St David's Marist Inanda: PTA Team Marist Champagnat Walk/Run 2023

In 2020, during the first year of Covid lockdown, St David's launched the inaugural Champagnat Day Run/Walk which invited our extended David's community from around the world to participate in a virtual run/ walk/ cycle as a way of staying connected during a time of disconnect. In 2021, we created Team Marist where the communities of all five of our South African Marist Schools participated in this event – again, from across the country and the globe. Each school organised their particular event in a way that best suited their school, with a combination of on-campus and virtual participation. The symbolic distance has been approximately 4,2km as this was the distance that St Marcellin Champagnat walked each day between The Hermitage and La Valla-en-Gier (where the first Marist school was situated)

We are excited to announce that the Team Marist Champagnat Day Walk/ Run will take place again this year and we are delighted that the St David’s PTA have come on board to make the St David’s 2023 event more connected and even more fun this year.

There will be three components to the event this year: the on-campus (approx. 4,2km) run, the Inanda-Alex on-road run (approx. 10km and limited to 20 ‘elite’ runners), and the global virtual run. The Inanda-Alex Team will include parents from our Alex campus and the campus will be the half-way watering point along the route, with support from our Alex community. We hope to grow this aspect of the run in years to come. The 11 June is also the date of the Comrades Marathon so we will be joining in spirit and celebration with all our Marist Comrades runners – St Henry’s Marist will be hosting a support station at the Comrades so we will have representation there too!

SUNDAY 11 JUNE 2023: ON-CAMPUS EVENT & INANDA-ALEX RUN

On-campus: We invite our community to join us on-campus to complete their 4,2km run (or multiples of the loop).

Time: 08h00 – 10h30 (participants must start their run before 08h45)

Cost: R50/ participant – funds will be directed to the PTA

Inanda-Alex Run: This will constitute 20 runners from across our community - 5 staff, 5 boys, 5 Old Boys and 5 parents. Please let us know if you would like to be considered for this group. Runners are required to be able to run 10km in sub 60min. The group will run as a pack and this will not be a race for position. These places will be considered on a first-come basis and representative basis. Please contact Joe Kotwal if you would like to be considered – kotwalj@stdavids.co.za

Time: 08h15 – Our Inanda-Alex team will set off on their run

09h30 – Approximate time that we will welcome and cheer the Inanda-Alex Team back on the Inanda Campus.

Cost: R50/ runner, but we will also be asking for donations/ sponsorships for these runners that will support St David’s Outreach and community engagement projects. These donations can be made on the Quicket booking page at the same time as booking participation tickets.

We will have refreshments on sale during the morning.

VIRTUAL WALK/ RUN/ CYCLE

Virtual Event: We invite our broader Marist Community to participate from wherever they find themselves and to share their photos and Strava maps with us for us to share on our social media platforms.

Time: This can be run at any time during Champagnat Week (3 – 11 June)

Cost: R50/ participant

Donations: we invite our community to support our Outreach and community engagement projects by sponsoring our Inanda-Alex Run participants with a donation on Quicket, when booking their tickets.

STRAVA – TEAM MARIST CLUB

You are also invited to join the Team Marist Club/group on Strava (the running, walking and cycling app tracker) and join the Team Marist group there. Find Team Marist under ‘Clubs’ on the Strava App or on the Strava website: https://www.strava.com/clubs/923756. Please share your Strava maps with us on our social media platforms.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ON QUICKET OR SCAN THE QR CODE