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Keith Boyd’s Epic Cape Town to Cairo Run

A Record-Breaking Journey of Endurance, Empowerment, and Hope Welcome again, fellow runners and fitness enthusiasts. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked more than just the end of the Cold War for a young 23-year-old South African. For Keith Boyd, it signaled the dawn of possibility, a time when Nelson Mandela walked free, the ANC was unbanned, and a Rainbow Nation seemed within reach. But as the years unfolded, personal tragedy and national setbacks would forge a different kind of runner, one driven not just by pace and distance, but by purpose and hope. When Personal Tragedy Meets National Purpose The early 1990s tested Boyd's optimism severely. Political violence threatened South Africa's transition to democracy, Chris Hani's assassination brought the country to civil war's brink, and personal devastation struck when his sister was raped and murdered in Cape Town while his brother-in-law was shot during peacekeeping efforts in KwaZulu-Natal. Yet through it all...
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Western Province Race Calendar 2025

Jul 2026 Race Events

Date Event Name Location Contact Telephone
5 Jul 2025 Eersterivier 15 km Stratford Primary School Gary Pekeur 074-4342332
12 Jul 2025 Cape Town Festival of Running Ultras & 5x5 Relays - 2 Days Sea Point Promenade Race Organiser 076-4896043
13 Jul 2025 Cape Town Festival of Running Half Marathon Sea Point Promenade Race Organiser 076-4896043
27 Jul 2025 Paint Lab Pinelands 10 km The Oval, Pinelands Club Wendal Smith 073-1774394

Aug 2026 Race Events

Date Event Name Location Contact Telephone
2 Aug 2025 Hout Bay Trail Challenge Hout Bay Harbour Race Organiser 082-6436186
8 Aug 2025 Elsies River 10 km Salberau Sports Complex Betram Windvogel 082-3987148
9 Aug 2025 Totalsports Women's Race - Cape Town Darling Street Race Organiser 082-9910045
17 Aug 2025 John Korasie 30 km Simons Town Sports Field Race Organiser 063-2015814
24 Aug 2025 Bonteheuwel 10 km Bonteheuwel Civic Andrew James 082-7076040
30 Aug 2025 Intercare Blouberg Marathon, Half & 10 km - 2 Days Table Bay Mall Monique Martens 082-5573009
30 Aug 2025 The Puffer Cape Point Main Gate Andy Campbell 082-7996785

Sep 2026 Race Events

Date Event Name Location Contact Telephone
6 Sep 2025 Food Lovers Market Tekkie Challenge Jan Kriel School Race Organiser Not listed
7 Sep 2025 Khayelitsha 10 km Mandela Park Stadium Nandi Mginiq 073-5941607
13 Sep 2025 OUTsurance Gun Run - 18.8 km Trail Run Van Riebeeck Park Lynn Davis 082-9990333
14 Sep 2025 OUTsurance Gun Run Half Marathon Vlei Road Lynn Davis 082-9990333
21 Sep 2025 Chapman's Peak Half Marathon & 12 km Velocity Gym Race Organiser 082-6436186
24 Sep 2025 Nantes Heritage Day 10 km Next to Vangate Mall Leon Hendricks 082-4113913
27 Sep 2025 Goodwood Harriers Heritage 10 km Challenge N1 City Mall Edward Stevens 083-2290602
27 Sep 2025 Table Mountain Challenge Not listed Landi Visser 083-7171441
28 Sep 2025 Voet of the Vine Route Half Marathon Zevenwacht Mall Jacqui Bougardt 083-4877219

Oct 2026 Race Events

Date Event Name Location Contact Telephone
8 Oct 2025 Silver Queen Runway 10 km Night Race Air Force Base Sinenthemba Masana 060-5033936
11 Oct 2025 BAKgat 10 km Bellville High School Ronel Connoway 083-5005649
18 Oct 2025 Sanlam Cape Town 46 & 22 km Trail Runs & 10 & 5 km Road Runs Green Point Stadium Barry van Blerk 082-3390748
19 Oct 2025 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon DHL Stadium Precinct Barry van Blerk 082-3390748
26 Oct 2025 Don Lock Memorial Run Villagers Rugby Club, Brookside Glen Muller 082-9973252

Nov 2026 Race Events

Date Event Name Location Contact Telephone
1 Nov 2025 MSA Triple F 10 km William Herbert Sports Ground Amien Adams 082-6257134
2 Nov 2025 Landmarks Half Marathon & 6 km Fun Run WPCC Sports Centre Mark Stybis 083-1951219
2 Nov 2025 Old Fisherman's Trail Challenge Hout Bay Harbour Race Organiser 082-6438166
8 Nov 2025 Hout Bay Twin Peaks Dunes Restaurant & Bar Landi Visser 083-7171441
8 Nov 2025 Melkbos Atlantic Beach Hotel Karlien Fourie 076-0586382
9 Nov 2025 ARD Three-Vlei Fairmount High School Mubeen Davids 076-0194270
15 Nov 2025 Chas Everitt Edgemead Edgemead High School Francois Gouws 083-2368265
16 Nov 2025 Totalsports Grape Run Constantia Bowling Club Race Organiser 082-3777347
22 Nov 2025 Mitchells Plain Titans Rocklands Sports Field Justin Valentine 084-9683425
26 Nov 2025 Metropolitan Parc du Cap Naazneen Samsodien 084-0197893
29 Nov 2025 Sportsmans Warehouse Winelands Marathon & Half Eikestad Primary School Sue Kirk 083-4567890
30 Nov 2025 Take a Step against Gender Based Violence - New Hollywood Bets Kenilworth Race Course Race Organiser 021-8188904

Dec 2026 Race Events

Date Event Name Location Contact Telephone
7 Dec 2026 Avbob 15 km Pick 'n Pay Centre Leon Thelander 083-9996450
9 Dec 2026 Growthpoint Properties Sundowner 10 km Greenpoint Cricket Club Ashley Johnson 083-5464520
16 Dec 2026 RCS Gugs Reconciliation Day 10 & 4.2 km NY49 Stadium Aubrey Shoko 082-4764656
26 Dec 2026 Tokai Manor House 16 km Cape Academy Gavin Craig 076-5696898
31 Dec 20265 Runners' Memorial 8 km Mouille Point Lighthouse Francois Gouws 083-2368265

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