Gauteng’s Premier Half Marathon

Biogen 21K

Presented by Momentum Multiply · Bedfordview Country Club

The 25th running of Gauteng’s premier half marathon, plus the SmectaGo 5km Fun Run. Real hills, real heat, and the best start to a running year in Joburg.

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Sunday 10 Jan 2027

21.1 KMHalf marathon
Start 06:00

5 KMFun run
Start 06:30

6 00021km entries
Limited field

25thRunning
Since 2002

Gun time countdownSunday 10 January 2027 · 06:00 · Riley Road

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Entries open mid-October 2026

01 — The Race

New year.
New legs.
Same hills.

The 2027 Biogen 21K presented by Momentum Multiply and SmectaGo 5KM Fun Run is taking place on 10 January 2027 and will mark the 25th running of this Premier Half Marathon in Gauteng with Dis-Chem and Biogen. It takes place at the Bedfordview Country Club, heralding the start of the new year’s running activities. The route takes you through the scenic and hilly suburbs of Bedfordview and Primrose.

21km · Presented by Momentum Multiply

First 6 000 entries receive

The 2027 race shirt
Navy, red and white. Built for hills.

A finisher medal
Earned on the bottom field.

5km · SmectaGo Fun Run

Every 5km entry receives

A medal
Because five is a real distance too.

Minimum age 5 on race day. No race T-shirt on the 5km. Starts at 06:30 in Riley Road.

Timing

Timed by Peak Timing

Your timing chip is in your race number — wear it on the front of your vest, unfolded.

Tog bags

Tog bag area

A tog bag area for athletes on the bottom field at the finish of the race.

Photos

Action Photos

Race photos by Action Photos at actionphotosa.com.

02 — Entries

Race entry
fees

Entries are limited to 6 000 on the 21km and 1 000 on the 5km. Online entries only — no manual entries or substitutions on race day.

21KM

Standard entry · 16 years +

^R270

GRANDMASTER

21km · 60 years +

^R240

JUNIOR

21km · under 20

^R240

GREAT GRANDMASTER

21km · 70 years +

^R135

5KM FUN RUN

SmectaGo · all entries · 5 years +

^R125

All entry fees exclude online transaction fees.

PARGO Courier delivery

Get your race pack delivered

Take the hassle out of collecting your race pack and have it delivered to your closest Pargo Pick-Up Point. This service is offered on a per entry basis only and race packs cannot be combined.

The cut off to select PARGO Courier is 7 Dec 2026.

How to enter

Entries open mid-October 2026

Online entries only. The 21km field sells out every year, and the first 6 000 entries take the shirt.

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The 2027 Biogen 21K race shirt: red and navy brush strokes with white sleeves, a large red 21K and the sponsor logos

03 — The Shirt

The 2027
race shirt

Navy body, white sleeves and bold red and white brush strokes sweeping across the front — hosted by Bedfordview Athletics, presented by Momentum Multiply. Worn by the first 6 000 Biogen 21km entries.

21km entries only No size changes on substitutions Not handed out on race day

Collected at registration or delivered by PARGO Courier — there is no shirt collection on race morning.

04 — The Route

21.1km of
Bedfordview
hills

Fly the whole course in 3D — real terrain, the real street grid and every climb waiting for you. Scrub through it kilometre by kilometre before you toe the line.

Interactive · 3D · WebGL

The Biogen 21K
route explorer

A miniature island of Bedfordview built from real elevation data, mapped buildings and the full street grid. Roughly 6 MB of map data — we load it only when you ask.

Prefer a full page? Open the route page

Biogen 21km

21.1 KM

Half marathon · starts 06:00

View on Strava Download GPX

SmectaGo 5km

5 KM

Fun run · starts 06:30

View on Strava Download GPX

05 — Race Pack

Entry collection
points

Bring a copy of your ID. No registration, substitutions or T-shirt collection on race day.

Thursday7 January 2027

09:30 – 16:00

Dis-Chem Nicolway

Directions

Friday8 January 2027

09:30 – 16:00

Dis-Chem Park Meadows

Directions

Saturday9 January 2027

09:00 – 15:30

Virgin Active Bedfordview (Bottom Field)

Directions

Sunday10 January 2027

04:30 – 06:30

Race village — race number collection only Race number collection and sale of temporary licences only, R70 — Tap/Card Payments Only (no cash). NO registration, substitutions or T-shirt collection on race day.

Substitutions

Selling or giving away your entry

Should you wish to sell or give your entry to another runner, this process must be followed at race number collection:

Provide a letter of authorisation confirming both your details and the new entrant’s details, including full name and ID number.
Only the new entrant must come to the respective collection venue.
Both the entry and T-shirt carry over to the new entrant — no shirt size changes are allowed.
The new entrant submits a completed entry form together with a substitution fee of R50 — Tap/Card Payments Only (no cash).

Important

No substitutions may be done on race day

Failure to follow the substitution process will result in disqualification from the race, and reporting of both parties to their club and to CGA for further disciplinary action.

Race morning, 04:30 – 06:30: race number collection and sale of temporary licences only, R70 — Tap/Card Payments Only (no cash).

06 — Know Before You Go

Race day
essentials

07 — Giving Back

Event
charities

The Dis-Chem Foundation has pledged to match all voluntary additional donations from participants to either charity, over and above their entry fee.

Lambano Sanctuary

Founded in 2001, Lambano is a patient and family centred medical step-down facility for children and adolescents referred from hospitals and other facilities.