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HARCOURTS BATTLEFIELDS MARATHON
HARCOURTS BATTLEFIELDS MARATHON
ENTRY DETAILS
Entries for the marathon, half marathon and 10 kilometre races will be taken at the start venue the evening before the race. No entries will be taken on race day.
HARCOURTS BATTLEFIELDS MARATHON
DIRECTIONS
Race Start Coordinates: -27.739012177228957, 29.926130175590515
Race Finish Coordinates: 0.0,0.0
HARCOURTS BATTLEFIELDS MARATHON
THE RUN
This historic race has a well-balanced route with a few hills, all in the right places. You run out of the town onto the Memel Road to Ingogo and back. The first section is run on tar and incorporates a climb of about seven kilometres. There is some respite however as the following 10 kilometres are flat and the running is easy and relaxed. Here you can really enjoy the mountains, fresh air and the race’s natural surroundings. At the 17-kilometre marker the route turns onto a sand road for about eight kilometres.
Along this stretch lie the silent gravesites of the fallen heroes of the Schuinshoogte Battle. This is a good spot to pause and reflect. Before the turning point at Ingogo there is a monster of a hill which goes on for a punishing two kilometres. This is followed by a steep downhill stretch to the Ingogo River where you steel yourself for the return journey to Newcastle. All other races are on the same route with different turning points.
FACILITES
There is a swimming pool at the venue and ample accommodation for out-of-town runners.
HARCOURTS BATTLEFIELDS MARATHON
ORGANISER
CONTACT PERSON
RACES BY THIS CLUB
TYPE |
PROVINCE |
RACE |
DATE |
VENUE |
CONTACT |
NUMBER |
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KwaZulu-Natal |
Donkey's Pass Mountain Challenge 25 km & 15 km - Cancelled in 2014 |
01 January 2024 |
Vulintaba Country Estate D96 Road, Newcastle |
Andre Grundlingh |
083-6532865 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
Newcastle Nite Half Marathon & 10 km Run/Walk - Cancelled for 2014 |
01 January 2024 |
Newcastle Swimming Pool Newcastle |
At Swanepoel |
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|
KwaZulu-Natal |
Kosmos Balele Mountain Challenge |
01 January 2024 |
Utrecht Balele Community Game Park |
At Swanepoel |
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|
KwaZulu-Natal |
Dave Hawthorne Memorial Marathon |
01 January 2024 |
Ferrum Swimming Pool Drakensberg Drive Newcastle |
At Swanepoel |
072-2291662 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
Battlefields Marathon - CANCELLED |
01 January 2024 |
Hutten Park Primary School Rietbok Avenue Newcastle |
Elsa Grundlingh |
083-6528779 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
Madaka Game Run/Walk |
01 January 2024 |
Amadaka Game Farm |
ASt Swanepoel |
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HARCOURTS BATTLEFIELDS MARATHON
EDITORS NOTES
EDITORS NOTES
This race will be run for the 43rd time in 2021. Certainly it is a good race to do as an early Comrades qualifier or even as a training run. It can be rather cool at the start so be prepared. This historic run takes in some of the sites of battles leading up to the famous Battle of Majuba, a major deciding battle of the Anglo-Boer War. Fought on 27 February 1881 Majuba became a legend in South African military history. Schuinshoogte was the site of a one-day battle on 8 February 1881, when the British under General Colley found themselves surrounded by the Boers at the top of the hill.
Time Limit: 06:00
Finishers: 400
ACCOMODATION