Entries open for 2012 ProNutro AfricanX Trailrun

Entries are now open for one of South Africa’s most exciting three-day stage trail run, the ProNutro AfricanX Trailrun presented by New Balance.

All systems go for 2012 MTB World Cup

Pietermaritzburg – With the RockyRoads UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Pietermaritzburg at the Cascades MTB park less than two months away, officials are on track to complete renovations to the world-famous facility well in time to be able to welcome the world's best downhill and cross-country riders.

The event has major significance for two reasons. Being an Olympic year, the world's top cross country riders are eager to get in as much top-level competition as part of their preparations for the 2012 London Games.

This, together with the Cascades MTB Park having been confirmed as the venue for the 2013 World Championships, the 2012 World Cup will also be a prized opportunity to compete at the highest level and become familiar with the layouts that will decide the world crowns next year.

Event organiser Alec Lenferna is confident that preparations are ahead of schedule and has a top-class team on board to handle every aspect of the event's infrastructure.

"The World Cup 2011 was a great event and we came away from that event with ideas of how to better the set-up, both for the riders and the spectators," said Lenferna. "Those plans for changes and improvement are in an advanced stage and we look forward to offering an even better event from 16 to 18 March this year."

"We also view this as a dress rehearsal for the World Champs next year, and we want to dot all the Is and cross all the Ts!" he added.

The Cascades MTB Park is one of only three international standard venues that can host both the downhill and cross country disciplines at the same venue, and the experts in charge of both of those courses have plans to boldly upgrade the tracks for the World Cup.

“Everything is all set and looking good at the moment. It’s likely that there will be some fairly extensive changes to the course this year which we’re very excited about but we’re just awaiting final approval from the UCI before we get going with things in a week or two’s time,” said Cross Country course designer Nick Floros.

“The UCI have requested that the two feed zones are closer together this time which will see things becoming a little harder for the riders and suiting the climbers a little more but from a spectator’s point of view it will be great because there will be a whole lot more action taking place right in front of them all the time,” he added.

Meanwhile Downhill course designer Nigel Hicks is focusing his efforts on making subtle track changes in an attempt to make the talked-about mid-section of the course a touch less physically demanding.

“There isn’t too much happening on the Downhill front just yet but we’ve got a couple of subtle changes planned, especially for the pedally middle section, which will hopefully will improve the flow through there and make this stretch a little shorter time wise,” said Hicks.

“We’re also going to be putting down granite overburden on most of the track which will make a massive difference when it rains,” he added. “Everything should be underway fairly soon and we'll have two opportunities to test things out just beforehand and check everything is in place for the World Cup.”

The RockyRoads UCI MTB World Cup Pietermaritzburg takes place at the Cascades MTB Park from 16 to 18 March 2012. More information can be found at www.mtbworldcupsa.co.za

A Festival of Multisport on the Garden Route

The Lakes Off Road Festival will be held at Pine Lake Marina, Sedgefield on 3 & 4 March 2012. The canoeing, open water swimming, mountain biking and trail running will be held on Saturday and the WP sanctioned off road Swim Triathlon events (Ultra and Sprint Distances) with canoeing and swimming options will be held on Sunday. The races will be in and around Swartvlei Lake with spectacular views of the mountain where you will be cycling and running on jeeptrack and singletrack in and amongst the indigenous forest of the Garden Route. Relay teams allowed. This is truly an Off Road Festival!

RACE RULES - Off Road Triathlon.pdf Entry Form

ENTRIES OPEN ON 28 JANUARY

Race Venue: SEDGEFIELD, PINE LAKE MARINA

3 & 4 MARCH 2012

Open Water Swim, Canoe races, Mountain Bike races, Night Trail Run and Off Road Triathlon races at Pine Lake Marina, Sedgefield. Good training for the Triathlon season or for your Half Ironman or Ironman races. Do one or more of the events on Saturday and race in the Triathlon event on Sunday as an individual or as a Relay Team. Please note: Swart Vlei  and the surrounding area is a Nature Reserve so therefore reserve fees apply (included in your entry fees).

