May 5, 2024

Adnaan Mohamed

More than R1.5 million up for grabs at the Absa Run Your City Series

TAKING place in Gqeberha, Cape Town, Durban, Tshwane and Joburg, the iconic Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series boasts an impressive combined Prize Purse of R 1 560 000.00 in 2023.

Stillwater Sports, the organizers of South Africa’s award-winning road running series is excited to announce the massive cash incentives.

Revolutionizing the road running space since 2015, the Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series consists of five mass participation events that are hosted across five cities: Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K (Sunday 02 April 2023), Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K (Sunday 14 May 2023), Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K (Sunday 09 July 2023), Absa RUN YOUR CITY TSHWANE 10K (Sunday 27 August 2023) and the Absa RUN YOUR CITY JOBURG 10K (Sunday 24 September 2023).

“We’re excited to confirm that the Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series has a combined series Prize Purse of R 1 560 000.00 in 2023,” says Michael Meyer, Managing Director of Stillwater Sports and Founder of the Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series. “To break it down, each of the five events will be allocated R312 000.00 in prize money of which R252 000.00 will be allocated towards the Open Category (R126 000.00 going to Top 10 Open Men’s and R126 000.00 to Top 10 Open Women’s), and R60 000 towards Age Categories. The overall winners in each city (first male and first female) will each take home R30 000.00, with R25 000.00 going to the runners up and R20 000.00 to the third-place finishers. The Age Category Prize Purse will be allocated towards the Top Three finishers in the Junior, 40 – 49, 50 – 59, 60 – 69 and 70+ Age Categories.”

To view the Prize Purse Breakdown, visit https://runyourcityseries.com/

“Our goal is to become the leading 10km road running series in the world,” continues Meyer. “We trust that the 2023 Prize Purse will serve both as motivation and reward, to contenders. We can’t wait to witness world class performances on home soil and are excited to kick off the 2023 season with the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K on Sunday 02 April 2023. We would like to invite runners from across the country to join in on the fun as we #RunYourCity in 2023!”

EVENT INFORMATION: 2023 Absa RUN YOUR CITY SERIES

A diverse road running series, the RUN YOUR CITY Series integrates businesses, families, investment in community, world class achievement and fun for all participants. Placing each host city on a pedestal, iconic landmarks form the foundation of a magnificent route experience that also boasts a feel-good vibe compliments of the city’s leading performing arts groups, refreshments, exciting sponsor activations and enthusiastic support along the way.

1. Sunday 02 April 2023	Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K
2. Sunday 14 May 2023	Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K
3. Sunday 09 July 2023	Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K
4. Sunday 27 August 2023	Absa RUN YOUR CITY TSHWANE 10K
5. Sunday 24 September 2023	Absa RUN YOUR CITY JOBURG 10K