August 21, 2025 • 10 mins
Zain Johnson speaks to Liezel Van Der Westhuizen who gives us the lowdown of all the fitness events taking place in Gauteng & the Western Cape this weekend.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Seven to next walk the Talk streaming countrywide on the
Prime Media Plus app. There's a lot to chat about,
and especially in terms of sports, there is the football
match sundowns and pirates and then the bock Lash with
calling a bock lash not a backlash happening in Cape
(00:21):
Town at the DHL Stadium, but to keep us abreast
of what's happening in terms of fitness if you're not
going to either the rugby or the football. As Liesel
from the Vest station, good morning, Liesel.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Good morning, saying I hope you've had an amazing week.
What are you up to this weekend?
Speaker 1 (00:36):
Always, as usual weekends is work, So I'm one of
those who works seven days a.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
Week like all of us.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
I know you spoke about it yesterday saying how many
different types of incomes we have. So do you actually
find time on the weekend just to do something something active?
Speaker 1 (00:53):
Sunday's my off day, so I think that is the
day where and what I love about it Sunday is
in Cape Town, Insince, or even in Johannesburg and how
taying areas there's always a park run happening and it's
a nice run because it's a three kilometer run or
a five kilometer run or a walk or just bring yourself.
(01:13):
That's all you need to do now stress, bring yourself
on a friend or two and your walk take how
long you want to and do it at your leisure.
But it's just that when you are walking, and when
you're doing these park runs for incence, your your mindset changes.
And that's what I love is that you know you're
at Maya, things around you and you chat and you're
(01:34):
off your phone, which is most important, and.
Speaker 3 (01:36):
That's the big thing.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
It's just about finding that time just to connect with
friends and family. So not always about the calories burned,
but it's just about those special moments you create and
then recreate later on. So talking about special moments, how
would you like to be on a spin bike? And
Cia Calisi is there with you on that spin bike? Well,
that's going to happen this weekend. Would you would you
(01:57):
do something like that? Saying oh yes, just for see it,
anything to see it.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
Definitely. He's not in the he's not in the squad
for Twitter tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
So those legs he's on a bike spinning, well, he
has more details on that event.
Speaker 4 (02:10):
Join us for the cycles on a Canal Walk on Saturday,
the twenty third of August from eight am.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
To one pm.
Speaker 4 (02:16):
The Kalisi Foundation and Chuck are teaming up for an
incredible morning of fitness, fun and fundraising. Tickets are available
online at the Chuck website. There'll be loads of spot
prizes and everyone who participates will.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
Walk away with a goodie bag.
Speaker 4 (02:31):
Come and cycle for a cause and help us make
a real difference.
Speaker 3 (02:35):
We cannot wait to see you there.
Speaker 2 (02:37):
That's the Chuck Cyclothon happening this weekend at can I Walk,
the first time that it's taking place again there, and
Sia Kalisi is going to be there on the bike,
so it's going to be a good one just for
everyone to get out and active with. Then, if you're
in joe Burg, the Chuck Cycloton is on the seventh,
so I'm already giving you the heads up for the
seventh of September, so if you can't make the cap
(03:00):
On one, you're definitely gonna make that one.
Speaker 3 (03:02):
And then other things.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
That are happening in the Western Kpe before we get
to Juteng. There is the Big Bay Surf Challenge that's
on Sunday, the twenty fourth of August you kick off
the Surf Life Saving season. Who can tell that in
a week from a Sunday it will actually be spring.
It's hosted by the Big Bay Surf Life Saving Club.
This event's tests endurance, skill challenge and teamwork across various
(03:26):
disciplines from beach runs, surf swims, paddle legs and malibu
board sections. Registration is from seven thirty, it starts at
eight thirty. There's a short course as well as a
longer course and really it's all about just going out
there and having the best fun with your friends, with
your family.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
So that's a nice one to look forward to.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
What I've done is I've actually posted the events on
Prime Media plus dot com, so you can go and
take a look there and if you can't take part,
go and just see the best that we have in action.
