Parking

There are four allocated parking areas. Please refrain from parking illegally in the road or on the race route — EMPD will be clamping and towing vehicles — and please do not park on our neighbours’ pavements.

Race morning timing

The Biogen 21K / Half Marathon starts in Riley Road at 06:00 on 10 January 2027. Race start cut-off is 06:15. The SmectaGo 5km Fun Run starts in Riley Road at 06:30 and the start cut-off is 06:45. You have a 15 minute window to start if you are late — we cannot keep the marshals on the route indefinitely waiting for late runners.

Roads that will be closed

Florence Road, Riley Road and Harper Road will be closed. Van Buuren Road (Thabo Mbeki Road) gets very congested — avoid it if you can when getting to your parking spot and please use another route. Thoalane Guards are the official parking guards and will be wearing branded race reflective vests.

Parking 01 · There is a lot of parking here

Essexwold

Address: 18 Fairway Ave, Dowerglen Ext 2, Edenvale — parking is opposite 18 Fairway.

Access via Marais Road or Boeing Road East from the Linksfield Road off-ramp. The security boom at Fairway and Marais roads opens at 4am.

Best direction: Arrive from the Linksfield Road off-ramp on the N3, or from Edenvale.

±1.4 km from start ±18 min walk

Directions

Parking 02 · Overflow sent to Stewarts & Lloyds

Union Tiles

Address: 19 North Reef Road, Rietfontein.

Open from 4am. Any overflow will be sent to Stewarts & Lloyds Pumps & Irrigation, where there is also limited secure parking, open from 4am.

Best direction: Arrive from the Edenvale off-ramp on the N12.

±1.3 km from start ±14 min walk

Directions

Parking 03 · Bottom fields, opposite Baileys

Bedfordview Primary School

Address: 61 Van Buuren Road, Bedfordview.

Parking is at the bottom fields of Bedfordview Primary School, opposite Baileys. Open from 4am.

Best direction: Arrive from the Van Buuren Road / Thabo Mbeki Road off-ramp from the N3.

±2.4 km from start ±25 min walk

Directions

Parking 04 · Limited parking — get there EARLY from 4am

Virgin Active Bedfordview

Address: 17 Harper Road, Bedfordview (the gate on Van Buuren will be closed).

Please note: this parking will not be available if the fields are water-logged from rain.

Best direction: Arrive from the Edenvale off-ramp on the R24.

±1 km from start ±10 min walk

Directions

Once you’re parked

Get there early and grab a coffee on the bottom field of Bedfordview Country Club. Toilets are available at the start and finish venue — they can be accessed on foot from Riley Road on the bottom field — and at three of the water points along the route: 6km, 9km and 15km.

The BIOGEN 21K and SmectaGo 5km Fun Run is presented by Momentum Multiply and hosted by Bedfordview Athletics. Come join us!

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