Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 101, December 2017 | Page 39

RACE CALENDAR
Sunday 17 December Seeff Big Hill Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Sugar Bush Park, Ballito, 6am, Barry Holland 083 252 0691
Umhlanga Tourism Summer Festival Trail Run 18km, 12km & 6km, Sibaya Casino, Umhlanga, 6am( 18 & 12) & 6:05am( 6), Vaughn Smit 083 306 3557
Umdoni Forest Trail Run 12km & 6km, Umdoni Golf Club, 1 Don Knight Avenue, 6:30am & 6:45am,, Rickey Hulley 083 324 0290
FREE STATE
Saturday 2 December GI Joe Fish Eagle Clash 10km & 1km Trail Run, Tikwe River Lodge, Virginia, Free State, Time TBC, Roelof 082 962 6565
EASTERN CAPE
BORDER
Saturday 9 December Kempston Hogsback Trail Run 21km, 10km & 3km, Hogsback Inn Hotel, Hogsback, 8:30am, Sharon Eldridge 083 284 3781
EASTERN PROVINCE
Saturday 2 December Aspen Pharmacare PE City Marathon & 10km, NG Kerk, Marne Avenue, Lorraine, Port Elizabeth, 5am & 6am, Shaun Roberts 082 711 1341
Illovo Sugar 15km Christmas Challenge, Kwazulu-Natal, 10 December
The Pecan Trails 21km, 15km & 5km, Sanctuary Farm, on Grassridge Dam Road, Off R390, approximately 15km north-west of Cradock, Time TBC, Race Organiser 082 821 3254
FAR NORTH
LIMPOPO
Friday 29 December – Wednesday 3 January Big Five Trail Run Week 80km & 48km,( Long: 10km, 20km, 15km, 27km & 8km & Short: 10km, 10km, 8km, 12km & 8km), Various start points, with race village in Haenertsburg, Various start times, Nicholas Mulder 082 898 7871
MPUMALANGA
Saturday 2 December Buffalo Gorge Trail Series 18km, 6.5km & 2.5km, Buffalo Gorge Eco Adventure Centre, Buffelskloof Farm, Middelburg, 7:30am, Ryk Diepraam 083 528 9586
DCRS Cultural Festival Run 10km, Bergvlam High School, Geelhout Avenue, 7am, Yolanda Steenkamp 084-6076314
NORTH WEST
CENTRAL NORTH WEST
No races scheduled for this period
NORTH WEST NORTH
NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES
No races scheduled for this period
ORIENTEERING
Friday 1 December Rally 8km Run # 3, Teams of 2-3, Pastis Restaurant, Constantia Main Road( turn-off to Groot Constantia), Cape Town, Western Cape, Starts 5pm to 6:30pm, Race Organiser 021 789 0188( w)
Friday 29 December – Wednesday 3 January Big Five Orienteering Week, Details TBC, Various start points, with race village in Haenertsburg, Limpopo, Various start times, Nicholas Mulder 082 898 7871
OBSTACLE RACING
Saturday 2 December The Grind 1706, Deep Grind 5km( 30 + obstacles), Rapid Grind 5km( 30 +) & Little Grind( 10), Cape Town Ostrich Ranch, Van Schoorsdrift Road, off N7 just north of Durbanville, Western Cape, 8am, The Grind HQ 021 813 9282( w)
Muddy Princess 5km # 10, Sandringham Estate, Sandingham Road, Off R304 Stellenbosch Road near N1, Western Cape, 8am, info @ muddyprincess. co. za
Zulu Ninja Race OCR 10km & 5km, Holla Trails at Sugar Rush Park, Ballito, KwaZulu- Natal, Time TBC, Race Office 079 455 2006
GI Joe Fish Eagle Clash OCR, Commander: 12km with 70 obstacles, 12km( 52) & 6km( 32), Tikwe River Lodge, Virginia, Free State, Time TBC, Roelof 082 962 6565
Sunday 3 December Dvine Trail Run 10km & 5km OCR, Dvine Estate, Paarl, on R101 near N1 Toll Plaza, 8:30am & 9am, info @ expoza. co. za
Saturday 9 December Lifestyle Challenge Trail Run 10km & 5km OCR, D’ Aria Wine Farm, M13 Tygerberg Valley Road, Durbanville, Western Cape, 8am & 8:15am, www. entryninja. com
Runstacles 10km & 4km, Cape Town Ostrich Ranch, Van Schoorsdrif Road, off N7, Philadelphia, Western Cape, 8:30am, The Grind HQ 021 813 9282( w)
Saturday 16 December Runstacles 10km & 4km, Cape Town Ostrich Ranch, Van Schoorsdrif Road, off N7, Philadelphia, Western Cape, 8:30am, The Grind HQ 021 813 9282( w)
Sunday 17 December The Pecan Trails 10km & 5km OCR, Sanctuary Farm, on Grassridge Dam Road, Off R390, approximately 15km north-west of Cradock, Eastern Cape, Time TBC, Race Organiser 082 821 3254
Saturday 23 December Runstacles 10km & 4km, Cape Town Ostrich Ranch, Van Schoorsdrif Road, off N7, Philadelphia, Western Cape, 8:30am, The Grind HQ 021 813 9282( w)
Saturday 30 December Runstacles 10km & 4km, Cape Town Ostrich Ranch, Van Schoorsdrif Road, off N7, Philadelphia, Western Cape, 8:30am, The Grind HQ 021 813 9282( w)
MULTISPORT
Saturday 2 December North West Triathlon & Duathlon League # 4, Tri: 1.5km / 40km / 10km, 750m / 20km / 5km & 400m / 10km / 2.5km, Du: 10km / 40km / 5km, 5km / 20km / 2.5km & 2.5km / 10km / 1.25km, Vaal River Boat Club, Orkney, North West Province, 8am, Yolanda 082 787 5496
Images: Vicki Hicken & courtesy organisers
Saturday 9 December Baywest Mall 10km & 5km, Baywest Mall, N2 west in Port Elizabeth, 6am, Eusentha Pillay 084 665 0910
Friday 15 December The Pecan Trails 3km Ghost Night Run, Sanctuary Farm, on Grassridge Dam Road, Off R390, approximately 15km north-west of Cradock, Time TBC, Race Organiser 082 821 3254
Saturday 16 December Drommedaris Holiday 10km & 5km, Drommedaris Furniture Store, Drommedaris Street, Jeffreys Bay, 7am, Elize Fenwick 061 217 0825
No races scheduled for this period
NORTHERN CAPE
GRIQUALAND WEST
Saturday 9 December PG Glass Magersfontein 25km & 10km, Magersfontein Battlefield to Magersfontein Museum, near Kimberley, 6am, David Janse van Vuuren 083 443 8198
NORTH WEST CAPE
No races scheduled for this period
Aspen Pharmacare PE City Marathon & 10km, Eastern Province, 2 December
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