Overview

About this event

Fat Cats Athletic Club, including Fat Cats LIMA and Fat Cats WC, will be hosting the 8th instalment of the Fat Cats 10K race which also feature the popular 5km timed race. The race will take place on 11 October 2026 at Mall of Africa, Waterfall City. Come and experience the warm spirit that Fat Cats are renowned for and choose between the two distances.

In living to its tag line, "A Run for the Whole Family", the race also offers activities for the younger ones with a 1.6km Kitten Miler and 250m Nappy Dash events.

Races

Distances & fees

Distances, start times, cut-offs and entry fees.

Sunday 11 Oct 2026

Distance	Entry Fee	Temp Licence	Great Grand Masters	Type	Start	Cut-off
10km Race	ZAR 190	ZAR 60	ZAR 95	Road	07:00	09:30
5km Race	ZAR 90	—	ZAR 45	Road	07:15	08:45
Kitten Miler	ZAR 70	—	—	Run / Walk	09:10	—
Nappy Dash	ZAR 70	—	—	Run / Walk	09:30	—

Temporary ASA licence fee — only payable if you are not a member of an affiliated running club.

Goodies

Merchandise

T-Shirt

Purchase of race t-shirts (subject to bulk entry voucher criteria)

Price TBC

Entry

How to enter

Information on how to enter this event.

Online entries

Enter Now

Entries via PeakTiming

Closes 10 Oct 2026 · or when sold out

Complimentary goodie bag to the first 1000 entries across the 10km and 5km distances only

Pre-entry

Mall of Africa, Waterval City, Midrand

Fri, 9 Oct 2026

Sat, 10 Oct 2026

On the day entries

No entries available on race day.

Admin Fee

An admin fee of R20 applies for late entries

Refunds

Entries are non-refundable.

Entry Limit

Entries are capped to 3000

Substitutions

Upgrades/Downgrades/substitutions will be processed on Thursday to Saturday only. There will be an admin fee of R50 plus any price difference.

Pre-race

Number collection

Collection venues, dates and times.

Mall of Africa, Waterval City, Midrand

Thu, 8 Oct 2026 · 17:00–20:00

Fri, 9 Oct 2026 · 17:00–20:00

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 10:00–18:00

Race-morning collection

Available (04:30 – 06:30)

On the day

Race Day Information

Practical information for race day.

Start Mall of Africa, Waterval City, Midrand Click for directions

Finish Mall of Africa, Waterval City, Midrand Click for directions

Handouts

Medals to all finishers

Parking

Parking is available at user's cost at Mall of Africa from 04h30 at a weekend flat rate of R15

Pets

No pets at the venue.

Walkers

Walkers welcome.

Timing

Electronic chip timing.

Water Points

Waterpoints at every 3kms for 10km, at 2.5km for 5km and at the finish

Refunds

Entries are non-refundable.

Entry Limit

Entries are capped to 3000

Substitutions

Upgrades/Downgrades/substitutions will be processed on Thursday to Saturday only. There will be an admin fee of R50 plus any price difference.

Walkers and strollers are welcome for all events.

Featured

Featured race

Featured 2026

Verified · 28 days ago

Midrand Striders Chamberlain Country Classic

30 Aug 2026 First start 06:30 Kyalami Corner

Half Marathon 10km 5km

Entry from R100 Save Open race

Where

Location

Where the event starts and how to get there.

Mall of Africa, Waterval City

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Contact

Contact the organiser

Organiser

Fat Cats AC Contact

[email protected] WhatsApp +27827693432

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Stay

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History

Past editions

Previous edition: 2025

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