The third race of the Spur Gauteng Summer Trail Series took place at a brand new venue this weekend. B’Sorah welcomed Gauteng trail runners to a scorching day and the super fun trails made for some blistering hot running. Long Course runners were treated to 13.1km of undulating trails offering forest single track, … [Read more...]
Record Field at Cape IMPI
October 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Just over 4000 trail runners and outdoor enthusiasts gathered at Lievland Wine Estate and Wiesenhof Legacy Park (just outside of Stellenbosch) on Saturday, 19 October 2013 and Sunday, 20 October 2013 to be part of the action at the much anticipated New Balance IMPI Challenge. Combining trail running with an adventure … [Read more...]
A Race against the Storm
October 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The penultimate race in the Spur KZN Trail Series took place in the tranquil setting of the Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve, despite the weather spicing things up with clouds building overhead and the threat of rain becoming more and more imminent closer to start time. The Championship Race saw men and women complete … [Read more...]
KZN Trail Series starts
October 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The first race in the Spur KZN Trail Series took place at Inanda Dam this Sunday with almost 200 runners converging on the beautiful venue for a great morning of trail running. Runners were treated to cool and cloudy conditions but the rain thankfully stayed away, paving the way for some fast finishing times. In … [Read more...]
Process closes for Championship events
October 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The bidding process closed on Friday, September 26, and the decision will now be made who will stage the various national championships events for 2014. For these purposes a Competition Committee was appointed who will work through the bidding documents and decide on the successful candidates. It was decided that … [Read more...]
Eksteen, Greyling win IMPI titles
September 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Claude Eksteen (North Beach, Durban) had a stellar day out at Van Gaalens Cheese Farm, Hartbeespoort on Saturday, 28 September 2013 where he successfully defended his title at the New Balance IMPI Elite Race Gauteng#2. Top South African trail runner Landie Greyling (Stellenbosch) secured her first victory snatching … [Read more...]
Records at Wildcoast Wildrun
September 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The fifth Wildcoast Wildrun, organised by Wildrunner, came to an end on Saturday, 21 September when 69 exhausted but ecstatic runners arrived at Hole-in-the-wall after running 112km over three days. The event started at the Great Kei River Mouth on Thursday, 19 September with runners from all over the country … [Read more...]
Marais Crowned Mountain Warrior 2013
September 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
After two days of challenging trail running at the Mountain Warrior Trail Run Challenge presented by Brooks, multi sport athlete Stuart Marais claimed victory when he completed the 38km Jonkershoek SKY RUN on Saturday, 31 August 2013 and the 25km Simonsberg Challenge on Sunday, 01 September 2013 in an impressive … [Read more...]
Mountain Warrior Trail Run Festival Day One
September 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Just under 150 trail running enthusiasts braved the cold and wet Western Cape weather on Saturday, 31 August 2013 to partake in Day One of the action packed Mountain Warrior Trail Run Festival presented by Brooks. Participants could choose between a 38km Jonkershoek SKY RUN and a 15km Botmaskop Traverse. Both races … [Read more...]
Obrien for IMPI Hartbeespoort
August 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Top South African trail runner Anita Obrien (Kameeldrift West, North West Province) will return to Van Gaalens Cheese Farm, Hartbeespoort on Saturday, 28 September 2013 to defend her title at the action packed New Balance IMPI Elite Race. “Trying something new every now and then makes your life so much more exciting,” … [Read more...]
