Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 112, November 2018 | 页面 9
ADVERTORIAL
JOZI’s Most
Eagerly Awaited
Triathlon
in Years!
Up-country triathletes have been forced to travel to their favourite races for many years, but now they have the MiWaylife
JHB ULTRA right on their doorstep. Taking place on 2 December at the Cradle Moon Game Lodge, the Ultra Series has finally
come ‘home’ and will offer the up-country athletes a sleep in their own beds the night before race day!
T
he MiWaylife Ultra Series is SA’s only
home-grown national triathlon series and
the biggest 70.3 distance series in the
country, with events taking place in Cape Town,
Sun City, Durban and now Johannesburg. The
new addition in Gauteng will be staged on
Sunday 2 December in The Cradle area, which
is a second home to many triathletes living
above the Vaal River, who will know this new
race route like the back of their hands.
No surprise then that competitors from all
over Gauteng are so excited about this new
event, as it gives them an opportunity to race
in their proverbial backyard and in their training
grounds. Entries are open, but places are
filling up fast. There will be a limit on entries to
allow athletes to have a great race experience
without clutter and congestion on the bike
and run routes. Event organisers, B-Active
Events, are thus requesting that athletes enter
soon – and note that entries will close on 7
November, or earlier if full.
Unique SA Series
The MiWaylife Ultra Series is
different to other long-distance
triathlons across SA, as it
offers both Ultra and Sprint
distance races. The Sprint
race is currently the only
national Sprint series in
South Africa and gives
budding athletes an exciting
entry-level event to start off
on. The Ultra distance is
becoming increasingly popular, with more and
more challengers taking to the long-distance
starting line.
Sprint competitors will do a 600m swim/20km
cycle/5km run combination, while the Ultra will
cover 1.9km swim/90km cycle/21km run. There
are also team entries available for the family
teams, friends and corporates that want to get
involved, but only want to do one of the three
disciplines.
The swim will take place inside the resort venue
confines at the Cradle Moon. Thereafter, the
bike leg will head out onto the popular Cradle
cycle route, with a slight deviation to ensure
that there is minimal cross-over between
competitors and those out for a casual training
ride. The Sprint race is due to start at 7:30am,
with the Ultra following at 8am, which should
see most of these social cyclists already off the
road, sipping on their coffee, by the time the
event gets underway.
The course for the swim is ‘flat,’ the cycle route
will be fairly undulating. For the regulars who
train in this area week-in and week-out, this will
definitely not be a problem. The run will consist
of 80% tar with a small 3km trail section,
ensuring a traffic-free run leg with some great
wildlife scenery.
Sign Up Today!
So join us for this awesome ‘must-do’ triathlon
in the Cradle of Humankind. This newest
addition to the national MiWaylife Ultra Series
incorporates some of the safest training routes
around Joburg and gives athletes one of the
most scenic race routes of any triathlon in
Africa, so sign up and let’s have some fun!
The B-Active team always delivers a world-class
event, so best you get your entry in now and
avoid that FOMO feeling! For more info and
entries, visit https://ultratri.co.za/joburg-ultra or
contact [email protected].
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