KZNLT June 19 2016

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EDITION #001 ▪ JUNE 19 2016
KZN LIFE STYLE
Burn
The Floor
PAGE 6
&
events THIS
JUNE 2016
PAGE 8
World class
FNB Durban
Downwind
battle looms
PAGE 11
Gluten-Free
Recipes
PAGE 5
Winter Series
Table
Mountain PMB
PAGE 13
The Cows stalwart set to maintain
100% record at 100 Miles Of Nowhere PAGE 12

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WELCOME/
CONTENTS JUNE 2016
MESSAGE FROM
THE EDITOR
EDITOR: Ally D EMAIL: kznlst@gmail.com FaceBook: KZN LifeStyle Magazine
3 Message from the editor
5 Gluten-Free
6 Burn THE FLOOR
8 Ozzie Gladwin Canoe Marathon
9 THINGS TO DO IN NATAL MIDLANDS
10 events THIS JUNE 2016
11 World class FNB Durban Down
WIND battle looms
Helping
to bring
KZN
Closer
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click
of a
button
12 COWS!!!!!!!
13 Winter Series Table Mountain
PMB
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Gluten-Free White
Bread for Bread
Machines
Gluten-Free Fried
Chicken
SOMETHING
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Recipe by: Aaron
Atkinson "A basic white
bread recipe without the
gluten. Easily made in your
bread machine! Xanthan
gum and the exotic flours
are usually easily found
in your local health food
store."
3 eggs 1 tablespoon cider vinegar 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup honey 1
1/2 cups buttermilk, at room temperature 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon
xanthan gum 1/3 cup cornstarch 1/2 cup potato starch 1/2
cup soy flour 2 cups white rice flour 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
Add all ingredients to list
Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order
recommended by the manufacturer.
Select the sweet dough cycle. Five minutes into the cycle, check the
consistency of the dough. Add additional rice flour or liquid if
necessary.
When bread is finished, let cool for 10 to 15 minutes before removing
from pan.
Tip
Aluminum foil can be used to keep food moist, cook it evenly, and
make clean-up easier.
Preparing to
cook: Heat
the oven to
450 degrees
F. Lay down
a piece of parchment paper
on a baking sheet.
Making the batter: Whisk
together the buttermilk,
paprika, garlic power, and
onion powder. Add a pinch
of salt and pepper and stir.
Making the flour: Whisk
together a pinch each of
salt and pepper, flour mix,
and smoked paprika.
Dipping the chicken: Set
a large cast-iron skillet on
medium-high heat. As the
pan is heating, line up the
chicken, the bowl of batter,
and the spiced flour. Pour
the oil into the hot pan.
Frying the chicken: When
the oil has reached 375
degrees F, dip a piece
of chicken in the batter.
Shake off any excess liquid.
Dip the chicken in the
flour and coat it entirely.
Place the chicken in the
hot oil. Repeat with all the
pieces of chicken.
(Don't overcrowd the pan.
You can always do this in
two batches.)
Flip the chicken pieces
when the bottoms are
nicely browned. When both
sides are browned, put the
chicken pieces onto the
prepared baking sheet.
Finishing the chicken:
When all the chicken has
been browned and laid on
the baking sheet, put the
baking sheet in the oven.
Cook the chicken until
the legs have reached an
internal temperature of 185
degrees F and the breasts
measure 155 degrees F.
Recipe courtesy of Shauna
James Ahern, from glutenfreegirl.com
Ingredients
1 quart buttermilk
1 tablespoon paprika
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons onion powder
Kosher salt and cracked black pepper
560 grams all-purpose gluten-free flour mix
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
2 chicken breasts, each cut in half
2 chicken thighs
2 chicken legs
2 chicken wings
1/2 cup canola oil (you could also use grapeseed or
vegetable oil)

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Burn The
Floor
The world’s
toughest
dance show
returns to SA
Sibaya Casino,
Durban: 8 – 19 June
Burn The
Floor, the
show that
revolutionised
the image
of dance, returns to
South Africa, its “home
away from home”, for the
fourth time: performing
in the Opera Theatre of
The South African State
Theatre in Pretoria from
April 27 to May 15; the
Baxter Theatre at the
Baxter Theatre Centre in
Cape Town from May 19
to June 5; and the iZulu
Theatre at the Sibaya Casino
in Durban from June
8 to 19.
