The 2010 Soweto Marathon has passed the 1 700 mark in race entries and athletes still wishing to enter for the November 7 road race, can do so at the Maponya and Jabulani Malls in Soweto this weekend.With a victory purse of R100 000 to the top male and female athlete in the open category, the stakes are high as the country's leading long distance stars are joined by masses of recreational runners out to be a part of one of the favourite events on the Athletics South Africa calendar.
The race will start at 6am at the Rand Show Show Road, Nasrec, with the route taking the field via Madibane High School and Orlando Stadium, past the home of former President Nelson Mandela and past the Hector Peterson Memorial.
It will continue past Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's current home, via Kliptown, Walter Sisulu Square and past the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.
The 10km wheelchair race will start at 6.20am, with the 10km race and 10km walk starting 6.20am and 6.30am respectively. The 5km fun run will commence at 8am.
Athletes who have entered are requested to collect their race numbers between 9am and 7pm from the Athletics SA offices in Houghton on November 3-4 or from the MTN Expo Centre in Nasrec on November 5-6.
Entries fees for the marathon are R80 per athlete, with the 10km (R40), 10km walk (R40), 10km wheelchair (R40) and 5km fun run (R15). Athletes over the age of 60 years will be able to enter free of charge with temporary licence fees for the 42.2km race charged at R30 per athlete and the 10km run or walk at R15 per athlete.
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