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Run Alex Athletics Club has announced a 10km road race approved by the Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) which will be hosted in Alexandra township in Johannesburg in the new year.
The club was formally registered with the CGA in 2020 after existing as a training group for several years and hosting a fun run.
Run Alex said following the success of the fun run, the CGA granted the club the well-deserved right to host a formal 10km race in the historic and beloved township.
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According to the club, Human Rights Day - 21 December 2024 - has been marked in the CGA calendar for next year and going forward as a day when runners will take over the streets of Gomora, as Alex is popularly known.
Adreach Group, as the race's platinum sponsor, retains the naming rights for the next three years, with the race dubbed the Adreach Alex 10km.
Adreach Group sales and marketing director, Ryan Hancock, said the company had firmly stood behind this race and will work with the community to ensure the success of the event.
Hancock said:
The race will begin and end at the local shopping centre, the Alexandra Plaza, which is also a proud local partner of the Adreach Alex 10km race.
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Lebogang Mogotlane, chairperson of Run Alex, has encouraged Alexandra's running community and residents to come out in force on Human Rights Day and explore the city on foot.
Mogotlane said: “As a club, we pride ourselves in always responding to community needs. We are thoroughly blessed by partners who support our vision of changing the outlook of Alex.”
People interested in partaking in the run should enter on the club's website. On X, formerly known as Twitter, Alex residents have shared their excitement for the event and said they will be there.
