Endless action at TOTALSPORTS XTERRA Lite and New Balance trail run
Press Release / 26.02.2012
Over 1000 XTERRA Warriors gathered at Grabouw Country Club on Saturday, 25 February 2012 to be part of the excitement of the 2012 Totalsports XTERRA Lite presented by REHIDRAT® SPORT. Youngster Michael Lord was the warrior to beat on the day running to victory in an impressive time of 01hour08minutes40seconds, Genevieve Weber was the first lady home in a deserving time of 01hour23minutes13seconds.
According to Lord, the XTERRA Lite was great. “The swim was nice and flat. I think I was second out the water. I didn’t see the guy ahead of me on the mountain bike. I only saw him for the first time on the run, passing him on the ‘beach’ section. I much rather want to race XTERRA over road triathlon. It’s a lot more fun and has more depth to it. I love it and will definitely be back next year,” says Lord. Craig Andrews came in second, while Bradley Schuit finished third.
For Weber the single track was the highlight of the day. “The XTERRA Lite was awesome. I loved the single track both on the bike and the run. When it comes to swimming I feel like a cat in water, but I absolutely loved the mountain bike and run routes. This is my fourth XTERRA. I love the atmosphere and will definitely be back next year,” says Weber. Madelie van der Westhuizen came in second, while Monique Nel finished third.
Totalsports XTERRA Lite Warriors had to complete a 400m swim, 12.5km mountain bike and 5km trail.
New Balance Trail Run: Just over 150 runners took part in the 5km and 10km New Balance Trail Run in Grabouw on Saturday, 25 February 2012. Dawid Visser took no prisoners in the 10km men’s race, while Nicole Marais was the runner to beat in the ladies race.
