Runners Gear Up For Epic Women's Race In Cape Town This Weekend

Defending champion Glenrose Xaba Boxer will be putting her best foot forward at the Cape Town SPAR Womens 10km Challenge on Sunday March 30, at the start of her campaign to become the fourth runner to win the SPAR Grand Prix three times.

Sixteen-thousand runners will take part in the Cape Town SPAR sold-out race, which is the first of the five races making up the SPAR Grand Prix series, in which Africas elite runners compete for valuable points. The winner of the SPAR Grand Prix will take home R200 000. The runner-up will receive R100 000, and the third placed athlete will win R75 000. This, of course, is additional to the substantial prize money for each individual race.

There are additional rewards on offer for South African runners. The South African woman with the most SPAR Grand Prix points will receive an additional R100 000, the second placed South African R70 000 and the third placed South African R50 000.

Junior runners will once again be eligible for an overall prize, with the results of three races counting. The top junior will win overall prize money of R10 500 with the results of three races counting.

As well as the substantial prize money on offer, one lucky entrant at each race stands to win a Hyundai Exter SUV, valued at R269 900. The winner must be over 18 years or older and hold a valid drivers licence.