This is an ULTRA TRIATHLON MARATHON you don't want to miss, and although its definitely not for the faint-hearted, this is DEFINITELY an event you want to do. If you not fit enough, GET-FIT, if you not ready, PREPARE, this is our challenge next year, make it yours too.
This month in MARATHONS & SPORTING EVENTS our focus is Triathlons and Cross Triathlons.
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Firstly, AGAIN, we are so lucky to have the spaces we do in South Africa to both feel and see the beauty, as well as compete in AWESOME events like this. They couldn't have chosen a better venue, THE MIDLANDS, its beautiful, its serene, and its South Africa at its finest.
Now, we've focused on Triathlons, Mountain Biking, and Open Water Swimming, and yes the original idea was to focus on Cross-Triathlons, BUT, we couldn't let this event slide, ITS AWESOME!!!
Now it is an ULTRA, so be warned, you need to be a little more than fit, but there are two versions if you are not that fit, or Triathlon versed, so if you cant do the biggie, then there is a not-so-hard-version-but-still-a-very-big-challenge version.
The Sprint is a 600M Swim, 20km Cycle & a 5km Run, but make sure you are completely aware of what you are getting yourself into when doing this one, it is a sprint after all and highly competitive.
The BIG ONE is the ULTRA, which is a 1.9km Swim, a 90km Cycle, and a 21KM Run...see ITS TOUGH!!!
You've missed the NOVEMBER 2014 Deadline, but pay attention and hook up on their FACEBOOK PAGE, or follow the website, and see what it is about, as there is another ULTRA in March.
This event has been selected by TSA as the South African Long Distances Triathlon Championships, making it one of the most prestigious events in South Africa, which means, IT ROCKS!!! (Just btw, if you are an athlete wanting to do the World Long Distance Triathlon Championships, you have to compete in this one.)
This exciting series is in its 6th year and race numbers and infrastructure have grown immensely. This half Iron Man and Sprint distance marathon is staged at the beautiful MidMar Dam and incorporates some of the safest training routes and most scenic in the country, no wait, correction, in Africa.
(Another, btw, they support an awesome charity called 'I CARE', which is dedicated to finding a sustainable solution to challenges facing street children in South Africa. Its a Holistic Program and covers Awareness, Outreach, Rehabilitation, Housing/Shelter, Education & Skills/Job Creation.)
The MIDLANDS ULTRA TRIATHLON SERIES employs between 35-45 staff members per event from the local township of Mpophomeni....RESPECT!!!
The Beautiful Natal Midlands...
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