Not known for moderation, once nicknamed Toomuchie

In 2017, once the seed of ‘if you can do 5k, then you can do 10k’ have properly taken root, I actively pursued (in addition to parkrun on Saturdays, and Joburg Zoo Trots 2^nd Sunday of the month) runs on Sunday mornings and some weekday evenings. I’ve been fortunate to find:

• In-Reach night trail runs (https://www.in-reach.co.za/nighttrailruns) once a month, usually third Thursday, alternating between Ruimsig Country Club and Jackal Creek Estate. Both a 5km and 10km (two laps) timed night race, both on and next to golf greens, starting at 19h30, are offered, with meals and refreshments catered by the club houses.
• Kinetic-Events Black Diamond Night Trail Runs (http://www.kinetic-events.co.za/Events/Black-Diamond-Night-Trail-Run) once a month, usually first Wednesday, at various Country or Golf Clubs, mainly at the Johannesburg Country Club, in Woodmead, and Randpark Golf Club; but also other such as occasionally Parkview, Houghton or Bryanston Golf Courses. Both 8km (starting at 19h30) and 4km (starting at 19h40) timed night races are offered, also with meals and refreshments catered by the club houses.
• Adventure Run (https://www.adventurerun.co.za/) initially  Trail Adventure (http://www.trailadventure.co.za/) arranges timed stage and single trails (weekends, Sundays and public holidays) and night (mainly Wednesdays and Fridays) runs at a variety of mainly Gauteng, bit also other, venues. Distances vary from 5 through to 21km in some instances. Trail Adventure also offer events for dogs (and their humans, i.e. bark runs), dua- and triathlons, cycling, canoe, as well as some endurance races. Several events in collaboration with a vacation ownership companies.

I further found that there are a multitude of other providers, such as:

• Bout Time (http://www.bouttime.co.za/) for event registration and timing
• Champion Chip (http://www.championchip.co.za/)
• Entry Ninja (https://www.entryninja.com/) handles entries for sport events
• Entry Tickets (https://entrytickets.net/) for event registration
• Entry Time (https://www.entrytime.com/), an online entry portal not just manage registrations, but serves as handy calender with regard to a multitude of sporting events.
• Fresh Tracks (http://www.freshtracks.co.za/) arranges trails, hikes and tours
• Fresh Trails (http://freshtrails.co.za/)
• KZN Trail Running (KZNTR, https://kzntrailrunning.co.za/) provides world class trail running events across KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
• Ilumin8 (http://ilumin8events.com/) does event management, sound and marketing
• Iqela Events (http://www.iqela-events.co.za/) offers event management solutions
• Mountain Runner (http://mountainrunner.co.za/) initiate and manage trail events
• Quicket (https://www.quicket.co.za/events/south-africa/?categories=5) online sport and fitness registrations
• Race Organisers Admin Group (ROAG, https://www.roag.co.za/default.aspx) does what the name implies
• Rogue Adventures (http://www.rogueadventures.co.za/) arranges events
• Run Trail (http://runtrail.co.za/eventscalendar/) offers an event calendar
• Spectrum Sports (SS, http://www.spectrumsport.co.za/) does online entries, event timing and listing of results
• Sports Vendo (https://www.sportsvendo.co.za/events) is a sport event management company
• Stillwater Sports (https://www.stillwatersports.com/) is a lifestyle sports event specialist organisation
• Trail Hub (http://www.trailhub.co.za/events/upcoming/) list events
• Trail Series (http://www.trailseries.co.za/) by Wild Runner, Spur Series
• Wannado Events (https://www.wannado.co.za/) event management
• Web Tickets Active (https://www.webtickets.co.za/) handle registrations
• Wild Trail SA (https://www.wildtrail.co.za/)

I indicated that I will supplement the list above as I discover omissions, such as:

• City of Johannesburg walking trails (http://www.jhbcityparks.com/index.php/2015-04-29-12-30-27/walking-trails-contents-50)
• Cool Ideas Trail Running (http://www.tlctrailrun.co.za/)
• Entry Rush (https://www.entryrush.co.za/)
• Eventtiming (https://www.eventtiming.info/) for KZN road races
• Jozi Trails (http://jozitrails.co.za/)
• Metro Sports (https://www.metrosports.co.za/) a site dedicated to growing the sports and fitness community
• Southern Trails (http://www.southerntrails.co.za/)
• Wild Africa Experiences (https://www.wildafricaexperiences.co.za/)

Comments

[Corne Van Zyl]

Thank you for sharing this post?

How we see you at the In-Reach Runs soon. We have the Ruimsig Run on the 21st Feb and the Jackal Run on the 12th March.

Check out our website for upcoming events.
www.in-reach.co.za

Thank you