Coffee Runs is a new concept that has taken the South African running fraternity by storm. It is a platform where every Friday new runners mingle with veteran runners and run together. They don’t segregate they go beyond race, colour gender and everyone is invited.
According Wavela Wave Zwane, an organiser for Kokstad Coffee Run, they accommodate everyone without consideration of background or class.
“We run together as a family, every Friday morning at 4H45 starting at the Oval Sports Grounds. Our objective is to see people taking a healthy lifestyle into cognisance, healthy living is no longer fashionable but a must. We run together here as a group, we accommodate new runners and you will never finish alone,” said Zwane.
He appealed to prospective runners to come and join them and not to be scared of arriving late to their work place because they release them on time as they run for one hour at an easy accommodative pace. After running runners are afforded a chance to have scones, biscuits and coffee. This is where they learn to mingle and ask more about running.
It is much appreciated each and every Friday we receive throngs of new runners who are willing to be part of this new concept. Even the neighbouring towns like Matatiele, Emaxesibeni, KwaBhaca are also hosting these coffee runs and people attend in numbers.