Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 117, April 2019 | Page 51

RACE CALENDAR
Kovsie Runners Emporium Ultra
Marathon, Pretty Gardens, 6am, Rufus
Botha, 079 175 0023, https://www.
athleticsfs.co.za/event/kovsie-runners-
emporium-ultra-marathon/
Sunday 21 April
Lush Half Marathon, 10km & 5km
Trail Run, Linwood Farm, Clarens,
8am, Damon Forbes 083 230 4007,
https://www.lushfestival.com/
Saturday 27 April
Heritage Funday Celebration 10km &
5km, Ventersburg, 7am, Sam Ditshoane
076 579 1442
EASTERN CAPE
BORDER
Saturday 13 April
East London Pacers 10km, Beacon
Bay Country Club, Beaconhurst Drive,
Beacon Bay, East London, 6:30am,
Sharonne Dewing 083 318 3853,
https://www.runnersguide.co.za/pages/
calendar/races_in_sa/RacesInSA.
aspx?RaceNo=1500058850
Friday 26 – Saturday 27 April
Merrell Hobbit Trail Run Two
Days 90km, 38km, 16km & 5km,
Hogsback Arminel Hotel, Hogsback,
6am, Tatum Prins 083 449 0760,
[e-mail], http://
mountainrunner.co.za/event-links/
hobbit-trail-run/
EASTERN PROVINCE
Saturday 13 April
Correctional Services 10km & 5km
Classic, Van Stadens NG Church,
Lady Slipper, St. Albans, 6:30am,
Marius Ferreira 083 305 5141, https://
runningraces.co.za/port-elizabeth/
correctional-services-10km-classic/
Friday 19 April
Amanzi 8km Trail Run, Royal St.
Andrew Golf Course, Princess Avenue,
Port Alfred, 7:30am, Race Organiser
082 801 5666, https://runningraces.
co.za/port-elizabeth/amanzi-challenge/
Friday 19 April
Amanzi 8km Trail Run, Royal St.
Andrew Golf Course, Princess Avenue,
Port Alfred, 7:30am, Race Organiser
082 801 5666, https://runningraces.
co.za/port-elizabeth/amanzi-challenge/
Thursday 25 April
Merrell Autumn Night Run 8km &
5km, Norm Hudlin Trails, 25 Kagga
Kramma Road, Port Elizabeth,
6:30pm, Tatum Prins 083 449 0760,
[e-mail], https://
mountainrunner.co.za/event-links/
Saturday 27 April
Motherwell Freedom Run 10km, NU2
Stadium, Motherwell, Port Elizabeth,
7am, Michael Mbambani 079 149 6796
Tuesday 30 April Thursday 3 May
Transkei – Pondo Drifter 4 Day Trail
Standard Bank IRONMAN African
Championship, Triathlon & Duathlon, 7 April
Run 27km, 10km, 26km & 9km, Drifter
Adventure Camps, Pondoland, Transkei,
8am, www.trisport.co.za, http://trisport.
co.za/trievent/pondo-drifter/
FAR NORTH
LIMPOPO
Saturday 13 April
Zandspruit Trail Run 20km, 10km
& 5km, Hoërskool Hoedspruit, 7am,
[e-mail], https://
lowveldtrailrunning.co.za/events/
zand2019/
MPUMALANGA
Wednesday 3 April
Richkim & John Henry Consultants
Half Marathon, 10km & 4.9km,
Kees Taljaard Stadium, Lillian Ngoyi
Street, Kannonkop, Middelburg, 7pm,
Johnathan Haarhoff 071 473 0908,
https://runningraces.co.za/middelburg/
richkim-john-henry-consultants-race/
Saturday 6 April
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,
[e-mail]
Kanyamazane Half Marathon, 10km
& 4,9km Kanyamazane Stadium,
6am, Sipho Langa, 082 661 4818,
https://runningraces.co.za/middelburg/
kanyamazane-half-marathon/
McCarthy 3-in-1 32km, Half Marathon,
10km & 4,9km, Witbank Dam, 6am,
Paul Bester 082 966 7767
Mpumalanga Cross Country League
#2, Venue, Time & Contact TBC
Wednesday 10 April
The Munga Trail 5-Day 400km,
Lakenvlei Forest Lodge, Mpumalanga,
12pm, Erik Vermeulen 083 603 7119,
[e-mail], https://trail.
themunga.com/
Saturday 13 April
Forever Resorts Loskop Ultra
Marathon 50km, Middelburg Municipal
Offices, Wanderers Avenue, Middelburg,
6am, Piet Schoeman 072 791 0378,
[e-mail], http://
www.loskopmarathon.co.za/
NORTH WEST
CENTRAL NORTH WEST
No races scheduled in this period
NORTH WEST NORTH
No races scheduled in this period
NORTHERN CAPE
GRIQUALAND WEST
Forever Resorts Loskop Series
‘The Wild’ Trail Challenge Half
Marathon & 4.9km, Loskop Nature
Reserve, Damwal Complex, 6:30am,
Race Organiser 060 358 8546,
[e-mail] http://
www.loskopmarathon.co.za/ Saturday 6 April
RWFL Lion Roars Trail Run #1 12km &
5km, Marrick Game Lodge, on the Douglas
Road, 15km outside Kimberley, 7am, Jenny
Uys 082 834 8499, https://www.runnersguide.
co.za/pages/calendar/races_in_sa/
RacesInSA.aspx?RaceNo=1500059761
Mpumalanga Cross Country League
#3, Venue, Time & Contact TBC Saturday 13 April
Konica Minolta Kimberley Road Runners
15km, Bishops Old Boys Club, Memorial
Road, Kimberley, 7am, Magda Oldewage
083 676 0921, kbyroadrunners@gmail.
com, https://www.runnersguide.co.za/
pages/calendar/races_in_sa/RacesInSA.
aspx?RaceNo=1500058557
Saturday 20 April
Siyabuswa Lifemap Easter Run Half
Marathon, 10km & 4,9km, University
of Mpumalanga Campus, 6am, Rinnie
Matlou 076 925 2896
Wednesday 24 April
Eskom Taalfees Night Race 10km &
4.9km, Taalfees Primary School, Beatty
Avenue, Witbank, 7pm, Paul Bester
082 966 7767, https://www.
runnersguide.co.za/pages/
calendar/races_in_sa/RacesInSA.
aspx?RaceNo=1500058473
Saturday 27 April
Bethal Half Marathon, 10km &
4.9km, Marietjie van Niekerk Primary
School, Market Avenue, Bethal, 7am,
Pieter Botes 082 920 7555, https://
runningraces.co.za/middelburg/bethal-
half-marathon/
Freedom Run Half Marathon, 10km &
5km, Kuruman, 7am, Contact TBC
Saturday 27 April
Phokwane Marathon, Half Marathon,
10km & 5km, Hartswater High School,
Strydom Street, Hartswater, 7am, Douw
Kruger [e-mail], https://
runningraces.co.za/kimberley/phokwane-
marathon/
NORTH WEST CAPE
Saturday 13 April
Oorlogskloof Mountain & Gorge
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