This year's Spar Grand Prix will have a packed calendar as it will host six events nationwide, with Mbombela being the latest addition.
Other host cities for the female 10km races will be Gqeberha, Durban, Tshwane, Johannesburg and Cape Town. The first race, in Gqeberha, will be on May 28 and the last in Cape Town on October 23.
Open entries will be maxed out for each race at 500 runners, who will compete in the open, junior, 40-49, 50-59 and 60+ categories.Points for the Spar Grand Prix will be awarded to the first 20 runners in the open category, with 20 points for the winner and one for the 20th-placed runner. Points will be awarded to the first five finishers in the age-group categories.
“This event will produce a solid foundation for the development and future sustainability of female athletes in Mpumalanga. We will also include differently abled athletes in a non-elite race, which is a first for our province. "For many women, running is their life because it puts food on the table and each race of this series gives them that opportunity to work towards another payday," he said.
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