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ARTHUR CRESWELL MEMORIAL ULTRA MARATHON & HALF
DATE 06 April 2019
TIME 05h30
ORGANISERS Ladysmith Athletics Club
DISTANCE 21.1km, 52km
PROVINCE KwaZulu-Natal
START VENUE 52 km - Oaklahamba Municipality Bergville,21 km - Ladysmith Sports club ,
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RACE WEBSITE NOT YET AVAILABLE
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NAME Lincoln Sibiya
NUMBER 079-3610871
EMAIL lacracesecretary@gmail.com
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ARTHUR CRESWELL MEMORIAL ULTRA MARATHON & HALF

ENTRY DETAILS


The ultra marathon is strictly pre-entry. Runners who have run the race 21 times or more get free entry. Participants can collect their numbers at the Ladysmith Sports Club the day before the race between 14h00 and 18h00 or at the Bergville Farmers’ Hall on the morning of the race from 04h00.




ARTHUR CRESWELL MEMORIAL ULTRA MARATHON & HALF

DIRECTIONS

Race Start Coordinates: -28.727300584833007, 29.347725212574005 

Race Finish Coordinates: -28.56972009447431, 29.766777455806732 

ARTHUR CRESWELL MEMORIAL ULTRA MARATHON & HALF

THE RUN



This race is run largely in open country. It is relatively easy but there is Child's Hill to negotiate, between the 12- and 18-kilometre marks, which is quite a test of fitness. Once you are over this hill, at about 30 kilometres, you cross the highway and turn onto a sand road. This provides a welcome break from the visual monotony as you run through forest and farm areas. After the turn back onto the main Ladysmith Road you will find some testing pulls at about 45 kilometres. Here it is hot and hard but the end is near. The run into Ladysmith is easy and mainly downhill.


Type Point-to-point
Sub Event Road Running
Difficulty Rating 2
ARTHUR CRESWELL MEMORIAL ULTRA MARATHON & HALF

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ORGANISER
NAME Ladysmith Athletics Club
PROVINCE KwaZulu-Natal
EMAIL lacracesecretary@gmail.com
WEBSITE www.ladysmithathleticsclub.co.za/
ADDRESS 33 Klibank Road P O Box 937 Ladysmith

CONTACT PERSON
NAME Deidre van Staden
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EMAIL lacracesecretary@gmail.com
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RACES BY THIS CLUB
TYPE PROVINCE RACE DATE VENUE CONTACT NUMBER
KwaZulu-Natal Ladysmith Athletic Club Half Marathon Night Race 01 January 2024 Ladysmith Sports Club Klip Bank Road Max Pillay 083-6278450
KwaZulu-Natal Bekhiziwe Joseph Shabalala Marathon 04 February 2024 Kirkintulloch Primary School Peacetown Road Embuzweni, Ladysmith Vuyo Shabalala 079-4669609
KwaZulu-Natal Arthur Creswell Memorial Ultra Marathon & Half 07 April 2024 Bergville Sports Centre Golf Road Bergville Nokwazi Maphalala 076-3802065
ARTHUR CRESWELL MEMORIAL ULTRA MARATHON & HALF

EDITORS NOTES



EDITORS NOTES

This race has been judged one of the best organised in KwaZulu-Natal on several occasions. For those looking for a soft Comrades qualifier, this must be your pick: you get an extra 30 minutes to run just two kilometres at the end of the race. The half marathon starts at the finish venue at 07h00 and is an out-and-back race on the ultra marathon route.



Time Limit: 06:30

Finishers: 400

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