{"id":22500,"date":"2013-09-09T14:17:36","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T12:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/athletics-south-africa-launch-new-ultra-marathon\/"},"modified":"2013-09-09T14:17:36","modified_gmt":"2013-09-09T12:17:36","slug":"athletics-south-africa-launch-new-ultra-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/athletics-south-africa-launch-new-ultra-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletics South Africa launch new ultra marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=16051\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16051\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16051 \" alt=\"Athletics South Africa launch new ultra marathon. Photo: Sport Industry\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/eb887_568x300_marathon.jpg\" width=\"398\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Athletics South Africa launch new ultra marathon. Photo: Sport Industry<\/p>\n<p>Athletics South Africa (ASA) has launched a new ultra marathon which will take place in Eastern Cape on September 21.<\/p>\n<p>The prize pot for the race will be R1 million, runners will have the option to take part in the 68km Legends Marathon or the Legends Half Marathon.<\/p>\n<p>The new event is a collaboration between ASA, which has been in financial turmoil for months, and the Overtakers Sports Club.<\/p>\n<p>Luthando Bara, chairman of the Legends Marathon, said: \u201cWe hold the legends marathon during the Heritage month whose theme is: \u2018reclaiming, restoring and celebrating our living heritage\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe aim to celebrate through this marathon the legend in all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The race will start at Bhisho Stadium and finish in East London. \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportindustry.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sport Industry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more Athletics South Africa news,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/tag\/athletics-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more breaking sporting news and views, visit MySport24 on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySport24\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mysport24?ref=hl\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/south-african-athletes-pull-out-of-world-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/eb887_191676026_80_80.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/south-african-athletes-pull-out-of-world-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\">SA athletes pull out of World Championships<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/eb887_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Athletics South Africa launch new ultra marathon. Photo: Sport Industry Athletics South Africa (ASA) has launched a new ultra marathon which will take place in Eastern Cape on September 21. 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