Discovery Vitality has partnered with Rafi’s Appliances and Mattresses to bring the popular National Vitality Series to Gqeberha on Saturday.
The Rafi’s BayRun will be hosted by 32Gi and Achilles Athletics clubs on Saturday, 21 October, and will start and finish at Cape Recife High School.
Collection of race numbers and late entries will be available at Rafi’s Appliances and Mattresses store at 2 West Street, Newton Park, from 16.00 to 19.00, this week on both Thursday, and Friday evenings, 19 and 20 October, as well as from 05.00 at Cape Recife High School on race day.
The first 350 runners to register or enter on both Thursday and Friday evenings will receive free Rafi’s BayRun race T-shirts and the chance to win Rafi’s shopping vouchers which will be drawn every 30 minutes instore on both evenings.
The Vitality Run Series was introduced in 2017, with the aim to help people improve their fitness through physical activity. The Series has over the years offered iconic events in the Western Cape, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal and recently launched the George Series and the upcoming Gqeberha Series. The series is open to anyone, and Vitality members earn Vitality points for participating in races.
The Rafi’s BayRun will offer three flat and scenic distances, 21km, 10km and a fun 5km. All three distances will be timed, and all finishers will receive a Rafi’s BayRun with Discovery Vitality Series medal.
“We’d love to see over 1000 runners taking on the three distances,” said race director, Jonathan Mandell of 32Gi athletics club, who is keen to see the event grow with both Rafi’s and Discovery Vitality’s support.
Local Event Sponsor, Rafi Selvilya, of Rafi’s Appliances and Mattresses, is an avid supporter of living a healthy lifestyle and has been sponsoring local running events for many years.
“We invite all runners, the serious, the fun runners and walkers to join our event,” said Rafi.
The event program will start with the 21km at 06.00, the 5km at 06.05, the 10km at 06.20, and the prize giving will be held at 09.30.
Club Gazebos are welcome and encouraged. Runners will be able to enjoy a social warm-up and cool down zone in the race village from Virgin Active as well as coffee, boerewors rolls and pancakes at the finish.
Enter online on www.entrytickets.net/rafisbayrun until midnight on Monday, 16 October, or enter at Brian Bands, Sportsmans Warehouse and UD Sports, in Uitenhage, before Wednesday, 18 October or join us at Rafi’s store in Newton Park on Thursday or Friday, 19 & 20 October, to enter.
For more information, contact Jonathan Mandell on 083 414 2624 or Theresa Buchner on 081 723 8230.