Porter Estate Tokai Road Tokai | 07:00 | Southern Striders AC |
| Dec | 31 | Runner’s Memorial Race 8 km | 8 | Mouille Point Lighthouse Green Point | 18:00 | Edgemead AC |
