Run Zone Summer Series Heart Run

Run Zone AC presents the Summer Series Heart Run 2021 to promote a healthy heart.

PURPOSE

29 September 2021 is World Heart Day and 29 October 2021 is World Stroke Day. We have teamed up with The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa for this Summer Series Heart Run to promote awareness of having a Healthy Heart through the exercise of walking and running.

Our brand ambassador is Deirdre Larkin the World Record Holder for 10km Woman 85+ years category. Deirdre turns 90 years of age on 24 September 2021, she is very passionate about exercising and running to keep fit and stay healthy. She is very actively involved in our club, participating in most weekend club run when she has taken time off from racing, always inspiring so many to keep training and running.

Three vital and important factors we want to achieve through this series are:

To Promote the Importance of Vitality towards having a Healthy Heart; (Vitality…. “The state of being strong and active with renewed energy creating changes, giving power for the continuance of life.)
Raise funds for Deirdre Larkin (The Deirdre Larkin Healthy Life Program), the target of funds to raise is R45,000 for her dental surgery medical bills;
Raise funds in support for The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa for the continued important work they are involved with.

CHARITIES

The Deirdre Larking Healthy Life Program
The Hearth and Stroke Foundation South Africa
The funds that will be raised for these two charities will be done using the BackaBuddy system. Kindly support these charities when entering.

HOW WILL THE SERIES WORK?

Run Zone Summer Series “Heart Run” 2021 will be made up of a series of, 3 runs over 3 different weekends at 3 different venues! You have the choice of participating in the complete series running all three events or You have the choice to participate in an individual run on any one of the given days at the distance of your choice. This series could be run VIRTUALLY or run the real original mapped out routes at the different venues on the advertised dates.

Run Zone Summer Series Heart Run kicks off with

First run from Northcliff Country Club on Sunday 19 September.
Second run from Run Zone AC West Rand branch from Noordheuwel Country Club on Sunday 26 September.
Third and final run off in The Cradle of Humankind at Bothongo Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve on Sunday 3 October 2021.
The participant can choose to run 21.1km, 10km or 5km:

each distance can be entered individually (e.g. 1 x 21.km, 1x 10km or 1 x 5km),
each distance can be entered as a Series (e.g. 3 x 21.1km, 3 x 10km or 3 x 5km),
2 x 10km and 1 x 21.1km as a Series, you can choose in which order to run your 2 x 10km and 1 x 21km,
each distance can be entered as a virtual run, you can run it any time between 18 September to 03 October 2021,
each distance can be entered as an on route run which will be run on 19, 26 September and 03 October 2021 on the actual routes.

VIRTUAL ENTRIES RACE COLLECTION

You can choose to have your Post-Race Pack delivered to your door (at an additional cost).

Alternatively, participants can collect their Race Packs from Northcliff Country Club on

Saturdays from 07h00 to 10h00:

18 September
25 September
02 October
09 October
16 October

Sundays from 08h00 until 10h00:

10 October
17 October

POST RACE COLLECTION

After each run at each different venue