So that's the Big Bay Surf Challenge. Then it's the
lunger Barn Half Marathon this weekend and for some reason,
I'm sure you've been there when at the Lungerbarn Marathon
has happened before, Zane Longabis.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
It's a lovely destination and it's also a perfect destination
for kite surfers. That they love. That stretch of coastline.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
So beautiful, so if you first through, I don't want
to go out to see the kite borders. They hit
the scenic roads of Lunga Bann for this community driven
event from a five k till a ten and a
half k marathon distance race kicks off at seven and
there's going to be great spot prizes. Lungaban Athletics Club
is hosting the event. And then the trail for Spring
(04:36):
Series is out in Darling, So just down the road
or down the highway should I say as you hit
the trails for the first ever Darling Sellers Series. It's
a fun beginner festival with atmosphere vibes five, ten and
fifteen and twenty one k. The five is great for
juniors and youngsters. The ten is if you're feeling a
little bit as if you are you ready to test yourself,
so that's nice. And then the Great and Brewery Run
(04:59):
is happening this week as well, so combine your love
for craft beer and don't worry, there's non alcoholic beer
as well, and that's happening this weekend with a six
k for kids under twelve, a six kilometer thirteen and
A twenty one. And what I've done is I've made
it really easy primariaplus dot com go and take a
look at those events there.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
What's nice about Cape Town is that you have the
smaller areas like Darling and Grayton which which have this
vibe over a weekend, so the you know, you escape
from the big city down into the small door piece.
Speaker 3 (05:32):
That's the nice thing. So Harteing please correct us. Where
do you go?
Speaker 2 (05:35):
What are your small door piece in and around that
you go and experience fun activities at So mention it
on the WhatsApp line. We'd love to hear from you
this morning because sometimes we forget to mention those and
sometimes they have great events. So let them know about
this feel great fitness.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
Guide happening in harteng this weekend.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
It's the tin Man Joe Berg happening on Sunday, and
this is happening at prime View. The tin Man Joe
Big Series continues a legacy of exhilarating multi sports events
at prime View and it originates just as a small
triathlon challenge in Durban in the nineties and now it's
grown to this family friendly, fund safe event with a
mini tri distance of two hundred meters, a six k
(06:15):
two point five those are four eight years and up,
then a super Sprint for twelve years and up. The
sprint through relay, there's a challenge try and relay where
you can put together teams friends and family and it
shows you everything on their website, so you can just
go to prime View they'll tell you more about that one.
Then it's the River Fun Run and Walk on the
twenty third of August and that is organized by Revolution Trails.
(06:39):
They back at the amazing venue Instants and Hauting and
it starts at seven. Registration opens at six thirtyth the
Irene River Estate Grounds just before Smith's House on Jan
Smith's Avenue in Irene. And you know it's going to
be cold tomorrow morning when you wake up in Irene.
You know those cold mornings, so dress up but warm,
(07:00):
put on layers. The loop is a ten k for
those who want to add more distance for a twenty k.
There's a two of five as well as a ten
k loop and Revolution Trails dot co dot z has
the details. The car House Cross Tuathlon is happening this
weekend as well, so look out for that one. Great distances,
family friendly events and family friendly distances. There'll be greater
(07:23):
fund prizes afterwards, restroom facilities, ample parking and that's a
fun one for the family to do. And then diarize
the carture Beasts of Lost Corp happening in Bubbsponteane and
Hunting on the thirtieth of August, organized by Drake Cycle Tours.
It's the ultimate cycling experience. One hundred and sixty five
kilometers two hundred meters aercent embark on an unforgettable experience.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
It's a crowd favorite.
Speaker 2 (07:48):
It's been going for five years and you go from
buffs Fontein to Los Corpse, so we're talking about those
small towns out there. When you test your limits on
a tough, better rewarding eight to b site route and
you can soak up the camaraderie the vibrant cycling community
and experience it epic day of cycling, fund and venture
as you tame the beast together.
