Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 117, April 2019 | Page 52

RACE CALENDAR
Trail Run 42km, 16km & 5km,
Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve, Tuin
Camp, near Nieuwoudtville, 7am,
Race Organiser 021 789 0188, info@
quantumadventures.co.za, https://
runningraces.co.za/cape-town/
oorlogskloof-trail-run/
IMPI #1, Obstacle Racing, 6 April
Saturday 27 April
Augrabies Falls Klipspringer
Challenge & Klipspringer
Lite Two Days 40km & 21km,
Augrabies Falls Lodge & Camp,
Augrabies Falls National Park, 7am,
Warren King 083 449 4113, info@
klipspringerchallenge.co.za, https://
www.klipspringerchallenge.co.za/
NEIGHBOURING
COUNTRIES
NAMIBIA
Saturday 21 April
Swakopmund Marathon, Half
Marathon & 10km, Swakopmund, Time
TBC, Sanlam [phone]
Sunday 28 April – Friday 3 May
4 Deserts Sahara Race Namibia
2018, 250km, Swakopmund, Time TBC,
Racing the Planet SA 011 486 4716 (w)
https://4deserts.racingtheplanet.com/
namibrace
ZAMBIA
Saturday 6 – Sunday 7 April
The Wild Hog 2-day Trail Run, 20km,
10km & 5km, Lusaka South Country
Club, Lusaka, 7am, Shane Gouldie 082
332 9552 http://www.wildhogchallenge.
com/event-info/
ORIENTEERING
Saturday 14 April
Urban Orienteering, Edenvale High,
Time TBC, RACO: Paul Wimberley
011 787 1317 (h)
Sunday 28 April
Urban Orienteering, The Wilds, Time
TBC, RACO: Paul Wimberley
011 787 1317 (h)
TRIATHLON
& DUATHLON
Saturday 6 April
North West League Duathlon, Vaal
River Boating Club, Boat Club Road,
Orkney, North West Province, Time
TBC, Yolanda 082 787 5496 https://
triathlonsa.co.za/event/north-west-
league-2019-04-06/
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The Wild Hog Triathlon, 1200m
swim/40km MTB/10km trail run, Mini
600m swim/20km MTB/5km trail run,
Lusaka South Country Club, Lusaka,
Zambia, 7am, Shane Gouldie 082 332
9552 http://www.wildhogchallenge.com/
event-info/
Sunday 7 April
Standard Bank IRONMAN African
Championship, 3.8km swim/180km
bike/42.2km run, Nelson Mandela
Bay, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape,
7am, http://eu.ironman.com/triathlon/
events/emea/ironman/south-africa.
aspx#axzz5jvDrfroO
Stauch + Partners Architects
Oanob Dam Triathlon, Enduro
1,2km/24km/8,5km, Sprint
600m/10km/3km, Mini 300m/5km/2km,
Rehoboth Oanob Dam Resort, Namibia,
Time TBC, Yvonne [phone]
9966 https://www.otbsport.com/201-
events/544-stauch-partners-off-road-
triathlon-2017
Sunday 14 April
Trinity Series Triathlon & Duathlon,
Tri: Standard 1.5km/40km/10km,
Sprint 750m/20km/5km, Para
Tri Seniors 750m/20k/5k, Para
Tri Juniors 750m/20km/5km,
Sprint Tri 750m/20km/5km,
Mini 400m/10km/2.5km, Young
Juniors Tri 120m/5km/500m
Du: Standard 10km/40km/5km,
Sprint 5km/20km/2.5km, Para Du
Seniors 5km/20km/2.5km, Para Du
Juniors 5km/20km/2.5km, Sprint
Juniors 5km/20km/2.5km, Mini
2.5km/10km/1.25km, Germiston Lake,
Ekurhuleni Municipal Park, Gauteng,
7:15am Race 1 (Young Juniors),
8:00am Race 2 (Standard), Mini 9:15am
Race 3, 9:25am Race 4 (Sprint), info@
trinitysports.co.za
https://trinitysports.co.za/
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Tinman Run & Tri-Series 2, Beach
Front Run 10km, 7am, TinMan Mini
Tri 200m/6km/2.5km, 7:10am, TinMan
Sprint Tri 600m/21km/5km, 7:20am,
TinMan Challenge Tri 1km/32km/10km,
7:40am, Suncoast Sundeck (Grass
Lawns), Durban, KwaZulu-Natal,
More info: www.bactive.com https://
triathlonsa.co.za/event/tinman-
series-2/2019-04-14/
Sunday 28 April
WalkerBay Xtreme Tri,
600m/23.7km/5.6km, 8am, WalkerBay
Xtreme Junior Tri 150km/5km/2km,
11am, Market Square, Hermanus,
Western Cape, More info: 021 712
3130 (w), [e-mail],
http://www.walkerbayxtreme.com/
OBSTACLE RACING
Saturday 6 April
IMPI #1, Challenge 10-12km with
18 Obstacles, Dash 5km with 12
Obstacles, Coetzenburg Sport Grounds,
Stellenbosch, Boland, Time TBC,
https://www.impichallenge.co.za/impi-1-
stellenbosch/
Toyota Warrior #3 powered by
Reebok, Black Ops 15km (30 obstacles),
Commando 10km (20), Rookie 5km
(15) & Warrior Bratz 500m (8, unlimited
laps); Tierpoort Adventure Farm, Pretoria,
Gauteng, Various start times, Race
Organiser 086 199 0001 https://warrior.
co.za/toyota-warrior-3-pta-gp/
Saturday 13 April
#2 Operation: Be A Hero, Sergeant
10km (38 Obstacles), Corporal 5km
(22 Obstacles), Soldier Kids 1km
(8 Obstacles), Sunset River Resort,
Bloemfontein, Free State, Time TBC,
Race Organiser 082 442 4988, http://
www.specialopsocr.co.za/event-info/
Wattera Obstacle Course Racing
Series, 15km (20-30 Obstacles) ,
10km (15-25 Obstacles) & 5km (15-
25 Obstacles), Cascades Lifestyle
Centre, 23 Mc Carthy Dr, Chase Valley
Downs, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-
Natal, Time TBC, Race Organiser 087
012 5044, https://enter.waterra.co.za/
events/43342-cascades-waterra
Sunday 28 April
Race 2 Obstacle WARS, 4km with
21+Obstacles, Elite, Intermediate and
Beginner categories, Alexander Drive,
Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, 8am, https://
www.entryninja.com/events/event/44982-
obstacle-wars-short-course#general
ADVENTURE
RACING
Saturday 6 – Sunday 7 April
Won Adventures Merrell Transkei Tuff
150km, (90km MTB, 40km Trekking,
20km Kayaking), Wavecrest Beach
Hotel & Spa, Transkei, Eastern Cape,
7am, Bruce Viaene 072 087 5012
https://wonadventure.co.za/feature
THANKS,
TOM &
NEDBANK
This Race Calendar
has been compiled
with the help
of Tom Cottrell,
author and
publisher of the
Nedbank Runner’s
Guide to Road and Off-road Races in
South Africa . Now in its 28 th edition, the
Runner’s Guide is an essential companion
for every racer in SA, providing valuable
info including venues, start times, route
descriptions and everything else you may
want to know about a race.
Saturday 20 April
Ohangwena Champs Half Marathon &
10km, Eenhana, Time & Contact TBC