Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 105, April 2018

RACE CALENDAR Wednesday 11 April Merrell Autumn Night Run Series #2 8km & 5.5km, Simon’s at Groot Constantia Wine Estate, Groot Constantia Road, Cape Town, 6:30pm, Tatum Prins 083 449 0760 Saturday 14 April Leapfrog Gordon’s Bay Half Marathon, LabourWise 10km & 5km, Gordon’s Bay Primary School, cnr Sir Lowry’s Road & Avondrus Street, Gordon’s Bay, 7am (21) & 7:30am (10), Barry Muller 082 774 9510 Wednesday 18 April Merrell Autumn Night Run Series #3 8km & 5.5km, Simon’s at Groot Constantia Wine Estate, Groot Constantia Road, Cape Town, 6:30pm, Tatum Prins 083 449 0760 Saturday 21 April Langebaan Country Estate Weskus Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Langebaan Country Estate, Clubhouse Street, 7:15am (42 & 21), 7:30am (10) & 8:30am (5), Louise du Plessis 079 892 6776 Friday 27 April Nantes Freedom to Run 10km & 5km PLUS 10km Walk, Vanguard Sports Complex, Bridgetown, 7am & 7:30am PLUS 7:10am, Fadia Roberts 072 972 7765 Durbanville Hills Freedom Day TrailFun 10km & 5km, Durbanville Hills Wine Estate, Tygerberg Valley Road, Durbanville, 7:30am & 7:45am, Japie Swanepoel 082 443 3033 Sunday 29 April Voet of the Wine Route 10km & 5km, Zevenwacht Mall, cnr Polkadraai & Van Riebeeck Street, Kuils River, 7am & 7:20am, Marie Uys 082 897 5416 KWAZULU-NATAL Saturday 7 April Arthur Creswell Memorial Ultra Marathon 52km & Half Marathon, Oaklahamba/ Bergville Municipality (52) to Ladysmith Sports Complex, Klip Bank Road (21), 5:30am & 7am, Lincoln Sibiya 079 361 0874 Sunday 8 April Ma’am Jila Memorial 10km Challenge, Mgenge Store, Sankontshe, Hammarsdale, 7am, Zakheli Mnkadi 084 644 2733 Tinman 10km, Suncoast Casino, Durban, 7am, B-Active 031 764 1885 (w) Husqvarna Mid-Illovo 18km & 9km Trail Run, Mid-Illovo Club, Camperdown, 7am, Shannon MacKenzie 082 493 4466 Friday 27 April Ultra-Trail Drakensberg 160km, Lesotho start to Bushman’s Nek Hotel, 12pm, Spurgeon Flemington 082 329 7737 Friday 27 – Saturday 28 April Drakensburg Rock Jumper 2-day Trail Run, (21km & 15km or 15km & 12km), Premier Resort Sani Pass, Himeville, 8am & 7am, Spurgeon Flemington 082 329 7737 Saturday 28 April Pongola Sugar Cane 10km, Pongola Sports Ground, 5:30am, Heinrich Koen 083 228 7682 Ultra-Trail Drakensberg 100km, Giant’s Cup Uncut 62km & Sundowner Run 30km, SA Border Post, Sani Pass (100), Premier Resort Sani Pass (62) & Castleburn Farm (30) to Bushman’s Nek Hotel, 5am (100), 6am (62) & 2:30pm (30), Spurgeon Flemington 082 329 7737 Sunday 29 April Tronox uMhlathuze Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Addison Park, Empangeni, 5:30am, Roy Singh 082 947 2153 JG Zuma Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km, Seven Oaks, Muden, 5:30am, Zengel 073 142 3533 FREE STATE Saturday 31 – Sunday 1 April Clarens Cosmos Challenge 2-day Stage Trail Run, (Stage 1: 24km & 18km, Stage 2: 17km), Bokpoort Farm, Clarens, 6:30am, Ruan Botes 063 686 7315 Sunday 1 April Lush Half Marathon, 10km & 5km Trail Run, Linwood Farm, Clarens, 8am, Damon Forbes 083 230 4007 Saturday 14 April Kilo’s for Klompvoetjies Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Voortrekker High School, West Street, Bethlehem, 6am, Elmarie Kruger 082 908 1844 Nquthu 10km, Zicole Area, Nquthu, 9am, Keneth Shange 073 397 9358 Black Mountain Challenge 27km & 15km Trail Run, Black Mountain Hotel & Spa, Groothoek Dam Road, Thaba Nchu District, 8am, Nelio da Sa 082 777 6770 Rocky Bay Trail Run 19km, 12km & 6km, Rocky Bay Resort, Scottburgh, 7am (19) & 7:30am (12) & 7:45am (6), Lauren Booth 082 791 7069 Friday 20 April Thanda Tau Night Run 10km & 5km, Thanda Tau Hotel, Rooikraal Farm, near Vrede, 7pm, Shane Gouldie 082 332 9552 Sunday 15 April Durban City Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km, Kings Park Stadium, Isaiah Ntshangase Road, Durban, 5:30am, KZNA 031 312 9374 (w) WESSA Umngeni Valley Trail Run 20km, 12km & 5km, WESSA, Howick, Time TBC, Lauren Booth 082 791 7069 Saturday 21 – Sunday 22 April Bushman’s 2-day Trail Run, Sat: 20km, 10km & 5km, Sun: 30km, 20km, 10km & 5km, Wagendrift Dam Campsite, Estcourt, Sat: 7am, 7:30am & 7:45am, Sun: 6am, 7am, 