{"id":49620,"date":"2020-11-19T09:44:08","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T07:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/fast-and-flat-10km-road-race-at-despatch-20201118-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T08:34:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:34:20","slug":"fast-and-flat-10km-road-race-at-despatch-20201118-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/fast-and-flat-10km-road-race-at-despatch-20201118-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast and flat 10km road race at Despatch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_3387c1e6\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10505\/87a74c403cba44d3ab0710db56b00b83.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10506\/9bb05be7251741f294872b69557b8d8c.jpg\" title=\"The annual Despatch Athletics Club 10km fast and flat road race will be held on Saturday, November 28. Despatch SuperSpar for the ninth consecutive year will be the main sponsor of the event. Here are (from left) Winslow Bouwer, Yvette Jonker, Helgard Potgieter, Lydia Potgieter and Clariska de Beer, all from Despatch Athletics Club, together with Elton Loxton from Despatch SuperSpar.                         Photo:SUPPLIED\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The annual Despatch Athletics Club 10km fast and flat road race will be held on Saturday, November 28. Despatch SuperSpar for the ninth consecutive year will be the main sponsor of the event. Here are (from left) Winslow Bouwer, Yvette Jonker, Helgard Potgieter, Lydia Potgieter and Clariska de Beer, all from Despatch Athletics Club, together with Elton Loxton from Despatch SuperSpar.                         Photo:SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>RUNNERS can look forward to Despatch Athletics Club\u2019s first, last and only 10km road race of 2020, which will be held on November 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Helgard Potgieter, chairperson of the Despatch Athletics Club said owing to COVID-19 lockdown regulations, the club was not allowed to host any of their regular events until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLuckily the easing in the lockdown regulations allowed us now to organise our annual road race. Unfortunately there will be no fun run and no late entries will be accepted for the 10km race. This is all in adhering to the COVID-19 protocol,\u201d said Potgieter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis will be the ninth consecutive year that we offer runners the opportunity to participate in this fast and flat race. 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