Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 116, March 2019 | Page 53

RACE CALENDAR
FAR NORTH
LIMPOPO
MULTISPORT
Durban Ultra Triathlon,
Multisport, 3 March
Sunday 3 March
Cowhouse Cross Duathlon #1, Bull
8km/30km/3km, Steer 4km/15km/3km,
Heifer 2km/5km/500m & Calf
200m/500m/100m, Cowhouse Market, Ridge
Road, Pretoria East, Gauteng, 8:30am, Go
Sport Events 082 453 0096
Saturday 2 March
Marakele Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km &
5km, Marakele National Park, Thabazimbi, 6am,
Elsie Coetzer 082 936 4425, www.racetime.co.za/
Tzaneen Tuffy 4-in-1 Marathon, Half
Marathon, 10km & 5km, The Coach House
Hotel & Spa, Tzaneen, 6am, Paul Zaayman
083 460 4204
aQuelle Epworth Mudman, Full: 5km trail
run/20km MTB/3km trail run & Half: 2,5km
trail run/10km MTB/ 3km trail run, Albert
Falls Dam, Msinzi, KwaZulu-Natal, 9:15am
& 9:45am, www.roag.co.za/eventinfo.
aspx?EventID=2310
Saturday 23 March – Sunday 24 March
Waterberg Canopy Trail Run, 28km,
17km & 12km, Lindani Lodges, Melkrivier
Road, Vaalwater, 6am, Ruan Botes 063 686
7315 https://www.entryninja.com/events/
event/26401-waterberg-canopy-trail
Saturday 30 March
Mall of the North Marathon & Half
Marathon, 10km & 5km, Mall of the North,
Polokwane, 6am, Corrie Calitz TBC,
www.mallofthenorth.co.za/
MPUMALANGA
Saturday 2 March
Uniwisp Fast 5 in-1 50km, Marathon, Half
Marathon, 10km & 5km, Sabie/Lydenburg
Road, to Mbombela Stadium, Bafana Road,
Mataffin, Nelspruit/Mbombela, 6am, Cecillia
Botha 083 375 8765,
www.uniwispmarathon.co.za/
Buffalo Gorge Trail Series 18km, 10km,
6.5km & 2.5km, Buffalo Gorge Eco
Adventure Centre, Buffelskloof Farm,
Middelburg, 7:30am, Ryk Diepraam 083 528
9586, www.buffalogorge.co.za/
Wednesday 6 March
Eskom Spur Night 10km & 4.9km, Misty
Creek Spur, Paul Sauer Street, Benfleur,
Emalahleni, 7pm, Paul Bester 082 966 7767
Saturday 9 March
PWC Kosmos 3-in-1 Marathon, Half
Marathon,10km & 4,5km Lake Umuzi
Waterfront, Kiewiet Street, Secunda,
6am, Race Office 076 285 8581,
www.kosmos3in1.co.za
HWE Pam Golding Wildlife Estate
Trail Run Series 20km, 11km & 5km,
Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate, 7am, 7:30am,
7:45am, Race Office 015 793 2712 https://
lowveldtrailrunning.co.za/events/hwe2019/
Saturday 16 March
Bateleur Estate Memorial Half Marathon,
10km & 4km, Bateleur Estate, The Rest Road,
Mbombela, 6:30am, Race Office 083 335 3846
Highland Gate Trail Run 17km, 11km &
6km, Highland Gate Golf & Trout Estate,
Dullstroom, 7:30am, 7:40am & 7:50am,
Debbie Agenbag 083 294 5260
www.wildtrail.co.za/highland-gate-trail-run
Great East 3-in-1 Race Marathon, Half
Marathon, 10km & 5km, Great East Sports
Club, Kildare, North East of Hazyview,
Sambo 072 210 6321 26km, 8km & 16km or 4km & 8km), Farm
Windhoek Trails, Otjivero Str, Kleine Kuppe,
near Windhoek, Fri: 6pm & Sat: 8am,
[e-mail]
Saturday 30 March
Gert Sibande District Marathon, Half
Marathon & 10km, Gert Sibande District
Office Ermelo, 6am, Melody du Toit
082 926 6200 Saturday 9 March
Joseph & Snyman Half Marathon, 10km
& 5km, DTS Club, Esther Brand Street,
Olympia, Charles [phone]
NORTH WEST
CENTRAL NORTH WEST
Sunday 10 March
Carletonville Half Marathon, 10km & 5km

CANCELLED
NORTH WEST NORTH
Saturday 16 March
Om-Die-Dam Ultra 50km & Half Marathon,
Hartbeespoort Holiday Resort, Old Rustenburg
Road, Hartbeespoort, Brits, 6am, Race Office
087 765 2167, www.omdiedamultra.co.za
NORTHERN CAPE
GRIQUALAND WEST
Saturday 9 March
Diamond Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km &
5km, St Patrick CBC Sports Field, Henderson
Street, Kimberley, 6am, David Janse van
Vuuren 083 443 8198
NORTH WEST CAPE
Saturday 9 March
John Nugent Memorial Half Marathon
& 10km, Desert Palace Hotel & Casino,
Olifantshoek Road, Upington, 5:30am,
Russel Nugent 082 302 5512,
www.upingtoncrusaders.co.za/
Wednesday 20 March
