{"id":56871,"date":"2022-08-03T14:11:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T12:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/running-enthusiasts-urged-to-partake-20220803\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T21:47:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T19:47:34","slug":"running-enthusiasts-urged-to-partake-20220803","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/running-enthusiasts-urged-to-partake-20220803\/","title":{"rendered":"Running enthusiasts urged to partake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This year\u2019s Mediclinic <span><i id=\"U10510249696BQD\" style=\"font-family:'Verdana';font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;\">Vista<\/i><\/span>Eskom Athletic Club FS Road Race will boast with exciting waterpoints, a new route and gold medals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the twentieth year of this exciting race, and the twentieth year in which <span><i>Vista<\/i><\/span>is the media partner, <span>steadffastlt runjing<\/span>steadfastly running the route year on year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year <span><i>Vista<\/i><\/span>takes the prize for the best banner design in 2022, with the theme \u201cGift of Time\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entry forms are available and runners can enter from Monday to Friday, from 08:30 until 17:00, at PKF Auditors, Lezmin Computers and Sydney Cars in Welkom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n <span>The start and finish of <\/span>The race starts and finishes on 19 August<span> is <\/span> at Mediclinic Welkom, Meulen Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The race will include distances for different age categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> 16:30 \u2013 1,5 km fun race for 9 years and older (wheelchair and disabled). 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