Comrades Marathon Champion (2016) Charne Bosman will step out of her comfort zone the weekend of 26 \u2013 28 March 2021 when she takes on South Africa\u2019s premier three-day stage trail run, the AfricanX Trailrun at the Houw Hoek Hotel (Bot River, Overberg Region \/ Western Cape).<\/p>\n
Bosman\u2019s 27-year career in running has seen her rake in an impressive list of achievements including:\u00a0 SA Cross Country Champion (1999 \u2013 2002), Two Oceans Half Marathon Champion (2001 \u2013 2003), SA Marathon Champion (2008, 2011 and 2012) and Comrades Marathon Champion (2016) to mention just a few.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am not sure if any road races will take place in the next four months and I\u2019ve always wanted to take part in the AfricanX Trailrun,\u201d says Bosman.\u00a0 \u201cI did some trail running in December while on holiday in Jeffreys Bay and absolutely loved it.\u00a0 I wanted to do it every day.\u00a0 I love the toughness around it.\u00a0 I don\u2019t have a trail running background, but I have represented South Africa at six world cross country championships.\u00a0 I actually started my running career as a cross country runner.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI am really looking forward to the AfricanX Trailrun,\u201d continues Bosman.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ll be teaming up with Karel Burger who\u2019s no stranger to the sport.\u00a0 We will be running for the Murray & Roberts Running Club.\u00a0 Our team strength will definitely be our mental toughness and collective competition experience.\u00a0 Our goal is to do well.\u00a0 I am training on the trails every weekend.\u00a0 I will do my homework to ensure that we do well.\u00a0 I am really looking forward to this new experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
2021 Event Information:\u00a0 AfricanX Trailrun<\/p>\n
Teams of two trail running enthusiasts (male\/female\/mixed) will be seen battling it out on a route varying in distances each day.\u00a0 Each stage will feature a different route that is guaranteed to keep things exciting while leaving runners in awe.<\/p>\n
Date: Friday 26 March 2021 \u2013 Sunday 28 March 2021
\nFormat: Three-day stage race \/ teams of two (male\/female\/mixed)
\nFestival Village: On the grounds of the Houw Hoek Hotel (Bot River, Overberg Region \/ Western Cape)<\/p>\n
Distance: Day 1:\u00a0 +- 24km
\nDay 2:\u00a0 +- 32km
\nDay 3:\u00a0 +- 18km<\/p>\n
There are three entry options:<\/p>\n
R3400 per person \u2013 this includes breakfast and lunch, but excludes dinner and accommodation.
\nR3900 per person \u2013 this includes breakfast, lunch and dinner, but excludes accommodation.
\nR4400 per person \u2013 this includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and tented accommodation at Houw Hoek Hotel.<\/p>\n
Iconic to the AfricanX Trailrun, ALL entrants will receive a sought after AfricanX hoodie and an exclusive finisher\u2019s t-shirt, amongst other exciting sponsor gifts!<\/p>\n
CHARITY SUPPORT:\u00a0 The AfricanX Trailrun proudly supports The Timothy James Harlow Foundation (TJHF), a non-profit organisation that searches for opportunities to make a difference in the lives of individuals and communities.\u00a0 Runners can support the TJHF by making a donation when entering the AfricanX Trailrun online.<\/p>\n
This year AfricanX entrants have the opportunity to get more involved by suggesting a candidate and\/or cause that they\u2019d like the TJHF to support.\u00a0 Suggestions can be sent to entries@stillwatersports.com<\/p>\n
PLEASE NOTE:\u00a0 The event organisers will at all times adhere to Government Regulations regarding COVID-19.<\/p>\n
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For additional information on the AfricanX Trailrun please visit www.stillwatersports.com, contact Stillwater Sports on 082\u00a0991 0045 or email entries@stillwatersports.com.<\/p>\n
Comrades Marathon Champion (2016) Charne Bosman will step out of her comfort zone the weekend of 26 \u2013 28 March 2021 when she takes on South Africa\u2019s premier three-day stage trail run, the AfricanX Trailrun at the Houw Hoek Hotel (Bot River, Overberg Region \/ Western Cape). Bosman\u2019s 27-year career in running has seen her […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58746,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2771,8686],"class_list":["post-40896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-more-sport","tag-africanx-trailrun","tag-charne-bosman"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40896","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40896\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}