Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 115, February 2019

RACE CALENDAR Saturday 23 February On The Right Foot Trail Run 10km & 7km, Majik Forest Lower Entrance, Jip De Jager Drive, Bellville, 8am & 8:15am, More info: www.facebook.com/ events/654227974975484/, Entries: https:// www.entryninja.com/events/event/42382-on- the-right-foot-trail-run Karkloof Valley, Howick, 6am, Lauren Booth 082 791 7069, Entries: https://kzntrailrunning. co.za/races/the-wild-series-three-cranes- challenge Sunday 24 February Witness Martizburg City Marathon Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km Powered By Thirsti, Golden Horse Casino, Pietermaritzburg, 5:30am, John Hall 082 491 7679, Entries: www.pmb42.co.za Sunday 24 February Sunfoil 10km Big Walk, Venue TBC, 7am, Race Office 021 637 1607 (w) KWAZULU-NATAL Sunday 3 February DG Panel & Paint Challenge 32km & 16km, Barnes Road Grounds, Capel Road, Sydenham, 5am, Anita Johannes 084 254 2468 Sunday 3 February Valley View Trail 20km, 13km & 6km, Valley View Farm, at Josephine Bridge, Umkomaas Valley (on R56 between Richmond & Ixopo), 7am, 7:30am & 7:45am, Lauren Booth 082 791 7069, Entries: https://kzntrailrunning. co.za/races/valley-view-trail/ Wednesday 6 February Giba Fun Night Trail Run 10km & 5km, Giba Gorge MTB Park, Stockville Road, Tollgate, Pinetown, 6pm, Jethro 079 451 4898 Saturday 9 February Illovo Wartburg Trail Run 14km & 7km, Wartburg Kirchdorf School, Fountainhill Road, Wartburg, 6am, More info: www.wartburg. co.za, Entries: https://www.roag.co.za/online- entries.aspx?EventID=2302 Sunday 10 February Hilton College Trail Run, 22km, 13km & 7km, Ducasse Pool, Hilton College, Midlands, KZN, 7am, Lauren Booth 082 791 7069, Entries: https://kzntrailrunning.co.za/races/hilton-college/ Sunday 10 February Threshold Hillcrest Marathon and Half Marathon, Hillcrest Sports Club, 7 Hospital Road, Hillcrest, KZN, 5am, Peter Burton 061 473 2334, Entries: https://secure.onreg.com/ onreg2/front/step1.php?id=4270 Sunday 17 February Dick King Half Marathon & 15km Walk CANCELLED Sunday 24 February Isikhwehle Trail Run 17km, 10km & 5km, Baynesfield MTB Park and Recreational Club, Baynesfield Private Lodge, near Baynesfield, 7:30am, More info: www.roag.co.za, Entries: https://www.roag.co.za/online-entries. aspx?EventID=2369 FREE STATE Saturday 2 February Sasol Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km, DP de Villiers Stadium, HF Verwoerd Street, Sasolburg, 6am, Miekie Grobler 083 630 0440 Saturday 2 February Standard Bank Trail Run Series 8km & 4km, Volkslad Market Botanical Gardens, Bloemfontein, 8am, Nelio 082 777 6770 Saturday 9 February Kloppers Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Bloemfontein Achilles Sports Centre, Att Horak Avenue, Bloemfontein, 5:30am, Beverley Olivier 071 895 3183, Entries: http://bfnachilles.co.za/ Friday 15 February Harmony Striders Virginia Valentine Nite 10km & 4km, Welkom Square, cnr Long & Toronto Roads, Welkom, 6:30pm, Deon Lodder 082 921 3330 Saturday 16 February Bielie Mielie Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Sarel Cilliers Street, Reitz, 6am (42 & 21) & 7am (10 & 5), Kierie van Zyl 078 120 7677 Saturday 16 February Standard Bank City Relay 4x4km, Volksblad UFS Cross Country Track, Bloemfontein, 7:30am, Nelio 082 777 6770, Entries: https:// cityrelay.co.za/product/cityrelay-2019/ Sunday 17 February Dr JL Dube 10km & 5km, Ohlange Institute, Inanda, 7am, Syanda Sibiya 078 639 6234 Saturday 23 February Friday 22 February Three Cranes Challenge 3-day Trail Run, (42km, 32km & 25km), Bushwillow Camp, Centre, Att Horak Avenue, Bloemfontein, SWASAP