Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 123, October 2019 | Page 72

RACE CALENDAR
Saturday 5 October
Maseru Ultra Marathon, 21km, 10km
& 5km, Maseru Club, United Nations
Road, Maseru, Lesotho, 5:30am,
5:45am & 6am, www.entryninja.com
ORIENTEERING
Legend Runner 20km & 15km,
Obstacle Racing, 26 October
Saturday 19 October
Elhanzeni Sport Tourism Day Half
Marathon, 10km & 4.9km, Mbombela
Nelspruit/Mbombela, 6:30am, Karlien
Trumpelmann 083 335 3846
Wednesday 23 October
NG Kerk Kanonkop Night Race 10km
& 4.9km, Kanonkop Primary School,
Loerie Street, Kanonkop, 7pm, Theuns
Luus 083 630 8729
NORTH WEST
Hope Hike & Bike GP 10km, 5km &
3km Trail Run, Van Gaalens Farm, on
R560, near Skeerpoort, 8am, 8:30am &
8:40am, entryninja.com
NORTHERN CAPE
GRIQUALAND WEST
Saturday 19 October
Van Zyl’s Vleis 10km, Van Zyl’s Vleis,
Kimberley, 7am, Magda Oldewage
083 676 0921
CENTRAL NORTH WEST NORTH WEST CAPE
Thursday 10 October
Matlosana Mall Night Fun Run
10km, 5km & 2.5km, Matlosana
Mall, Klerksdorp, 6am, Jasper van
Zyl 083 290 4743 Friday 19 – Friday 26 October
Kalahari Augrabies Extreme
Marathon, (250km over 7 days with
one rest day), Augrabies Falls National
Park, 120km from Upington, 8am, Nadia
Arndt 083 309 7755, www.kaem.co.za
Wednesday 16 October
Supa Quick Nite 10km & 5km,
Potch Dorp Rugby Club, cnr James
Moroka Avenue & Piet Bosman Street,
Potchefstroom, 7pm, Ronel du Toit
083 571 2817
Wednesday 23 October
Gereformeerde Kerk Klerksdorp
10km, 5km & 2.5km, Gereformeerde
Kerk, Flamwood Drive, Klerksdorp,
6pm, Andre Pelser 082 875 2378
Saturday 26 October
Mathaithai Trail Run 20km, 10km,
5km & 2km, Lebone College,
Rustenburg, 7am, 7:45am, 8:30am &
8:40am, Herme Visser 014 566 1510,
www.bouttime.co.za
NORTH WEST NORTH
Saturday 26 October
Lichtenburg Zebra Zamba Half
Marathon, 10km & 5km, 1 Carol
Street, Lichtenburg, 6:30am, Francois
du Toit 083 376 1800
Dikhololo Trail Run 15km & 5km,
Dikhololo Resort, Madibeng, 7:05am &
7:30am, www.entryninja.com
Sunday 27 October
Fury Ford Fourways Iron Throne Trail
Run 21km, 12km & 6km, Iron Throne
Brewery, Hartbeespoort, 6:30am, 7am &
7:30am, www.entryninja.com
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NEIGHBOURING
COUNTRIES
NAMIBIA
Saturday 5 October
Hangana Hake Run & Ride
Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km,
Pro-Ed Akademie Primary School,
Kiaat Street, Vineta, Swakopmund
(42) or Daredevil Adventures, Long
Beach (21) to Jan Wilken Stadium,
Walvis Bay (10 starts here), 6am,
7am & 8am, Francois van der
Merwe [phone]
Saturday 12 October
Cycle Classic 10km & 5km, SKW
Olympia, Windhoek, Time TBC,
Windhoek Harriers [phone]
Sunday 20 October
X-Trail, Moon Landscape,
Swakopmund, more details TBC
Saturday 26 October
Copper Run 10km & 5km, Minen
Hotel, Tsumeb, Time TBC, Nigel
Reynolds [phone]
Walk For Bibles 5km, Various
venues & Times TBC, Race Organiser
[phone]
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Saturday 5 October
Rogaine, Buffelskloof, Polokwane,
Time TBC, POC: Club Administrator
073 462 6114
MULTISPORT
Saturday 5 October
Free State Triathlon/Duathlon,
Maselspoort, near Bloemfontein,
Free State, More details TBC:
www.fstriathlon.co.za
Sunday 6 October
GoSports Cowhouse Cross
Duathlon #6, Bull 10km/30km/2km,
Steer 5km/15km/2km, Heifer
2km/5km/500m & Calf
250m/500m/100m, Cowhouse Market,
Ridge Road, Pretoria East, Gauteng,
8:30am, 9am, 9:30am, Go Sport Events
082 453 0096, www.bouttime.co.za
Friday 11 – Sunday 13 October
Cape Cross Triathlon, Day
1: 1.5km/35km/10km, Day 2:
1.5km/28km/10km, Day 3:
1.5km/27km/13km, Theewaterskloof
Dam to Somerset West, Western Cape,
10am, Adriaan Theron 082 980 9318,
www.entryninja.com
Sunday 13 October
Uplands Pretoria Off-road Duathlon,
4km/35km/4km, 2km/15km/2km &
750m/5km/750m, Individual or relay
(2 & 3) entries, Uplands School,
Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, 6am, 6:30am &
8:30am, Race Organiser 082 439 2805,
www.webtickets.co.za
Sunday 20 October
Standard Bank 5150 Ekurhuleni,
Olympic 1.5km/40km/10km & FunTri
400m/20km/5km, Germiston Lake,
082 476 6626, www.ironman.com
Sunday 27 October
Slanghoek Road Triathlon,
Long 1.5km/42km/10km & Short
650m/20km/5km, Breëdland Wine
Cellar, Slanghoek Road, near
Rawsonville, Western Cape, Long:
7:40am-8:40am (various waves) &
Short: 9:20am-10am (various waves),
www.entryninja.com
TinMan Triathlon Series #4,
Challenge 1km/30km/10km,
Sprint 600m/18km/5km & Mini Tri
200m/6km/2.5km, Suncoast Deck,
Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, 7:10am
(Mini), 7:20 (Sprint) & 7:40 (Challenge),
Race Organiser 067 198 6737 (w),
www.peaktiming.co.za/events
OBSTACLE RACING
Saturday 5 October
Toyota Warrior #6 Riversands, Black
Ops 15km (30 obstacles), Commando
10km (20), Rookie 5km (15) & Kids
1km (8, unlimited laps), Riversands,
Rose Road, Knopjeslaagte, Midrand,
087 150 3144, www.warrior.co.za
Sunday 13 October
Alverstone Altitude Rush 6km,
Roseway Waldorf School, D435
Alverstone Road, Alverstone,
KwaZulu-Natal, Various waves from
9am, Race Organiser 072 748 8819,
www.entryninja.com
Lifestyle Challenge 10km & 5km
(With or without obstacles), D’Aria Wine
Estate, Durbanville, Western Cape,
7:30am & 8am, www.entryninja.com
Saturday 26 October
Legend Runner 20km & 15km, Faure
Stadium, Faure Street, Paarl, 8am &
8:30am, Race Organiser 083 462 0424
https://legendrunner.co.za
Afterdark Invasion: Zombie Edition
6km, D’Vines Estate, on R101 near N1
Toll Plaza, Paarl, Western Cape, 7pm,
More info: www.afterdarkinvasion.com
Sunday 27 October
Legend Runner 8km & Kids
1km, Faure Stadium, Faure
Street, Paarl, 9:30am & 1pm,
Race Organiser 083 462 0424
https://legendrunner.co.za
ADVENTURE
RACING
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.
LESOTHO