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Saturday 27 October
Lichtenburg Zebra Zamba Half Marathon,
10km & 5km, 1 Caroll Street, Lichtenburg,
6:30am, Francois du Toit 083 376 1800
Sunday 28 October
Gauteng Summer Trail Series # 2 14km &
7.4km, Titan’ s Forest, Segwati Game Ranch,
on R400 near the Cradle of Humankind, 7am
& 7:21am, Race Organiser 072 438 3242
Hope Hike & Bike GP 10km, 5km & 3km
Trail Run, Van Gaalens Farm, on R560, near
Skeerpoort, 8am, 8:30am & 8:40am, More
info: entryninja. com
NORTHERN CAPE
GRIQUALAND WEST
Saturday 6 October
RWFL Lion Roars Trail Run # 2 18km & 5km,
Tarentaalrand Safaris, off R64, Kimberley,
8am, Jenny Uys 082 834 8499
Saturday 13 October
Vodacom4U Half Marathon, 10km & 5km,
Bishops Old Boys Club, Memorial Road,
Kimberley, 6am, Magda Oldewage 083 676 0921
Saturday 27 October
Van Zyl’ s Vleis 10km, Van Zyl’ s Vleis,
Kimberley, 7am, Magda Oldewage 083 676 0921
NORTH WEST CAPE
Saturday 20 – Friday 26 October
Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon,
( 248km over 7 days with one rest day),
Augrabies Falls National Park, 120km from
Upington, 7am, Nadia Arndt 083 309 7755
NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES
NAMIBIA
Saturday 6 October
Hangana Hake Run & Ride Marathon, Half
Marathon, 10km, 42: Pro-Ed Akademie
Primary School, Kiaat Street, Vineta,
Swakopmund( 42) or Daredevil Adventures,
Long Beach( 21) to Jan Wilken Stadium,
Walvis Bay( 10 starts here), 6am( 42), 7am
( 21) & 8am( 10), Francois van der Merwe
+ 264( 0) 85 122 9177
Saturday 13 October
Cycle Classic 10km & 5km, SKW Olympia,
Windhoek, Time TBC, Windhoek Harriers
+ 264( 0) 81 124 9471
Omaruru Street Mile, Omaruru, Time TBC,
BK Karumendu + 264( 0) 81 311 8489
Saturday 20 October
Somerfees 12km & 7km Trail Run PLUS
5km Walk, Okahandja Spar, Time TBC, Lance
+ 264( 0) 85 122 1308
X-Trail, Moon Landscape, Swakopmund, more
details TBC
Dr Sam Nujoma Half Marathon, 10km &
5km, Windhoek, Time TBC, Robert
+ 264( 0) 81 276 6327
Friday 26 October
Halloween Trail Run, Windhoek Trails Farm,
Otjivero Street, Kleine Kuppe, 6pm, More info:
farmwhkfitness @ gmail. com
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Saturday 27 October Copper Run 10km & 5km, Minen Hotel, Tsumeb, Time TBC, Nigel Reynolds + 264( 0) 81 417 2922
Walk For Bibles 5km, Various venues & Times TBC, Race Organiser + 264( 0) 83 333 7787
ORIENTEERING
Sunday 7 October Gauteng Bush # 9,( Middle Distance), Le Godimo Horse Trails, Broederstroom, North West Province, Time TBC, ROC: Ian Bratt 082 887 6611
Saturday 13 October Polokwane Rogaine, Ga Rampheri, Molepo, Limpopo, Time TBC, POC: Club Administrator 073 462 6114
MULTISPORT
Sunday 7 October Cowhouse Cross Duathlon # 6, Bull 10km / 30km / 2km, Steer 5km / 15km / 2km, Heifer 2km / 5km / 500m & Calf 250m / 500m / 100m, Cowhouse Market, Ridge Road, Pretoria East, Gauteng, 7am, Go Sport Events 082 453 0096
Friday 12 – Sunday 14 October Cape Cross Triathlon, Day 1: 1.5km / 35km / 10km, Day 2: 1.5km / 28km / 10km, Day 3: 1.5km / 27km / 13kmTheewaterskloof Dam to Somerset West, 10am, Adriaan Theron 082 980 9318
Saturday 13 October Uplands Pretoria Offroad Duathlon, 4km / 35km / 4km, 2km / 15km / 2km & 750m / 5km / 750m, Individual or Relay( 2 & 3) entries, Uplands School, Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, 6am, 6:30am & 8:30am, Race Organiser 082 439 2805
Sunday 14 October Tribal Triathlon Series # 2, Olympic 1.5km / 40km / 10km, Sprint 750m / 20km / 5km & Mini 400m / 10km / 2.5km, Orient Beach, East London Beachfront, Border, 7:30am, SCR Tribal 0714294255
Saturday 20 October Free State Triathlon / Duathlon, Maselspoort, near Bloemfontein, Free State, More details TBC: www. fstriathlon. co. za
Steam Train Challenge 90km,( Six legs: 3 run, 3 MTB Relay teams or individual entries), Wellington to Ceres Golf Club, 8am, Race info: http:// steamtrainchallenge. co. za
Sunday 21 October Standard Bank 5150 Ekurhuleni, Olympic 1.5km / 40km / 10km & FunTri 400m / 20km / 5km, Germiston Lake, Gauteng, Time TBC, Race Office 082 476 6626
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Saturday 27 October
Slanghoek MTB Triathlon, Sprint
650m / 12km / 5km, Breëdland Wine Cellar,
