PPC Riebeek Berg Marathon & Half Marathon
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| Date: |
31 July 2010 |
| Time: |
07h30 |
| Organisers: |
Altech Autopage Swartland Athletic Club |
| Distance: |
42.2; 21.1; 10; 5; |
| Province: |
Boland |
| Start: |
PPC Cement
Riebeeck-West
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| Enquiries: |
Contact 1: Ilse Vlok
(H) 022-4481565
(C) 079-5235145
(Email) vlokhennie@telkomsa.net
Contact 2: Karel Libetrau
(W) 022-4871133
(C) 079-4958896
(Email)karel@swwines.co.za
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| Entry Details: |
Entries are also taken at the Riebeek Berg Marathon Office and close two weeks before the race.
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| Route Description: |
Route Type: Circular
This is a relatively challenging course by marathon standards. The first eight kilometres of the race are easy. Be warned! Don't be lulled into a false sense of security. The next two kilometres entail a steady climb as you pass the 10-kilometre marker board. What follows is a hill that will test your endurance to the limit. Make no mistake, this is a tough climb.
Once over the hill, the race offers some short-lived respite before the halfway mark. Somewhere close to the 22-kilometre mark, yet another challenging hill looms, mercifully not quite as harsh as the first. You will encounter stretches of gravel road between four and 16-kilometres, and again for a kilometre around the 29-kilometre marker. The rest of the race is moderate, with a relatively easy finish.
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| Prizes and Give-Aways: |
| Men who finish in less than 02:45 win gold medals, and those who finish in less than 03:15 win silver. For senior women and veteran men, the times are 03:15 for gold, 03:50 for silver and 05:00 for bronze. The times for veteran women, Masters and Grand Masters are 03:30 for gold, 04:00 for silver and 05:00 for bronze.
Each finisher is presented with a commemorative bottle of wine and refreshments. The first 10 men, the first five women and all category winners in the half marathon win gold medals; the next 100 win silver; and all finishers who make the 02:45 cut-off get bronze. |
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| Course Records: |
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Name |
Time |
Year |
| Men |
David Bokwe |
02:25:18 |
1995 |
| Women |
Esme Solomons |
02:57:27 |
1994 |
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| Editor's Notes: |
Walkers are welcome to participate in the half marathon or the 10-kilometre event. The half marathon starts at 07h50 with a cut-off time of 04:00. To accommodate walkers, the 10-kilometre event has a cut-off time of 02:30 and starts at 08h10.
Finishers: 1050 Time Limit: 05:00 |
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