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Prologue at Southern Storm

Maureen Woolridge / 21.09.2009

The Southern Storm is a full-service Duathlon set in the spectacular Garden Route within the soon-to-be-declared Garden Route National Park. The Southern Storm will be based on an off-road style duathlon of mountain biking and trail running with short sections of kloofing. The event will start at Tsitsikamma and over a period of 5 days, weave its course through one of South Africa's iconic hiking trails- the Otter Trail, along spectacular coastlines, through indigenous forests, into deep ravines, over majestic mountains and across open savannas, finishing in the Wilderness National Park. Participants will overnight at stunningly beautiful campsites en route.

Each day will dawn with new challenges of strenuous single track riding, concentration-commanding trail runs, breath-taking gorge traverses, magnificent river crossings and demanding uphill scrambles.

The inaugural Southern Storm has limited entries so make sure you don't miss out

What are the stages of the Southern Storm?

<li>Day 0 - 19 Sept: Registration and Prologue
<li>Day 1 - 20 Sept: Otter Run - African Trail Run, Storms River to Natures Valley
<li>Day 2 - 21 Sept: Natures Valley to Plettenberg Bay
<li>Day 3 - 22 Sept: Plettenberg Bay to Knysna
<li>Day 4 - 23 Sept: Knysna to Sedgefield
<li>Day 5 - 24 Sept: Sedgefield to Wilderness

How will the race be timed?

<li>Athletes enter as individuals and will be timed individually (Male & Female Athletes will be ranked separately).
<li>Split times and accumulative times will be posted each night in the Race Village.
<li>Final results will be based on accumulative overall time.

What are the race categories?

<li>Men 40-
<li>Female 40-
<li>Men 40+
<li>Female 40+

What is the format of the event?

The Southern Storm is a 5-day Duathlon. The event will include a combination of MTB and Running Legs as participants will traverse the soon to be proclaimed Garden Route National Park from East to West.

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