Speaker 3 (08:10):
You can do a solo entry.
Speaker 2 (08:12):
There's a different entries available as well that also provide
a shuttle from Los Corp to bob Sponteine Bicycle transports
as well and the start is Last School Wtport in
Wootport in Busmonteine and registration start at five am on
the morning of the thetieth of August. So wow, lots
of activities in and around Ja teng and some extreme ones,
(08:33):
but some fun ones as well.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
Broncos Spray came up as one of the small doorpis
and color here. Broncos splayed about fifty kilometers east of
Pretoria on the end four heading towards the vitbunk Is
usually lies on that initial stretch of any sort of
trip to to to any major city heading out there.
So yeah, these small dorpie's out in the Hauteng area.
(08:57):
You can send us a a WhatsApp message to seven
seven two one seven or two and we'll try and
feature whatever is happening in those smaller towns. Which is
only that nice that the coffee in a smaller town
is your.
Speaker 2 (09:09):
Oysterpress and the risk of cooks and everything. Just but
you know what, these events do so much for that community.
You don't actually realize the knock on effect that you
have going into that community and continually to support these events.
Speaker 3 (09:24):
A lot of these events give.
Speaker 2 (09:25):
Back to the community, but not just giving back, uplifting
the community. You're you're uplifting that local economy. So support
those events. If you hear about those events, reach out
to me and tell me so we can mention them.
Because I try my best every week to search for
the events in and around and sometimes I might not
even have a website because it's such a small event.
Then just WhatsApp the details street us on the WhatsApp
(09:45):
line or even email us.
Speaker 1 (09:46):
It's that easy, little funavestation telling us what's happening in
Cape Town as well as in how teng And once
again all the details of that will be on our
website at Primedia plus dot co. Comment will be on
a podcast. And enjoy your weekend, especially that cycling will
see a Khalisi one seems to be a nice one
(10:07):
to go to. Ten minutes to five o'clock. A very
good morning to you and welcome to the show.
Seven to next walk the Talk streaming countrywide on the
Prime Media Plus app. There's a lot to chat about,
and especially in terms of sports, there is the football
match sundowns and pirates and then the bock Lash with
calling a bock lash not a backlash happening in Cape
(00:21):
Town at the DHL Stadium, but to keep us abreast
of what's happening in terms of fitness if you're not
going to either the rugby or the football. As Liesel
from the Vest station, good morning, Liesel.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Good morning, saying I hope you've had an amazing week.
What are you up to this weekend?
Speaker 1 (00:36):
Always, as usual weekends is work, So I'm one of
those who works seven days a.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
Week like all of us.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
I know you spoke about it yesterday saying how many
different types of incomes we have. So do you actually
find time on the weekend just to do something something active?
Speaker 1 (00:53):
Sunday's my off day, so I think that is the
day where and what I love about it Sunday is
in Cape Town, Insince, or even in Johannesburg and how
taying areas there's always a park run happening and it's
a nice run because it's a three kilometer run or
a five kilometer run or a walk or just bring yourself.
(01:13):
That's all you need to do now stress, bring yourself
on a friend or two and your walk take how
long you want to and do it at your leisure.
But it's just that when you are walking, and when
you're doing these park runs for incence, your your mindset changes.
And that's what I love is that you know you're
at Maya, things around you and you chat and you're
(01:34):
off your phone, which is most important, and.
Speaker 3 (01:36):
That's the big thing.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
It's just about finding that time just to connect with
friends and family. So not always about the calories burned,
but it's just about those special moments you create and
then recreate later on. So talking about special moments, how
would you like to be on a spin bike? And
Cia Calisi is there with you on that spin bike? Well,
that's going to happen this weekend. Would you would you
(01:57):
do something like that? Saying oh yes, just for see it,
anything to see it.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
Definitely. He's not in the he's not in the squad
for Twitter tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
So those legs he's on a bike spinning, well, he
has more details on that event.
