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World's highest profile trail runner Kilian to visit SAWednesday, 17 August 2011 13:34 Trail gods to grace SASome of the world’s most successful and famous trail runners will visit South Africa in September. Kilian Jornet and Anna Frost will join South African Salomon teammates, Ryan Sandes, Cas Van Aardenne, Linda Doke and Hanlie Booyens as well as key international and local Salomon staff for a mountain-running seminar tour of South Africa. Seminars are scheduled to take place in Gauteng (11 September), Durban (13 September) and Cape Town (15 September). Salomon sees itself as ‘the mountain sport company’ and is dedicated to the global growth and improvement of trail running. “If the rapid growth in participation; and the wide variety of events on the calendar is any indication,” explains Salomon South Africa’s Brand Manager, Lee Besnard. “Trail running is poised to explode in South Africa. This trip is an opportunity for the international team to share their incredible talent, experience and expertise with the local trail running community,” he said. SEMINAR SPECIFICS Topics will include:
Of course the latest designs in Salomon trail footwear will also be on show and guests will be able to test and feedback on new models. Salomon values all feedback and uses input from a broad-spectrum of athletes (from elite racers to trail newbies) to continuously evolve their products and help drive the progression of the sport. See the Salomon SA Facebook page for details on how to secure your spot at the seminar. Seats are limited! THE TEAM New Zealander Anna Frost has enjoyed a spectacular 2011, with wins at the Motatapu Off Road Marathon, the gruelling 6-Foot Track Marathon in Australia’s Blue Mountains and the prestigious Salomon 4Trails race in Germany. Ryan Sandes, the winner of all four Desert Marathons, has shifted his focus from stage-racing to the big mileage one-day events. He will chat about his meteoric rise in the trail-running world, but specifically about his experiences at the Leadville 100 Miler (taking place this weekend 20 August, in Colorado). “I’m hoping local runners will be inspired by the International team being here and that it (the seminar) will help grow the sport,” Sandes said from Colorado where he’s been training and acclimatising for the past three weeks. “It’s not every day you get to run with the likes of Kilian Jornet and Jonathan Wyatt (two-time Olympian who will also travel with the team). Check out www.ryansandes.com for more. Killian Jornet is arguably the most prolific and successful trail runner in the world. The diminutive Spaniard is a two-time winner of the North Face Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc and was Skyrunning 2010 World Champion. But he is perhaps better known for his ‘Kilian's Quest’ world records of Kilimanjaro and others (check out www.salomonrunning.com for more) TABLE MOUNTAIN CHALLENGE The International Salomon team’s South African tour will culminate in them competing in the Crazy Story Table Mountain Challenge on 18 September. This 35-kilometre race around Cape Town’s iconic mountain is one of the premier trail events on the SA running calendar. No doubt the mainstay will be the Sandes/Jornet dual. “Kilian only races one way and that’s to win,” said Sandes. “He’s had an awesome year and won just about everything he’s entered. But I also love winning and this is my home mountain...” “I may need some help from some of my Cape cobra and puffadder friends though,” he joked. “Kilian’s often told me how he hates snakes. My advice: if he runs slowly the snakes won't be a problem.”
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