Dunes X-Trail the final race in series
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The final Standard Bank Xtrail, The Dunes, in the Standard Bank Trail running series will take place in Swakopmund tomorrow. The race starts at 08:30.
The run is unique and will take participants into the dunes of the Dorab National Park. The Ministry of Enviroment together with tour operators working in the area have worked hard to rehabilitate this delicate environment and have granted a special permit to run these dunes.
Participants can choose between an 8 km or 15.5 km distance.
OTB Sport, the event organisers, said: “It is vital that the runners and walkers stay on the designated routes and marked trail. The dunes are alive with life and running off tracks, especially on the gravel plains, will ruin the ecosystem and the pristine landscape.
“Although one thinks of the dunes as pure sand, much of the running is on the flat and hard gravel planes that run in between the dunes. The sheer dunes are on either side of you. A practice run of the 15.5 km route required deloading of sand from the shoes on three occasions. They who have the fastest sand removal technique might just win the race.”
OTB Sport said they expected a very fast and competitive race, with about 250 entries. Runners compete not only for the podium for the Dunes Xtrail, but also for overall series positions in the Standard Bank Xtrails.
The race will start and finish at Tigers Reef Beach Bar.
All entries and details are online at www.otbsport.com??
Late entries for the Dunes Xtrail are done today from 16:00-19:00 at Cafe Treff Swakopmund.
Start time of the 15.5 km Trail is 08:30, before the 7 km trail starts at 09:00. The cut-off time for finishers is 11:20 before the prize-giving starts at approximately 12:00.
The run is unique and will take participants into the dunes of the Dorab National Park. The Ministry of Enviroment together with tour operators working in the area have worked hard to rehabilitate this delicate environment and have granted a special permit to run these dunes.
Participants can choose between an 8 km or 15.5 km distance.
OTB Sport, the event organisers, said: “It is vital that the runners and walkers stay on the designated routes and marked trail. The dunes are alive with life and running off tracks, especially on the gravel plains, will ruin the ecosystem and the pristine landscape.
“Although one thinks of the dunes as pure sand, much of the running is on the flat and hard gravel planes that run in between the dunes. The sheer dunes are on either side of you. A practice run of the 15.5 km route required deloading of sand from the shoes on three occasions. They who have the fastest sand removal technique might just win the race.”
OTB Sport said they expected a very fast and competitive race, with about 250 entries. Runners compete not only for the podium for the Dunes Xtrail, but also for overall series positions in the Standard Bank Xtrails.
The race will start and finish at Tigers Reef Beach Bar.
All entries and details are online at www.otbsport.com??
Late entries for the Dunes Xtrail are done today from 16:00-19:00 at Cafe Treff Swakopmund.
Start time of the 15.5 km Trail is 08:30, before the 7 km trail starts at 09:00. The cut-off time for finishers is 11:20 before the prize-giving starts at approximately 12:00.
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