Speaker 4 (02:10):
Join us for the cycles on a Canal Walk on Saturday,
the twenty third of August from eight am.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
To one pm.
Speaker 4 (02:16):
The Kalisi Foundation and Chuck are teaming up for an
incredible morning of fitness, fun and fundraising. Tickets are available
online at the Chuck website. There'll be loads of spot
prizes and everyone who participates will.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
Walk away with a goodie bag.
Speaker 4 (02:31):
Come and cycle for a cause and help us make
a real difference.
Speaker 3 (02:35):
We cannot wait to see you there.
Speaker 2 (02:37):
That's the Chuck Cyclothon happening this weekend at can I Walk,
the first time that it's taking place again there, and
Sia Kalisi is going to be there on the bike,
so it's going to be a good one just for
everyone to get out and active with. Then, if you're
in joe Burg, the Chuck Cycloton is on the seventh,
so I'm already giving you the heads up for the
seventh of September, so if you can't make the cap
(03:00):
On one, you're definitely gonna make that one.
Speaker 3 (03:02):
And then other things.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
That are happening in the Western Kpe before we get
to Juteng. There is the Big Bay Surf Challenge that's
on Sunday, the twenty fourth of August you kick off
the Surf Life Saving season. Who can tell that in
a week from a Sunday it will actually be spring.
It's hosted by the Big Bay Surf Life Saving Club.
This event's tests endurance, skill challenge and teamwork across various
(03:26):
disciplines from beach runs, surf swims, paddle legs and malibu
board sections. Registration is from seven thirty, it starts at
eight thirty. There's a short course as well as a
longer course and really it's all about just going out
there and having the best fun with your friends, with
your family.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
So that's a nice one to look forward to.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
What I've done is I've actually posted the events on
Prime Media plus dot com, so you can go and
take a look there and if you can't take part,
go and just see the best that we have in action.
So that's the Big Bay Surf Challenge. Then it's the
lunger Barn Half Marathon this weekend and for some reason,
I'm sure you've been there when at the Lungerbarn Marathon
has happened before, Zane Longabis.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
It's a lovely destination and it's also a perfect destination
for kite surfers. That they love. That stretch of coastline.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
So beautiful, so if you first through, I don't want
to go out to see the kite borders. They hit
the scenic roads of Lunga Bann for this community driven
event from a five k till a ten and a
half k marathon distance race kicks off at seven and
there's going to be great spot prizes. Lungaban Athletics Club
is hosting the event. And then the trail for Spring
(04:36):
Series is out in Darling, So just down the road
or down the highway should I say as you hit
the trails for the first ever Darling Sellers Series. It's
a fun beginner festival with atmosphere vibes five, ten and
fifteen and twenty one k. The five is great for
juniors and youngsters. The ten is if you're feeling a
little bit as if you are you ready to test yourself,
so that's nice. And then the Great and Brewery Run
(04:59):
is happening this week as well, so combine your love
for craft beer and don't worry, there's non alcoholic beer
as well, and that's happening this weekend with a six
k for kids under twelve, a six kilometer thirteen and
A twenty one. And what I've done is I've made
it really easy primariaplus dot com go and take a
look at those events there.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
What's nice about Cape Town is that you have the
smaller areas like Darling and Grayton which which have this
vibe over a weekend, so the you know, you escape
from the big city down into the small door piece.
Speaker 3 (05:32):
That's the nice thing. So Harteing please correct us. Where
do you go?
