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Can’t-Miss Fitness Events in 2016

There are so many great things to look forward to in 2016, especially all the fitness events for you all to get involved with straight away. So to make sure you don’t miss a beat, we have compiled a list of some of the can’t-miss events for the first couple months of 2016, so here we go…

Modern Athlete Bobbies 21km Half Marathon

Date: 24 January
Event Type: Road Run
Venue: Greenstone Shopping Centre (Entrance 4) – Modderfontein Road – Greenstone Hill – Edenvale (Johannesburg)
Distance: 5km, 10km, 21.1km

The Herald Cycle MTB Race

Date: 06 February
Event Type: Mountain Bike
Venue: Polo Club, Addo
Distance: 60km, 30km, 5km (kiddies), 500m (toddlers)

The Herald Cycle Road Race

Date: 07 February
Event Type: Road Race
Venue: Hobie Beach, PE
Distance 106km, 55km

Pick ‘n Pay Marathon 2016

Date: 14 February
Event Type: Road Run
Venue: Saheti School, Senderwood, Johannesburg
Distance: 42km & 21km

Cape Town Cycle Tour

Date: 6th March
Event Type: Cycle Race
Venue: Hertz Blouevard, Cape Town
Distance: 109km

Absa Cape Epic

Date: 13th – 20th Mar
Event type: Stage Race (Mountain biking)
Venue: UCT- Meerendal Wine Estate (Cape Town)
Distance: 647km

Two Oceans Marathon

Date: 25th – 26th Mar
Event type: Road Run
Venue: Main Road Newlands – UCT (Cape Town)
Distance: 56km and 21km

Impi Challenge

Date: 9-10 April
Event Type: Trail Run
Venue: Lievland Wine Estate, Stellenboch
Distance: 20km, 12km & 6km

Ironman Africa 2016

Date: 10th Apr
Event type: Triathlon
Venue: Port Elizabeth
Distance 180.2km

Merrell Hobbit Journey

Date: 29-30 April
Event Type: Mountain Trail Run
Venue: Hogsback, Eastern Cape
Distance: 90km, 38km, 16km & 5km

Comrades Marathon

Date: 29th May
Event Type: Road Run
Venue: Durban
Distance: 90km