Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 120, July 2019

RACE CALENDAR Sunday 7 July Creighton Aloe Festival Race the Train 25km & 7km Trail Run, Creighton Train Station, 7am, Lauren 082 326 4804, www.creightonaloefestival.com Cathedral Peak Challenge #2, KwaZulu-Natal, 27 July LIMPOPO Saturday 6 – Sunday 7 July Kruger2Canyon Challenge 2-day Trail Run, Ultra (42km & 28km), Marathon (26km & 18km), Franklin Park, Moditlo Game Reserve, on R531, Kampersrus, south of Hoedspruit, 5:30am (Saturday) & 6:30am (Sunday), Andrew Booth 082 603 4098, www.kzntrailrunning.co.za Sisonke Challenge 10km, Inanda Dam, 7am, Sihle Shange 073 470 9842 Khayelihle C2C 12km Challenge, Ethembeni Memorial Gardens, Rodgers Road, Lincoln Meade, to Mountain Rise Cemetery, Pietermaritzburg, 7am, John Hall 082 491 7679 Sunday 14 July Forest 10km, Forest Hills Sports Club, Forest Drive, Kloof, 7am, Richard Wallis 031 763 3103 (w), www.foresthillsathleticclub.co.za South Coast Fever Series #1 – Sardine Festival Trail Run 10km & 5km, Port Edward Holiday Resort, Owen Ellis Drive, Port Edward, 7am, Barbara van der Walt 079 403 7014 Ixopo Challenge 10km, Ixopo Junior Primary School, 8am, Themba Chamane 072 633 4799 Boughton Forest 15km & 5km Trail Run, Linpark High School, Claude Forsyth Road, Boughton, Pietermaritzburg, 8am, Werner Du Preez 082 256 6500 Saturday 20 July South Coast Fever Series #2 – Funky Pants Scottburgh Trail Run 22km, 12km & 5km, Scottburgh Main Beach, Marine Terrace, Scottburgh, 8am, 8:10am & 8:20am, Andrew Ramos 084 650 0096, www.roag.co.za Sunday 21 July Dorothy Nyembe Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km, eNcome Heritage Site, Ncome, 5:30am (10 & 21), 6am (42), Nicholas Mchunu 083 570 0554, www.championchip.co.za Florence Ndlovu Memorial Race Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Impendle Village, Opp Impendle Police Station, 6am, Mpho Molefe 082 848 8589 Kwamashu Challenge Half Marathon & 10km, Peoples Park Mduduzi, Msomi Rd, Kwamashu, 6am, Ian Vilakazi 061 712 3343 The Doggy Dash 10km & 5km, With or without dogs, Giba Gorge MTB Park, 110 Stockville Road, Pinetown, 8:30am, Fiona Williams 079 508 7268 Saturday 27 July The Longest Day 12-hour Circuit Race, Solo or Team, Collegians Club, 381 Boshoff Street, Pietermaritzburg, 7am, Race Organiser 082 750 0822, www.webtickets.co.za Cathedral Peak Challenge #2 21km, Cathedral Peak Hotel, Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park, 8am, Info: www.cathedralpeak.co.za/challenge Sunday 28 July UKZN Inspiring Greatness Run 10km & 5km, Howard College Campus Gate 1, 6am, Mvuyisi Sigila 076 283 0942 FAR NORTH 1000 Hills Trail Challenge 38km, 22km, 10km & 5km, Nagle Dam Picnic Site, near Maqongqo, east of Pietermaritzburg, 7am, 7:30am, 7:45am & 8am, Lauren Booth 082 791 7069, www.kzntrailrunning.co.za FREE STATE Saturday 20 – Sunday 21 July Kiara Clarens 2-Day Stage Race Trail Warrior #2, Main: 25km/15km, Midway: 10km/15km, Mini: 10km/5km, Kiara Lodge, R712 Clarens, Golden Gate Road, Clarens, 7am, Shane Gouldie 082 332 9552, www.entrytime.com Saturday 27 July Standard Bank Trail Run Series 10km & 5km, Mooiwater Conservancy, Bloemfontein, 8am, Nello 082 777 6770 Sunday 28 July Platberg Classic Trail Run 22km & 12km, Further details TBC EASTERN CAPE BORDER Sunday 7 July Trevor Klose 10km & 5km, East London Athletic Club, French Street, Cambridge, East London, 7am, Graham Reynolds 082 448 0727 Friday 12 July Washie 100 Miler, Cathcart Country Club, Cathcart