The original concept
of Burn The Floor grew
from an electric display of
ballroom and Latin dancing
at Sir Elton John’s 50th
birthday party in London,
March 1997. There, producer
Harley Medcalf, discovered
the ballroom dance
world and its charismatic
people, with their deep
intensity, commitment,
discipline, burning passion
and total love of the
ballroom art form.
Initially, Medcalf’s
idea of a new theatrical
ballroom production sent
shock waves through the
ballroom dancing establishment.
For decades,
ballroom competitions had
been performed behind
closed doors, as a pastime
for the privileged… and
well before reality television
embraced it with such
shows as Dancing with
The Stars and Strictly
Come Dancing
The show Burn The
Floor opened in England in
1999. A decade later, after
visiting thirty countries
and over one hundred and
sixty cities worldwide, it
achieved its long standing
dream, to bring Ballroom
to Broadway – appearing
at the Longacre Theatre in
New York, followed by two
hugely successful seasons
in London’s West End.
Burn The Floor today
remains focused on its
ballroom origins, but this
new edition to be seen in
South Africa, the “gloriously
sinful” Burn The
Floor: Fire in The Ballroom,
choreographed and
directed by Peta Roby, has
more surprises in store
and promises to blow the
roof off the theatre! It has
the same rebellious spirit
as the previous editions,
though more daring with
a theatrical rock angle –
including music from Santana,
Janis Joplin, Christine
Aguilera and Led Zeppelin.
Burn The Floor has
the reputation of being the
world’s toughest dance
show and the dancers are
handpicked to embrace a
new Latin American feel.
The international cast of
dance champions now
includes the sensational
South Africans, Johannes
Radebe and Kylee Brown.
Born and talent
nurtured in South Africa,
Johannes Radebe started
dancing at the age of
seven. He is the current
reigning South African National
Ballroom and Latin
American Champion and
is a season dance trainer
for the TV production
Strictly Come Dancing SA.
Radebe recently became
a very recognisable figure
in South Africa when he
and his celebrity partner,
Capetonian Leigh-Anne
Williams, were the runnersup
in the 2015 season of
the TV show.
Kylee Brown was
born in Pretoria and started
dancing at the age of
eight. Brown is the undefeated
WDC South Africa
Under 21 Latin Champion.
In 2011 she won the Under
21 WDC World Latin
Championships and the
highlight of her dancing
career to date was winning
the Under 21 Open British
Latin Championship in
Blackpool in 2012.
Burn The Floor: Fire
in The Ballroom is brought
to South Africa in 2016
by Dance Partner Productions,
in association with
The South African State
Theatre and Bernard Jay.
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Ozzie Gladwin
Canoe Marathon
THINGS TO DO IN
NATAL MIDLANDS
Venue: Albert Falls Dam to Thornvale Farm
Dates: 29/11/2016 to 29/11/2016
Times: 07:30 for 09:00
Booking Website: http://nccms.natalcc.co.za/onlineentries.aspx?eventid=866
Price:
Seniors – R115 (Online)
R135 (Manual)
The 26km
Ozzie Gladwin
Canoe
Marathon,
presented
by Parklane SuperSpar,
is one of South Africa’s
premier one day canoe
marathons and takes
place on Sunday, 29 November.
The Ozzie Gladwin
Canoe Marathon, presented
by Parklane SuperSpar,
is a one day race hosted
by the Natal Canoe Club
and is the second seeding
race on the KZN calendar
for the 2016 Dusi Canoe
Marathon.
With the 2016 Dusi
Canoe Marathon being a
K2 championship race, the
Ozzie Gladwin will provide
paddlers of all abilities
Venue Details & Map
Juniors – R50 (Online)
R65 (Manual)
the chance to firm up their
partnerships and kick start
preparations for the three
day spectacle from Pietermaritzburg
to Durban in
February next year.
Starting on Albert
Falls Dam, the Ozzie
Gladwin takes paddlers
along a 4km flat water lap
before running a short 1km
portage around the dam
wall and then getting back
into their boats for 21km of
paddling fun on the upper
Mngeni River as they wind
their way to the finish at
Thornvale Farm on the
Wartburg Road.
