Overview

About this event

The 2023 SPAR Women's Challenge Tshwane took place Saturday, 5 August 2023 from 14:00, at Supersport Park in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa. Distances included a 10km and 5km races.

The Tshwane leg of the SPAR Women's Challenge has grown from humble beginnings to one of the world’s biggest road races. This challenge is the most popular and inclusive road race in South Africa, attracting the country’s top professional female athletes and thousands of recreational runners.

The race began in 1996 with just 600 entrants racing along the University of Pretoria’s Groenkloof campus. In 2019, more than 25 000 entrants from around Gauteng run through Centurion’s streets, starting at SuperSport Park Stadium, looping back along a 5km and 10km route.

Races

Distances & fees

Distances, start times, cut-offs and entry fees.

Saturday 5 Aug 2023

Distance	Entry Fee	Temp Licence	Type	Start	Cut-off	Details
10km Run / Walk	ZAR 150	ZAR 50	Run / Walk	14:00	16:00
Minimum age 14 years
5km Fun Run	ZAR 150	—	Run / Walk	14:00	16:00
Minimum age 9 years

Temporary ASA licence fee — only payable if you are not a member of an affiliated running club.

Course

Route maps & elevation

Route maps and elevation profiles.

• Route map

Where

Location

Where the event starts and how to get there.

Supersport Park

Contact

Contact the organiser

Send a message to the organiser and they'll reply to the email you provide.

Your name

Email

Message

Send message

Train

Training programs

Hand-picked training pathways to get you to the start line ready.

Coach Parry

Structured, app-delivered plans for every distance from 5 km to Comrades — daily workouts, pace targets, Strava sync and a South African coaching community.

Affiliate · disclosed Start free trial

OwnMyRun · Gerda Steyn

Free, self-guided training plans built by Comrades & 2 Oceans champion Gerda Steyn — a great starting point if you want structure without a subscription.

View plans

Energy Lab

A South African running community with a built-in training app — adaptive plans whose paces recalculate as you get fitter, plus club runs, results and event RSVPs. Free while in beta.

Join Energy Lab

Nearby

You may also like

Soshanguve Great Run

20 Jun 2026

10km 5km Road Mile

Race Against Cancer with Discovery Vitality

21 Jun 2026

Half Marathon 10km 5km

Doek on Fleek - She Moves SA JHB

28 Jun 2026

10km 5km

Garsfontein Ice Breaker

4 Jul 2026

Half Marathon 10km 5km 1km

Gallopers 15km

5 Jul 2026

15km 5km

Steyn City Ultra Trail

11 Jul 2026

53km Trail 21km Trail 15km Trail 7.5km Trail

History

Past editions

Previous edition: 2020