Coaldust Nite 10km & 5km
CANCELLED NEIGHBOURING
COUNTRIES
Thursday 21 March
Standerton Goldi 4-in-1 Marathon, Half
Marathon, 10km & 5km, Standerton Show
Grounds, Standerton, 6am, Heidi van der
Merwe 072 391 0788 Friday 8 March – Sunday 10 March
The 3222 Stage Trail Run, (25km & 15km
or 10km & 5km), Afriski, Time TBC, Shane
Gouldie 082 332 9552
Saturday 23 March
Elkana Pay Per Kay 12-hour Circuit Race,
Elkana Educational Centre, 2 Aasvoel
Street, Reyno Ridge, Witbank/eMalaheni,
6am, Abie Smit 072 573 2501
LESOTHO
NAMIBIA
Friday 1 – Saturday 2 March
Dusk & Dawn Stage Trail Run, (16km &
Saturday 16 March
Corporate Challenge Relay 5km, Doc
Jubber Fields, Olympia, 7:30am, Suzette
January [phone]
Saturday 23 March
Rock & Run, Windhoek, Robert
[e-mail]
Sanlam Coastal Marathon and Half
Marathon & 10km, Pro-Ed Akademia
Sportsgrounds, Boabab Avenue, 7am Hilaria
[phone] www.today.com.na/
events/sanlam-coastal-marathon-2019
ORIENTEERING
Saturday 2 March
Gauteng Urban Series #4, Eagle Canyon
Golf Estate, 7:15pm Glynn de Klerk
082 880 3314, www.rocroutegadget.co.za/
OriEnterLive/index.php
Monday 4 March
Gauteng Schools Orienteering League,
Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens, More info TBC
Sunday 10 March
Gauteng Relay Champs, De Vos Farm,
9am, Chris O’Connell 082 900 5353, www.
rocroutegadget.co.za/OriEnterLive/index.php
Saturday 16 March
Gauteng Urban Series #4, Leeuwkop Golf
Estate, 7pm Pat de Klerk 073 200 1969, www.
rocroutegadget.co.za/OriEnterLive/index.php
Friday 22 March
Gauteng Night Orienteering Event,
Kaapsehoop Rockery, RACO: Paul
Wimberley 011 787 1317 (h)
Saturday 23 March
Gauteng Bushveld Orienteering Event,
Nooitgedacht Kaapsehoop, RACO: Paul
Wimberley 011 787 1317 (h)
Sunday 24 March
Gauteng Bushveld Orienteering Event,
Nooitgedacht Kaapsehoop, RACO: Paul
Wimberley 011 787 1317 (h)
Sunday 30 March
Gauteng Urban Series #6, The Wanderers
Golf Club, 6:45pm Paul Wimberley 082
550 7793, www.rocroutegadget.co.za/
OriEnterLive/index.php
Durban Ultra Triathlon, Ultra
1.9km/90km/21km run & Sprint
600m/20km/5km run, Sunkist Beach
People’s Park, Snell Parade, Durban,
KwaZulu-Natal, 7am (Sprint) & 7:30am
(ultra), B-Active Sports 031 764 1885 (W)
Saturday 9 March
North West Triathlon League, Tri:
1.5km/40km/10km, 750m/20km/5km &
400m/10km/2.5km, Vaal River Boat Club,
Orkney, North West Province, 8am, Yolanda
Kruger 082 787 5496
Sunday 10 March
Redhub Triathlon #2, Road and Cross Tri
& Du options, Cradle Moon Lodge, More
info TBC
Saturday 16 March
Blue Lagoon Triathlon, Langeaan,
Olympic Tri: 1,5km/40km/10km Sprint
Tri: 750m/20km/5km Junior Tri:
400m/10km/2,5km, Club Mykonos, 8am,
8:30am, 7:30am, Paul paul@electricink.
co.za, http://wctriathlon.co.za/event/blue-
lagoon-triathlon-langeaan/
Sunday 17 March
aQuelle Cordwalles Mudman, Full: 700m
swim or 2.5km paddle/20km MTB/5km
trail run & Half: 350m swim or 1.25km
paddle/10km MTB/2.5km trail run, Orient
Park, Midmar, KwaZulu-Natal, 8am & 9am,
Race Office 033 342 3077, www.roag.co.za/
eventinfo.aspx?EventID=2311
The Wik Offroad Triathlon,
1km/24km/10km & 500m/15km/5km,
Stanford Lake College, Limpopo, 8am,
Cycle Events 087 820 4210
Saturday 23 – Sunday 24 March
WestCoast Warmwater Weekend
POSTPONED
Sunday 24 March
TSA SA National Triathlon Championships
& Durban ATU African Triathlon Cup,
Super Sprint 400m/10km/2.5km & Sprint
750m/20km/5km, Durban Beachfront, More
info TBC, http://wctriathlon.co.za/event/2018-
tsa-national-championships/
OBSTACLE RACING
Sunday 3 March
Jump City Challenge 6.5km, (30
Obstacles), Mad Giant Fox Street, 6:20am
www.jumpcitychallenge.com
Sunday 10 March
#Beast17, Elite Beast 8km (40 Obstacles)
Fun Beast 5km (30 Obstacles), Battle Rush,
51 Sloane Street Bryanston, Race Organiser
012 661 0285, www.rxitme.com/Events/
EventCalendar.aspx
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