Gameplan Media will
once again provide a full
pre-event build up media
service as well as a race
day service consisting
of a race report, results,
high resolution photos
and audio for radio. www.
ozziegladwin.co.za
Albert Falls Dam to Thornvale Farm
Physical Address:Albert Falls
Dam
Situated 1.5 kms off the R33
(Greytown Rd) 20 kms from Pietermaritzburg
Telephone:+27(0)31 764 3017
Mobile No.:+27(0)82 572 4522
Email:brett@dusi.co.za
Website:http://www.ozziegladwin.co.za/
Directions:Travel the N3 to
Pietermaritzburg Church Street
/ Greytown offramp left (you will
see a sign for Albert Falls and
Game Valley) Turn left at the traffic
lights. Go through two sets of
traffic lights. Turn right onto the
Greytown Road. At the top of the
hill, follow the sign which says Albert
Falls / Greytown Travel 16 km
until you see another large sign
for Albert Falls - turn off to your
left Shortly after that, take the
next left turn to Albert Falls Dam
Latitude:-29.826311
Longitude:30.781524
Umpetha Challenge
winner Sbonelo
Khwela (EuroSteel)
will be hoping for a
solid start across
Karkloof Crane
& Conservation Centre
The Karkloof
Crane and
Conservation
Centre
is an exquisite
natural resource in
the heart of the scenic
South African province
of KwaZulu-Natal. While
it offers visitors plenty of
beautiful vistas and variety,
it is, essentially, an
attraction for bird-lovers
and avian enthusiasts.
Guided walks through
Karkloof allow visitors to
spot an impressive array of
bird species. Significantly,
the centre is home to all
three of the crane species
that can be found in this
country (the Wattled Crane,
Blue Crane and Grey
Crowned Crane). In addition,
visitors can expect to
see Red-knobbed Coots,
Little Grebes, African Fish
Eagles, South African Shelducks,
Southern Pochards,
African Marsh Harriers,
White-faced Ducks, Jackal
Buzzards, African Harrier-
Hawks, Steppe Buzzards,
Black-headed Herons,
Giant Kingfishers, Black
Crakes, Lesser Kestrels,
Bald Ibises and the Greater
Striped Swallows.
There are two bird
hides in the centre, which
invite guests to take some
time out to enjoy the tranquillity
of the countryside
as they watch these fascinating
bird species in their
natural habitats. These
also make for excellent
spots from which to take
stunning photographs.
The Karkloof Crane
and Conservation Centre
is committed to ecotourism;
educating and raising
awareness among members
of the public from all
over the world. There is an
interpretive facility, which
is an important part of the
ecotourism aspect of the
facility.
Other activities in the
Karkloof Crane and Conservation
Centre include
hiking, picnicking and
exhilarating canopy tours.
10 April
2016
Scottburgh
Trail
Julian Schroeder
Photography
Eating Out in Howick
Terbodore Coffee
Roasters
WHERE? 87 Old Main Road, Curry’s Post, Howick, Natal Midlands
WHEN? Thursday to Tuesday from 09h00 to 17h00
HOW? Call +27 (0)33 330-2380
There is a
tasty vetkoek
starter that is
said to blow
our mind
and get you begging for
more, while the venison
and bacon casserole and
the shebeen chicken are
two of the many main
meals that have the
customers going nuts.
The meals are superbly
prepared, they way they
should be and are dished
up in handsome sized
portions.
The country styled
garden is filled with flowers
in summer and is a charming
place to enjoy your
meal, while the cozy cottage
is extremely welcoming
on the colder days. If
it’s South African food you
are after, then there is no
better place to visit and local
residents will agree.

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events THIS
JUNE 2016
SMOKING
DRAGON TRANCE
FESTIVEL
The event lasts 3
days and is hosted by
AMPHITHEATRE BACK-
PACKERS LODGE. The
focus of the weekend is
on the fantastic activities
available in and around
the Northern Drakensberg
area. These are suitable
for people with small children,
older folk and young
adrenalin junkies. There
is a dedicated kids zone
that runs for all three days
from 09h00 in the morning
till 17h00 in the evening.
Children are taken on
nature walks, participate in
treasure hunts, and take
part in various other fun
activities in and around the
350 hectare piece of land.
Babysitters are also available
in the evenings by
prior arrangement. Skydiving,
Bagjump and some of
the main activities occur
on the grounds whilst others
are hosted in stunning
venues nearby the festival
grounds. All activities and
any accommodation options
NOT at Amphitheatre
Backpackers, can be organised
through this site.
https://youtu.be/gN2wKQH7cmU
In keeping with “NATIONAL
YOUTH DAY” on the Thursday DJ
ESKE will be spinning the decks,
he is in fact still at school whilst
DJ SPICY M a young and talented
18 year old woman will play on
the Saturday. Both these young
talents are an inspiration to South
African youth! In honour of all
South Africa’s women in the arts,
SMOKING DIVA SATURDAY will
be held on Saturday June the 18th,
where ONLY female musicians
will entertain the crowds and all
women will enjoy specials in the
bar!
