{"id":268087,"date":"2025-08-22T16:28:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T14:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/?p=268087"},"modified":"2025-08-22T16:28:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T14:28:23","slug":"with-less-than-24-hours-to-go-the-excitement-is-palpable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/with-less-than-24-hours-to-go-the-excitement-is-palpable\/","title":{"rendered":"With less than 24 hours to go, the excitement is palpable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" data-attachment-id=\"268088\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/with-less-than-24-hours-to-go-the-excitement-is-palpable\/hoot_53625\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HOOT_53625.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,579\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HOOT_53625\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;There is less than 48 hours to the start of the much anticipated 23rd annual Mediclinic Vista Road Race on Saturday, 23 August. In their attempt to help build excitement among members of the community for the upcoming event, numerous mascots \u2212 namely the Blood Buddy mascot, Engo Free State&amp;#8217;s mascot, Omgie, and the Toktokkie Cansa mascot \u2212 are raring to go and join runners at the water points along the route. The Engo water point will be geared and manned by, from the left, Blood Buddy, Genevieve Heyns (Engo), Omgie, Amelia Nenzhelele (Engo) and Mitzi Heiriss Vosloo (Engo). These mascots and the organisers have banded together to remind the greater Matjhabeng community to care for one another. Photo: Supplied&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;From the left, Blood Buddy, Genevieve Heyns (Engo), Omgie, Amelia Nenzhelele (Engo) and Mitzi Heiriss Vosloo (Engo). These mascots and the organisers have banded together to remind the greater Matjhabeng community to care for one another. Photo: Supplied&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HOOT_53625-1024x494.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HOOT_53625-1024x494.jpg\" alt=\"From the left, Blood Buddy, Genevieve Heyns (Engo), Omgie, Amelia Nenzhelele (Engo) and Mitzi Heiriss Vosloo (Engo). These mascots and the organisers have banded together to remind the greater Matjhabeng community to care for one another. Photo: Supplied\" class=\"wp-image-268088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HOOT_53625-1024x494.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HOOT_53625-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HOOT_53625-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HOOT_53625.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From the left, Blood Buddy, Genevieve Heyns (Engo), Omgie, Amelia Nenzhelele (Engo) and Mitzi Heiriss Vosloo (Engo). These mascots and the organisers have banded together to remind the greater Matjhabeng community to care for one another. Photo: Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">There is less than 24 hours to the start of the much anticipated 23rd annual Mediclinic Vista Road Race on Saturday, 23 August. 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