{"id":16202,"date":"2018-02-13T17:43:42","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T15:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=16202"},"modified":"2018-02-13T17:43:42","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T15:43:42","slug":"xterra-route-equates-to-heaven-for-outdoor-enthusiasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/press-release\/xterra-route-equates-to-heaven-for-outdoor-enthusiasts\/","title":{"rendered":"XTERRA route equates to heaven for outdoor enthusiasts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seen here:\u00a0 Stuart Marais in action at the 2017 Fedhealth XTERRA Grabouw.\u00a0 Photo Credit:\u00a0 Tobias Ginsberg<\/em><\/p>\n

Taking place at the Elgin-Grabouw Country Club the weekend of 23 \u2013 25 February 2018, the Fedhealth XTERRA Grabouw route is best described as being heaven for outdoor enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe look forward to welcoming both local and international XTERRA Warriors to the largest XTERRA in the world,\u201d says Michael Meyer, Managing Director of Stillwater Sports.\u00a0 \u201cThe Elgin-Grabouw Country Club will treat entrants to breathtaking views of the surrounding Hottentots Holland, Nuweberg and Groenland mountains, while the waterfront ambiance of the Eikenhof Dam boasts an overwhelming sense of tranquility and enchantment.\u00a0 XTERRA Warriors can look forward to a well-balanced mountain bike and trail run route, with technical and fast open sections.\u00a0 The route is guaranteed to be challenging, but rewarding.\u201d<\/p>\n

EVENT INFORMATION<\/u><\/strong>: \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Fedhealth XTERRA Grabouw (Elgin-Grabouw Country Club, Western Cape)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date:<\/strong><\/td>\nEvent:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday, 23 February 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fedhealth XTERRA Kids<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n6-8 years (60m Swim, 2km MTB, 600m Trail Run)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n9-11 years (100m Swim, 3km MTB, 1.5km Trail Run)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n12-15 years (250m Swim, 5km MTB, 2.5km Trail Run)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saturday, 24 February 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 XTERRA Trail Run:\u00a0 6km and\/or 12km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fedhealth XTERRA Full:\u00a0 1.5km Swim, 25.6km MTB, 12.6km Trail Run<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunday, 25 February 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fedhealth XTERRA Lite:\u00a0 400m swim, 14km MTB, 6.5km Trail Run<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Please Note<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 <\/strong>The water level in the Eikenhof Dam is lower than in previous years.\u00a0 As a result the run from the water\u2019s edge to the transition area will be +- 500m in length.
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Fedhealth XTERRA Full \/ MTB course<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The mountain bike route starts with a 3km climb, taking riders up to the highest point on route.\u00a0 Some sections on the climb are loose, resulting in difficult riding.\u00a0 There are a few technical descents with very loose rocks.\u00a0 After 8km the single track fun with start with 80% of the climbs done.\u00a0 The infamous rock garden is definitely on the cards.\u00a0 If your technical skill is not up to scratch, please be careful.<\/p>\n

Fedhealth XTERRA Full \/ Trail Run course<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first 2km of the trail run route is fast with little technical sections.\u00a0 After the first water point the first bit of single track will take runners through the river.\u00a0 This is always a winner on hot days.\u00a0 The big climb is the next phase of the run.\u00a0 This starts around the 4km mark and is followed by a fast 3km downhill.\u00a0 The last few kilometers are more difficult as the terrain next to the dam consists of loose sand, logs, some single track and one last little uphill.<\/p>\n

Twitter: <\/em><\/strong>@XTERRASA<\/a> \/ @Fedhealthmed<\/a><\/p>\n

Facebook:\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>XTERRA South Africa<\/a> \/ Fedhealth Medical Aid<\/a><\/p>\n

Instagram:\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>@xterrasa<\/a><\/p>\n

Website:\u00a0 <\/strong>www.stillwatersports.com<\/a><\/p>\n

For further information or to enter the Fedhealth XTERRA Grabouw please contact 082\u00a0991 0045 or email entries@stillwatersports.com<\/u><\/p>\n

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Seen here:\u00a0 Stuart Marais in action at the 2017 Fedhealth XTERRA Grabouw.\u00a0 Photo Credit:\u00a0 Tobias Ginsberg Taking place at the Elgin-Grabouw Country Club the weekend of 23 \u2013 25 February 2018, the Fedhealth XTERRA Grabouw route is best described as being heaven for outdoor enthusiasts. \u201cWe look forward to welcoming both local and international XTERRA […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":58746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-press-release"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16202\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}