Velddraf met woorde

Lace up your running shoes and choose the fast track – in Afrikaans. At the Velddraf you are more than just a number: participants jog or walk with a unique Afrikaans word from the Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal (WAT)__as their race number. Everyone is welcome – from “doekvoet” to “donderweer” and “blitsig” to “baanbreker”! You can walk, jog or stroll, and if you’re not feeling particularly fit, you can consider the 100m centenary run at any pace to celebrate 100 years of the WAT.

11 OCT
10 km Vastrap 08:00 | R200
5 km Japtrap 08:15 | R150
100 m WAT centenary run 09:15 | R50
Prize giving 09:30
Dornier Wine Estate

Made possible by EasyEquities, CN&CO

WAT – choose your own word

Every participant in Velddraf met Woorde (Trail Run with Words) receives a random word during registration instead of a race number.

If you have already sponsored a word in 2026 and would like to run with your own word, or if you want to use this opportunity to sponsor a word, follow these steps:

Step 3: Go to the WAT stand during registration to pick up your word and WAT gift bag.

Step 1: Visit the Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal (WAT) website to sponsor a word: https://www.wat.co.za/borg-n-woord/. If you have already sponsored a word, proceed directly to step 2.

Step 2: Send an email along with your certificate to wat@sun.ac.za by 28 September.