1000KM CHALLENGE DETAILS

		Johnny Kambouris was born in Athens on 2 September 1945 and emigrated to Witbank in 1946. He moved to Benoni at the age of 21, completed his CIS Diploma and progressed to the position of Financial Director, working in the field of Civil Engineering and Construction. Johnny married Jenny in 1969 and had 3 children, Carin, Paul--John and David. Johnny was loved and respected by his family due to his positive attitude towards life, strong discipline and his desire to do his best in everything. Johnny loved his sport and joined Boksburg Athletic Club in 1978. He ran 3 Comrades in Boksburg colours, one with Hillcrest Villagers during a short spell in Natal and moved to Benoni Harriers where he completed another 5, as well as the gruelling Iron Man competetion. Johnny Kambouris died tragically in a motor car accident on the 31st December 1989, before he could achieve his 10th Comrades. A lifelong dream was realised when Jenny completed the 10th run for Johnny and herself in June 2001. May Johnny rest in peace knowing that his dearest wish has been achieved and that '6499' truly belongs in the family. Jenny and Paul Selby (who were married in December 1996) remain committed to the 1000km Challenge and long may it prosper in order to bring honour to the many athletes, who are the most fervent lovers of our sport by competing and challenging themselves regurarly, at road races throughout the country.
WHY NOT EXPERIENCE THE CAMARADERIE AND FRIENDSHIP AND ENTER NOW THIS YEAR YOU CAN DO IT!

1000KM CHALLENGE - PRIZE GIVING DATES
Kwazulu Natal:	Western Province:	National:
Sunday 2 August 2009 Luncheon at Comrades House Pietermaritzburg.	To be announced	Sunday 16 August 2009 Luncheon at Old Ed's. Please be sure to book.

A FUN BUT YET CHALLENGING COMPETITION FOR ALL ROAD WALKERS / RUNNERS ORGANIZED IN MEMORY OF JOHNNY KAMBOURIS

Join many thousands of athletes who have already experienced the camaraderie, challenge and fellowship that goes with the 1000km Challenge. The 500km/1000km Challenge provides an incentive to keep going and maintain a semblance of fitness throughout the year. It will also help to commit athletes who intend participating in the th special 85th Comrades Marathon to keep on track and provide the discipline required to succeed!

IS 500/1000KMS WITHIN MY REACH?

All it takes is an average of plus minus 5/10kms per week in road races between the 25 th of May 2009 and 30 May 2010. Wait until January and it will quite obviously take more time on the road – so why not enter early and keep chiseling away at a few races in the earlier months to maintain fitness and keep accumulating the k's.

HOW DO I MONITOR MY PROGRESS?

You will receive a race list upon registration and half the fun is to regularly fill in details of races completed and to monitor your progress. You will get a kick out of watching the mileage grow!!

TO QUALIFY

SPECIAL 20th ANNIVERSARY INCENTIVE:
Walk/Run between 25 May 2009 and 30 May 2010 (Comrades is not compulsory)
ONLY A MINIMUM OF 500kms in road races sanctioned by a provincial road running association – fun runs are not allowed unless they are held under the auspices of a registered athletic club or by a registered welfare organization. See rules in acknowledgement of entry form posted to you on receipt of your entry.

ALL ENTRANTS WILL RECEIVE

A special edition 20th anniversary t-shirt, race list and guidelines. (Forgotten entries will not receive this t-shirt).
These will be handed out at Gauteng road races or posted if you reside in areas where there is no Challenge representative.

ALL FINISHERS WILL RECEIVE:

To be awarded after June 2010 at Provincial prize givings or handed out/posted.

SPECIAL INCENTIVES:

CATEGORY AWARDS

Top 10 personalised trophies
Trophies for various age groups male and female for each province
(Minimum of 20 competitors from a province to qualify)

RIC-ITS TROPHY

A trophy will be awarded to the athlete who completes the most distance in races shorter than the Comrades/including Comrades - nothing longer, e.g. 100km or 100milers will be illegible for this trophy.

PERMANENT NUMBERS AND SCROLLS

Runners and Walkers Permanent Numbers are awarded to all competitors who complete 3 Challenges. For this year only, 500kms will qualify towards a permanent number. Various other permanent numbers and scrolls are awarded according to the number of years and distance completed – please enquire from our office for more details.

RUN/WALK FOR CHARITY

We will continue to support our charities by donating R10.00 from each entry received to either an Animal Welfare Society or The Salvation Army. Will you not consider being part of making the word a better place and try to raise money for your nominated charity or for one of ours?
More than R50 000.00 has already been donated to charity over the past 5 years of the charity concept!
Please contact our office for more details.

QUESTIONS AND QUERIES

Please note that in order to assist our entrants this year, our office will be open on mornings Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 9am and 1pm at:
11 Plantation Road, Bedfordview, 2007. Phone 011 616 6100

TO ENTER:

Enter on line at www.entrytime.com
Or: Pay by cheque made out to “1000km Challenge”
Or: Deposit directly into our bank account. Banking details on entry form.

WHY NOT EXPERIENCE THE CAMARADERIE AND FRIENDSHIP AND ENTER NOW
THIS YEAR YOU CAN DO IT!