The Big
Walk was started on the 05th June 1903 when the Spartan
Harriers committee decided to organise a long distance
walk in the South Peninsula and benchmarked its success
against the popularity of walking races in the United
Kingdom. After 106 years of existence the walk kicked
off on Sunday, 08 November 2009 at 09:00.
Even though
the start of the race in 1903 was not overly successful,
with only 61 participants, one can surely notice the
growth in numbers after 106 years; hence it is now
called the Big Walk. The race receives approximately 25
000 entries annually. The longest distance of the race
is 80km and the shortest distance is 20km.
AB M. Hart, LS L.Mlawu, LS M. Tshukudu, Sea T. Motsoane
and Sea M. Conradie taking the walk with morale
The South
African Navy Divers took part in this year’s event. They
displayed their level of fitness by carrying sand bags
the entire route from Simon’s Town to Observatory, in
the rainy weather.
The
participation of the SA Navy Divers branch in the race
is another form of the SAN’s friendly relations with the
public. SA Navy is continually improving and maintaining
such relationships.
