New route for Absa Cape Town 10k race

10 May 2022

The City of Cape Town-sponsored Absa Run Your City Cape Town 10K is switching things up with a new route for the 2022 edition, taking place this Sunday, 15 May 2022.

Approximately 10 000 runners will set off from the traditional starting point at Woodbridge Island in Milnerton.
  
The race will for the first time ever include the N1 as part of its route, connecting Milnerton to the CBD.

Once runners have navigated their way out of Marine Drive, they will head on to the N1 for 1,7 km of the highway before entering the city bowl and finishing at Lower Long Street.

The new route gives runners the fastest and flattest route compared to previous years, when the race went through the Paarden Island industrial area.

Currently in its seventh year, the Cape Town 10K (previously the Cape Town 12 ONERUN) is the third biggest race on the Western Province Athletics events calendar and attracts local, continental as well as international participants.

In addition to being a race filled with fun and entertainment, the event supports the fundraising efforts for Die Burger Kinderfonds, Cape of Good Hope SPCA, Cotlands, help2read and Reach for a Dream.

The race will officially start on Woodbridge Island at 09:00.

Motorists are advised to take note of the temporary road closures that will be in place over the weekend and to plan their trips accordingly.

The complete list of road closures is available here: https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Centre%20Assets/Road%20Closures_C10K_2022%20-%20TMP_compressed.pdf

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City of Cape Town, Media Office