One Community. One Challenge. Seven Roots.
The 7 Roots Race is more than a fitness competition. It is a high-energy wellness experience bringing together fitness, wellbeing, education and community in one shared event.
Created by Honest Hard Work, the race is built around discipline, resilience and growth, with a bigger purpose beyond the finish line: encouraging healthier people, stronger communities and greater access to wellness opportunities.
Fitness with purpose
Teams of two take on a challenging combination of running, strength and functional fitness while spectators experience a wider wellness festival around them.
The race features 3.2 km of running, seven functional fitness stations and one shared finish line, creating an experience built around teamwork, pacing, strength and determination.
Running
Strength, teamwork and grit
One team.
One finish line.
Strategy matters as much as strength
The 7 Roots Race alternates 400-metre running segments with seven distinct functional fitness stations.
Every stage challenges teams to communicate, manage their energy and work together. It is not simply about who is strongest or fastest. Successful teams will need endurance, strategy, consistency and teamwork from start to finish.
The Seven Roots
Wellness is bigger than exercise.
The philosophy behind the event is built around seven areas that contribute to stronger individuals and healthier communities. Each Root represents a different dimension of wellness and provides opportunities for education, engagement and practical action.
Move
Physical Activity
Encouraging movement, fitness and active lifestyles that build strength, capacity and confidence.
Nourish
Nutrition
Promoting smarter nutrition, hydration and everyday choices that support health and performance.
Mind
Mental Wellness
Creating conversations and experiences around mental wellbeing, resilience, recovery and balance.
Prevent
Health Screening
Encouraging proactive health management through screening, awareness and preventative care.
Connect
Community
Building stronger relationships and a sense of belonging through shared experiences and collective effort.
Prosper
Business Opportunity
Creating platforms where local businesses, professionals and emerging talent can connect with new opportunities.
Legacy
Sustainability
Turning race-day energy into positive impact that continues beyond the event.
Race. Explore. Connect. Recover.
The 7 Roots Race is designed as a complete event ecosystem rather than a stand-alone competition.
Athletes, families, organisations and spectators can experience multiple activities throughout the day, including the functional fitness race, corporate challenge, wellness expo, health screening village, food and recovery zone, and live entertainment.
This creates an atmosphere where people can compete, learn, connect, discover wellness services and enjoy the event together.
Who is 7 roots for?
The event brings together an audience that extends far beyond competitive athletes.
It is designed for:
- Fitness enthusiasts
- Corporate wellness teams
- Universities and sports clubs
- Families and local communities
- Healthcare organisations and NGOs
- Local businesses
The objective is to create a wellness platform where active people, organisations and the wider community can participate together.
Built for Community Impact
A finish line that leads somewhere bigger.
The 7 Roots Race is designed to make wellness practical, visible and accessible across the community.
Through the race and its wider activations, the event aims to encourage movement and prevention, improve access to wellness education and services, and create new platforms for local businesses and talent.
HEALTH
Encourage movement and preventative wellness.
Access
Bring useful information and services closer to people.
Opportunity
Create space for local brands, professionals and emerging talent.
Partner With 7 Roots
Be seen. Be experienced. Be remembered.
7 Roots creates more than traditional sponsorship visibility.
Partners can become part of the experience itself through branded activations, wellness education, demonstrations, sampling, screening, competitions and direct engagement with participants.
The event provides opportunities before, during and after race day through social media, participant communications, venue branding, interviews, photography and event content.
Title Partner
Lead the event with naming rights, category exclusivity, premium branding, activation opportunities and co-created campaign content.
Root Partner
Own one of the Seven Roots with a dedicated activation zone, aligned content, branding and direct audience engagement.
Official Partner
Connect your brand to race day through category alignment, product integration, event visibility and meaningful participant engagement.
Support Partner
Build brand awareness through event visibility, expo presence, digital recognition and meaningful connections with the wider community.
Community Partner
Ideal for NGOs, schools, healthcare organisations, municipalities and development organisations wanting to contribute directly to community impact.
Let’s build Zimbabwe’s next flagship wellness race.
7 Roots is designed to grow into a recognisable wellness platform where fitness, health, education, opportunity and community meet.