The spur trail series is your ticket to trail running adventure and rejuvenating running. Spur and wildrunner have been teaming up to bring us pure trail running heaven. Cape town paul cluver wine estate spur cape winter trail series 2015 race 1 of 4. The spur gauteng winter trail series 2015 kicked off last sunday at bsorah with almost 1200 runners braving the winter chill.
Whether a novice trail runner, or an experienced campaigner at the top of your game, the trail series. The final of four races in this popular short course trail running series. The spur trail series is one of the most popular trail running events on the south african trail running calendar. The cape summer series consists of 4 races and kicked off on wednesday 14 january 2015 at the tygerberg nature reserve.
The route is mostly awesome technical single track with spectacular views of muizenberg, false bay, cape town, houtbaai and noordhoek. 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 adventure and rejuvenating running. As i mentioned in this post, ive been invited to do some guest posting at endurohub here is a copy of my race report for the. A new face in the gauteng spur trail series events is leeuwenkloof, which will host the final race of the series. Spur trail series race 02 tygerberg nature reserve. You would have been forgiven if you thought the third race of the spur cape winter trail series took place on a summers day as the sun shone down on over 900 trail runners at the taal monument in.
The spur schools mountain bike league is about introducing more learners to bikes and encouraging south african schools to adopt mountain biking as an official sport. An exciting addition to the spur trail series calendar. I got there early and watched the sun rise over the beautiful dam next to the finish line. Wildrunner is able to organise your trail running event professionally and seamlessly. Enjoy this exclusive, once a year, trail running access to the magnificent paul cluver estate complete with three brand new routes in 2020. The final race of the spur cape winter trail series was a dramatic affair as approximately 800 runners were challenged with gale force winds as they took on the beautiful trails surrounding kleinmond. Starting at paul cluver, this stunning xxl ultra 46km trail race takes place in the groenlandberg mountain range. Dirtopia trail run series offered 26 trail runs in 2015 and by 2018 have been. Wildrunner organises the sanlam cape town marathon peace trail runs a trail run. Wildrunner presents its 100th event at race four in the 2012 spur cape winter trail. The spier night trail run series 3 of 3 takes place on the 5th of april 2019, at spier wine farm stellenbosch. Whether a novice trail runner, or an experienced campaigner at the top of your game, the spur trail series is your ticket.
With a wellmarked long and short course route at each event, there is something for everyone. Aug 06, 2015 spur trail series race 02 tygerberg nature reserve august 6, 2015 in events by fareed as i mentioned in this post, ive been invited to do some guest posting at endurohub here is a copy of my race report for the tygerberg nature reserve event on the spur winter trail series. As i mentioned in this post, ive been invited to do some guest posting at endurohub here is a copy of my race report for the tygerberg nature reserve event on the spur winter trail series i probably overheard people casually throw the phrase taming the tyger around a few times before the race. Entries are limited and preentry online is advisable, as we may not take on the day entries if our capacity is reached. Classic trail which is ideal for beginnersaverageweekend warrior runners whilst the racing goats can give it horns, at lightning speed. Spur schools mountain bike league spur mtb schools. In one of the worlds most beautiful cities, on the epic trails of table mountain. There are some really great photo ops along the course and, the higher you climb, the better the views get. This is only the second time that the spur trail series will travel to this exciting venue and runners can once again look forward to a ramble through a deserted mine to top of their spur trail series experience.
With a wellmarked long and short course route at each event, there is something for everyone from kids as young as 6 years to the grand masters. Wildrunner launches the first transfrontier wildrun. View information, contact details and events for cape winter trail series 2015. Runners blown away by spur trail series finale trail series. In order to qualify for the long route championship or short route challenge. The spur summer trail series kicks off with their first race on sunday, 15 january 2017 in elgin valley. This past sunday saw the trail running calendar kick off with the first race of the spur cape summer trail series at lebanon forest in elgin. Examples of typical single track would be a hiking trail, mountain bike trail, game trail, livestock trail. Image by pat black race 3 of the spur gauteng winter trail series took place at segwati game ranch on a cool and crisp highveld morning as nearly 1,000 runners finished the penultimate race of the series. Lions head for an easy to moderate run, head up lions head. The peninsula ultra fun run, known for short as puffer, is a nofrills ultra trail run which has been held annually in cape town, south.