Ultra Marathon 52km, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Achilles Sports 5:30am, Beverley Olivier 071 895 3183, Entries: http://bfnachilles.co.za/ Threshold Hillcrest Marathon and Half Marathon, KwaZulu-Natal, 10 February Discovery Surfers’ Challenge, Border, 23 February EASTERN CAPE BORDER Saturday 2 February BUCO Tomato Trot 15km & 5km, Lilyfontein Primary School, East London, 3:30pm, Caroline Kruger 084 460 6454 Sunday 17 February Caltex Border Masters Half Marathon, Near Winterstrand Road, via R72, to Buffalo Club, Buffalo Park Drive, East London, 6am, John Oatley 084 619 5126 Thursday 21 February RB Africa Wild Coast 3-Day Trail Run 120km, Cwebe to Chintsa, Wild Coast, Dominique 076 151 2852 Saturday 23 February Discovery Surfers’ Challenge 17.5km, 10km & 5km, Kwelera River at Yellow Sands, 21km from East London, to Nahoon Beach, 2pm (run) & 2:40pm (walk), Neville Wilkins 082 413 1150, Entries: www.surferschallenge.co.za EASTERN PROVINCE Saturday 9 February Amobia Bay Ultra Marathon 50km, Half Marathon & 5km, Pollack Beach, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth, 5am, Mark Huppelschoten 082 654 7555, Entries: https://www.bayultra.co.za/ Saturday 16 February Die Burger/Metlife Mall Valentine’s 10km & 5km, Metlife Plaza, Samantha Way, Kabega Park, 6am, Anche Schubart 082 320 5169 Sunday 17 February River Mile 5km Family Run, Canonville, Sundays River, 9am, Michelle 041 484 7860 (w) Saturday 23 February Kromberg & Schubert 15km & 5km, Frans Conradie Primary School, Dagbreek Street, Manor Heights, Despatch, Time TBC, Clive Rayner 082 837 9037 FAR NORTH LIMPOPO Saturday 9 February Oasis Hotel Potties 5-in-1 Marathon, 32km, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Mokopane Primary School, Beyer Street, Mokopane, 6am, Aubrey Baloyi 076 422 4486 Saturday 9 February Soutpansberg Mountain Race 32km, Half Marathon & 10km, Makhado Tourism Information Centre, Makhado/Louis Trichardt, 7am, Hennie Coetzee 082 929 8154 Saturday 16 February Capricorn District Municipality Mayors 4-in-1 Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km PLUS 10km Walk, Polokwane C Rugby Field, Peter Mokaba Stadium, Dorp Street, Polokwane, 6am, Pieter Pretorius 072 149 2674, Entries: https://enter.entryninja.com/ events/42242-cdm-4-in-1-2019 Saturday 23 February Limpopo Marula Festival Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Bollonoto Information Centre on the road to the Kruger Park, Phalaborwa, 6am, Race Organisers 081 510 2773 MPUMALANGA Saturday 2 February Buffalo Gorge Trail Series 18km, 6.5km & 2.5km, Buffalo Gorge Eco Adventure Centre, Buffelskloof Farm, Middelburg, 7:30am, Ryk Diepraam 083 528 9586, Entries: http://www.buffalogorge.co.za/ Saturday 2 February Izimbiwa Coal Middelburg 5-in-1 Marathon, 32km, Half Marathon, 15km & 10km, Izimbimbiwa Central Office, Keiskamma Drive (off R575), Middelburg, 6am, Piet Schoeman 072 791 0378 Wednesday 6 February Stefanutti Stocks Valentine’s Night 10km & 2km, Sasol Recreation Club, Nelson Mandela Drive, Secunda, 7pm, Graham Phillips 082 871 8370 Saturday 9 February York Longtom Ultra Marathon, Marathon & Half Marathon CANCELLED Wednesday 13 February Dennies 10km & 4.9km, Dennesig Primary School, CR Swart Street, Dennesig, Middelburg, 7pm, Teuns Luus 083 630 8729 Wednesday 13 February Power of Love Night 10km & 5km, Mbombela Stadium, 1 Bafana Street, Mataffin, Nelspruit, 6:30pm, Magda Du Plessis 060 852 0340, Entries: https://www.entryninja.com/ events/event/41442-power-of-love Saturday 16 February Sasol Secunda Marathon, Half Marathon, 57

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