Couple urges trail runners to try the uMzimkhulu trails

FOR Underberg locals Ross and Gina Treleaven, the snowballing popularity of the GWK Run The Rivers in partnership with FNB trail runs come as no surprise as the accessibility and scenic appeal of the routes are unrivalled among local trail running events.

“It is magnificent and unique,” says Ross Treleaven. “It is quite unlike anything else. The race starts alongside smaller tributaries and then you run next to the uMzimkhulu itself, which makes the runs spectacular. And there is the added bonus that you can stop and drink the water from the river at any stage,” he said.

The pair have been supporters of the trail run that was the latest addition to the FNB Drak Adventure Weekend but is showing faster growth in entry numbers than the Euro Steel Drak Descent MTB race and the N3TC Drak Challenge canoe marathon as word spreads about the unique appeal of the trail runs.

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“We share the same trails as the mountain bikers, and while it is pretty technical riding for them, in trail running terms it is not difficult. Running and riding this single track are two totally different things,” he said.

Treleaven pointed out that the relatively short distances of the races make them very accessible and do-able to relative trail running novices.

GWK Run the Rivers Trail Run
Day 1: Saturday 19 January 2019 – 25km
Day 2: Sunday 20 January 2019 – 16km
R400 for both days.

GWK Run the Rivers Lite Trail Run
Day 1: Saturday 19 January 2019 – 12km
Day 2: Sunday 20 January 2019 – 8km
R400 for both days.

For more information visit www.drakadventure.co.za.

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