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Weekend Programme:

SATURDAY 3 MARCH:
CANOE - K1 AND K2,                               DISTANCES: 6KM or 18KM

OPEN WATER SWIM                                DISTANCES: 500M or 2KM

MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE                             DISTANCES: 20KM or50KM

NIGHT TRAIL RUN                                     DISTANCE: 10KM ONLY

SUNDAY 4 MARCH:

ULTRA OFF ROAD TRIATHLON                 DISTANCES: (1500M SWIM OR 6KM CANOE/50KM BIKE/ 8KM RUN)

SPRINT OFF ROAD TRIATHLON                DISTANCES: (500M SWIM OR 3KM CANOE/15KM BIKE/4KM RUN)

RELAY SPRINT TRIATHLON                       DISTANCES: (500M SWIM OR 4KM CANOE/15KM BIKE/4KM RUN)

DEVELOPMENT TRIATHLON                      DISTANCES: (200M SWIM/5KM BIKE/2KM RUN)

JUNIOR DASH                                          DISTANCES: (50M SWIM/ 2KM BIKE/500M RUN)

See 2 minute Youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PhdW_jq2hY

SWIM TRIATHLONS SANCTIONED BY WP TRIATHLON

PINE LAKE MARINA IS SITUATED ON THE SWART VLEI LAKE, OUTSIDE SEDGEFIELD AND IS A HAVEN FOR ADVENTURE AND OUTDOOR SPORTS.

THE LAKES OFF ROAD RACES WILL BE EXCELLENT TRAINING FOR THE TRIATHLON SEASON WHETHER YOU ARE A BEGINNER, A PRO SHORT DISTANCE ATHLETE OR AN IRONMAN ATHLETE

PRE-ENTRY FEES (CLOSE ON THE 24TH  FEBRUARY) NO EXCEPTIONS

PLEASE NOTE: ALL RESERVE FEES AND SANPARKS FEES PER PERSON ARE INCLUDED IN THE AMOUNT BELOW

Starting Times: (please note, late entries and registration from 1 hour before the starting times)

REGISTRATION AT THE CUTTY SARK RESTAURANT IN PINE LAKE MARINA

Saturday Events:

• 7.30am Mountain Bike Race, 20km and 50km
• 8.30am: Canoe races, 6km and 18km
• 11 am: Swim Races, 500m and 2km
• 6pm: Night Trail Run, 10km only

SATURDAY PRIZE GIVINGS AT THE CUTTY SARK RESTAURANT:

• SWIM AT 9.30 AM
• CANOE AT 10:30AM
• MOUNTAIN BIKE AT 14H00
• NIGHT TRAIL RUN AT 8PM

REGISTRATION FOR CANOE CHALLENGES AND TRIATHLON: AT PINE LAKE MARINA, CUTTY SARK RESTAURANT

·         TRIATHLON EVENTS REGISTRATION TIME:12 PM TO 5PM ON SATURDAY AND 6.30 AM TO 8:00 AM ON SUNDAY

·         CANOE CHALLENGES REGISTRATION TIME: 12PM TO 5PM ON SATURDAY AND 6.30AM TO 8:00AM ON SUNDAY

·         LATE ENTRIES:

·         TRIATHLON EVENTS (ALL EVENTS): 12PM TO 6PM ON SATURDAY ONLY EXCEPT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE JUNIOR DASH (CAN ENTER ON SUNDAY)

·         CANOE CHALLENGES (SPRINT AND ULTRA): 12PM TO 6PM ON SATURDAY AND 6:30AM TO 8:00 AM ON SUNDAY

Sunday Events:

8:30: Ultra Off Road Tri (Canoe), min age 18, Individuals only

8:30 Ultra Off Road Triathlon (Swim), min age 18, Individuals only

10:30 Sprint Off Road Tri (Canoe), min age 16, Individuals and Relay Teams,

10:30: Sprint Off Road Triathlon (Swim), Individuals and Relay Teams, min age 16

12:00: Development Triathlons, age 12 to 15

12:30: Junior dash (age 8 to 11)

PRIZE GIVING AT 13H00 AT THE CUTTY SARK RESTAURANT

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ENTRY FEES - SATURDAY EVENTS:

ENTRIES ON THE DAY ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE SATURDAY AN HOUR BEFORE EVERY EVENT

K1 AND K2 CANOE RACES: ORGANISED BY WILDERNESS NEW BALANCE MULTISPORT CLUB

ENTRY FOR THE CANOE RACES:

