24th Township Marathon 422, 211, 10km & 45km Fun Run

• Incorporating CGA 10km Walk League
• Total Prize-Money: R81 840 00
• 10km Run Is In Memory Of Herbert Morris

Event Date: 24th Feb 2019
Province: Gauteng
Online Entry Start Date: 10th Oct 2018
Online Entry End Date: 12th Feb 2019
Contact: Joe Morris / Gerhard Van Wyk
Contact Number: 082 443 3777 / 083 292 9551 / [email protected]

Distance & Entry Fee
Pre Entries (Closing 12 Feb 2019):
42.2km - R 228,00
42.2km Grandmasters 60 Yrs+ - R 136,00
21.1km - R 193,00
21.1km Grandmasters 60 Yrs+ - R 102,00
10km Run - R 136,00
10km Run Grandmasters 60 Yrs+ - R 68,00
10km Walk - R 136,00
10km Walk Grandmasters 60 Yrs - R 68,00
4.5km Fun Run / Walk - R 57,00

Venue:
Eldorado Park Stadium Cumming Road Eldorado Park
Start Time:
42.2 , 21.1 &10km Run: 6:00am
10km Walk: 06h10am
4.5km Fun Run / Walk: 06h30

Late Entries:
From 28th Jan to 17th Feb 2019 (No T-shirt)

Last Minute Entries:
Accepted at the Eldorado Park Stadium on Saturday 23rd February between 9am and 17:00pm and on race day from 4am.

• Please Note: That Entry Fees Are Not Refundable.

Prize-Giving:
42.2km: 11h00
21.1km: 10h00
10km Run: 09h00
10km Walk: 11h00

T-shirts:
High quality T-shirts to all pre-entries for both Marathon & Half Marathon & 10km events before 27th January 2019

Temporary License:
42.2km: R68
21.1km: R30
10km: R25

Cut Off Time:
12:00 noon

Medals:
42.2km
Gold: Top 3 Men & Women All category Winners
Silver: To Sub 3 hours
Bronze: To all Finishers
21.1km:
Gold: Top 3 Men & Women All category Winners
Silver: To Sub 90 minutes
Bronze: To all Finishers
10km Run:
Gold: Top 3 Men & Women All category Winners
Silver: To Sub 40 minutes
Bronze: To all Finishers
10km Walk- Is A CGA League Event
Gold: Top 3 Men & Women All category Winners
Silver: To Sub 45 minutes
Bronze: To all Finishers
4.5km Run / Walk:
Medals To All Finishers
Route Information
1. No seconding allowed, as there are ample watering points.
2. No walkers in the marathon.
3. Wheelchair athletes are welcome to participate in 10km run/walk road race only.
4. No rollerblades, skateboards or cyclists allowed on the route.
5. Regrettably, athletes are not allowed to participate with pets.
6. All traffic officers and officials instructions to be obeyed.
7. No ear plugged devices allowed during the race, excluding hearing aid devies in contravention of IAAF rule 144.2b may lead to disqualification.
General Information
Rules:
1. Run in accordance with the rules of ASA and CGA.
2. Proof of age to be produced on request.
3. Marathon runners must be 20 years or older on race day.
4. Half-Marathon runners must be 16 years or older on race day.
5. 10km race runners must be 14 years or older on race day.
6. Fun Run open to all age groups.
7. No seconding allowed, as there are ample watering points.
8. Registered athletes must be a member of a club affiliated to ASA and wear club colours.
9. International athletes must provide a clearance letter from their country of origin to the referee in the event of them winning a prize.
10. Temporary licenced athletes must wear plain clothing.
11. The issued race number must be worn throughout the race in front of the vest on top of the 2019 Provincial licence number and the issued temporary licence number must be worn on the back of the vest and the issued race number on the front of the vest.
12. Only top 3 positions for men and women are open. The rest of the categories are applicable to athletes competing for these categories. Athletes must wear their age category tags on the back and front of their vest, clearly visible.
13. No walkers in the marathon.
14. Wheelchair athletes are welcome to participate in 10km run/walk road race only.
15. No rollerblades, skateboards or cyclists allowed on the route.
16. Registered athletes must wear their club colours together with their 2019 provincial licence bib on the back and front of their garment/vest with the insured race number on top of their provincial licence bib not obscuring the sponsors names on their provincial bib number
17. Regrettably, athletes are not allowed to participate with pets.
18. Walkers competing for prize money must wear short pants. Any long pants covering the legs will lead to disqualification.
19. Entry Fee Is Not Refundable.
20. All entrants participate at their own risk.
21. Blatant running by any walker may lead to immediate disqualification.
22. Walkers must wear WALKER.
23. Three warnings may lead to disqualification.
24. Team prizes: Only SA citizens or permanent residents will be eligible.
25. All foreign athletes must comply with the rules of IAAF and ASA rule 142.2 and 4.2.
26. All traffic officers and officials instructions to be obeyed.
27. Athletes are only eligible for prizes if all information is completed on their race number, tear-off strip.
28. Athletes are only eligible for prizes in the race they have entered.
29. Objections must be lodged within 30 minutes (before or after prize-giving) in writing to the chief referee, accompanied by R500, which is refundable if the appeal is upheld.
30. The organisers reserve the right to accept or reject any entry.
31. No ear plugged devices allowed during the race, excluding hearing aid devies in contravention of IAAF rule 144.2b may lead to disqualification.
32. Foreign athletes are not allowed to run with a ASA Provincial licence and are required to purchase a temporary licence or face disqualification. (Refer to IAAF rule 4.)
33. Foreign athletes are not allowed to run in club colours unless such club exist in their country of origin or they are in possession of a refugee status permit or are naturalised citizens of RSA. (Refer to IAAF rule 4.)
Enquiries
082 443 3777 / 083 292 9551
[email protected]
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Indemnity Disclaimer
All Participants agree to and hereby bind themselves to the following indemnity:
I acknowledge and agree that township Marathon, its employees and agents, sponsors, suppliers and volunteers associated with event will not accept responsibility for injury, damage or loss of any nature whatsoever which may result from participating in the Township Marathon, and I declare that I am participating in the Township Marathon entirely at my own risk even if I have not read this disclaimer and someone has entered on my behalf. If the marathon should be cancelled owing to circumstances beond the control of the organisers, No Refunds will be granted.
Note: Consult a medical practitioner before engaging in any activity.
Entry into the marathon requires proof of payment to accompany the event form before the deadline in order to validate the entry and goodie bag qualification.