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FOREVER RESORTS LOSKOP SERIES ‘THE WILD’ CHALLENGE
FOREVER RESORTS LOSKOP SERIES ‘THE WILD’ CHALLENGE
ENTRY DETAILS
This event is strictly pre-entry. Entries are limited to 2,000 entrants.
FOREVER RESORTS LOSKOP SERIES ‘THE WILD’ CHALLENGE
DIRECTIONS
Race Start Coordinates: -25.414845910463466, 29.36148762702942
Race Finish Coordinates: 0.0,0.0
FOREVER RESORTS LOSKOP SERIES ‘THE WILD’ CHALLENGE
THE RUN
When you take on this race there is a contract that you must make with yourself. If ever you are reduced to a walk; you will do this with dignity and with pride. For here you will need this contract. The opening stages of the run are pleasant enough, run along the dam towards the wall. One needs to take care here; if the dam is full the high water may have you splashing through unseen obstacles that may cause problems later on. This is a good time to collect your composure for the task that lies ahead. The route crosses over the river and takes you into the welcome shade of the mountain on a well maintained gravel road. There is a gradual yet steady climb for about six kilometres. Before you lies the fearsome Thaba Diafella. ‘Klaar Gepraat’, the mountain that silences all argument. The climb is brutal, over 200 metres in just less than two kilometres. Here a tradition is born. Pick up a stone, look the monster in the eye and make your way to the summit.
At the top is an ever growing pile of stones placed there by the brave souls that took on “Thaba Diafella” and did not lose their nerve. Deposit your stone on the pile and promise the mountain that you will return next year. On the top of this notorious hill is beautiful scenery with the Loskop dam down below on your right and the Loskop Valley on the left, stop running, or shuffling and enjoy this scene. This is a run with a difference and the testing hills are easily forgotten. Here you may encounter buffalo, giraffe, warthog and various other species. Here, game warden replaces marshal; here you run free. You return the same way below the dam and run towards the dam wall. Once more one needs to take care here; if the dam is full the high water may have you splashing through unseen obstacles that may cause problems later on and with the last unexpected surprise of Hill Forever with less than a kilometre to the finish. For the observant, admire the magnificent hand built stone wall. An experience, what an experience!
FOREVER RESORTS LOSKOP SERIES ‘THE WILD’ CHALLENGE
ORGANISER
CONTACT PERSON
RACES BY THIS CLUB
TYPE |
PROVINCE |
RACE |
DATE |
VENUE |
CONTACT |
NUMBER |
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Mpumalanga |
MHS Half Marathon Spring Run |
01 January 2024 |
Middies (MHS) Farm Stoffberg Road Middelburg |
Piet Schoeman |
072-7910378 |
|
Limpopo |
N'komati Anthracite |
01 January 2024 |
Kaapmuiden Primary School 4 South Of N4 Matsulu |
Johan de Klerk |
073-6684436 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Leopard Tortoise Night Race |
01 January 2024 |
Kanonkop High School Jacaranda Street Middelburg |
Charmaine van der Merwe |
083-2929207 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Rotary Great Train Race - CANCELLED |
01 January 2024 |
32km - Nkangala District Municipality, Middelburg 15 km - Plot 85, Jackaroo, R555 Road eMalahleni |
Charmaine van der Merwe |
083-2929207 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Komati Gorge Memorial Run |
01 January 2024 |
Komati Gorge Lodge Waterfall Farm Mpumalanga |
Race Organiser |
|
|
Mpumalanga |
Elandskloof Trout Half Marathon |
01 January 2024 |
Elandskloof Trout Farm Off the R540 8km from Dullstroom |
Charmaine van der Merwe |
083-2929207 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Dullies Altitude Charity Challenge |
01 January 2024 |
Dullstroom Dam & Nature Reserve |
Charmane Horn |
082-6546645 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Blue Mining Services MMK 5-in-1 |
27 January 2024 |
Kanonkop High School Jacaranda Street Middelburg |
Charmaine van der Merwe |
083-2929207 |
|
Mpumalanga |
MMK Night Series 1 |
21 February 2024 |
Hoerskool Kanonkop Jacaranda Street Middelburg |
Magda Pretoirus |
072-5937346 |
|
Mpumalanga |
MMK Night Series 2 |
27 March 2024 |
Kanonkop High School Jacaranda Street Middelburg |
Charmaine van der Merwe |
083-2929207 |
|
Mpumalanga |
MMK Night Series 3 |
10 April 2024 |
Kanonkop High School Jacaranda Street Middelburg |
Charmaine van der Merwe |
083-2929207 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Nashua Loskop Ultra Marathon |
20 April 2024 |
Municipal Offices Wanderers Avenue Middelburg |
Hein Koch |
073-4245984 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Loskop Series ‘The Wild’ Challenge |
20 April 2024 |
Loskop Nature Reserve Damwal Complex |
Charmaine van der Merwe |
083-2929207 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Middelburg Hospice 4.9 km Nite Race |
01 May 2024 |
C.R. Swart Laerskool Zuid Street Middelburg |
SR Judy |
083-2315831 |
|
Mpumalanga |
MMK KHS Maximus Lion Half Marathon |
27 July 2024 |
Kanonkop High School Jacaranda Street Middelburg |
Charmaine van der Merwe |
083-2929207 |
|
Mpumalanga |
MMK Night Series 4 |
18 September 2024 |
Kanonkop High School Jacaranda Street Middelburg |
Charmaine van der Merwe |
083-2929207 |
|
Mpumalanga |
MMK SpecSavers Night Race |
23 October 2024 |
Aerorand Primary School Chapmans Peak Drive Aerorand, Middelburg |
Charmaine van der Merwe |
083-2929207 |
|
Mpumalanga |
MMK Night Series 5 |
06 November 2024 |
Kanonkop High School Jacaranda Street Middelburg |
Charmaine van der Merwe |
083-2929207 |
FOREVER RESORTS LOSKOP SERIES ‘THE WILD’ CHALLENGE
EDITORS NOTES
EDITORS NOTES
The Loskop Half Marathon Challenge has been consistently ranked in a number of our surveys as a well organised and well presented event. The race celebrates its 13th anniversary in 2019.
Time Limit: 04:00
Finishers: 0
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