endurance sport (Page 2)

photograph a dolphin

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The Speedo Robben Island Escape Open Water Swim Event has been created to provide both, novice and experienced swimmers, with the opportunity to tick off that bucket list swim – the Robben Island crossing, while participating in a formal event. This open water swim covers a distance of approximately 7.4km from Robben Island to Big Bay, an iconic swim with a backdrop like none other. The event runs monthly from October to June every year accommodating one group of 10-15Click to read more and to see the event image gallery

South African XCO Mountain Bike Championships 2020. MTB

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After a year of chaos, compliments of Corona, we finally kicked off the 2020 MTB season at the Computer Mania South African XCO Mountain Bike championships at Coetzenberg outside Stellenbosch. It may have been a field limited to just a few categories, and not everyone could make it at short notice, but it was a great success. Alan Hatherly and Mariska Straus won the Elite categories in the men’s and women’s categories. Luke Moir proved his sporting pedigree by beingClick to read more and to see the event image gallery

AmaRider 100 mtb mountain bike race.

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The Amarider 100 and 50 miler individual one-day mountain bike ultra-marathon of 160km is an annual test of MTB riders endurance. It has a super laid back vibe, but always boasts a couple of very competitive racers gunning for the top spot. From its humble beginnings in 2009 it has grown into what is now one of the must-do-events on the mountain biking calendar. The scenery is beautiful in the Swartland during Autumn and the riding is not technical. TheClick to read more and to see the event image gallery

Stuisbaai MTB Classic

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Struisbaai MTB Classic Here in South Africa, we are in the middle of the worst drought in living memory, (why are all droughts described like that?) so, as expected, when an MTB race is organised in one of the hottest regions of the Western Cape, it rains in biblical proportions. Not that the weather detracted from a fantastic event. Riding for 7km on a very rideable beach, is always going to be a special part of the experience, no matterClick to read more and to see the event image gallery

Jailbreak Triathlon

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Jailbreak Triathlon Triathletes competed in this very popular triathlon held on a piping hot day at the Brandvlei Dam, near Rawson in the Western Cape of South Africa. This was the 10th anniversary of the Jailbreak Triathlon and it was a cracker of a race. From next year the event will become a part of the Iqela Events stable of triathlons, so we know it is in very capable hands. Well done everyone for putting on a fantastic day ofClick to read more and to see the event image gallery

Tunnel Run

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In: adventure, endurance sport, Sports, Trail Running

Tunnel Run Not many people know that when they built the Huguenot Tunnel through the mountains above the town of Paarl in the Western Cape of South Africa, they built a second ‘service’ tunnel alongside it. This tunnel is the same size as the onm ne used as a toll road for traffic, it just isn’t finished off with a smooth concrete lining, merely a gunite shell. A lot like an upside down swimming pool I suppose. So if notClick to read more and to see the event image gallery

WTS Triathlon Cape Town

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WTS Triathlon Cape Town Not even a stumble on the run could stop Alistair Brownlee‘s return to the top of the World Triathlon Series podium in Cape Town on Sunday, as the most successful athlete in series history took his total number of titles to 18. While he tripped early on in the run, Brownlee made his way up to the lead group of Javier Gomez Noya, Richard Murray and Vincent Luis quickly, before blowing them away in the finalClick to read more and to see the event image gallery

IRONMAN African Championship

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In: endurance sport, IRONMAN, Triathlon

The 2015 edition of the Standard Bank IRONMAN African Championship was held, as usual, at Nelson Mandela Bay in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. This year the event pulled more pro racers from around the world than any other IRONMAN event except the world champs in Kona. That’s a testament to the quality of the race and the people behind it. Checkout the IRONMAN Website My Triathlon blogsClick to read more and to see the event image gallery

24 hour MTB at Oak Valley

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24 Hour MTB at Oak Valley Wine Estate Every year the 24 hours of mountain biking in the Elgin Valley draws hundreds of campers! Mountain bike and event company Dirtopia,  have organised almost twenty 24Hour relay MTB events since 2003, so they know what they are up to, and this race at the stunning Oak Valley Wine Estate is a very popular annual weekend in the countryside. Presented by Spur Steak Ranches, families gather around camp fires and kids have bigClick to read more and to see the event image gallery