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SPAR Women's Challenge Jozi
The SPAR Women's Challenge Jozi is a course of 10 km with 73.2 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 1,594 m and its highest 1,658 m above sea level.
At a glance
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- Last run Sun 4 Oct
- Distance
- 10.0 km6.2 mi
- 10K · 5K
- Total climb
- 73.2 m240 ft
- Highest point 64 m210 ft above lowest
The course
Drag along the profileThe 10 km route sits between 1,594 m and 1,658 m above sea level and climbs 73.2 m in total.
StartFinish
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Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30
0 2 4 6 8 10 km
0 2 4 6 mi
- Around 1,600 m above sea level, 64 m between low and high73.2 m of climbing on the Highveld, low point at km 5.5, high point at km 9.4.
- Two starts at Marks Park Sports ClubMarks Park Sports Club hosts both distances, the 10 km start on Buffalo Rd, the 5 km on Umgeni Rd.
- A women-only race and a Grand Prix stopEntries were limited to 15 000; the Grand Prix series brings South Africa's top women to the 10 km.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
km 0 to 10.2GradientAround 1,600 m above sea level, 64 m between low and high73.2 m of climbing on the Highveld, low point at km 5.5, high point at km 9.4.
The lowest point is at km 5.5, 1,594 m above sea level, and the highest is at km 9.4, 1,658 m up. Johannesburg sits high on the Highveld, so the whole route is run at roughly 1,600 m.
Measured
km 0 to 10.2GeometryTwo starts at Marks Park Sports ClubMarks Park Sports Club hosts both distances, the 10 km start on Buffalo Rd, the 5 km on Umgeni Rd.
Marks Park Sports Club is the venue, with the 10 km starting on Buffalo Road and the 5 km fun run on Umgeni Road, both at 08h00 in 2026. The event moved there from Wanderers Stadium in 2017.
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km 0 to 10.2CrowdA women-only race and a Grand Prix stopEntries were limited to 15 000; the Grand Prix series brings South Africa's top women to the 10 km.
Jozi is part of the SPAR Grand Prix Series, where some of South Africa’s top elite women compete for Grand Prix points and prize money. The 2026 race, on Sunday 4 October, was one of seven regional events and had a limit of 15 000 entries across the 10 km and the 5 km.
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Race fuel
Energy gel
No gel needed at this pace
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.
Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.
Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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