March 3, 2005
By Anish Abraham
THOUSANDS of runners are to take to the streets in the suburbs of Joburg when the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge road race starts at 6.30pm on 3 March, 2005.
The race's organisers say the 2005 Series will feature "18 events in 15 cities in six countries on five continents, making the Corporate Challenge a truly global celebration of camaraderie and fitness".
Participants can run, jog or walk in the challenge, which has already been held successfully in Houston and Sydney. This is the second time it is being held in Johannesburg, which, along with Singapore, is the only host to have attracted more than 6 000 entrants in the first year.
Organisers are optimistic that this year's event will attract more than 8 000 entrants.
Funds raised will used to help the Sparrow Schools Education Trust, an organisation based in Johannesburg that works with disadvantaged children.
One of its initiatives is the Foundation School, where 380 disadvantaged children between the ages of seven and 14 who suffer from learning disabilities are schooled. More than 400 previously disadvantaged children receive technical and vocational skills training at the Sparrow Combined School.
The race starts at the Wanderers Club at North Road in Illovo. To ensure the entrants' safety, organisers have worked with the Johannesburg Metro Police to close off several roads.
Roads that will be closed from 08h00 are:
- C/O Venus / North Streets (Closure Venus Street)
- C/O St Andrew Street / Wingfield Avenue (Closure St Andrew Road)
- C/O Venus Street / Bute Avenue (Closure Bute Avenue)
- C/O Venus Street / Greenacres Drive (Closure Greenacres Drive)
- C/O Venus Street / Arran Avenue (Closure Arran Avenue)
- C/O Venus Street / Jellicoe Avenue (Closure Jellicoe Avenue)
- C/O Venus Street / Tyrwhitt Avenue (Closure Venus Street)
At 13h00 the following roads will be closed:
- C/O North Street / Rudd Road (Closure North Street)
- C/O North Street / Wrenrose Avenue (Closure North Street)
- C/O Wrenrose Avenue / Greenacres Drive (Closure Greenacres Drive)
- C/O Tyrwhitt Avenue / Wrenrose Avenue (Closure Tyrwhitt Avenue)
- C/O Melrose Street / Somerville Road (Closure Melrose Street)
- C/O Glenhove Road / 5th Street (Closure 5th Street)
- C/O Glenhove Road / Venus Street (Closure Venus Street)
- C/O Glenhove Road / Jameson Avenue (Closure Jameson Avenue)
- C/O Glenhove Road / Cecil Avenue (Closure Cecil Avenue)
- C/O Melrose Street / Tottenham Avenue (Closure Melrose Street)
- C/O Tyrwhitt / Cecil Avenues (Closure Tyrwhitt Avenue)
- C/O Jellicoe / Cecil Avenues (Closure Jellicoe Avenue)
- C/O North Street / Victoria Avenue (Closure Victoria Avenue)
- C/O North Street / Arran Avenue (Closure Arran Avenue)
- C/O North Street / Bute Avenue (Closure Bute Avenue)
- C/O St Andrew Street / Wrenrose Avenue (Closure St Andrew Street)
Roads closed at 18h15 prior to start of race:
- C/O Tyrwhitt Avenue / Melrose Street (Closure Melrose Street)
- C/O Corlett Drive / Rudd Road (Closure Rudd Road)
- C/O Melrose Street / Somerville Road (Closure Somerville Road)
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