Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 116, March 2019 | Page 34

Are you the ultimate trail junkie looking for
your next big adventure?
Do you thrive on challenging courses that push you to the
limit? Then the Vino de Montana Mountain Run is the event
for you! Taking place from the 13 th to 15 th September from
the Hawequas Scott Adventure Centre near Wellington in the
Cape, there is plenty of time to train for this amazing event,
but we advise you to enter right now, as space is limited to
just 300 runners!
This brand new three-day stage race will take in the
picturesque Limiet Mountains, where the Du Toits Kloof
Pass snakes its way towards Worcester, and the race
commemorates the Italian prisoners of war who began the
construction of the original pass during the Second World War.
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The Run will consist of three stages covering
approximately 70km over three days:
• Day One will be a 5km prologue.
• Day Two will be 35km long, including
sections of the original Du Toits Kloof Pass
and up to the Italian Cross, the inspiration
for the event!
• Day Three will be 30km, taking runners
through the Palmiet Mountain Range -
challenging, but offering views that will take
your breath away.
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ISSUE 116 MARCH 2019 / www.modernathlete.co.za