Club Championships

Randburg Harriers Club Championships 2026

The road running calendars for 2026 have recently been finalised and published by the provinces, and several events are already taking entries. This has allowed Randburg Harriers to compile the calendar for the annual Club Championships for 2026. For those who are unfamiliar with the Club Championships, it works like this:

  • We select a variety of events over distances of between 5 and 90 km as our Club Championship races. These are mainly road races, including the Comrades Marathon, but we also include one of our time trials, and a 5 km parkrun. They are spaced out over the year, and we try and choose events that are popular and well-known, are unlikely to be cancelled, and are situated reasonably close to Randburg, although for some events that isn’t always possible.
  • The Club Championship is open to members in good standing of Randburg Harriers in the calendar year of the Club Championship.
  • For each event, there is a trophy for the overall Club Champion (male and female), and awards are also made to competitors in each age group (from Junior through to Great Grandmaster, both male and female).

Wherever possible, we try to ensure that the Club Championship events are supported by having the club gazebo at the venue.

The Club Championship calendar, and the associated rules, are shown below. Please note that there have been some changes to the time trial event, and all Junior athletes will now compete over 5 km.

Randburg Harriers Club Championship Events 2026

Spring Striders 15km

Sun 18 Jan

Edenvale Marathon

Sun 8 Mar

Benoni Northerns Ultramarathon 48km

Sun 12 Apr

Colgate Road Race 32km (Boksburg)

Sun 3 May

Comrades Ultramarathon 88km (Pietermaritzburg)

Sun 14 Jun

Rockies Half Marathon Discovery Series

Sun 12 Jul

Wits parkrun (University of the Witwatersrand)

Sat 29 Aug

Pirates 10km (Greenside)

Sun 13 Sep

City 2 City Ultramarathon 50km (Centurion)

Sun 27 Sep

Randburg Harriers Time Trial 8km / 5km (Juniors)

Thu 15 Oct

Other supported races:

Pirates 21km

Sun 15 Feb

Om Die Dam 50km

Sat 21 Mar

RAC 10km

Sun 24 May

Discovery Vitality Series

Jul & Aug

Waterfall Half-marathon

Sun 20 Sep

Fat Cats 10km

Sun 11 Oct

RAC Tough One 32km

Sun 22 Nov

The Club Championship Rules are as follows:

1. For each event, there is a trophy for the overall Club Champion (male and female).

2. Awards are also made to competitors in each age group (from Junior through to Great Grandmaster, both male and female).

3. Junior athletes must meet the age criteria specified for road running events by the provincial governing body, Central Gauteng Athletics.

4. For the time trial event, Junior athletes will compete over 5 km, and all Senior and age group athletes will compete over 8 km. Junior athletes must be 9 years or older on the day that the event takes place.

5. Competitors are required to compete in Randburg Harriers club colours, and to wear the appropriate age category tags (including at the parkrun and time trial events).

6. Competitors must be members in good standing of Randburg Harriers in the calendar year of the Club Championships.

7. Competitors are responsible for ensuring that they complete the entry forms (including on-line entry forms), tear-off slips or entry tags neatly, accurately and in full, so that their results are captured correctly.

8. Competitors must compete in the event on the route on the day of the race. Results from, for example, helpers’ runs will not be considered. Results of any virtual events that may be offered by race organisers will also not be considered.

9. The results that are published by any website that the race organisers may employ will be used to determine the results of the Randburg Harriers Club Championship events.

10. If any of the chosen events are cancelled or postponed, that Randburg Harriers Club Championship event may be postponed, assigned to another event or, if no suitable event can be identified, it may be cancelled.

11. For the Comrades Marathon, trophies are awarded to the first athlete to finish, the first female athlete, the first novice athletes (male and female), and to all age group winners (from Senior through to Grandmaster, male and female). There is also a Hard Luck trophy, a Most Improved trophy, and a trophy for the youngest athlete to finish.

The Randburg Harriers Club Championships provides an opportunity for athletes of all ages and abilities to compete against their fellow club members. Traditionally, prize-winners have received a miniature trophy to commemorate their achievements, and in recent years, a high-quality certificate has also been awarded. Bragging rights are guaranteed to all the winners!

If you have any queries or questions regarding the annual Club Championships, please contact our Club Captain, Alistair Barker.