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                                SAVE THE RHINO 2 DAY TRAIL RUN

Place: Legend Golf and Safari Big Five Game Resort, Entabeni , Bela Bela, Far North            

                            Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd July 2013

Description:

Run on trails and tracks through the Game Reserve and see lion, buffalo, giraffe, wildebeest, elephant, rooibok, eland, rhino and many more. Part of your entry fees will go towards "save the rhino" fund. This is the third running of the trail event . There are 2 options, a 2 Day Save the Rhino Trail Run on Saturday and Sunday or a 10km Baby Rhino on the Sunday. The 2 Day Trail run will be on single tracks and jeep tracks in the Game Reserve. The routes will go into river valleys and up onto the plateau while the animals are watching you. Nature Conservation guides will be strategically placed on the route. The 10km run will be a short loop through the Game Reserve, and back to the lodge via some single tracks and jeep tracks with beautiful views. The 2 Day Trail Run will be limited to a field of only 100 runners.

See www.legendgolfsafari.com for more detail on Legend Golf and Safari Resort           

Online Entry Form: Please click here to enter

Accommodation: The entry fees include 2 nights accommodation at Legend Golf and Safari resort and 3 meals per day. (Normal full board price per night per person is R2500)

Save the Rhino and Baby Rhino Weekend's Program:

Registration, Lunches, Slide Shows, Race Briefings and Prize Giving:

FRIDAY:

• 4pm to 8pm: Registration for the 2 Day Trail Run and the 10km Baby Rhino   
• 7pm: Overall Race Briefing at 7pm at Main Lodge 
  
• 7pm onwards: Dinner
  

SATURDAY:

• 6.30am Breakfast 
  
• 7.30 am to 8am: Late Registration for the 2 day Trail Run only.
• 8:15 am Short Race Briefing
• 8.30 am Start of the 27km Race
• 13H00 Finish of the 1st Day
• 13H00 Lunch
  
• 18H00 Dinner
  

SUNDAY:

• 6.30am Breakfast 
  
• 7:00 until 8:30am: Late Entries and Registration for the Baby Rhino 10km Trail Run
  
• 7:45 Race Briefing for the 23km race
• 8:00 Start of the 23km Race, Day 2 of the Save the Rhino
  
• 8: 45 Race Briefing for the Baby Rhino
• 9:00 Start of the 10km Baby Rhino
• Check out from 11am to 13H00
• 13H00 races finished and start of Prize Giving and Lunch
• 14H00 Good Byes
  

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

10km Baby Rhino, Short Race:

Circular route. The 10km run will be a short loop through the Game Reserve,  back via some single tracks, jeep tracks with beautiful views.

Save the Rhino, 2 Day Trail Races:

Circular routes. Run on single tracks and jeep tracks in the Game Reserve,  into the river valleys and up onto the plateau with lots of animals watching you. Be careful for the rhino and the buffalo... There will be Nature Conservation guides on route to ensure our safety

With both distances you will see lots of animals

MINIMUM AGE LIMITS:

• 2 Day Trail Run - 18 years old for the Individauls and 16 if accompanied by an adult
• 10km Trail Run - 12 years old (12  to 15 must be accompanied by an adult)

R200 of your entry fees will go towards the "Save the Rhino" fund called "Forever Wild Rhino Protection Initiative" which is part of the Wilderness Foundation.

Entry Fees

• 2 Day Trail Runs only: R3700 per person, includes nights accommodation sharing, 3 meals per day, 2 day Trail run and technical apparel.

• Sunday 10km Baby Rhino: R3000, includes 2 nights accommodation sharing, 3 meals per day, 10km trail run and technical apparel.

• Non competitors: R2800 per person, includes 2 nights accommodation sharing, 3 meals per day.
• Single supplement extra R1000 per person.
  
  

Compulsory Equipment (for your own safety)

As a precaution, we would like you to carry the following Compulsory Equipment with you during your Run. It is for your own personal safety.

Please adhere to the following:

Compulsory Equipment: (per person)

Backpack / hip pouch

Thermal base layer

Outer shell jacket

Space blanket

Whistle

Emergency food

Water bottles

First aid kit

Cellphone

Buff / hat

Please ensure that you have the compulsory equipment with you at all times during Race conditions - it is for your own safety.

PRIZE GIVING:

MEDALS AND PRIZES:

Prize Money to 2 Day Trail Runners only:

2 Day Trail Run: Overall 1st Male and 1st Female: R1000 each

First 3 Males, First 3 Females, 1st Veteran Male and Female, 1st Master Male and Female and 1st Junior in both races will receive Medals and Prizes.

Medals to all finishers

Spot Prizes at Prize giving

Contact: Sonja Terblanche-Otto

Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Cell: 082 579 7595

Fax: 086 5270324 

Please note: If the race has to be cancelled due to an Act of God like Fire, Earthquick, Flooding or something that the organiser could not control, entry fees will not be paid back and the refund policy will apply to the accommodation