NWU Victory Run is a Student Life initiative in partnership with Walking in Victory, aimed at appreciating ordinary humans who are your personal heroes - through the appreciation ceremony, while raising registration funds for returning and prospective students in need, thus validating your gratitude by making a difference as well. In this way, you too, emulate those you appreciate with the added benefit of health, fitness and FUN along the route as you walk it or Run it and at the celebratory festival. The race will start at 07:30 with last finishers (usually walkers) expected by 09:00. Participants have the liberty to run for a group, which increases the chances of winning the registration
Not often do we get to celebrate our ordinary real-life superheroes - friends, colleagues, lecturers, security personnel, family, teacher etc. On the 18th of October 2025 NWU Victory Run: Celebrating Real-Life Superhero will unify and stand as a cause to validate your appreciation.
This initiative invites, not just the NWU student & staff community, but friends, families, runners, teams and the broader community to participate. At the end of the Run/Walk, the festival will incorporate a short appreciation ceremony of 10 randomly selected “heroes” as nominated from registrations by any participant/team. During this festival there will also be prize awarding for the top 3 individual finishers (representing their team or themself). The winners will be able to redeem a Coupon in 2026 for an NWU registering student in need as per selection criteria recommended by student life and relevant stakeholder.
Saturday 18 October 2025
NWU Vanderbijlpark - RAG FARM
07:00 - 13:30 R60 (non-NWU)
06:00 Check in begin
07:30 Race Starts
09:00 Last finishers expected (Walkers)
09:30 Prizing and Appreciation
10:00 Festival commences (Live Band, Artists, DJ)
13:30 Event Ends
There will be festivities in the form of a live band, some of the best artists in the Vaal who will sing refreshing South African music and Shout Out breaks.
