Overview

About this event

The 2026 Friends of Pumpkins 10km Run takes place on Sunday, 20 September 2026, from 06:30, at Buffs Club in East London, Eastern Cape. Distances are 10km and 5km. Online entries are open. Details for this event have been verified by RunningCalendar.

Races

Distances & fees

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

Sunday 20 Sep 2026

Distance	Entry Fee	Temp Licence	Type	Start	Cut-off	Details
10km Race	ZAR 180	ZAR 50	Road	06:30	—
Minimum age 14 years
5km Fun Run	ZAR 60	—	Run / Walk	06:30	—
Minimum age 9 years

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

Goodies

Merchandise

T-Shirt

T-Shirts for the first 300 online entries (10km only).

Free with entry

Entry

How to enter

Information on how to enter this event.

Online entries

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Entries via Entry Tickets

Closes 16 Sep 2026 · or when sold out

Pre-entry

Buffs Club, 1 Buffalo Park Dr, Quigney, East London

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 · 15:00–19:00

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 · 15:00–19:00

On the day entries

On-the-day entries available (05:00 – 06:00)

Admin Fee

An admin fee of R20 applies for late entries

Pre-race

Number collection

Collection venues, dates and times.

Buffs Club, 1 Buffalo Park Dr, Quigney, East London

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 · 15:00–19:00

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 · 15:00–19:00

Race-morning collection

Available (05:00 – 06:00)

On the day

Race Day Information

Practical information for race day.

Start Buffs Club, 1 Buffalo Park Dr, Quigney, East London Click for directions

Finish Buffs Club, 1 Buffalo Park Dr, Quigney, East London Click for directions

Handouts

Medals for all finishers in the 10km & 5km fun run.

Where

Location

Where the event starts and how to get there.

Buffs Club, 1 Buffalo Park Dr, Quigney

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Contact

Contact the organiser

Organiser

Pumpkins AC

[email protected] +27728176940

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Stay

Accommodation

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Train

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History

Past editions

Previous edition: 2025

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