Sprint For Her SA

Every year, in August, our country marks Women’s Month. We also pay tribute to the more than 20 000 women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 in protest against the extension of Pass Laws to women. Women’s Month is a tribute not only to the thousands of women who marched on that day in 1956, but also a tribute to the pioneers of the women’s movement in this country.

There are various themes set out for 2022, both nationally and internationally but I think that we can all agree that right now the women of South Africa want to feel safe, supported, heard and equal.

Join us on Tuesday the 9th of August 2022 at 6:30am outside Skyline Coffee Roasters for a 5km run in support of the challenges and injustices facing us today, have kindly offered R10 coffee’s for runners and committee members and will be COLLECTING PRELOVED CLOTHING AND SANITARY GOODS FOR GBV AND R**E SURVIVORS which will be turned into comfort packs and the rest carefully distributed to Durban women’s shelters in need.

Wear something purple to stand in solidarity💜

Join hundreds of runners around the world.

Make a difference against gender-based violence in schools across South Africa.

Join the team in their challenge to raise funds and awareness against GBV in our schools.

Registration opens on 1st February 2022 and the challenge will start on 21 March 2022 - 30 March 2022.

Give them a follow for more information!

Couldn’t be prouder of this youth lead initiative from Durban, KZN!

One week ago today, we had a small October miracle with these SIX incredible humans each undertaking full marathons dedicated to victims & survivors of Gender-Based Violence.

As incredible a gesture and accomplishment as that is - they didn't stop there. Our phenomenal champions spent over a month fundraising for grassroots organisations and truly shot the lights out.

& raised a whopping R14 534.00 that was split between and . If that wasn't enough, they also dominated their goal of completing the Paris Marathon in under 4 hours with a kickass time of 03:47.

And, our very own and set out to conquer the Cape Town Marathon with veteran family members & on the exact same day. All four crossed the finish line victoriously and, to top it off, Rebecca & Hannah also raised a spectacular total of R14 654.00 for

We are so proud of each of you and incredibly grateful to you all for making a part of your marathon experiences.

A special 'thank you' to each and every donor who sponsored their runs and made a difference to these life-changing organisations. The link is still in our bio for anyone who would like to donate.

In the month of August aka Womxn’s Month, and partnered with us in raising funds to help continue serving the community of Lavender Hill.
The amazing was nothing short of successful! The womxn carried out extremely intense tasks at fitness centre in solidarity with those who have suffered under the sexual and gender-based violence pandemic in South Africa.
The team raised R7750.00 in total!

Words fail us when we think about the amazing and selfless efforts that made all of this possible. Thank you to those who took took time out of their days to participate as well as those who spread the word.
Special thanks to the organisers:

In the month of August aka Womxn’s Month, West Coast Series] and The Bloc.]] partnered with us in raising funds to help continue serving the community of Lavender Hill.
The amazing was nothing short of successful! The womxn carried out extremely intense tasks at The Bloc.]] fitness centre in solidarity with those who have suffered under the sexual and gender-based violence pandemic in South Africa.
The team raised R7750.00 in total!

Words fail us when we think about the amazing and selfless efforts that made all of this possible. Thank you to those who took took time out of their days to participate as well as those who spread the word.
Special thanks to the organisers:
West Coast Series] The Bloc.]]

To end off Womxn’s month, we want to take a moment to reflect on the tragic, heartbreaking, infuriating and fundamentally unacceptable quarterly crime statistics published on 20 August 2021.

While it is important to read statistics in context (especially in times as unprecedented as these), it was hard to stomach the amount of time, effort and emphasis Police Minister Cele placed on the impact of the pandemic to explain these completely shocking figures.

He said: “ Ordinarily, this would have been catastrophic BUT I assure the nation, this is NOT the case.”

Minister Cele, let us assure you: THE WAR ON THE BODIES AND LIVES OF WOMXN IS, AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN, CATASTROPHIC IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.

One sentence to cover domestic violence-related r**e. ZERO mention of femicide or domestic violence-related murder

And, to literally add insult to serious injury, Minister Cele had the audacity to end off his report on the over 15 thousand reports filed for domestic assault by saying: “Arguments are by far the leading causes of the assaults”.

