{"id":96625,"date":"2019-06-23T07:00:18","date_gmt":"2019-06-23T05:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=96625"},"modified":"2019-06-26T08:05:06","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T06:05:06","slug":"emalahleni-here-we-come-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/06\/23\/emalahleni-here-we-come-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Emalahleni here we come again!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The race will return to eMalahleni for the second year on 24 August 2019. The race finish will move back to Middelburg in 2020\/21 and continue in a two-year rotational basis going forward.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to resolve the traffic congestion at the Witbank Dam experienced in 2018, race organisers have introduced a Park and Ride Shuttle bus service this year. Participants and spectators will park safely at Witbank High School &amp; Laerskool Taalfees together with additional limited parking at WH de Klerk School. Cost is R20 per vehicle. The shuttle bus fee (R30pp) is already included in the entry fee to participants but spectators can purchase transport tickets on race day at the bus point.<\/p>\n<p>The 32km race will start in Middelburg near Nkangala District Municipality in Walter Sisulu street at 7:00, travelling along the R555, through eMalahleni town and past the Ridge Casino to the dam. The 15km race will also start at 7:00 from Plot 85, eMalahleni and following the same route.<\/p>\n<p>The 4.9KM fun run and team run will be in and around the dam area with a few route improvements from 8:00.<\/p>\n<p>All the races will end around 13:00. The aim is to have as little as possible disruptions on the roads by making use of a moving road closure.<\/p>\n<p>GTR is privileged to have Glencore on board as the main sponsor for yet another year. The GTR has become a prestigious event with a proud history and the GTR organisers are committed to many charities.<\/p>\n<p>Online Entries are open and will close on 31 July 2019 on the website www.gtr.co.za. Keep an eye on the Facebook page \u2013 GTR for regular updates.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous sponsoring opportunities are available to companies who would like to get involved. Contact the race office on admin@gtr.co.za or phone 086 118 7246.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Also read:<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/95398\/four-killed-minibus-truck-collide-n11-near-doornkop\/\" target=\"_blank\">Four killed after minibus and truck collide on N11 near Doornkop<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/95298\/elderly-lady-escapes-life\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elderly lady escapes with her life<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/95274\/parkrun-fever-breaks\/\" target=\"_blank\">Parkrun fever breaks out<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/95260\/military-troop-imposter-arrested\/\" target=\"_blank\">Military troop imposter arrested<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Want breaking news on the go?<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 Save our standby number (072 248 3855) and send us a WhatsApp message with the words \u201cAdd me\u201d to be added to our broadcast list.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Like us on\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MiddelburgObserver\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, follow us on\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MOBSERV\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mobserver\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to our\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCs1fP1J8BpepNwIfk2qeVkQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/newsletter-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click on the link<\/a>\u00a0to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter via email.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Have a news tip?<\/h3>\n<p>Contact our news room on our 24 hr standby number\u00a0072 248 3855, or send a mail to our editor\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:tobie@mobserver.co.za\" target=\"_blank\">tobie@mobserver.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t procrastinate this winter, get those running shoes out and get ready for the biggest charity race of the year: The Greatest Train Race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8164,"featured_media":54637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Press Release","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[18990,18989,18991,18988,18992,10010,12898,10333,18993],"class_list":["post-96625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-greater-train-race-2019","tag-gtr-2019","tag-gtr-2019-coming-to-witbank","tag-gtr-greater-train-race","tag-gts-2019-takes-place-on-24-august","tag-local-news","tag-middelburg-news","tag-trusted-news","tag-when-is-the-greatest-train-race"],"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["greater train race 2019","GTR 2019","GTR 2019 coming to witbank","gtr greater train race","GTS 2019 takes place on 24 august","local news","middelburg news","trusted news","when is the greatest train race"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8164"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96625\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}