By Tshepio Mogotsi
CORLETT DRIVE in Illovo, north of Johannesburg, will be closed from before dawn on Sunday morning until the end of the 702/FNB Walk the Talk, as 25 000 walkers participate in the annual mid-winter event.
The main road in front of the Wanderers Stadium will be closed to traffic between Irene and Rudd roads from 4.30am. People attending the event can park their cars at the James and Ethel Grey Park and the nearby Winston Ridge Park. AA signs will mark the designated parking areas.
Corlett Drive will be open again at 2pm, after participants have completed the last event.
The 42km race starts outside the Wanderers Stadium at 6.30am; the 21km race at 7.30am; the 14km at 8am and the 7km walk starts at 11am. Organisers have urged competitors to be at the venue at least an hour before the start of their event.
Participants wanting to find out their routes can visit www.702.co.za or check the back of the official entry form.
The two longer distances, the marathon and half marathon, will be timed. The 7km fun event will allow participants to walk with prams and pets.
Parents who do not want to walk with children can leave their youngsters in the Spar Kiddies area, "where their children will be cared for". There will also be a safe area for the storage of tog and sports bags at the Wanderers Stadium, according to the organisers.
Late entries will be accepted from until Saturday 26 July at the Wanderers Stadium, between 9am and 4pm.
Refreshments will be on sale on Sunday at the stadium and water will be available along all the routes. Water for pet will available only on the 7km route. People are also welcome to bring along picnic baskets, the organisers said.
The fun-filled entertainment will begin in the stadium at noon.
Corlett Drive will be closed from 04h30 to 14h00
7km Route (10h30 until 12h30)
- Rudd Road from the intersection of Corlett Drive to the intersection of Otto Road (Illovo)
- Otto Road from the intersection with Rudd Road to the intersection of 1st Avenue (Illovo)
- 1st Avenue from the intersection with Otto Road to the intersection with Boundary road (Illovo)
- Boundary Road from the intersection with 1st Avenue to the intersection with 5th Avenue (Inanda)
- 5th Avenue from the intersection of Boundary Road to the intersection with Forrest Road (Inanda)
- Forrest Road from the intersection with 5th Avenue to the intersection with Dumbarton Street (Inanda)
- Dumbarton Street from the intersection with Forrest Road to the intersection with Cedar Avenue (Athol)
- Cedar Avenue from the intersection with Dumbarton Street to the intersection with Central Street (Athol)
- Central Street from the intersection with Cedar Avenue (Maple Drive) to the intersection with Cross Avenue (Atholl Oaklands Road) (Athol)
- Cross Avenue (Atholl Oaklands Road) from the intersection of Central Street to the intersection of Fort Street (Fairways)
- Fort Street from the intersection of Cross Avenue (Atholl Oaklands Road) to the intersection of Corlett Drive (Fairways)
14km Route (07h30 until 12h30)
- Rudd Road from the intersection of Corlett Drive to the intersection of Chaplin Road (Illovo)
- Chaplin Road from the Intersection of Rudd Road to the intersection of Melville Road (Illovo)
- Melville Road from the intersection of Chaplin Road to the intersection of 1st Avenue (Illovo)
- 1st Avenue from the intersection of Melville Road to the intersection of 6th Avenue (Hyde Park)
- 6th Avenue from the intersection of 1st Avenue to the intersection of Killarney Road (Hyde Park)
- Killarney Road from the intersection of 6th Avenue to the intersection of Saxon Road (Sandhurst)
- Saxon Road from the intersection of Killarney Road to the intersection of Montrose Avenue (Sandhurst)
- Montrose Avenue from the intersection of Saxon Road to the intersection of Sutherland Avenue (Sandhurst)
- Sutherland Avenue from the intersection of Montrose Avenue to the intersection of Argyle Avenue (Sandhurst)
- Argyle Avenue from the intersection of Sutherland Avenue to the intersection of Empire Road (Sandhurst)
- Empire Road from the intersection of Argyle Avenue to the intersection of Cleveland Road (Sandhurst)
- Cleveland Road from the intersection of Empire Road to the intersection of 3rd Road (Sandhurst)
- 3rd Road from the intersection of Cleveland Road to the intersection of Melville Road (Hyde Park)
- Melville Road from the intersection of 3rd Road to the intersection of Harries Road (Illovo)
- Harries Road from the intersection of Melville Road to the intersection of Central Street (Illovo)
- Central Street from the intersection of Harries Road to the intersection of Cross Avenue (Atholl Oaklands Road) (Illovo)
- Cross Avenue (Atholl Oaklands Road) from the intersection of Central Street to the intersection of Fort Street (Athol)
- Fort Street from the intersection of Cross Avenue (Atholl Oaklands Road) to the intersection of Irene Road (Fairways)
- Irene Road from the intersection of Fort Street to the intersection of Corlett Drive (Fairways)
