The Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Mninwa Mahlangu, cordially invites you to participate in the Mandela Centenary 5K Run-Walk at Fletcher’s Cove in Washington, D.C.

• Date: September 29, 2018
• Time: 8:45  a. m.
• Address: 4940 Canal Rd NW, 20007 Washington, DC

We are holding this event to honour Nelson Mandela on the 100th anniversary of his birth. parkrun DC has graciously offered to co-host the event and will partner with the Embassy and the Comrades Marathon to celebrate the life of Nelson Mandela.

The guest of honour will be Bruce Fordyce, the nine-time winner of the Comrades Marathon and Director of parkrun South Africa, which since 2011 has seen 600,000 South Africans of all backgrounds complete 6 million 5Ks.

The run-walk will start promptly at 9:15 a.m. and special edition finishers medals will be presented to all participants. Due to heavy traffic congestion at the entrance, guests are encouraged to arrive no later than 8:45 a.m.

There is no cost for this event; however, attendees may instead consider making a charitable donation to the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/MandelasLastWish

All runners/walkers should please register for the Fletcher’s Cove parkrun at: https://www.parkrun.us/register/\ and then RSVP no later than September 27 to corneliusa@dirco.gov.za indicating the number of people in your party (Runner/walkers and spectators).

For more details on Fletcher’s Cove parkrun, click here: http://www.parkrun.us/fletcherscove/. Only participants with the parkrun registration barcode will be eligible to participate and due to limited spaces a RSVP is a requirement.

Embassy of South Africa
Washington, DC