{"id":24479,"date":"2018-12-06T09:01:37","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T07:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=24479"},"modified":"2018-12-06T09:01:37","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T07:01:37","slug":"junior-adventure-seekers-set-to-shine-at-xterra-kids-race-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/press-release\/junior-adventure-seekers-set-to-shine-at-xterra-kids-race-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior adventure seekers set to shine at XTERRA Kids Race in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Junior adventure seekers can experience the action of the largest XTERRA in the world when they toe the line on the water\u2019s edge of the Eikenhof Dam on Saturday, 23 February 2019 ready to partake in the fun-filled XTERRA SA Kids Race.<\/p>\n

A premium off-road triathlon, the XTERRA Kids Race includes a swimming, mountain bike and trail run discipline and is the perfect introduction to the sport of XTERRA.\u00a0 There are three categories to choose from when entering, with junior XTERRA Warriors ranging from 6 to 15 years of age:\u00a0 1.<\/strong> 6-8 years: Swim: 60m; MTB: 2km; Trail Run: 600m, 2.<\/strong> 9-11 years: Swim: 100m; MTB: 3km; Trail Run: 1.5km and 3.<\/strong> 12-15 years: Swim: 250m; MTB: 5km; Trail Run: 2.5km.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe XTERRA Kids Race is always the source of much excitement,\u201d says Michael Meyer, Managing Director Stillwater Sports.\u00a0 \u201cIt is heartwarming to see moms, dads, grandparents and siblings supporting the junior XTERRA warriors from start to finish.\u00a0 In 2019 the event will be hosted on the Saturday after the XTERRA Lite which means junior XTERRA Warriors (whose parents will take part in the XTERRA Lite) will get to watch mom and dad in action before experiencing the fun themselves.\u00a0 We look forward to hosting two fun-filled days for the entire family out in Grabouw.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2018 the XTERRA Kids Race was really well received.\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nick Etherton (age 8) took part in his third XTERRA Kids Race on the day.\u00a0 \u201cXTERRA is fun.\u00a0 I really like winning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Caleb Hunter (age 7) is no stranger to the XERRA Kids Race.\u00a0 \u201cMy three brothers also took part today.\u00a0 I like running.\u00a0 The mountain biking was fun, but hard.\u00a0 I really enjoy XTERRA.\u201d<\/p>\n

Klara du Plessis (age 7) had a fun time on route.\u00a0 \u201cThe event was fun.\u00a0 I enjoyed the mountain-biking the most.\u00a0 I\u2019ll definitely come back next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Ethan Hunter (age 11), the XTERRA Kids race isn\u2019t too hard.\u00a0 \u201cXTERRA is fun.\u00a0 I like it because it isn\u2019t insanely hard.\u00a0 I like the mountain-biking the most.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andrew Bosch (age 14) travelled all the way from Port Elizabeth to take part in the XTERRA Kids Race.\u00a0 \u201cMy dad took part in the XTERRA Full.\u00a0 XTERRA is amazing.\u00a0 I love the mountain-biking the most.\u00a0 XTERRA is the best event ever.\u00a0\u00a0 I definitely want to take part next year again.\u201d\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

EVENT INFORMATION<\/u><\/strong>: \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>XTERRA Grabouw (Elgin-Grabouw Country Club, Western Cape)<\/p>\n

A premier off-road triathlon, XTERRA Grabouw kicks off the 2019 XTERRA racing season.\u00a0 Adventure seekers (and their families) can look forward to a weekend of action packed racing that will entertain the entire family.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date:<\/strong><\/td>\nEvent:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saturday, 23 February 2019<\/strong><\/td>\nXTERRA Lite:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nFormat<\/u><\/em>:\u00a0 <\/em>400m swim, +-14km MTB, +-6.5km Trail Run<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nEntry Fee<\/u><\/em>:<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0 Lite Individual Entry \/ R600.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nEntry Fee<\/u><\/em>:<\/em>\u00a0 Lite Team Entry \/ R900.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nXTERRA Kids: <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nEvent 1<\/u><\/em>:\u00a0 <\/em>6-8 years (60m Swim, 2km MTB, 600m Trail Run)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nEvent <\/u><\/em>2:\u00a0 <\/em>9-11 years (100m Swim, 3km MTB, 1.5km Trail Run)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nEvent <\/u><\/em>3:\u00a0 <\/em>12-15 years (250m Swim, 5km MTB, 2.5km Trail Run)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nEntry Fee<\/u><\/em>:\u00a0 <\/em>R100.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nTime<\/u><\/em>:\u00a0 <\/em>13:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunday, 24 February 2019<\/strong><\/td>\nXTERRA (full event)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nFormat<\/u><\/em>:\u00a0 <\/em>1.5km Swim, +-25.6km MTB, +-12.4km Trail Run<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nEntry Fee<\/u><\/em>:\u00a0 <\/em>Individual\u00a0 Entry \/ R1200.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nEntry Fee<\/u><\/em>:\u00a0 <\/em>Team Entry \/ R1500.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

All XTERRA Lite and Full entries will receive an official event t-shirt.<\/p>\n

Twitter:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>@XTERRASA<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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

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

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Junior adventure seekers can experience the action of the largest XTERRA in the world when they toe the line on the water\u2019s edge of the Eikenhof Dam on Saturday, 23 February 2019 ready to partake in the fun-filled XTERRA SA Kids Race. A premium off-road triathlon, the XTERRA Kids Race includes a swimming, mountain bike […]<\/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":[3761,3007],"class_list":["post-24479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-press-release","tag-eikenhof-dam","tag-xterra"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24479","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=24479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24479\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}