Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 55, February 2014 | Page 24

Race Calendar (continued) Triathlon & Duathlon Sunday 2 February North West Duathlon Champs, 10km/40km/5km, 5km/20km/2.5km (16-19), 2.5km/10km/1.25km (12-15), 750m/5km/325m (8-11), Portuguese Hall, Palmietfontein Road, Klerksdorp, North West Province, 7am Sunday 9 February Central Gauteng Triathlon Champs, Germiston Lake, Johannesburg, Gauteng Sunshine Coast Amatola Champs, Orient Beach, East London, Amatola, Cheryl Coles 079 781 1382 Sunday 16 February 2014 Cape Town ITU Sprint Triathlon African Cup, 750m/20km/5km, Big Bay, Blouberg, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7am Friday 21 February Totalsports Xterra Kids Triathlon, 200m/10km/3km (12-14), 100m/5km/2km (9-11) & 50m/1.5km/500m (6-8), Grabouw Country Club, Eikenhof Dam, Western Cape, 3pm, Stillwater Sports 021 883 2413 (W) Saturday 22 February Totalsports Xterra Lite Triathlon, 400m/12km/5km, Grabouw Country Club, Eikenhof Dam, Western Cape, 9am, Stillwater Sports 021 883 2413 (W) Sunday 23 February Totalsports Xterra Triathlon, 1.5km/27km/11km, Grabouw Country Club, Eikenhof Dam, Western Cape, 8:30am, Stillwater Sports 021 883 2413 (W) Adventure Racing Saturday 1 February WCAD Summer Series #1 80km & 30km, MTB, trek & paddle, Venue TBC, Western Cape, www.wcad.co.za Sunday 9 February Spur Adventure Series #5, Duo (Solo): 2025km MTB & 5-6km Run, or Sprint (Teams): 10-12km MTB & 2-3km Run, with water obstacle, Grabouw Country Club, Eikenhof Dam, Grabouw, Western Cape, 8am & 9am, Quantam Adventures 021 789 0188 (W) Sunday 16 February Kinetic Adventure 25km, MTB, trek & paddle, Venue TBC, Heidi Muller 082 564 6468 Thursday 27 February – Monday 3 March Kinetic Double Moon 250km or 125km, MTB, trek & paddle, Harrismith, Free State, Heidi Muller 082 564 6468 Track & Field Saturday 1 February WPA Junior Meeting, Green Point Track, Cape Town, Western Cape, 10am, WPA office 021 699 0615 (W) Tuks Open Championship (League #3), Absa Tuks Stadium, Pretoria, Gauteng North Wednesday 5 February 1 Hour Challenge, Absa Tuks Stadium, Pretoria, Gauteng North Saturday 8 February Leo Benning Masters #4, Parow Athletic Track, Cape Town, Western Cape, 12:30pm, Alan Nelson 083 272 7100 AGN Youth, Junior and Senior (League #4), Venue TBA, Gauteng North Wednesday 12 February 1 Hour Challenge, Absa Tuks Stadium, Pretoria, Gauteng North Saturday 15 February Western Province Little Athletics, Green Point Track, Cape Town, Western Cape, 9am, WPA office 021 699 0615 (W) WPA League #1, Green Point Track, Cape Town, Western Cape, 12:30pm, WPA office 021 699 0615 (W) AGN Youth, Junior and Senior (League #5), Venue TBA, Gauteng North Tuesday 18 February Tuks First Years’ Meet, Absa Tuks Stadium, Pretoria, Gauteng North Wednesday 19 February AGN Prestige Top 10 Schools, Pilditch Stadium, Pretoria, Gauteng North Friday 21 February SA Combined Events & Race Walking, Bloemfontein, Free State Gauteng North School Region E Meet, Venue TBA, Gauteng North Saturday 22 February SA Combined Events & Race Walking, Bloemfontein, Free State Western Province Little Athletics, Green Point Track, Cape Town, Western Cape, 9am, WPA office 021 699 0615 (W) WPA League #2, Green Point Track, Cape v 12:30pm, WPA office 021 699 0615 (W) AGN Youth, Junior and Senior (League #6), Atteridgeville, Gauteng North Tuesday 25 February Gauteng North School Region C Meet, Venue TBA, Gauteng North Wednesday 26 February 1 Hour Challenge, Pilditch Stadium, Pretoria, Gauteng North Friday 28 February TUT Trials, TUT Campus, Pretoria, Gauteng North Gauteng North School Regions A, B, D & F Meet, Venue TBA, Gauteng North THANKS, TOM & NEDBANK This Race Calendar has been compiled with the help of Tom Cottrell, author and publisher of the Nedbank Runner’s Guide 2014 to Road and Off-road Races in South Africa. Now in its 22nd edition, the Runner’s Guide is an essential companion for every racer in SA, providing valuable info including venues, start times, route descriptions and everything else you may want to know about a race. ADVERTORIAL Former Champs Team Up For AfricanX Warren Petterson and Dawid Visser have two things in common: Their love for the sport of trail running an B