five thousand years ago, people were still roaming the earth as nomads. they carried along their few precious possessions in their hands and on their backs. they hunted and gathered food at random. Isixeko, esidume ngokuba nezikhuseli ezinomtsalane kunye neehotele eziholideyini, zibonelela ngezinto ezithandekayo eziza kukhonza idosi enkulu ye-adrenaline kubafuna umnyhadala. I-Parachute gxuma, i-jeep uhambo lokuwela iindunduma zasentlango, ukubhabha ngeenqwelomoya, iipaki zomxholo ophambili okanye i-zoo engaphantsi kwamanzi-enye yezona zinkulu emhlabeni. Awungekhe uyiphose ukuba iimvakalelo zakho yile nto uyifunayo ngelixa ukwiholide. to showcase mitchell’s plain to other parts of the western cape and nationally. yes, we use cricket to create positive environments but the real essence is community development and this race helps us in our endeavours in achieving that.” this year, you will see duminy lace up his running shoes to participate in the 5km fun run. “i’ll run with kids and some of my friends and family in the 5km run. i will also open the 10km race. i am excited to see the numbers and it’s great to see how the race has grown over the years,” says duminy. reaching their goal of growing the race last year, they hope to see at least 3000 runners this year. avid runners and novices alike can tie their laces and try their hand at the 21km, 10km or 5km race on saturday 24 november­. this year, the race is also a league race partners include the city of cape town, western cape department of arts, culture and sport, boxer superstores, total sports, peninsula beverages, smile 90.4fm and liberty promenade mall. the mitchell’s plain titans ac will be assisted by khayelitsha ac as marshals for the event. city vision is the official media partner. online entries close on sunday 18 november with manual entries open until the morning of the event. entry to the 21km race is r90 for licensed runners and r145 for unlicensed runners. entry to the 10km race is r50 for licensed runners and r80 for unlicensed runners. entry to the 5km race costs r20. the 21km and 10km races will start at glendale high school and end at rocklands sports field, while the 5km race will start and end at rocklands sports field. the races are open to all. the event aims to celebrate the history and culture of the area. v follow the mitchell’s plain titans and jp21 foundation on facebook. to enter, visit topevents.co.za.