Media Release
Pietermaritzburg: Sunday 7 August - ROAD CLOSURES AND RACE ROUTE
The running of the annual Maritzburg SPAR Women’s 10/5km race will be taking place in and around The Oval on Sunday 7 August.
With an expected field of 4,000 athletes that will take to the roads at 8.00am, the following roads will be affected for the duration of the race.
Balmoral – closed from 04:00 – 11:00
Princess Margaret – closed from 04:00 – 11: 00
Park Drive between Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth - closed from 04:00 – 11:00
Princess Elizabeth - closed from 04:00 – 11:00
Park Drive from College Rd to Princess Elizabeth - closed from 07:30 – 11:00
Alexandra Road from Cross Rd to Alan Paton Ave - closed (inbound only) from 07:30 – 10:00
Alan Paton Ave from Alexandra Rd to Burger St - closed (inbound only) from 07:30 – 08:30
Alexandra Road will be closed in both directions from 08:00 until approximately 08:45 to accommodate the large field.
The race route is:
10km ROUTE
Start in Princess Margaret Drive outside Maritzburg College main rugby field (the full road width)
Turn left into Alexandra Road (with the flow)
Turn left into Alan Paton Avenue (with the flow)
Turn left into Burger Street (with the flow)
Turn right into Peter Kerchhoff Street
Turn left into Jabu Ndlovu Street (on the left of the wall)
Turn left into West Street (with the flow)
Turn left into Park Drive (with the flow)
Turn right through the Mayors garden (first gate)
Turn right into Balmoral Drive
Turn right into Princess Margaret Drive
Turn left into Park Drive (with the flow)
Turn left into College Road (with the flow)
Turn right into Topham Road (with the flow)
Turn left into John Barker (with the flow)
Turn left into Alexandra Road (with the flow)
Turn left into Princess Margaret Drive
Turn right into Princess Elizabeth Drive
Turn left into Park Drive
Turn right into The Oval Cricket Stadium
5km Fun Run/Walk ROUTE
Start in Princess Margaret Drive outside Maritzburg College main rugby field (the full road width)
Turn left into Alexandra Road (with the flow)
Turn left into Alan Paton Avenue (with the flow)
Turn left into Burger Street (with the flow)
Turn right into Peter Kerchhoff Street
Turn left into Jabu Ndlovu Street (on the left of the wall)
Turn left into West Street (with the flow)
Turn left into Park Drive (with the flow)
Turn left into The Oval Cricket Stadium
Entries can only be done now at Race Registration on Friday 5 August from 10am to 5pm and Saturday 6 August from 10am to 3pm at the Oval.
Entries are open to all from ages of 15 going up, in both the 5km and 10km races. Entry fees are R70 for the 10km licensed athletes and for the 5km runners. R80 is the entry fee for the Non-licensed athletes; the extra R10 includes a temporary licence for the day.
For more info contact the race organisers on maritzburg@sparwomensrace.co.za or visit the official race on www.sparwomensrace.co.za or like the Facebook page.
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