to Buffs Club, Buffalo Park Drive, East London, 5pm, Meta Scott 081 487 4984, www.washie100.co.za NEW DATE – WAS 27 JULY Out the Green Box 5km Nite Series #3, Lavender Blue Market, East London, 6:30pm, more info: www.wonadventure.co.za Sunday 28 July Gulu Trail Challenge 10km & 4km, Farm 19, Gulu, on Fort Pato Road, near East London, 9am, Nadia Lucouw 078 091 7200, www.farm-19.com 60km, Saturday: 20km (7am) & 20km (7pm), Sunday: 20km (7am), Kabeljous Lagoon, Elm Street, Jeffreys Bay, 7am, Rieghard Janse van Rensburg 071 896 6831, www.jbayx.co.za Sunday 7 July Endurance JBayX Trail Run 20km & 10km, Kabeljous Lagoon, Elm Street, Jeffreys Bay, 7:15am (20) & 9am (10), Rieghard Janse van Rensburg 071 896 6831, www.jbayx.co.za Tuesday 9 July Town Lodge Business Night Relay 3.5km, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Fettes Road, Port Elizabeth, 6pm, Michelle de Bruyn 041 484 7860, www.zsports.co.za Saturday 13 July EPA Cross Country Development Meeting, Jansenville, 9am, EP Athletics 041 374 2818 (w) Saturday 20 July EPA Cross Country League #5, NMMU, 9am, EP Athletics 041 374 2818 (w) Saturday 27 July Nelson Mandela Bay SA Half Marathon Champs & 5km, Pollock Beach, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth, 7am (21) & 9am (5), Michael Mbambani 079 149 6796, www.entrytickets.net TRANSKEI Sunday 14 July The Icon’s Journey 100km Marathon, 35km, 12km & 7km, 100km (Clarkebury Senior Secondary School, 4am), 35km (Madiba’s Qunu Home, 6:30am), 12km (Mandela School of Science, 7am) & 7km (L.M. Mandela J.S.S, 7am), Race Organiser 047 531 3627 (W), www.webticket.co.za Saturday 20 July ELCB Tsomo Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Mekeni Bus Stop, Ngqamakhwe, 7am, Nomakwezi Manqaba 063 685 6057 Saturday 13 July Haenertsburg Iron Crown Trail Run Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Haenertsburg Village Market Square, 7:30am, Ann Luther 082 808 2539, www.myactive.co.za Sunday 14 July Marepe Trail Run 18km, 10km & 5km, Franklyn Park, Moditlo Game Reserve, on R531, Kampersrus, south of Hoedspruit, 6:30am, 7:30am & 7:45am, Andrew Booth 082 603 4098 Saturday 20 July Savannah Mall & Rhino Run 3-in-1 Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Savannah Mall, Polokwane, 7:30am, Corrie Calitz 072 149 2674 NEW DATE – WAS 14 JULY Saturday 27 July F21 Foskor Half Marathon, Foskor Community Centre, Calvin Ngobeni Street, Namakgale, Phalaborwa, 1:30pm, Molatelo Rankweteke 015 789 2040 (w), www.entrytime.com Ndlovumzi Trail Run Challenge 25km, 12km & 5km, Ndlovumzi Nature Reserve, Hoedspruit, 6:30am, 7am, 7:30am, Race Organiser 079 516 0615, www.lowveldtrailrunning.co.za MPUMALANGA Saturday 6 July Hall’s Half Marathon, 10km & 3km, Hall’s Gateway to the Lowveld, on the N4, 4km from Nelspruit/Mbombela, 7am (21 & 10) & 7:10am (3), Karlien Trumpelmann 083 335 3846, www.entrytime.com Buffalo Gorge Trail Series 18km, 10km, 6.5km & 2.5km, Buffalo Gorge Eco Adventure Centre, Buffelskloof Farm, Middelburg, 8:30am, Ryk Diepraam 083 528 9586, www.buggalogorge.co.za Saturday 13 July Mozma’s Legogote Villagers Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, White River Rugby Club, 7am, Andre Vianello 084 516 8374 EASTERN PROVINCE Saturday 6 July EPA Cross Country League #4, NMMU, 9am, EP Athletics 041 374 2818 (w) Saturday 6 – Sunday 7 July Endurance JBayX Trail Run 2-day Endurance JBayX Trail Run 2-day 60km, Eastern Province, 6-7 July 77

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