Speaker 2 (05:35):
What are your small door piece in and around that
you go and experience fun activities at So mention it
on the WhatsApp line. We'd love to hear from you
this morning because sometimes we forget to mention those and
sometimes they have great events. So let them know about
this feel great fitness.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
Guide happening in harteng this weekend.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
It's the tin Man Joe Berg happening on Sunday, and
this is happening at prime View. The tin Man Joe
Big Series continues a legacy of exhilarating multi sports events
at prime View and it originates just as a small
triathlon challenge in Durban in the nineties and now it's
grown to this family friendly, fund safe event with a
mini tri distance of two hundred meters, a six k
(06:15):
two point five those are four eight years and up,
then a super Sprint for twelve years and up. The
sprint through relay, there's a challenge try and relay where
you can put together teams friends and family and it
shows you everything on their website, so you can just
go to prime View they'll tell you more about that one.
Then it's the River Fun Run and Walk on the
twenty third of August and that is organized by Revolution Trails.
(06:39):
They back at the amazing venue Instants and Hauting and
it starts at seven. Registration opens at six thirtyth the
Irene River Estate Grounds just before Smith's House on Jan
Smith's Avenue in Irene. And you know it's going to
be cold tomorrow morning when you wake up in Irene.
You know those cold mornings, so dress up but warm,
(07:00):
put on layers. The loop is a ten k for
those who want to add more distance for a twenty k.
There's a two of five as well as a ten
k loop and Revolution Trails dot co dot z has
the details. The car House Cross Tuathlon is happening this
weekend as well, so look out for that one. Great distances,
family friendly events and family friendly distances. There'll be greater
(07:23):
fund prizes afterwards, restroom facilities, ample parking and that's a
fun one for the family to do. And then diarize
the carture Beasts of Lost Corp happening in Bubbsponteane and
Hunting on the thirtieth of August, organized by Drake Cycle Tours.
It's the ultimate cycling experience. One hundred and sixty five
kilometers two hundred meters aercent embark on an unforgettable experience.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
It's a crowd favorite.
Speaker 2 (07:48):
It's been going for five years and you go from
buffs Fontein to Los Corpse, so we're talking about those
small towns out there. When you test your limits on
a tough, better rewarding eight to b site route and
you can soak up the camaraderie the vibrant cycling community
and experience it epic day of cycling, fund and venture
as you tame the beast together.
Speaker 3 (08:10):
You can do a solo entry.
Speaker 2 (08:12):
There's a different entries available as well that also provide
a shuttle from Los Corp to bob Sponteine Bicycle transports
as well and the start is Last School Wtport in
Wootport in Busmonteine and registration start at five am on
the morning of the thetieth of August. So wow, lots
of activities in and around Ja teng and some extreme ones,
(08:33):
but some fun ones as well.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
Broncos Spray came up as one of the small doorpis
and color here. Broncos splayed about fifty kilometers east of
Pretoria on the end four heading towards the vitbunk Is
usually lies on that initial stretch of any sort of
trip to to to any major city heading out there.
So yeah, these small dorpie's out in the Hauteng area.
(08:57):
You can send us a a WhatsApp message to seven
seven two one seven or two and we'll try and
feature whatever is happening in those smaller towns. Which is
only that nice that the coffee in a smaller town
is your.
Speaker 2 (09:09):
Oysterpress and the risk of cooks and everything. Just but
you know what, these events do so much for that community.
You don't actually realize the knock on effect that you
have going into that community and continually to support these events.
Speaker 3 (09:24):
A lot of these events give.
Speaker 2 (09:25):
Back to the community, but not just giving back, uplifting
the community. You're you're uplifting that local economy. So support
those events. If you hear about those events, reach out
to me and tell me so we can mention them.
Because I try my best every week to search for
the events in and around and sometimes I might not
even have a website because it's such a small event.
Then just WhatsApp the details street us on the WhatsApp
(09:45):
line or even email us.
Speaker 1 (09:46):
It's that easy, little funavestation telling us what's happening in
Cape Town as well as in how teng And once
again all the details of that will be on our
website at Primedia plus dot co. Comment will be on
a podcast. And enjoy your weekend, especially that cycling will
see a Khalisi one seems to be a nice one
(10:07):
to go to. Ten minutes to five o'clock. A very
good morning to you and welcome to the show.
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