Next sunday sees the spur trail series return to gauteng after a hugely successful winter series in june where all races sold out and the popularity of trail running in the highveld reached new heights. Race 3 of the spur gauteng summer trail series 2017 takes place at bsorah. A massive thank you to our sponsors, spur steak ranches, bos ice tea, protea hotels and graham beck wines, for their amazing support during the year. The spur gauteng winter trail series came to a conclusion this weekend when more than 900 runners took on the final race of the series at leeuwenkloof on another picture perfect day. Yellow 8b gauteng summer trail series leeuwenkloof. We hope that every one of you continue to support the gauteng trail running. This brand new venue certainly charmed everyone present with challenging climbs, flowing single track, beautiful bushveld views and a surprise section through an old mine tunnel. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Spur gauteng winter trail series 2016 last post by stuart. The cape winter trail series will continue as planned for the current year. Wildrunner 2020 all rights reserved pure trail running. You will find people here who have come from all parts of the world to make a home and. There was to be no respite from the incredibly hot gauteng summer and by 7am the thermometer was already close to 30 degrees celsius.
Whether a novice trail runner, or an experienced campaigner at the top of your game, the trail series. The spur gauteng summer trail series and spur cape summer trail. The trail series is born at the first ever cape summer trail series. On another incredibly hot summer day in gauteng more than 500 runners showed up at the final race of the spur gauteng summer trail series at leeuwenkloof to cap off a fantastic series of trail running. For the final race of the series runners are treated to a unique mix of grassy savannah bushveld, green valleys, indigenous forest, cliffs and rocky mountainous terrain, on what is the. The spur gauteng winter trail series sells out every event for the first time. Aonijie south africa with quality trail running gear even for those toughest races. Videos you watch may be added to the tvs watch history and influence. This past sunday saw the trail running calendar kick off with the first race of the spur. The official supersport highlights package from the spur cape summer trail series 2015. After a super exciting day of racing at leeuwenkloof on sunday 8 july, thats a wrap as we wave gauteng farewell, and get prepped and pumped for the cape winter trail series.
The spur trail series has grown from strength to strength since its launch in 2008 when only about 100 runners took part in the gauteng series. With events like the spur trail series, wildrun and mountain challen. Action from the 2017 spur gauteng winter trail series, presented by wildrunner. Examples of typical single track would be a hiking trail, mountain bike trail, game trail, livestock trail. Whether a novice trail runner, or an experienced campaigner at the top of your game, the spur trail series is your ticket to trail running. Spur gauteng winter trail series 2 of 4 2017 1 trail running events. Frosty start to 2014 winter trail series june 10, 2014 by trailadmin leave a comment the long course championship race saw runners traverse. Cambridge core african government, politics and policy framing the race in south africa by karen e. Wildjoburg provides joburgers with an unprecedented opportunity to test themselves against pristine highveld trails without having to leave the city.
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