Something for everyone at Ultra-Trail Drakensberg
The family-friendly atmosphere of the Southern Drakensberg lends itself to a long weekend of trail running and relaxing.
THE Ultra-Trail Drakensberg (UTD) Festival of Trail Running from 26 to 28 April offers three different distances to appeal to runners of varying abilities.
The family-friendly atmosphere of the Southern Drakensberg lends itself to a long weekend of trail running and relaxing. With two shorter options available, the GCU62 and the SDR30, event stalwart Rhys Foster believes that you don’t need to be a racing snake to get through them.
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“The shorter runs are not at as higher altitude as the 160 and 100km race so that makes them a little bit easier. Because the trails are so well marked and well prepared you don’t have to worry too much about rolling an ankle or worrying about it being too technical. I honestly feel that if you go a bit quicker than a hike then you are going to be fine. It is a tough trail but it is not difficult and with regular checkpoints along the way there is a lot of safety around – it is very doable,” he added.
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