The Hollard DareDevil Run

South Africa’s ballsiest 5km Run is back and ready to raise eyebrows while raising awareness of male cancers.

icking off at 15h00, the 5km fun run dares the city’s bravest males to strip down to Purple Speedos and run through the streets in the name of a good cause.

The “Run-not-a-race” encourages men of all ages, shapes and sizes to run five kilometres through peak hour traffic in an effort to drive awareness of the scourge of male cancers in South Africa. The act of stripping down to nothing but a Speedo is not only challenging for runners (and for some onlookers!) but also challenges stereotypes about male cancers, in the interests of starting conversations about understanding and lowering cancer risk, and encouraging early testing for prostate cancer.