2023
21km & 8km RACE INFORMATION

21km & 8km entries

Entries

No manual entries are possible
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Race Pack Collection

No collection on race day is possible
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Medical

Don’t take a chance with your health!
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Venue And Directions

Each race starts and finishes at Hartbeespoort High School.

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Rules & Timing

ALL Races are timed by FINISH TIME. Each athlete will be given a race number with disposable CHIP at the back of your race number.

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Category Prizes

Category prizes will be available to the winners
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Entries

General Information

Online entries only: at entryninja.com through the secure electronic payment system on the registration platform using your credit or debit card. There will be limited late entries at registration.

21km

Half Marathon

Entry fees:
R196 per athlete (Friday & Race Day entries R250)
R80 per athlete for all with an age of 70 and older
R50 – Temp licenses

Start time: 06:15
CUT-OFF TIME – Finish line / 21km: 3 hours (9:15)

The Cut-off times are there for all runner’s safety and the entire race can be jeopardized if these cut-off times are not adhered to.

IF YOU CAN’T RUN WITHIN THESE TIMES, PLEASE DON’T ENTER THE RACE

Medals to all participants finishing within the cut-off time for the race – CUT-OFF TIME AT 3 hours (9:15)

  • Gold to first 3 men and women athletes as well as age category winners.
  • Silver Medals to each athlete completing the race under 90 minutes or to the first 100 athletes whichever comes first
  • NO Medals will be posted and NO Medals after CUT-OFF
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8km
FUN RUN

Start time: 06:00

  • Entry fee: R80 per entry for online entries & R100 per entry for on the day entries

  • Medals to 1st 1,000 finishers.

  • NO Race Numbers & No T-shirts, & No Socks, No Results, No Price Money

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For sale – ONLINE ONLY – Before 30 September 2023

  • 2023 T-shirt – R200
  • The following t-shirt sizes will be available (All t-shirts are unisex): X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, XX-Large and XXX-Large
  • Every endeavour is made to cater for sizes; however, these cannot be guaranteed.

    T-shirt sales close on the 30th September 2023

  1. All runners must wear the official race number on the front of their vest and a valid ASA license number on the back of their vest as per ASA rules.

  2. Temporary license numbers for sale for R50 EACH

  3. Race numbers cannot be exchanged other than through the official substitution process.

  4. Neglecting to adhere to these rules will lead to disqualification.

  5. No race numbers are to be pinned on running shorts.

Race Pack Collection

There will be three collection points and each athlete MUST select a collection point or choose that their race pack be posted using the couriers provided.

  • Wednesday 25th October 2023 – Pretoria from 12h00 to 17h00 (Run-a-Way Sport, Lynwood Ridge)
  • Friday 27th October 2023 – Hartbeespoort Marathon clubhouse from 12h00 to 20h00.
  • Saturday 28th October – Hartbeespoort Marathon clubhouse from 04h00 to 05h50.

Uncollected packs will be available at Hartbeespoort

Runners to Bring

  • ID, Driver’s License or Passport

  • Confirmation of registration SMS

Can’t Collect?

Yes, simply bring their SMS with race number and a letter confirming that you may collect it.

ID, Driver’s License or Passport

Substitutions

There are no Substitutions for this race.

Medical

Don’t take a chance with your health!

  1. Medical advice is that runners should drink approximately 100 ml of fluid (one sachet) every 15 minutes.
  2. It may thus not be necessary for faster runners to drink at every station, as the dangers of over-hydration can be as severe, or more severe as those of dehydration. Gauge your drinking requirements on the time taken between water points.
  3. Runners should modify their fluid intake to suit weather conditions on the day and should not experiment with new drinks on race day.
  1. Minor Aches Pains, Grazes and Muscle injuries.
  2. There are a team of physiotherapists and first aiders to soothe those aching muscles at the Physio tent at the finish. Please feel free to visit the tent and have a welcome massage after your finish.
  1. A Medical Tent will be available at the venue next to the finish. There is a full support team on hand to deal with any emergency that may occur.
  2. A mobile crew is patrolling the route to deal with any major problems, supported by response vehicles, pickup vehicles and radio marshals to monitor your progress during the race.
  3. In the event of a problem on the route, you will be assisted. The Race Emergency number will be given in final instructions. This will go direct to the Emergency Centre from which the mobile units which will be dispatched to attend to the incident.
  4. In addition, there are radio communications at every water point along the route – you may use these to make contact with the emergency centre.
  1. Please complete your medical information on the back of your race number to assist medical personnel in case of an emergency. We have vehicles that patrol the route to assist those who are unable to complete the race and ensure they are returned to the finish safely.
  2. Avoid discomfort by putting plasters on nipples, and Vaseline on areas that chafe BEFORE the race.
  1. If in any doubt about your health, consult your personal doctor before the race.
  2. If you have had influenza or Diarrhoea in the week before the race, PLEASE visit your doctor or the race doctor before running.
  3. Painkillers are NOT available during the race, for your own safety. Analgesics such as Panado/Nurofen can cause serious complications such as dehydration and can even lead to renal failure. We recommend you do not take any painkillers prior to or during the race, for your own safety.

