Run Alex Npo

OVERVIEW *Run Alex Athletics Club* Occasionally an initiative comes that changes an outlook of a community. Run Alex is such an initiative. Started as a running training group with a mission to change the lifestyle of Alexandra township’s community. It, however, matured into a formal running club that spearheads reforms in the community, health campaigns, youth, and social development. BACKGROUND The growth of running in the Gauteng province inspired the birth of Run Alex. Run Alex's training group was started to introduce and encourage a healthy lifestyle for Alex's residents and surroundings, In January 2018. This was after realizing how running is a growing sport and a lifestyle choice around the country, yet our townships are not catching onto this activity. The training took place every Saturday and Sunday at KwaBhekilanga Sports Ground from 06H00 where they only offered two distances of 6km for beginners and 12km for regular runners. This group has grown from strength to strength, currently with over 100 regular runners, from the initial 30 people that turned out on the first day.*Read Alex*