Route and road closures announced for the Neon Run

The Trace Mobile presents the Neon Run TM is a 5km run and music festival. You can choose to crawl, walk, run, roll, skip or ride your way through a 5km neon wonderland dressed in your lumo best. After the run, you’ll be ready and warmed up for an electrifying after party with South Africa’s top DJs and musicians: TiMO ODV, Rubber Duc, Goodluck, Dean Fuel, Kyle Watson and more.

Race packs can be collection on 11, 12, and 13 May from 11am to 7pm at Planet Fitness Wanderers (on North Street, Sandton). Remember identification, barcoded tickets and proof of residence is needed.

For all those not opting to do a warm-up run or Uber their way to the night of their life, parking will be available for the event for R10 at Melrose Arch or R50 at Wanderers Golf Club.

Make sure you get familiar with Trace Mobile presents Neon Run route map, available on www.neonrun.co.za

Here’s the line-up for the day. Please note that this may be subject to change:

• iScream & The Chocolate Stix: 4pm to 5pm
  
• Timo ODV: 5pm to 5.45pm
  
• Rubber Duc: 7.30pm to 8.30pm
  
• GoodLuck: 8.30pm to 9.30pm
  
• Kyle Watson: 9.30pm to 10.30pm
  
• Dean Fuel: 10.30pm to 11.30pm

Road closures

Unfortunately, as with all events, there will be some road and lane closures. The Trace Mobile presents the Neon Run has taken care creating a route that predominantly through quiet residential streets.

Please note once the last runner has passed a particular intersection, residents will be allowed to cross the route; however they will still not be allowed to head in the direction of the route.

The closures are:

• Corner Corlett Drive and Rudd Road will be closed;
  
• Corner Chaplin Road and Rudd Road will be closed;
  
• Oxford and Rudd Roads will be closed in the direction of Rudd Road;
  
• Oxford and Central will be closed in the direction of Central;
  
• The cross streets along Central Avenue will be closed, i.e. 2nd, 3rd , 4th , 5th and 6th Avenues will be closed;
  
• Athol Oaklands Road will be kept open and residents of Athol will be able to get in and out of their suburb using Lymington Avenue;
  
• Fort Street;
  
• Irene Street;
  
• Corlett Drive will be closed from Athol to Rudd Road from 22pm to 9pm. The rest of the route will be manned and controlled from noon and only be closed as we approach race time (6.30pm).

We will fully reopen the roads at 9pm after we have cleaned up the route.

Tickets

Tickets can be purchased online at www.neonrun.co.za

All entrants will receive 500 Discovery Points to match their healthy post-race glow.

Gates open at 2pm with a wide range of bar areas and a dedicated food zone available for some pre- and post-race refreshment. The race only starts at 6pm, but get there early so that you have time to get your glow-jo going full force.