{"id":68910,"date":"2014-09-16T09:03:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T07:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/68910\/fred-morrison-road-race-a-great-success\/"},"modified":"2014-09-16T10:03:52","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T08:03:52","slug":"fred-morrison-road-race-a-great-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2014\/09\/16\/fred-morrison-road-race-a-great-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Fred Morrison Road Race a great success"},"content":{"rendered":"

Germiston Callies Harriers were the proud hosts of the Fred Morrison 21km and 10km road race, that started and finished at the Germiston Stadium, on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Athletes from all corners of the country came out in numbers to take part and showcase their talents.<\/p>

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Community members, friends and family members also came along, to support and cheer on the athletes.<\/p>\n

As Callies were the hosts, their athletes didn’t take part in the race but served as marshals and also helped in other departments.<\/p>

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This year, Southern SuperSpar has come on board as the title sponsor for the race, which resulted in a number of exciting improvements on previous events.<\/p>\n

The prize money has increased for both the 21km and 10km races, and goodie bags were handed out to the first 2 000 athletes.<\/p>\n

All proceeds will be given to Germiston Child Welfare.<\/p>\n

T-shirts and medals were also handed out to all the athletes who managed to reach the finish line.<\/p>\n

The route through the streets of Germiston was fast and ideal for novice athletes.<\/p>\n

Among the runners, power walkers were present and were just as determined to make the three-hour cut-off.<\/p>\n

Marshals and Ekurhuleni traffic officials were present at all the main intersections and were successful in controlling traffic.<\/p>\n

Motorists were also very patient and obeyed the instructions given by the marshals and traffic officers.<\/p>\n

The GCN was unable to get the results of the top finishers before going to print, as they still had to be finalised and confirmed by the referee.<\/p>\n