HELDERBERG HARRIERS was formed in 1977 and was accepted as a WP club in 1978. This was in the days of the first big running boom and the Helderberg motto was that “anyone who wants to run, is welcome”, and this is still true today. Although our club is primarily based in the Hottentots-Holland basin, this approach of “all people interested in running are welcome” has caused people from all over the province to join, and the club still accepts any person that is interested in running/walking from all over Western Province.

Due to its members being spread all over the Cape metropole and further afield, it is not practical to have a central clubhouse. This makes it an ideal club for people who prefer to do their running without a strong social club atmosphere. Helderberg Harriers is very active in road running and cross-country running, with a couple of members also participating in the Clive Truter track meetings for Master athletes (people from the age of 30 and older).

Our club organises two events each year:

The Mr Price Winelands marathon has been held consecutively during the month of November since 1978 and is one of WP Athletics’ premier events. For the last 14 years a half marathon has been held in conjunction with the marathon. Both races are very popular, each year drawing runners from all over South Africa, as well as a sprinkling of overseas runners.
During winter our club organises the Fine Food & Wine Spar Spookhill 15 km race. This challenging race has also been run consecutively every year since 1981 and takes runners over the infamous “Spookhill”, where at one point the uphill actually looks like a downhill.

Our conspicuous red-and-white vertical striped Helderberg running top make it easy to spot a fellow Helderberger on the road and Helderbergers can be seen in races from the 4 km cross-country events during winter months to the Two Oceans, Comrades and 100-miler ultra marathons.

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