The run is roughly four miles roundtrip with about 1,400 feet of. Spur cape winter trail series 4 of 4 spur cape winter trail series 4 of 4 is a trail running race on western cape, covering. A onceoff, longer spur trail series route for those looking for a bigger challenge than the normal championship of challenge distance. Three of the cape s most well know epic mountain races. Dewald moved spur cape winter trail series 3 paarl mountain reserve from completed to 2015 race archive dewald changed description of spur cape winter trail series 3 paarl mountain reserve rigardt smit moved spur cape winter trail series 3 paarl mountain reserve lower. Once upon a time, before trail running, before parkour, we hiked up various mountains in south africa and ran down like crazy people we called it extreme jogging. With a well marked long and short course route at each event, there is something for everyone from kids as young as six years to the grand masters.
Aug, 2017 the fourth and final race in the spur cape winter trail series by wildrunner. Me and 200 other runners this morning i did my longest trail race ever the silvermine xl, another well organised event by wildrunner. The spur trail series is a lifestyle choice a step away from clock watching in huge crowds on tedious roads. Spur cape winter trail series 3 paarl mountain reserve on.
The final race of the spur cape winter trail series was a dramatic affair as approximately 800 runners were challenged with gale force winds as they took on the beautiful trails surrounding kleinm runners blown away by spur trail series finale trail series. The trail series kicked off the short course trail running racing scene in south africa in january. With both a well marked long and short course route at each event, there is something for everyone. After taking a beating from the wild fires last year, it was awesome to have all the fun single tracks back in action. The series features four races in total with it drawing to an end on sunday, 26 february 2017. The 2015 edition of the popular spur gauteng winter trail series kicked off with a record number of entrants as almost 1200 people crossed the finish line at bsorah tented camp this sunday. Spur trail series heading to epic conclusion run trail. Paul cluver elgin estate takes place on 19 july 2020. A brand new route for the 2020 tssl, starting from the familiar olienhout park and entering the tygerberg nature reserve off of fynbos close. Spur cape winter trail series race 02 tygerberg nature reserve.
Welcome to the heart of short course trail running in the sa since 2008. This is an individual race, and is not scored as part the spur cape winter trail series. What hit me almost instantly were the stunning views of cape town and table mountain. Jun 30, 2015 edwin sesipi and michael bailey go head to head at race 3 of the spur gauteng winter trail series. This was my favourite run of the summer trail series so far. First of the summer series took place on 21 january 2018 at lebanon forest. With these simple aims, the spur schools mountain bike league has built a strong crosscountry racing format, with 4 or more events taking place in each province between april and.
Full stride is integrated medias trail running publication, available quarterly for free from 253 and growing outlets throughout sa. This is a standalone race and these race results do not form part of the spur cape summer trail series results. Singletrack describing a trail that is narrow and typically only wide enough for one runner to run on at a time and in single file. The cape s original trail running short course racing series since 2008. Jul 23, 2017 first race of 2017 in the spur cape winter trail series by wildrunner. Step into dynamic running on fun trails in wild and exciting places. Wildrunner announces thrilling 2016 kzn spur trail series. First was the fact that spur trail series and wildrunner turns 10 years young this.
Cape summer trail series 2015 dates january 10, 2015 by trailadmin leave a comment scorching running expected at spur cape summer trail series 2015 with entries almost filled up to capacity and the cape summer showing its best side its a definite that the spur cape summer trail series will get off to a cracking start this wednesday. This was held at the kogelberg biosphere reserve in kleinmond. Cape winter trail series 2 of 4 cape winter trail series 2 of 4 is a trail running race in western cape, covering 12. Spur cape winter trail series 3 paarl mountain reserve. Apr 03, 2014 the spur trail series is your ticket to trail running adventure and rejuvenating running.
Cape town the seventh spur cape summer trail series started with a bang as almost 800 runners descended on the tygerberg nature reserve on january 15 to take part in the first of four races. African trail running events management specialist since 2007. Chain gang events organise mtb and trail running events in the southern and western cape, south africa. The race started with a small, manageable hill which then broke into 2km of fast jeep track. At race 2 of the spur cape winter trail series,held at tygerberg nature reserve, more than 800 runners decided to brave the cold and enjoy another fun morning out on the trails. Spur cape winter trail series race 02 tygerberg nature. The events team are now focusing more on the spur schools mtb league. The 2015 event followed a slightly longer route to avoid fire damaged areas of the table mountain. Spur cape winter trail series 4 of 4 runners world.
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