PLEASE CONTACT JUAN BOTES This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or on 071 6787147 OR HUGO LODDER ON This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or on 083 2777123 FOR THE PRE ENTRY FORM OR ENTER ON THE DAY FROM 6AM TO 7AM. FOR ANY UPDATES ON THE CANOE RACES SEE www.facebook.com/groups/NBMC.EDEN/

• 6km paddle R50
• 18km paddle R80

Show your Wild card or Sanparks card and get and get a discount of R30

ENTRY FEES INCLUDE SANPARKS EVENT RESERVE FEES OF R30

OPEN WATER SWIM RACES:

• 500m R70
• 2km R100

MOUNTAIN BIKE RACES ORGANISED BY CYCLEWORX SEDGEFIELD

• 20km R50 (includes sanparks event reserve fees of R30)
• 50km R90 (include sanparks event reserve fees of R30)

NIGHT TRAIL RUN: ORGANISED BY SOUTHERN CROSS ADVENTURES

• 10km R120 (Includes Sanparks Event Reserve fees of R30)

Medals to 1st 100 Finishers

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ENTRY FEES - SUNDAY EVENTS: (ORGANISED BY TRISPORT)

NO DAY ENTRIES ON SUNDAY FOR THE SPRINT AND ULTRA SWIM TRIATHLON EVENTS, LATE ENTRIES ONLY ON SATURDAY FROM 12PM TO 6PM.

ONLY LATE ENTRIES ON THE DAY FOR THE CANOE CHALLENGES AND THE DEVELOPMENT (AGE 12 TO 15) AND JUNIOR DASH TRIATHLONS (8 TO 11 YEARS OLD) ON SUNDAY

SWIM TRIATHLONS

ULTRA TRIATHLON INDIVIDUALS (min age 18)   (1500m/50km/12km)      R300

SPRINT TRIATHLON INDIVIDUALS (min age 16) (500m/15km/4km)          R150

RELAY SPRINT TRIATHLONS (min age 16)                                               R250

DEVELOPMENT TRIATHLONS (age 12 to 15)  (200m/5km/2km)                           R100

JUNIOR DASH (age 8 to 11)     (50m/2km/500m)                                              R50           kidds tri

CANOE CHALLENGES

SPRINT CANOE       (3KM CANOE/12KM BIKE/4KM RUN)                R150

SPRINT CANOE RELAY TEAM (3KM CANOE/12KM BIKE/4KM RUN)   R250

ULTRA CANOE TRI   (6KM CANOE/50KM BIKE/12KM RUN)              R300

ENTRY FEES FOR TRIATHLON AND CANOE CHALLENGES INCLUDE:

ENTRANCE TO PINE LAKE MARINA (R50)

SANPARKS RESERVE FEES (R30)

GOODIE BAG FOR THE PRE ENTRIES (FOR THE ULTRA AND SPRINT TRIATHLONS AND CANOE CHALLENGES)

TRISPORT GIFT WORTH R50 FOR PRE ENTRIES (FOR THE ULTRA AND SPRINT TRIATHLONS AND CANOE CHALLENGES)

PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU ENTER FOR THE SPRINT AND ULTRA SWIM TRIATHLONS, AND YOU ARE NOT A REGISTERED TSA ATHLETE YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY AN EXTRA R70 PER PERSON OR R70 PER TEAM FOR YOUR DAY LISENCE.  PLEASE SEE THE WEBSITE WWW.TRIATHLONSA.CO.ZA FOR THE YEARLY TRIATHLON MEMBERSHIP FEES.

THIS IS NOT APPLICABLE FOR THE CANOE CHALLENGES AS THE CANOE CHALLENGE IS NOT A TSA SANCTIONED EVENT.

