Something bold is stirring on the streets of Joburg — raw, unsanctioned and utterly unfiltered. Attracting creatives, artists, musicians and everyday warriors — not just runners, but rebel souls on the move.
It is the most rebellious and culture-shifting social running event that this Country has ever seen.
It’s called the Révénge Run.
Date: 30 August 2025
Venue: HERE., 8 Tyrwhitt Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg
Time: Registration 07h00 | Race Start 07:30
Distance: 5k | 10k | 15k | 20k | 25k | 30k | 35k | 40k | 45k (loop format)
Tagline: No rules. No PBs. Just PURE RÉVÉNGE.
Born from frustration, transformation and the hunger to reclaim identity through motion, Révénge Run is an unsanctioned, anti-establishment social event that throws the traditional race rulebook out the window.
The idea immerged in 2024, when the Founder, the Comeback Cowboy (aka @ThatTattedRunner), became injured the day before the 21k Soweto Race Against Cancer run, an event that holds a significant place in his heart. The Comeback Cowboy lost his mother to pancreatic cancer in and during 2020 and since then, his mission has been to inspire and motivate people to get moving unapologetically, and in doing so, it was crucial for him to participate in every annual Race Against Cancer. Until he couldn’t.
Instead of wallowing in his sorrows for having missed the race, Comeback Cowboy decided to take out his revenge in a different way — by bootlegging his very own running event. A fully unsanctioned, no support, raw and rebellious
run, staged on the gritty streets of Joburg. And to make his revenge even sweeter, he decided that the full length of the run had to traverse at least the marathon distance. The Révénge Run was born.
Hosting its inaugural event in 2024, the Révénge Run was somewhat of a smash hit, garnering approximately 27 participants, purely through word of mouth and through the transmission of cryptic messages on social media.
Looking to amplify things, the Révénge Run returns this year — just bigger, better and even more rebellious.
This time setting up base at a venue called here., a beautiful third space café situated in the heart of Rosebank, acting as the rebel HQ and hydration station, fuelling the vibrant community and built for collaboration and connection. Also partnering with 13 Nutrition Collection, ensures that participants are fueled to take out their revenge with no hesitation — Pure. Clean. Simple. And finally collaborating with one of South Africa’s hottest emerging running apparel brands, Get Global Collective, they have released a limited edition “Rebellious” running-tee — because who doesn’t want to FEEL the rebellious
look.
There are no bibs. No aid. No marshals. No timing chips. No medals.
Just stories. Scores to settle. Energy to release.
This is the run where rebels rewrite their own script.
This is not a race. It’s a movement.
Sign up here: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/285853-rvnge-run-2025/#/