Slanghoek Road, near Rawsonville, Western
Cape, 9:20am( men) & 10am( women & teams),
Iqela Events: entries @ iqela-events. co. za
Sunday 28 October
Redhub Triathlon / Duathlon MTB & Road # 6
& Ultra Tri, Road: Ultra Tri 1.9km / 90km / 21km
( 7am), Standard Tri 1.5km / 40km / 10km
( 7:30am), Sprint Tri 750m / 20km / 5km
( 8am), Du 4km / 40km / 5km( 7:30am) or
Cross: Ultra Tri 1.9km / 50km / 21km( 7am),
Tri 1.5km / 25km / 10km( 7:30am), Light MTB
750m / 12km / 5km( 8am), Du 4km / 25km / 5km
( 7:30am), Cradle Moon Lakeside Lodge,
Gauteng, Time TBC, Race Organiser
073 192 5533
Slanghoek Road Triathlon, Long
1.5km / 42km / 10km & Short 650m / 20km / 5km,
Breëdland Wine Cellar, Slanghoek Road, near
Rawsonville, Western Cape, Long: 7:40am-
8:40am( various waves) & Short: 9:20am-
10am( various waves), Iqela Events:
entries @ iqela-events. co. za
TinMan Triathlon Series # 4 Final, Challenge
1km / 32km / 10km, Sprint 600m / 21km / 5km &
Mini Tri 200m / 6km / 2.5km, Suncoast Deck,
Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, 7:10am( Mini), 7:20
( Sprint) & 7:40( Challenge), B-Active Sports
031 763 1885( W)
OBSTACLE RACING
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Saturday 6 October
Toyota Warrior # 7 Meerendal, Black Ops
15km( 30 obstacles), Commando 10km( 20),
Rookie 5km( 15) & Kids 1km( 8, unlimited
laps), Meerendal Wine Estate, Vissershok
Road, Durbanville, Western Cape, Various
times, Race Office 087 150 3144
Fedhealth Impi Challenge # 3 – Gauteng,
Elite 18km( 26 obstacles), Challenge 10km
( 18 obstacles), Dash 5km( 12), Van Gaalens
Kaasmakerij, Skeerpoort, Brits, North West,
Various start times rom 7:30am, Iqela Events
087 012 5044
Runstacles 4km, Cape Town Ostrich Ranch,
Van Schoorsdrif Road, off N7, Philadelphia,
Western Cape, 8:30am, The Grind HQ
021 813 9282( w)
Special Ops OCR, Sergeant Elite 10km( 38
obstacles), Sergeant 10km( 38) & Corporal
5km( 22), Sunset River Resort, Maselspoort,
near Bloemfontein, Free State, Start waves
from 7am, Special Ops OCT 082 442 4988
Saturday 13 October
Fisherman’ s Friend Strongmanrun, 21km
( 27 obstacles), 15km( 21) & 8km( 12), Faure
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Cliffview Crusher Challenge, Crusher 4.4km,
Commander 2.2km, Intermediate 1.2km &
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Junior 600m, Cliffview Primary School, Wilson
Street, Fairland, Johannesburg, 11am( 600m),
12pm( 1.2km), 1pm( 2.2km) & 2pm( 4.4km),
More info: entryninja. com
Alverstone Altitude Rush 6km, Roseway
Waldorf School, D435 Alverstone Road,
Alverstone, KwaZulu-Natal, Various waves
from 9am, Race Organiser 072 748 8819
Runstacles 4km, Cape Town Ostrich Ranch,
Van Schoorsdrif Road, off N7, Philadelphia,
Western Cape, 8:30am, The Grind HQ
021 813 9282( w)
Sunday 14 October
Stadium Dash Joburg 6.5km & 3.5km
powered by Peri, Ellis Park Arena, South
Park Lane, New Doornfontein, Johannesburg,
Gauteng, Start times from 7am to 9:35am,
Race Organiser 011 022 0426( w)
Gajiga Run Riversands, 5km with inflatable
obstacles, Riversands Farm Village, Rose Road,
Fourways, Gauteng, 8am, www. gajiga. co. za
Saturday 27 October
Runstacles 4km, Cape Town Ostrich Ranch,
Van Schoorsdrif Road, off N7, Philadelphia,
Western Cape, 8:30am, The Grind HQ
021 813 9282( w)
Afterdark Invasion: Zombie Edition 6km,
D’ Vines Estate, on R101 near N1 Toll Plaza,
Paarl, 7pm, More info:
www. afterdarkinvasion. com
ADVENTURE RACING
Sunday 14 October
Bushwhacker Tuff Race # 2, More info: www.
wonadventures. co. za
Saturday 27- Sunday 28 October
A1 Adventure Racing Series # 5-
Expedition Africa Full Moon Kinetic
Adventuro, 120km Run, MTB, Kayak &
Ropework, Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal,
Heidi Muller 082 564 6468
THANKS, TOM & NEDBANK
This Race Calendar has been compiled with the help of Tom Cottrell, author and publisher of the Nedbank Runner’ s Guide to Road and Off-road Races in South
Africa. Now in its 27 th edition, the Runner’ s Guide is an essential companion for every racer in SA, providing valuable info including venues, start times, route descriptions and everything else you may want to know about a race.
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Image: Courtesy Fisherman’ s Friend Strongmanrun |