Venue And Directions

ADDRESS

Hartbeespoort High School

Coordinates -25.7216928, 27.8781848


21km route: Old “OM DIE BERG” route:

  • Runners can make use of the Tog Bag Area that will be available at the start.
  • Runners must ensure that their bags are labelled with their names on the label provided at the tog bag area.
  • Every care will be taken to ensure that the bags are safeguarded. However, runners are advised not to leave expensive or valuable items in their bags, as the organisers cannot accept responsibility for any losses.

Rules and Timing

  • The race is run under Athletics South Africa (ASA) and Athletics North-West North (ANWN). By entering the race each athlete accepts the responsibility to know and abide by these rules and the rules of the race.

  • ALL Races are timed by FINISH TIME. Each athlete will be given a race number with disposable CHIP at the back of your race number. – NO RACE NUMBER – NO PRIZES.

  • Athletes indemnify national, regional, provincial bodies, sponsors and organisers against any action due to participation in the race.

  • Runners participate at their own risk.

  • All athletes must wear the race numbers provided on the front of their vests.

  • All athletes must be registered to a club affiliated to ASA must and all athletes must:

    1. wear their club colours; and

    2. wear 2023 ASA license number on their vest both front and back.

  • Temporary license numbers available at R50 each

  • Numerical age categories ID tags must be visible on back and front of runner’s shirt for potential category prizes.

  • Foreign athletes are not allowed to run in club colours unless such club exits in their country of origin or they are in possession of a refugee status permit or are naturalised citizens of RSA.

  • In order to win an age award proof of age must be produced on the day.

    • Open – 21 to 39 years old
    • Junior – must be 19 or younger on 31 December, the person will become a senior on 1 January in the year he/she turns 20.

  • Water / hydration stations will be available approximately every 3 kilometres on the route.

  • Club trailers and gazebo’s will be allowed at dedicated marked-off areas outside of the race venue unless there are amendments to the Covid regulations.

  • No bicycles are allowed along the route.

  • Online entries as well as race day entries – Race day entries at R250 for the 21km and R100 for the 8km

  • No littering on the route. There will be dedicated littering boxes and marked areas after each water station. If a referee sees an athlete littering on the route, that referee may disqualify the athlete.

  • No Ipods or listening devices.

  • Athletes may not participate with pets.

  • All traffic officers and officials’ instructions must be obeyed.

  • No refund of race entry fees.

  •  The race organizer retains the right to refuse entry and eject persons under the influence of drugs or alcohol, who are disorderly, or engage in inappropriate behaviour, vandalism or evade paying for admission.

  • Late Runners: The start of the 21km will be closed 15 minutes after the official start time and any runner later than this is not allowed to start the race.

  • Any runner who starts the race distance later than 15 minutes and does not follow this rule will be disqualified and not provided with a time or any race handout.

  • ALL prizes are based on GUN TO MAT times therefore all route cut-off and finish cut-offs will be based on Gun to Mat times.

  • 21km Cut-off time: Finish line /21km 3 hours (9h15)

  • Athletes who fail to obey the race officials will be subject to disciplinary action and may be banned from participation in the Om die Dam Half Marathon in future.

  • Race number collection points:

    1. Wednesday 25th October 2023 – Pretoria from 12h00 to 17h00 (Run-a-Way Sport, Lynwood Ridge)

    2. Friday 27th October 2023 – Hartbeespoort Marathon clubhouse from 12h00 to 20h00.

    3. Saturday 28th October – Hartbeespoort Marathon clubhouse from 04h00 to 05h50.

Category Prizes

POTENTIAL RACE WINNERS – 21km only

  • Timing is GUN TO MAT. The athlete who runs and go over the finish line first is the winner.

  • This applies to all categories.

  • Prizes will be given to both Men and Women athletes.

  • Late Runners: The start of the 21km will be closed 15 minutes after the official start time and any runner later than this is not allowed to start the race.
    The following price money will be available for category prizes:

  • The prize-giving for the 21km Half Marathon is at 09:20 (Just after the race CUT-OFF).

  • All award winners are advised to be at the finish area 15 minutes prior to prize giving in order to ascertain if they are an award winner.

  • All award winners must be in the area 10 minutes prior to the Prize giving time.

  • Open – 21 to 39 years old
  • Junior – must be 19 or younger on 31 December, the person will become a senior on 1 January in the year he/she turns 20.

      Start Time:
      8km Start time: 06:00

    • Online entries only: at www.entryninja.com through the secure electronic payment system on the registration platform using your credit or debit card. There will be limited late entries at registration.

    • Entry fee: R80 per entry, for online entries & R100 per entry for on the day entries

    • Medals to 1st 1,000 finishers.

    • NO Race Numbers & No T-shirts, & No Socks, No Results, No Price Money