NEWSLETTER

10 AUGUST 2017

A belated Happy Women’s Day to all our wonderful Hilton Harrier ladies…we hope you had a relaxing day yesterday.

If you or your business can provide any sponsorship for the 2018 Ronnie Davel, please get in touch with Paul Laing. It will be the 40th running of the Ronnie Davel and we would like to make it special so any financial assistance would be greatly appreciated.

The longest day took place last Saturday. It was the first time the event

included a relay format. The relay teams were made up of three people and the

minimum amount of mileage per team was 80 km in total, although teams were

allowed to continue on until the 12 hour cut off to see how far they could get.

The only rule was that there was to be one team member on the track at one

time, how you split the distance up was up to you! Hilton Harriers had six

teams entered and an internal competition to see who could get to 80 km first.

It was an incredibly fun day and the camaraderie was awesome. Thank you to

everyone who helped out by providing food and drink, setting up the tent etc.

Results as follows:

Briget Laughed (Peter Hobden, Russel Sclanders & Jules

Thompson)

06:52:00 First to 80km

Sly Fox & the Vixens (Mike Udal, Vivienne O’Carrol & Sue Malherbe)

06:52:33 33 seconds behind!

Bernie’s Biatches (Bernie Laing, Paul Laing & Kevin Meier)

07:38:08

Team 3D (Don Shaw, Debbie Swanepoel & Maria

Seele)

07:49:23

Victorious Secret (Gail Krige, Nikki Topp & Gilly Bure) -

07:57:38 Furthest distance done at 84.958km

Gupta Girls (Lauren Corcoran, Steph Joyner & Alex

Joyner)

08:13:16

THE HILTON HARRIERS 21 km CHALLENGE!

For those who don’t know, the 21 km challenge is

something that runs over the whole year and the

award is given out at the HH Christmas function.

Submit a minimum of three 21 km official race (i.e. the

results must be verifiable) times and the person who

improves the most over the year wins.

2017 RACE CALENDER

Race date

Race Venue Contact Telephone

Sun 13 Weenen Nature Reserve 21, 16 & 7 km Trail Runs

Weenen Game Reserve Camp Site

Brian van der Bank

082-7798406(cell)

Sun 13 Supa Mama Savages Half Marathon Challenge & 10 km Run

Morningside Primary School

Robin Honeysett 083-5535647(cell)

Sun 13 Marriott Dargle Trail Festival Run Lions River Club Julia Rees 073-1414844(cell)

Sat 19 Aquelle Harburg Tour de Krantz Harburg Hall Rolf Lutge 082-5550432(cell)

Sun 20 Maritzburg SPAR Women's 10 & 5 km Challenge

Oval Cricket Stadium Race Organiser 060-3569044(cell)

Fri 25 Dafco Urban Challenge Night Trail Run - August

Amanzimtoti Sports Centre

Cathy Colley 083-7679471(cell)

Sat 26 Mandela Day Trail Run Mandela Capture Site Race Organiser 082-7917069(cell)

Sun 27 Nedbank 12 & 5 km Trail Run Eston Farmers Club Travis Dalrymple-Kelly

076-4240694(cell)

Sun 27 Mandela Day Marathon Royal Showgrounds Race Organiser 033-8976700(work)

CROSS COUNTRY: KZN CHAMPS TO BE HELD THIS SATURDAY THE 12th IN RICHMOND. Please contact Jeff.

ATTENTION TRAIL LOVERS: RACE LAUNCH – Bushman’s Trail!

On the 16th September this year, KZNTR in partnership with Estcourt Athletic Club, will be hosting the inaugural

Bushman’s Trail. The setting for the race is the picturesque Wagendrift Dam, which is situated just outside Estcourt and conveniently just off the N3. This uniquely formatted event will be run over two days and therefore will effectively be a stage race, even though each day is entered separately. This means that there is huge flexibility for participants to structure their race and weekend. On each day there are a number of distances to choose from, and this in conjunction with the family friendly venue, make this event an absolute must for active families of all abilities! We would encourage you to camp at Wagendrift because there is sure to be an unbeatable, all weekend long awesome vibe! For more information on camping and bookings, click here. But if camping is not your “thing” then there are numerous B ‘n B’s in and around Estcourt. And parents, if your little ones are not yet ready to join you on the trail, you don’t need to miss out - the KZNTR Kidzone will be available on both days so both of you can get out on the trail! Food and beverages will also be on sale throughout the event. Saturday’s racing has a later kick off of 09H00 for the longest distance; this should enable runners who are travelling from further afield to arrive timeously for their start. Then on Sunday we’re back to an early start of 06H00 so that everyone is finished with enough time in hand to attend prize giving and travel back home. A quality technical race garment will be given to all runners who run any distance on both days. At prize giving on the Sunday, the first ever Bushman’s Trail Champs will be crowned; these will be the winners of the two longest distances on each day. Saturday’s distances are 20km, 10km & 5km; and Sunday’s are 30km, 20km, 10km and 5km. There will be entries available on the day but a late entry fee (+R40) will be applicable. For more information and to enter the Bushman’s Trail please click here. We are looking forward to hosting you for what is guaranteed to be a busy weekend of active family fun! Other Entries Open: 20 August 2017 - uMngeni River Run, Faulklands Farm, 10km, 25km, 50km. INFO & ENTRIES 26 August 2017 – Mandela Day Trail Run, Mandela Capture Site, 4km, 8km, 15km. INFO & ENTRIES 22 September 2017 – Karkloof100, Howick, 50Miler, 100Miler. INFO & ENTRIES 25 November 2017 – Lesotho Ultra Trail, Maliba Mountain Lodge, 38km Mountain Challenge, 50km Skymarathon. INFO & ENTRIES 24 March 2018 – Drakensberg Northern Trail, Oliviershoek Pass. 5km, 10km, 20km, 40km Skymarathon.INFO & ENTRIES See you on the trails, Lauren, Andrew & the KZNTR Team

Dear Skyrunners, Aspiring Skyrunners, mountain runners and walkers,

The Drakensberg Northern Trail, one of KZN Trail Running’s premier events, will take place on the 24thMarch in

2018. Entries open on www.kzntrailrunning.co.za on 1 August, which is Tuesday next week!

The venue for the race is The Border Post at the top Oliviershoek Pass, which is set in the magnificent northern

Drakensberg. Entrants will have the privilege of running and walking in extraordinarily beautiful landscape,

terrain and scenery, an opportunity afforded to few. From the rolling indigenous grasslands of the foothills, the

testing rocky traverses of the ascents and descents to the reward of sublime mountain top running. If the

weather plays fair, mountain runners will be rewarded with views capable temporarily removing them from any

sense of reality. But keep their feet firmly on the ground they must! Runners and walkers in all events should

keep their eyes open for glimpses of natural wildlife!

This hugely popular event is now in its 4th year and has hosted all calibres of trail runners since its

inauguration. Entries for the main event, the 40km Skymarathon® and the 20km Mountain Challenge are

especially sought after and sell out quickly so set your reminders for the 1st August to ensure you don’t miss

out! Equally rewarding are the 10km and 6km trail run/walk which are accessible to all.

Entrants are required to book their own accommodation either at the venue (don’t delay if you would like to

book one of these rooms) or at the many surrounding accommodation resorts.

Check out the event website for more details of the venue and race and to enter from the 1st August.

See you on the trails,

Andrew, Lauren and the KZNTR team