7:30am & 7:45am, Lauren Booth 082 791 7069 Sunday 22 April Rising Sun Chatsworth Freedom Ultra Marathon 52km & 25km, Chatsworth Stadium, Trisula Drive, Arena Park, Chatsworth, 5:30am (52) & 6am (25), Dees Govender 083 785 4333 Saturday 21 April Campus 2 Campus Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Goldfields TVET College, Welkom, 6am, Constant Lithuge 071 050 0015 Kovsie-Runners Emporium Ultra Marathon 52km, Pretty Gardens, Bloemfontein, 6am, Rufus Botha 079 175 0023 Friday 27 April Mangaung 10km, Venue TBC, Bloemfontein, 7:30am, Sydney London 072 258 6902 Saturday 28 April Potato Pride Wilge Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km, GJ Humans Sports Ground, Frankfort, 7am, Anita Oberholzer 071 382 7219 EASTERN CAPE BORDER Saturday 14 April Old Mutual AC East London Half Marathon, Cambridge Sports Club, Olympic Avenue, East London, 6am, Boitumelo Lepman 082 565 9737 Saturday 21 April East London Pacers 10km, Beacon Bay Country Club, Beaconhurst Drive, Beacon Bay, East London, 6:30am, Sharonne Dewing 083 318 3853 Saturday 28 April PAWS 5km Fun Run, Hamilton Club, East London, 8am, Gavin De Lange 076 801 6888 Saturday 28 – Sunday 29 April Merrell Hobbit 90km Trail Run, (47km & 43km), Maden Dam to Arminel Hotel, Hogsback, 6am, Tatum Prins 083 449 0760 Sunday 29 April Merrell Hobbit 38km, 16km & 5km Trail Run, Arminel Hotel, Hogsback, 8am, 9am & 9:30am, Tatum Prins 083 449 0760 EASTERN PROVINCE Saturday 7 April Motherwell Freedom Run 10km & 5km, NU-2 Stadium, Motherwell, Port Elizabeth, 7am & 7:15am, Michael Mbambani 079 149 6796 Saturday 21 April African Wildlife Artistry Bruintjieshoogte Marathon 50km, 25km, 15km & 5km, Pearston Town Hall (50), Top of Bruintjieshoogte (25) or Swaershoek turn-off outside Somerset East (15), to Gill Primary School, College Street, Somerset East, 5am (50) & 6am (25 & 15), Ronette Marais 083 505 7700 Dirtopia Trail Run Challenge, Boland, 7 April Wednesday 25 April Merrell Autumn Night Trail Run PE 8km & 5km, Norm Huldin Trails, Kragga Kamma Road, Port Elizabeth, 6:30pm, Tatum Prins 083 449 0760 Saturday 28 April Siza Vitality Half Marathon & 6.5km, Port Alfred High School Grounds, Park Avenue, Port Alfred, 7am, Michael Mbambani 079 149 6796 FAR NORTH LIMPOPO Saturday 7 April Mall of the North Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Mall of the North, Polokwane, 6am (42 & 21), :6:20am (10) & 6:40am (5), Corrie Calitz 072 149 2674 Saturday 14 April Limpopo Cross Country League #1, Venue TBC, Rene Coetzee 083 254 6532 Wednesday 25 April Polokwane Night Trail Run Series #4 10km & 5km, Polokwane Golf Club, Voortrekker Street, Polokwane, 7pm, Info: www.entryninja.com MPUMALANGA Saturday 7 April Gert Sibande District Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 4.9km, Gert Sibande District Office, Ermelo, 6am, Sabelo Skhakhane 082 430 8057 Buffalo Gorge Trail Series 18km, 10km, 6.2km & 2.5km, Buffalo Gorge Eco Adventure Centre, Buffelskloof Farm, Middelburg, 7:30am, Ryk Diepraam 083 528 9586 LekkerRun 4.9km & 2.2km Colour Relay, Lekkerland Carnival, Naledi Drive, Dullstroom, 7:30am, Info: www.lekkerland.co.za Wedneday 11 April Laerskool Klipfontein Nite 10km & 5km, Laerskool Klipfontein, Pienaar Street, Emalahleni, 7pm, Paul Bester 082 966 7767 Saturday 14 April Mpumalanga Cross Country League #2, Venue & Time TBC, Theuns Luus 083 630 8729 Saturday 21 April Forever Resorts Loskop Ultra Marathon 50km, Middelburg Municipal Offices, Wanderers Avenue, to Forever Resorts Loskop Dam, 6am, Race Organiser 060 358 8546 Forever Resorts Loskop ‘The Wild’ Challenge Half Marathon, Loskop Nature Reserve, Damwal Complex, to Forever Resorts Loskop Dam, 6:30am, Race Organiser 060 358 8546 Friday 27 April Bethal Half Marathon, 10km & 4.9km, Marietjie van Niekerk Primary School, Market Avenue, Bethal, 7am, Pieter Botes 082 920 7555 Saturday 28 April Sudwala Screaming Monster Half Marathon, 10km & 4.9km, Sudwala Lodge, 7am, Ashley Bettridge 081 305 3575 Mpumalanga Cross Country League #3, Venue & Time TBC, Theuns Luus 083 630 8729 NORTH WEST CENTRAL NORTH WEST No races scheduled in this period 41

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