Minister Cele, ‘arguments’ cannot be your vague scape goat for the patriarchy-upholding, victim-blaming, justice-evading, r**e culture-normalizing state of society that you, once again, have failed to reform with the womxn of South Africa paying the ultimate price.

Our sisters at are calling us to action this coming Monday, on Womxn’s Day because we really do have until all womxn and children are safe and equal.

Will you be joining us, SprintForHerSA fam?



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“With Women’s Day looming, we, the women of South Africa have nothing to celebrate. We have nothing to celebrate when our sisters are daily maimed and butchered by South African men.”

So in honour of our fallen sisters, and the 20 000 South African women who marched to the Union Buildings in 1956 for our freedom, on Monday, 9 August 2021 (Women’s Day), call on all womxn and our allies to protest instead of celebrating. We protest because we have .

We call on you to protest the lack of political will displayed in combatting GBVF despite the introduction of new legislation, the Emergency Response Action Plan and the GBVF Response Fund. Spread the word of this virtual protest by tagging GBVF organisations and influencers that you follow, as well as your friends and allies.

Hey SprintForHerSA Fam, are you up to the challenge? 💪

We are so excited to have been invited to join in their Womxn’s Month - all profits going to 💜

Stay tuned for more details!









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Join us in the fight against gender-based violence this Women’s Month, as we invite you to take on the massive challenge of completing a benchmark “CrossFit Girl” workout every day that we’re open in August (Mon-Sat).

From Fran, Isabel, Grace and Grettel to Cindy, Barbara and Mary, each of the “Girls” is a tough mental and physical test, and anyone who’s completed one of these benchmarks will know what it will take to get through one a day for an entire month!

We think it’s a perfect tribute to the strong, driven women in CrossFit boxes around the world, and a fitting challenge for an amazing cause.

➡️ Our partner:
An online community of solidarity with survivors of sexual and gender-based violence through exercise as a symbol of strength and reclaiming one’s body. We’ve worked with this incredible organisation before and look forward to raising funds for one of their beneficiaries – Philisa Abafazi Bethu, a safe haven for women and children affected by gender-based violence. All proceeds of the West Coast Women’s Month Challenge will be donated to in association with

➡️ How it will work:
Anyone is welcome to take part – all you have to do to enter is:
Email [email protected] with your name, box, shirt size and proof of payment.
Entry fee is R350 which will cover the cost of your T-shirt, and 100% of the rest will be donated in aid of the fight against gender-based violence.

We’ll release the daily workout each day on this page, so check back regularly! Whether you choose to complete 1 or 26 of the Girls, post a video of your workouts to social media and tag us and use the hashtags . There’ll also be spot prizes awarded throughout the month to keep motivation high.

Who’s up to the challenge?🔥 Tag your friends a let’s go! 🙌

Join us on Saturday morning as we celebrate one whole year since the wonderful came into our lives. We couldn’t ask for a better human to be on our team!

Repost • I joined SprintForHerSA in July 2020 because the concept of using my movement and exercise as a voice was something that I could easily do whilst adding hope and a positive change to the lives of survivors of gender based violence. A year later our partnership of love has seen me go from brand ambassador to Executive Committee and our journey together has been an incredible one.

Lockdown regulations have placed a lot of restrictions on our movement and closing of gyms is just a small part of it; it has also kept victims of abuse stuck with their abusers. To commemorate one year of adding hope and driving for a positive change I will be hosting a free intermediate full body HIIT via IG Live on Saturday (10/07/2021) at 7:30. Bring your cute self, water and an exercise mat and let’s move together.

Our beneficiary is a shelter that assists womxn and children and now more than ever their help is required and without proper electrical infrastructure they are unable to help at their full capacity. We are so grateful for your donations thus far and if you’re able to give in any capacity please follow the link on the Instagram page. We appreciate and welcome any amount you’re able give and if you can’t no worries join me on Saturday snap a pic of your workout tag

See you on Saturday 💙💜