Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 77, December 2015 | Page 31

race calendar Saturday 12 December Kempston Hogsback Trail Run Half Marathon, 10km & 3km, Arminel Hotel, Hogsback, 8:30am, Sharon Eldridge 083 284 3781 Sunday 13 December Jingle Bells 5km Charity Fun Walk CANCELLED Sunday 27 December Haga-Haga Hotel Trail 21km, 10km & 5km, Haga-Haga, 70km north of East London, 7:30am, Liam Victor 082 927 3395 North West CENTRAL NORTH WEST No races scheduled for this period NORTH WEST NORTH No races scheduled for this period Northern Cape EASTERN PROVINCE GRIQUALAND WEST Saturday 5 December Aspen PE City Marathon, 10km & 5km, NG Kerk, Marne Avenue, Lorraine, Port Elizabeth, 5am, Shaun Roberts 082 711 1341 Saturday 19 December Dromedaris Holiday 10km & 5km, Dromedaris Furniture Store, Dromedaris Street, Jeffreys Bay, 7am, Kobus Joubert 082 490 7218 Monday 28 December Friends of St Francis Nature Areas 10km & 5km, Cape St Francis Resort, Da Gama Road, 7:30am, Joan Brady 083 398 3948 Far North LIMPOPO Saturday 5 December Battle of Magersfontein 25km & 10km, Magersfontein Battlefield to Magersfontein Museum, near Kimberley, 6am, David Janse van Vuuren 083 443 8198 NORTH WEST CAPE No races scheduled for this period Neighbouring Countries No races scheduled for this period No races scheduled for this period MPUMALANGA Orienteering No races scheduled for this period Sunday 6 December Image: Courtesy organisers Illovo Sugar 15km Christmas Challenge, KwaZulu-Natal, 13 December Gauteng Xmas Event, Johannesburg, WitsOC: https:// witsorienteering.wordpress.com Saturday 12 December Gauteng Sprint Cup, Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens, Johannesburg, ROC: Nick Cooper 074 188 9250 Sunday 27 December 2015 – 3 January 2016 Big 5 O-Week, All venues in Mpumalanga: 27th – Sprint Event @ Lowveld Botanical Gardens, Nelspruit; 29th – Middle Distance Event @ Kaapsehoop Rockery; 30th – Middle Distance Event @ Ngodwana, 31st – Long Distance Event @ Ngodwana; 2nd – Long Distance Event @ Pear Orchard, Kaapsehoop; 3rd – Sprint Event @ Ngodwana, Times TBC, Nicholas Mulder 082 898 7871 Triathlon & Duathlon Ma Adventure Racing Sunday 6 December Spur Adventure #3, Duo (individual): 20-25km MTB & 6km run; Sprint (teams of 2 or 3): 10-12km MTB, 3km run & water obstacles; Spur Eco Warrior (3-7 years): 2km MTB & 500m run, PLUS 5km Fun Run; Oak Valley, ElginGrabouw, Western Cape, 8am & 9am, Quantum Adventures 021 789 0188 (W) Kinetic Adventure, 25km (MTB/ trek/paddle), Teams of 2, Venue TBC, Heidi Muller 082 564 6468 Track & Field Saturday 5 December WPA Little Athletics, Blue Downs, Saturday 5 December Woolworths Trust Charity Triathlon, Off-road event, Long Tri: 800m/25km/10km & Short Tri: 400m/12km/5km, Paul Cluver Wine Estate, Grabouw, Info: [email protected] Sunday 6 December Buffalo City Tri, East London, Eastern Cape, Time TBC, Jen Petzer 082 821 6036 FNB Desert Triathlon, Ultra 1.9/90/21km, Standard 1/40/10km & Sprint 0.4/20/4km, The Mole, Swakopmund, Namibia, Yvonne [phone] Friday 11 December Jailbreak Triathlon, Road event, Maximum Escape: 2.2km/89km/22km & Minimum Escape: 1.1km/41km/11km, Brandvlei Prison, near Worcester, 7am & 8am, tridusport 021 914 1157 (W) Sunday 13 December Trinity Gold Tri & Du Series #3, Road event, Standard Tri: 1.5km/40km/10km, Sprint Tri: 750m/20km/5km, Mini Tri: 400m/20km/2.5km, Kids Tri: 200m/5km/1.25km & Young Ones Tri: 75m/1km/500m; Standard Du: 10km/40km/5km, Sprint Du: 5km/20km/2.5km, Mini Du: 2.5km/10km/1.25km, Kids Du: 1.25km/5km/500m & Young Ones Du: 500m/1km/500m; Germiston Lake, Johannesburg, Time TBC, Jaapie Boonzaaier 084 501 2712 Cape Town ,Western Cape, 8am, Waleed Donough 082 396 6504 Friday 11 – Saturday 12 December SALGA Kwanaloga Games 2014, Venue TBC, KwaZulu-Natal, 8am, KZN Athletics 031 312 9374 (W) Saturday 12 December Tygerberg NLC Summer Series, Parow Athletics Track, Parow, Cape Town, Western Cape, 10am, Mariana Meyer 082 777 4050 Monday 21 December UCT Track Meeting, Green Point Stadium, Cape Town ,Western Cape, 12pm, James Evans THANKS, TOM & NEDBANK This Race Calendar has been compiled with the help of Tom Cottrell, author and publisher of the Nedbank Runner’s Guide 2015 to Road and Off-road Races in South Africa. Now in its 23rd 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. 31