Competition was heated in the men’s race during Stage One of the ProNutro AfricanX Trailrun presented by New Balance on Friday, 14 March 2014. Starting and finishing at the Houw Hoek Inn, there was a constant tussle at the front end of the men’s race with Kane Reilly and Thabang Madiba (Salomon Men) and Michael … [Read more...]
Cape Summer Trail Series concludes
February 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment
This past Sunday saw the Spur Cape Summer Trail Series 2014 come to an end on pristine Oak Valley trails in perfect weather conditions. Oak Valley delights in Series finale As is tradition, race 4 kicked off with the 25.4km XL race, drawing top names such as Spur Silvermine Mountain XL winners Michael Bailey and … [Read more...]
2014 XTERRA South African Championship
February 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The atmosphere was tense at the start of the 2014 Totalsports XTERRA South African Championship presented by REHIDRAT® SPORT on Sunday, 23 February 2014. Top XTERRA Warriors Dan Hugo (South Africa) and Flora Duffy (Bermuda) had the crowd on their feet as they crossed the finish line first in the men’s and women’s … [Read more...]
Snowbasin Resort to Host XTERRA Triathlon
February 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
This September Ogden, Utah transforms into XTERRA Title Town USA as Snowbasin Resort hosts not one, but two national championship races. The XTERRA National Championship of triathlon is set for Saturday, Sept. 24 and the National Championship of trail running is Sunday, Sept. 25. While hundreds of the best triathletes … [Read more...]
Stellenbosch athletes dominant
February 23, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Stellenbosch based trail running enthusiasts Craig Burns and Danette Smith had the rest of the field running scared on Saturday, 22 February 2014 at the second annual New Balance Trail Run presented by ISUZU in Grabouw. Burns claimed victory in the men’s 11km New Balance Trail Run presented by ISUZU in the fast paced … [Read more...]
SA Champions in Age Categories
February 11, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Following an agreement with SAMA (SA Masters Association) we can now confirm that SA trail champions will also be crowned in various age categories for 2014. This will be done at both the SA Ultra Trail Champs on March 8, as well as the SA long distance champs on June 14. … [Read more...]
Scintillating running at Silvermine
February 10, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The second edition of the Spur Silvermine Mountain XL set off in one of the Cape’s finest nature reserves, the Silvermine Nature Reserve on Saturday morning. Spot on the South African Trail Running Team The race represented a chance to gain valuable points towards a spot on the South African Trail Running Team that … [Read more...]
Sesipi, Scheffer win 2014 Buffelspoort Trail
January 28, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Edwin Sesipi and Leilani Scheffer take line honours at the 2014 Buffelspoort Trail Run. Just over 400 trail running enthusiast toed the line at Buffelspoort Dam on Sunday, 26 January 2014 to partake in the 2014 New Balance Trail Run presented by ISUZU. Edwin Sesipi was the runner to look out for in the men’s … [Read more...]
Hugo, Van Huyssteen top in Buffelspoort
January 26, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Top South African XTERRA Warriors Dan Hugo and Carla Van Huyssteen claimed victory in the men’s and women’s categories respectively of the Totalsports XTERRA Buffelspoort Full presented by REHIDRAT® SPORT on Saturday, 25 January 2014. Hugo completed this much loved off-road triathlon in a combined time of … [Read more...]
