Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 91, February 2017 | Page 32

Ma race calendar
GO Sport Events 10km Trail Run, Buffelspoort Dam, North West Province, 9:15, Assie de Lange 082 453 0096
Fedhealth XTERRA Grabouw, Triathlon & Duathlon, 24-26 February
NORTHERN CAPE
GRIQUALAND WEST
Saturday 4 February Meerkat Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Bishops Old Boys Club, Memorial Road, Kimberley, 5:30am, Magda Oldewage 083 676 0921
Saturday 25 February Pirates Groot Gat Marathon, Kleingat Half Marathon & Kortgat 10km, Pirates Club, Jacobus Smit Avenue, Kimberley, 6am, Mark Hunt 082 462 4066
NORTH WEST CAPE
Saturday 4 February Delux Spitskop Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km, Spitskop Nature Reserve, Upington, 5:30am, Carel Burger – ciburger @ landmark. co. za
TRIATHLON & DUATHLON
Saturday 4 February Free State Triathlon / Duathlon, Maselspoort, Free State, www. fstriathlon. co. za
TRACK AND FIELD
Saturday 4 February WPA Junior Meeting, Parow Athletic Track, 9am, WPA 087 700 8264
NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES
NAMIBIA
Saturday 4 February Joseph & Snyman Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Windhoek, Time TBC, Charles + 264( 0) 81 124 9471
Saturday 11 February Rossing Marathon, 10km & 5km, Venita Stadium, Welwitschia Street, Swakopmund, Time TBC, Frank Slabbert + 264( 0) 81 240 3383
Saturday 25 February Pick n Pay Rock & Run 10km & 5km, Trustco United Sports Grounds, Frankie Fredericks Drive, Windhoek, 5pm, Contact: info @ rocknrunwindhoek. com
Captain’ s Run 30km & 15km, Arebusch Lodge, Auas Road, Windhoek, Time TBC, Charles + 264( 0) 81 124 9471
ORIENTEERING
Sunday 5 February Gauteng Urban Sprint # 2, Woodlands Office Park, Johannesburg, WITSOC: https:// witsorienteering. wordpress. com
Monday 6 February Gauteng Schools League # 1, Parktown Boys High, Johannesburg, Karen Chambers 083 474-9463
Monday 13 February Gauteng Schools League # 2, Heronbridge College, Johannesburg, Karen Chambers 083 474-9463
Sunday 19 February Gauteng Urban Sprint # 3, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, ROC: Ian Bratt 082 887 6611
Monday 20 February Gauteng Schools League # 3, Delta Park, Johannesburg, Karen Chambers 083 474-9463
Monday 27 February Gauteng Schools League # 4, Golden Harvest Park, Johannesburg, Karen Chambers 083 474-9463
Friday 10 – Sunday 12 February Fedhealth XTERRA Nelson Mandela Bay( Cross- Tri), Fri 4pm: Kids 250m / 5km / 2.5km( 12-15), 100m / 3km / 1.5km( 9-11) & 60m / 2km / 600m( 6-8); Sat 8am: Full 1.5km / 28km / 12km; Sun 9am: Lite 400m / 12km / 6km, Kings Beach, Port Elizabeth, Stillwater Events 082 991 0045
Saturday 11 February North West Triathlon Champs & Duathlon League, Vaal River Boating Club, Vaal Reefs, 8am, Dawie Janse van Rensburg 082 801 4128
Saturday 11 – Sunday 12 February Cape Town ITU Triathlon World Cup, Cape Town, Western Cape, Details TBC
Sunday 19 February GO Sport Events Long Distance Triathlon & Duathlon, Tri: LD 1.9km / 80km / 21km, Std 1.5km / 40km / 10km & Sprint 750m / 20km / 5km; Du: LD 7km / 80km / 21km, Std 5km / 40km / 10km & Sprint 2.5km / 20km / 5km, Buffelspoort Dam, North West Province, 7am( LD), 8:15( Std) & 9:15( Sprint), Assie de Lange 082 453 0096
Friday 24 – Sunday 26 February Fedhealth XTERRA Grabouw( Cross-Tri), Fri 4pm: Kids 250m / 5km / 2.5km( 12-15), 100m / 3km / 1.5km( 9-11) & 60m / 2km / 600m( 6-8); Sat 8am: Full 1.5km / 28km / 12.5km; Sun 9am: Lite 400m / 12.5km / 5km, Grabouw Country Club, Eikenhof Dam, Grabouw, Stillwater Events 082 991 0045
OBSTACLE RACING
Saturday 11 – Sunday 12 February Toyota Warrior 1 Legends MX, Donkerhoek, Pretoria East, Gauteng, Warrior Enquiries 087 150 3144
ADVENTURE RACING
Sunday 19 February Spur Adventure Duo & Sprint # 5, Duo: 25km MTB & 5km run( solo), Sprint: 10-12km MTB, 3km run & water obstacles( Teams of 2 or 3), Oak Valley, Grabouw, Boland, Quantum Adventures 021 789 0188( W)
KZNA League # 4, Newcastle High School, Time TBC, KZN Athletics 031 312 9373
Wednesday 8 February WPA League # 1, Parow Athletic Track, 6:30pm, WPA 087 700 8264
Saturday 11 February Central Gauteng Programme 1, Venue & Time TBC, CGA 011 873 2726
WPA Leo Benning # 4, Parow Athletic Track, 12:30pm, Basil Carnie 083 284 4676
KZN Puma Series # 4,( Track events only), Kings Park Athletics Stadium, Durban, Time TBC, KZN Athletics 031 312 9373
Saturday 18 February WPA League # 2, Parow Athletic Track, 11:30am, WPA 087 700 8264
KZNA League # 5, Kings Park Athletics Stadium, Durban, Time TBC, KZN Athletics 031 312 9373
Saturday 25 February Central Gauteng Programme 1, Venue & Time TBC, CGA 011 873 2726
WPA League # 3, Parow Athletic Track, 8:30am, WPA 087 700 8264
THANKS, TOM & NEDBANK
This Race Calendar has been compiled with the help of Tom Cottrell, author and publisher of the Nedbank Runner’ s Guide 2016 to Road and Off-road Races in South
Africa. Now in its 25 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.
Image: Tobias Ginsberg
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