TSA RULES WILL APPLY, PLEASE SEE THE FILE ATTACHED ABOVE ON THE RACE RULES AND THE WEBSITE WWW.TRIATHLONSA.CO.ZA FOR MORE DETAIL OF THE RACE RULES

REGISTRATION FOR CANOE CHALLENGES AND TRIATHLON: AT PINE LAKE MARINA, CUTTY SARK RESTAURANT

TRIATHLON EVENTS REGISTRATION TIME:12 PM TO 5PM ON SATURDAY AND 5.30 AM TO 6.30 AM ON SUNDAY

CANOE CHALLENGES REGISTRATION TIME: 12PM TO 5PM ON SATURDAY AND 5.30AM TO 6.30AM ON SUNDAY

LATE ENTRIES:

TRIATHLON EVENTS (ALL EVENTS): 12PM TO 6PM ON SATURDAY ONLY EXCEPT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE JUNIOR DASH (CAN ENTER ON SUNDAY)

CANOE CHALLENGES (SPRINT AND ULTRA): 12PM TO 6PM ON SATURDAY AND 5AM TO 6.30 AM ON SUNDAY

YOU CAN ENTER A RELAY TEAM OF 2 OR 3 IN THE CANOE CHALLENGES AND TRIATHLON RACES.

ENTER YOUR COMPANY, SCHOOL OR FAMILY

Confirmed on SuperSport

 

LATE ENTRY FEES:

AFTER THE 27TH FEBRUARY ALL PRE ENTRY FEES WILL BE CLOSED AND A EXTRA R30 PER ENTRY WILL BE PAID FOR LATE ENTRIES FOR ALL CATEGORIES INDIVIDUAL AND RELAY TEAMS.

PRIZES:

PRIZE MONEY FOR THE 1ST OVERALL MAN AND OVERALL  WOMAN IN THE ULTRA TRIATHLON

PRIZES AND MEDALS TO THE CATEGORY WINNERS OF THE OTHER TRIATHLON CATEGORIES

FINISHING MEDALS FOR THE 1ST 50 FINISHERS IN THE ULTRA AND THE SPRINT TRIATHLON

ALL RECIPIENTS MUST BE PRESENT AT THE PRIZE GIVING TO RECEIVE THEIR PRIZES/TITLES. NO EXCEPTIONS

TRIATHLON AND CANOE CHALLENGE ROUTE DESCRIPTION:

SWIM: THE SWIM WILL BE A LOOP OF 500M OR 750 X 2 IN FRONT OF THE BOAT HOUSE AND JETTY. IT WILL BE A WET START. THE SWIMMERS WILL FINISH AND EXIT THE WATER ON THE BEACH IN FRONT OF CUTTY SARK AND WILL RUN FROM THERE TO THE TRANSITION AREAS.
CANOE: THE CANOE ATHLETES PADDLE A 3 KM LOOP FROM THE JETTY TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINS ALONG EDGE OF THE LAKE AND BACK

MOUNTAIN BIKE: THE MOUNTAIN BIKE WILL BE A LOOP FROM PINE LAKE MARINA THROUGH THE SANPARKS AREA TOWARDS ECO LAKES ESTATES

RUN: THE RUN WILL BE FROM PINE LAKE MARINA ONTO THE MOLE RAT HIKING TRAIL IN SANPARKS

ACCOMMODATION: PINE LAKE MARINA OFFER VERY AFFORDABLE AND VERY COMFORTABLE ACCOMMODATION TO ALL ATHLETES. SEE WWW.PINELAKEMARINA.CO.ZA FOR THEIR DETAILS. PLEASE QUOTE TRISPORT 2012 WITH ACCOMMODATION BOOKINGS AT PINE LAKE MARINA

Pine Lake Marina is situated in one of the most beautiful spots in The Garden Route National Reserve, surrounded by mountains and the Swartvlei Lake. Swimming beaches are nearby and the area offers an abundance of activities to enjoy from Mountain Biking to Paragliding. There are amazing views all the way around and the resort provides the perfect location for a family holiday and we offer a widest range of activities to cater for every taste!

Road and air transfers can be arranged on request.

The George Airport is approximately 50 minutes drive (45kms):

• Follow the N2 towards Wilderness and then Sedgefield

• Continue for approx 35kms until you reach the Swartvlei Turnoff on your left

• Travel for 1kms on the tarred road to the Pine Lake Marina gates on your right

Duesouth XTERRA SA Champs now a two day event

After much deliberation the organisers of the DUESOUTH XTERRA presented by REHIDRAT® SPORT are pleased to announce that the much anticipated South African Championships will in future be celebrated over a two day period (Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 February 2012).