GEORGE NEWS - The 13th annual Carne’s Full Moon Beach Run will take place on Friday 2 January in Wilderness and runners and adventure enthusiasts are invited to be part of this special night event.
Participants will be running along a beautiful coastal route under the glow of the full moon which coincides perfectly with the stars and low tide on Friday.
The event is held in support of the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Station 23 Wilderness and offers two distance options. The 21km race will start at 19:30 from Swartvlei Beach and the 7km run gets underway at 20:00 from Kleinkrantz Beach.
The race finishes at the Wilderness NSRI station.
Online entries close at 08:00 on Friday morning. There will be late entries available on Friday at registration which opens at 17:00 at Wilderness Greens, opposite The Commanage Coffee Shop that will be selling coffee during registration from 17:00-19:00.
A bus to transport runners at R80 per participant to Swartvlei will leave Wilderness Greens at 18:30. The bus taking runners to Kleinkrantz (R50 for the trip) will depart at 19:00.
All participants will receive free boerewors rolls and cooldrinks and medals will be handed over to all finishers.
Organised by Chain Gang Events, the run is supported by the NSRI, SANParks and SPAR Wilderness George.
Organisers say that safety and environmental awareness form a key part of the event and they are working closely with local rescue services and conservation partners.
All finishers will receive a medal, and participants can look forward to a well-earned boerewors roll at the finish line.
Entries can be completed by scanning the QR code:
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