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| 10-11 April 2010, noon to noon |
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| Why a 24-hours event? |
The first 24-hours trail relay run on the continent
24-hours team relay racing highlights sportsmanship, camaraderie and hard-
core fun
For the racers, these events are some of the most memorable experiences of their lives & R20 000 prize money
The beginners can enjoy a safe and controlled environment - this is the perfect event to introduce friends to the sport
For the fans and spectators, 24-events are sport spectacles rivaling anything they have ever seen
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| Stay close to nature |
In the heart of The Vredefort Dome UNESCO World Heritage Site on the banks of the Vaal river - on the farm Koedoeslaagte under the clearest southern skies!
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| Event categories and format |
This is a 2-in-1 event with the emphasis very much on social running and having fun, however, there is a competitive element for those who can't help themselves! The event is a lap event. Lap distance is 3.7km of fairly challenging trail running
The 24-hours event is a team relay in which teams of up to 7 runners (minimum 3) run the 3.7km lap starting at noon on Saturday until noon on Sunday, tallying the combined number of laps covered in that period of time. There are 3 team categories Open (any mix of genders, up to 7 members), Mixed (team includes 3 or more women), Biltong Boys/Girls (average age of team is 45 years or more)
A bonus lap will be awarded to all teams who complete more than 7 laps at night
The 6-hours solo event is a race and an individual challenge. It takes place over the same course as the 24-hour event, starting at 15h00 and finishing at 21h00. Each runner circuits the route continuously for the 6 hour period and tallies his/her total number of laps run
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| Special event features |
*R20 000 prize money
*free all-night coffee
*canoe and kayak trips on offer
*the open farm and farm roads for the family and kids to enjoy (bring the BMXs along)
*Glow sticks!
*a 220V battery charging station
*a covered transition zone
*an open camp site on the banks of the river - bring your own tent/caravan
*hot showers
*live on-screen results throughout the day and night (by Great Time)
*special halfway station during the dark hours
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| Prize Money |
A special event medal to all participants
Category prizes:
Position |
Overall 24-hours |
Mixed 24-hours |
Biltong 24-hours
(average age of
45yrs) |
6-hour solo
(Saturday) |
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R 5 000 |
R 5 000 |
R 2 000 |
R 1 000 |
2 |
R 2 000 |
R 2 000 |
R 750 |
R 500 |
3 |
R 750 |
R 750 |
R 300 |
R 250 |
4 |
R 300 |
R 300 |
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Additional prizes:
* First after first lap - R500 (teams only)
* Fastest lap throughout the day - R500
* Fastest lap throughout the night - R500 (started and completed between Sat 19h00 and Sun 05h00)
* A special team prize to the team completing the most laps during the night between 19h00-05h00
* The team whose appearance, spirit and teamwork impresses our judges most over the course of the event - free team entry for 2011
The BIG Lucky Draw - at all prize givings
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| Entry Fee |
The 6-hour solo event- R150
The 24-hours team event:
3-4runners/24hours team - R520/team
5-7runners/24hours team - R770/team
To secure your team's place in this event, you do not need to know the extent of your team yet. Only a limited number of solo teams will be admitted.
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| Weekend programme |
Camp set-up starts at 07h00 on Saturday 10 April and works on a first-come first-serve basis
Registration: 09h00 to 11h00 on Saturday 10 April at the venue
Event briefing: 11h00 on Saturday
Start: the 24-hours event and 12-hours. The 6-hours solo event starts at 15h00 on Saturday
Finish and prize giving:
6-hours solo event - Sat 21h00
24-hours team relay event - Sun 12h00
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| The route |
A precise (GPS) map of the route will be available closer to the event
The route will include a 800m single track section on the bank of the river through lush forest with lots of twists and turns
A 2km section of scenic undulated jeep-track running through the farm with a donga a granite koppie and more of single track to deal with
A 500m (80m elevation) climb including stair sections
A 100m fairly technical downhill
The route is considered safe and can be described as technical-at-high-speed with ample space to pass
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| Rules & Regulations: |
Please run the event with the following in mind:
Run safe: No-one needs to get hurt. It is a long race - don't risk not finishing or, worse yet, preventing someone else from finishing. Pass slower runners with care. Talk to each other and say "passing on your right/left". "Please" and "thank you" are also good words to use. Please select a reasonable and realistic moment to pass.
Race fair: In other words, no cheating. Would the racer next to you have a problem with what you may be doing? If in doubt ask yourself. Also think of where you are running. Stay on the course; DO NOT short-cut. Racing fair also means being polite. Discourteous and offensive behaviour could get you disqualified from the event
Race hard: Give it all you have without compromising the rules
Have fun: This rule needs no explanation. Bottom line, this is why we are here
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| General information and rules |
All event categories will be an open format. In other words, there are no ability or age categories. Please keep this in mind when registering
No team members under the age of 10 will be allowed to participate in the event
All runners will have to sign the indemnity clause before 11:00 on Saturday 10 April. A parent/gaurdian has to sign indemnity for all runners under the age of 18
All the team captains are responsible for attending the pre-race captain's briefing at Saturday 11h00
Support is defined as the act of helping another teammate or runner by means of offering food, water and possibly medical assistance. Support on or off the course can be provided by anyone, teammates or not
Your race number must be displayed high on the front of your running vest. No-one will be allowed to fold away or stick other sponsor's names on his/her number
All runners will be allowed to wear their own branded running kit
Protests shall be made to the organiser (or time keepers) by the captain of each team in writing any time during the event or within 30 minutes of the final results posting
Quiet hours around the tents will be observed from 01h00 to 05h00
Each team shall provide adequate lighting for the runners
You may also equip yourself with a red flashing tail light or rear reflectors
Each runner on the course has to wear the team baton wrist/arm/ancle strap
It is recommended for teams to keep log of their own progress throughout the 24 hours in order to verify it against the log of the officials.
