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Final in the Sasol Cross Triathlon Series 2010
Friday, 05 March 2010
A fun day for the whole family, the final leg of the annual Sasol Cross Triathlon Series proves the toughest challenge yet.
Set to take place on Sunday, 14 March 2010, the final leg of the annual Sasol Cross Triathlon Series is the toughest event of the series when participants will be faced with some of the most difficult challenges to date. Held at North West University, Vaal Campus, Vanderbijlpark , Sasol invites the whole family to participate or simply cheer on the athletes as they test their endurance levels on the day.
Launched in 2009, the popular Sasol series, which is characterised by family participation, is made up of three events. The first two legs of the series were held in Roodepoort and Vanderbijlpark earlier this year, with each event proving to be tougher than the one before. In each event the overall category winners walked away with a total of R10 000 in prize money. The event on 14 March will offer the same lucrative prizes.
On the day participants can choose to take part in either the triathlon or the duathlon. The triathlon series requires an athlete to participate in a 400m swim, 20km mountain bike ride and a 4km trail run. Alternatively, the duathlon consists of a 2km trail run, a 20km mountain bike ride followed by another 4km trail run.
To ensure children are also able to become involved, Sasol has incorporated a Kids Duathlon event, into each leg of the series. Consisting of a 500m trail run, followed by a 4000m bike ride and then another 500m trail run, the race is great way to get the whole family involved.
The results of the first two legs of the series are as follows:
Roodepoort: Leg 1
Triathlon
Open male
First place – Justin Porteous [01:02:00]
Open female
First place – Helen Squirrell [01:18:24]
Duathlon
Overall individual male
First place – Ryan Banks [01:04:24]
Overall individual female
First place – Laetitia Botha [01:20:54]
Kids Duathlon
First place – Trent Graham (7)
Vanderbijlpark: Leg 2
Swim Triathlon
Open male
First place – Ryan Redman [01:15:07]
Open female
First place – Sylvia van Tromp [01:24:55]
Canoe Triathlon
Open male
First place – Gertjie Harmse [01:29:10]
Open female
First place – Elrita Gey van Pittius [01:51:48]
Duathlon
Overall individual male
First place – Kenneth Letsoku [01:24:04]
Overall individual female
First place – Nadia Pretorius [01:32:53]
Kids Duathlon
10 years and older
First place – Michael van der Merwe (10)
9 years and younger
First place – David Nunes (9)
Issued by:
Jacqui O’Sullivan, Group communication manager
Direct telephone +27 (11) 441 3252; Mobile +27 (0) 82 883 9697;
jacqui.osullivan@sasol.com
Ashleigh Dubbelman, Senior account manager
Direct telephone +27 (11) 709 6854; Mobile +27 (0) 83 600 2772
ashleigh.dubbelman@ogilvypr.co.za
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