Trail runners get ready
Entrants have three routes to choose from; a 5km, 10km or 20km with entries starting at R100.
Entries are now open for the first Jeppe K-Way Trail Run of 2022 on March 26 at Ezemvelo Nature Reserve in Bronkhorstspruit.
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Entrants have three routes to choose from: 5km, 10km or 20km, with entries starting at R100.
There will be one water point on the 10km event and two on the 20km event.
Spectators also pay R100 for entrance to the reserve.
Tickets for participants are on sale through Entry Ninja, while spectators will need to pay at the reserve entrance.
Neil Miller, captain for the Dirt Trackers, the trail-running section of Jeppe Quondam Athletics, said each of the trails set out for the day is so user-friendly that beginners can complete them.
“To take part, you don’t need special trail running shoes, just an old pair of tekkies.”
Miller told the NEWS there had been a big uptake of trail running in Gauteng since the pandemic hit.
While the club was started around five years ago, it had only really started taking off in the last three years.
“With road races cancelled, people were looking for other ways to keep fit,” he said.
He added that while road races were still constrained by the number of athletes able to take part, trail running was hit with much lighter restrictions.
“Trail running is not as constrained or as structured as road running. We have runners out in nature and they don’t have a set time to cross the finishing line. Trail running caters to everyone.
“Runners can walk their distance or run it or they can do a combination of both,” Miller said.
Anyone interested in more information or wanting to join Jeppe’s Dirt Trackers can contact Kim Pain on 082 888 1310 or at admin@kwayjeppe.co.za
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