There are no individual lap requirements, however, if any of your teammates or a partner does not put in their share of laps, people will look at them funny (just kidding)
If a runner stops to assist another participant who is badly hurt, an average lap time will be calculated for that runner and the subsequent logged teammate will be allowed on the course at the designated time. The team being helped must verify the assistance
At 12h00 on Sunday the finish line will be closed. No laps completed after 12h00 will count towards the total lap tally of the team
No littering along the course will be tolerated by the organisers
The decision of the event officials and race directors will be final. Every effort will be made to keep the racing fair and safe
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| Directions |
*From the North - Johannesburg, Pretoria, Limpopo Province and Mpumalanga. Take the N1 South, go through the Grasmere Toll Gate. Stay on the N1 until you cross the Vaal River. Take the next turn off to Parys/Sasolburg. Turn right. Drive on for another 20km into Parys. Stay on the main road through town. Turn right into Van Coller Road and carry on until you cross the Vaal River. Turn left onto the Kojeskraal road (tar) until a T-junction. Turn left and follow the road on the gravel road for 5,5km - The venue will be on your left - clearly marked
*From the South - Cape Town, Kimberley, Bloemfontein,Welkom, Kroonstad, etc. Take the N1 North to Kroonstad. Stay on the N1 until you are just past Kroonstad where you will find a turn off to Parys. Stay on this road, pass Vredefort and do another 16km to Parys. Turn left into Van Coller Road and carry on until you cross the Vaal River. Turn left onto the Kojeskraal road (tar) until a T-junction. Turn left and follow the road on the gravel road for 5,5km - The venue will be on your left - clearly marked
*From Klerksdorp and further West. Go through Potchefstroom and take the road directly to Parys. Turn right onto the Kojeskraal road (tar). As the tar turns to gravel follow the road for a further 5,5km - The venue will be on your left - clearly marked
*From Carletonville and further North West. Take the road from Carletonville, via Fochville, over Ertjiesberg to Parys. Turn right onto the Potchefstroom road and then turn left onto the Kojeskraal road (tar). As the tar turns to gravel follow the road for a further 5,5km - The venue will be on your left - clearly marked
*Via aeroplane. The Parys airfield is 4740 feet above sea level. The main runway is 4700 feet long with two runways, 06 and 24. There is a short grass cross-runway that is usable for landings; it is only about 2000 feet long with headings 11 and 29. The airfield is unmanned and has its own radio frequency - 123,5 MHz. Since the CAA messed up with its previous edition of the AIP please also monitor the frequency 124,8 MHz. Aviators with older frequency charts may not be using the designated airfield frequency - 123,5 MHz! The airfield's co-ordinates are 26 53' 14" South and 27 30' 19" East. Please all, FLY SAFELY, and remember to communicate on both the airfield's unmanned frequency, 123,5 MHz and the unmanned regional frequency, 124,8 MHz
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| Direction to Koedoeslaagte |
Jakkalsdraai Team Trail Run Relay
Route to the venue
Please note, in this area is a farm with the name Jakkalsdraai. This farm has nothing to do with our event. Thus, do not ask directions to Jakkalsdraai. The event is in the farm Koedoeslaagte. Our event has nothing to do with the farm Jakkalsdraai.
From Johannesburg
Take the N1S, pass the Grassmere toll gate. Approximately 80 km beyond the toll gate you will find the PARYS turn-off. (Do not pass the second Toll Gate) Cross the N1S and go to Parys (20km) In Parys, follow the main road through town and turn right into the Potchefstroom/Fochville road which crosses the river. Take the first turn-off to the left, after the bridge into the KOPPIESKRAAL road, it is less than 1 km beyond the bridge. Follow this road for approximately 8 km until you reach the T-Junction. Turn left into the KOEDOESLAAGTE road. Follow this dirt road for 5 1/2 km and you will find the entrance gate. Turn into the gate and 500 m down to the river is the start of the Jakkalsdraai. Welcome. Find a spot for your tent and enjoy the scenery.
From Potchefstroom
Take the Parys road. 10 km before Parys, just over the last mountain, there is a turn-off to the right which is marked KOPPIESKRAAL. Follow this road untill you get to the dirt road. Follow this dirt road and at exactly 5 1/2 km on the dirt road you will find the entrance gate. Turn into the gate and 500 m down to the river is the start of the Jakkalsdraai. Welcome. Find a spot for your tent and enjoy the scenery.
From Fochville
Take the Parys road and just before you get to the bridge there is a turn-off to Potchefstroom. Take the Potchefstroom road and at approximately 4 km on this road is a turn-off to the left marked KOPPIESKRAAL. Follow this road untill you get to the dirt road. Follow this dirt road and at exactly 5 1/2 km on the dirt road you will find the entrance gate. Turn into the gate and 500 m down to the river is the start of the Jakkalsdraai. Welcome. Find a spot for your tent and enjoy the scenery.
From Kroonstad
Take the Parys road, go through Vredefort and enter Parys. Turn left into the Potchefstroom/Fochville road which crosses the river. Take the first turn-off to the left, after the bridge into the KOPPIESKRAAL road, it is less than 1 km beyond the bridge. Follow this road for approximately 8 km until you reach the T-Junction. Turn left on the KOEDOESLAAGTE road. Follow this dirt road and at exactly 5 1/2 km on the dirt road you will find the entrance gate. Turn into the gate and 500 m down to the river is the start of the Jakkalsdraai. Welcome. Find a spot for your tent and enjoy the scenery.
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