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OTTER AFRICAN AND DASSIE TRAIL RUN - TWO DAYS
DATE 11 October 2019
TIME 07h00
ORGANISERS Magnetic South Events
DISTANCE 6km, 10km, 42km
PROVINCE Western Cape
START VENUE De Vasselot Campsite,Natures Valley,
PRE-ENTRY CLOSING DATE
RACE WEBSITE CLICK HERE
PRIMARY CONTACT
NAME Race Organiser
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EMAIL info@otter.run
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WORK NUMBER 044-3822932
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EMAIL
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OTTER AFRICAN AND DASSIE TRAIL RUN - TWO DAYS

ENTRY DETAILS



Pre-entries: otter.run/the-dassie/. The field is limited to 200 local and 40 international entrants, so it is wise to enter early. Pre-entries for the Dassie 10 kilometre trail run is essential and has a limited field of 150.




OTTER AFRICAN AND DASSIE TRAIL RUN - TWO DAYS

DIRECTIONS

Race Start Coordinates: -33.97096715161279, 23.562939316034317 

Race Finish Coordinates: 0.0,0.0 

OTTER AFRICAN AND DASSIE TRAIL RUN - TWO DAYS

THE RUN



The race takes place over two days, the first day features a prologue and the second the main event.




The prologue is a short five kilometre run on similar terrain and technicality as the race itself. Completion of the prologue is part of the Otter event and it functions in the seeding process for the main run.


This demanding run crosses four rivers all of which involve getting your feet wet and the third river, the infamous Bloukrans River, crossing involves a swim. The trail features eleven significant climbs with at least three higher than 100 metres. The total elevation gain over the route is over 2,600 metres. Some of these climbs are steep enough to force even the strongest runners to walk and in many places it is stepped.
Type Point-to-point
Sub Event Off-Road Running
Difficulty Rating 0
OTTER AFRICAN AND DASSIE TRAIL RUN - TWO DAYS

MEDIA RELEASE
Race Name Release Date Media Release
OTTER AFRICAN AND DASSIE TRAIL RUN - TWO DAYS

ORGANISER
NAME Magnetic South Events
PROVINCE South Western Districts
EMAIL info@magneticsouth.net
WEBSITE https://www.facebook.com/magneticsouthevents/
ADDRESS P O Box 1225 Knysna

CONTACT PERSON
NAME Matty Smith
PROVINCE
EMAIL matty@magneticsouth.net
NUMBER 044-3822932
ADDRESS

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OTTER AFRICAN AND DASSIE TRAIL RUN - TWO DAYS

EDITORS NOTES



EDITORS NOTES

The event is held over two days and is made up of two separate races. The Otter Challenge caters for more recreational trail runners who have the running of the Otter Trail on their bucket list and this event will maintain the established time limit of 11:00. The Otter Run is made specifically for proficient trail runners with an ambitious time limit of 08:00. The Dassie 10 kilometre trail run starts at 08h30.



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