The SPAR Women’s Virtual Challenge is back for 2021 and this year, the challenge is going limitless with entries open nationwide.
Along with the virtual challenge, SPAR is also bringing back the prestigious SPAR Grand Prix series, giving some much-needed support to South Africa’s professional women runners.
Online entries are now open for the 2021 SPAR Women’s Virtual Challenge. SPAR is inviting women across the country to join in on Saturday, September 4, anytime between 06:00 and 18:00 (subject to government lockdown regulations). Participants can run, jog, or walk their own virtual challenge, at their own pace, anywhere in South Africa.
The 2021 SPAR Women’s Virtual Challenge is set to be the ultimate antidote to COVID-19 fatigue and the lockdown blues that many South Africans are feeling. The 2021 challenge theme, #LiveLimitless, calls on women to recognise how many obstacles they have overcome in spite of the restrictions and limitations that we have been faced with in the past year.
“Following the first ever SPAR Women’s Virtual Challenge held in 2020, the challenge participants could never have anticipated that almost a year later, the nation would still be living with lockdown restrictions as the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.
“#LiveLimitless recognises that we have done and coped with so much in the past year that we never thought we would be able to,” said Alison Zweers, SPAR managing director for the Western Cape. Owing to the lockdown imposed in 2020, SPAR changed the game by launching their first ever virtual challenge.
Ensuring a limitless future for all, the SPAR Women’s Virtual Challenge 2021 event will benefit the SPAR Petals Project.
Proceeds from this year’s entry fee will be used to help the Petals Project donate packs of sanitary pads to underprivileged girls who often stay away from school when they have their periods as they lack these basic necessities.
“This contribution would not be possible without the support of the women across South Africa who will be joining in or without the support of our sponsors. I would like to thank Asics, Garmin and Athletics South Africa for sticking with us and making this challenge possible,” SPAR Group marketing executive, Mike Prentice acknowledged.
Entry to the SPAR Women’s Virtual Challenge is R60 and as part of the entry fee, every participant will receive a virtual race pack.
The race pack includes an official virtual challenge T-shirt, access to the My Virtual Challenge digital magazine, a face buff and a medal.
