Windhoekers run against poaching
The Daan Viljoen police checkpoint is the starting point for this weekend's Anti-poaching Run.
The Windhoek City Runners Club, in collaboration with Varta Namibia, will host the Anti-poaching Run this Saturday.
The event is aimed at supporting nature conservation efforts and raising awareness of the dangers of poaching and the plundering of other natural resources.
“As a running club we take cognisance of the importance of nature to both our sport and our lives.
“Nature is essential to our lives and it is important in making our world look beautiful and spectacular,” the organisers say. Athletes will be running on open roads and natural trails in a beautiful landscape east of the city.
“It's important that our flora and fauna are preserved for both our generation and generations to come, and to ensure the continued attraction and survival of Mother Nature.
“We should therefore acknowledge the fact that natural features such as forests, rivers, oceans, birds and animals all contribute in beautifying the earth, for without these life forms, the planet would be desolate with no traces of life.”
An entrance fee of N$200 for non-members will be charged, while City Runners Club members will pay N$150.
The 30km and 20km runs will start at 06:00, and the five-kilometre run at 06:30. The Windhoek City Runners Club (WCRC) is affiliated to Athletics Namibia through Khomas Athletics.
The club was established with the aim to promote and develop running at competitive as well as social level.
It aims to encourage a healthy lifestyle incorporating running or walking regardless of age, gender or athletic ability.
JESSE JACKSON KAURAISA
The event is aimed at supporting nature conservation efforts and raising awareness of the dangers of poaching and the plundering of other natural resources.
“As a running club we take cognisance of the importance of nature to both our sport and our lives.
“Nature is essential to our lives and it is important in making our world look beautiful and spectacular,” the organisers say. Athletes will be running on open roads and natural trails in a beautiful landscape east of the city.
“It's important that our flora and fauna are preserved for both our generation and generations to come, and to ensure the continued attraction and survival of Mother Nature.
“We should therefore acknowledge the fact that natural features such as forests, rivers, oceans, birds and animals all contribute in beautifying the earth, for without these life forms, the planet would be desolate with no traces of life.”
An entrance fee of N$200 for non-members will be charged, while City Runners Club members will pay N$150.
The 30km and 20km runs will start at 06:00, and the five-kilometre run at 06:30. The Windhoek City Runners Club (WCRC) is affiliated to Athletics Namibia through Khomas Athletics.
The club was established with the aim to promote and develop running at competitive as well as social level.
It aims to encourage a healthy lifestyle incorporating running or walking regardless of age, gender or athletic ability.
JESSE JACKSON KAURAISA
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