THE Jeep Team Obstacle Course superstars, Thomas van Tonder and Carina Marx, who both train at Thaba Trails, took first place in their respective categories in the Battlerush Winter Charge at the Jozi X Adventure Centre on July 31. Jeep Team’s Joshua Masudi took seventh place in a time of 59:49.
The Battlerush Winter Charge is considered to be the ultimate obstacle course race, as it is designed by athletes for athletes. It took place over 10km consisting of 36 obstacles built in and around the Jozi X Adventure Centre, the PWC Bike Park and around St Peter’s College.
The obstacles were given names such as the Sternum Checker, Irish Table, Blades of Walls, Traverse Walls, Big Walls, Peg Board, Rope Climb, Up Container and Down Container.
With just 25 seconds between first and third place in the Elite Men’s category, Thomas van Tonder’s race was brutish and tight as he fought hard against well-known OCR athletes, Bradley Claase, Louis Smit and Greg Avierinos.
Van Tonder, having upped his training regime over the past couple of months, eventually took top podium position in 50:13 with Claase in second at 50:25, and third going to Smit in 53:38. Fourth place went to Avierinos in 58:05.
Jeep Team OCR women’s superstar, Carina Marx, has slowly climbed the ladder of success over the past year whilst being under the Jeep Team OCR banner. Her progress has been remarkable. A true test of a champion is to take defeat in hand and work it over until victory reigns.
From the start of the Battlerush, Marx made her presence known and dug deep till the end against the toughest of OCR elite competitors, even creating minutes between her and Hanneke Dannhauser and Sabrina Daolio.
Carina won the battle to first place in the Elite Women’s category in a time of 01:07;30, with Daolio second in 01:10;8, and Dannhauser in third place with 01:12;35.
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