Everyone staying in the Backpackers
has FREE Entrance.
Day Passes: R50 per day/ all 3 days
R135 per person
Campsite: R140 per day/ all 3 days
R405 per person
Tent Nation (pre erected tents): R800
per day/ all 3 days R1200 per person
For roomrates on our facility or nearby
backpackers please check out our
website.
37th Durban International
Film Festival
Durban, South Africa: The Durban International Film Festival (DIFF)
will celebrate its 37th edition from 16 to 26 July 2016. Presenting over
250 screenings of cutting-edge cinema from around the world, with
a special focus on films from South Africa and Africa, the festival
exhibits films in a diversity of venues around the city. DIFF is the
premiere platform for the launch of African films and a key gateway
to the African film industry. The festival also includes a local and
international awards component.
Telephone : +27 31 260 2506
e-mail :
Web :
diff@ukzn.ac.za
http://www.durbanfilmfest.co.za
Dates : Start Date End Date start Time
2016-06-16 2016-06-26
Ballito Pro International
Surfing & Lifestyle Event
The Ballito Pro presented by
Billabong 2016 will be hosted from
Wednesday,22nd June-Sunday
03rd uly 2016.A programme
full exciting entertainment and
action for the whole family from
Surfing to Music.A Lifestyle Event
compromising of Surf contests
made up of Billabong Junior
Series,SSA Mens & Ladies Trials,
WSL international surfing Mens
Telephone : +27 0 32 437 5183/5021
e-mail :
Web :
and Womens,music concerts
and a beach festival.The festival
will provide retail,food,extreme
sports action,live entertainment,
beach mania recreational
facilities,delicious culinary
delights, kids corner and a food
and wine exhibition,at Willard
Beach,Ballito all leading up to
the 3 night Music Concert on Salt
Rock Beach.
collettebundy0@gmail.com
http://www.theballitopro.co.za
Dates : Start Date End Date Start Time
2016-06-22 2016-06-30
The vastly experienced Dawid Mocké
(Fenn Kayaks/Mocké Paddling) has
shone at the FNB Durban Downwind
previously and should he make the trip
up from the Western Cape for this year’s
edition of the World Surfski Series title
event that takes place on either Saturday,
25 or Sunday, 26 June, he will certainly
look to be in the mix once more.
Anthony Grote/
Gameplan Media
World class FNB
Durban Downwind battle looms
Durban – Some the best surfski
racers in the world will converge
on Durban on the weekend of
25 and 26 June for the 2016 FNB
Durban Downwind, setting the
stage for another world class duel
as the World Surfski Series title
event draws top elite ocean racers
to Durban idyllic wintery conditions
for the 26km clash.
With a two day window period
and course flexibility, organisers
hope to provide participants
with the best possible downwind
conditions to enjoy between Marine
Surf Lifesaving Club (SLC) at
Addington beach and La Mercy, or
vice versa depending on the wind
direction.
Having had two out-of-town winners
– Jasper Mocké (Euro Steel/
Epic Kayaks) from Fish Hoek,
Western Cape in 2014 and Australia’s
Michael Booth last year –
since its inception two years ago,
the richly talented crop of Durban
based paddlers will be eager to
see the crown remain in the host
city this time around.
With six time Canoe Marathon
World Champion, Hank McGregor
(Euro Steel/Epic Kayaks),
McGregor’s regular local rival,
Matt Bouman (Epic Kayaks) and
rapidly improving lifesaving convert,
Wade Krieger (Epic Kayaks/
Falcon World Travel) all from KZN
shores, the local challenge is set
to be a strong one.
The event has however also
enjoyed a prominent presence of
classy, experienced surfski paddlers
from the Western Cape in
the past with the likes of Mocké’s
brother, Dawid (Fenn Kayaks/
Mocké Paddling), Sean Rice
(Think Kayak), Kenny Rice (Think
Kayak) and junior flyer Mark
Keeling having all claimed top
ten finishes previously, setting
up another tough task for KZN’s
racing snakes should they hope
to reign supreme.
It remains to be seen if international
contenders such as defending
champion Booth and fellow
Australian and 2014 Durban
Downwind sixth place finisher,
Mark Anderson will make the trip
out to South Africa for this year’s
mouthwatering match-up.
While the majority of the focus
will be on the singles racing, Durban’s
affinity for doubles racing is
likely to draw a healthy S2 field as
well, an event that will run concurrently
to the S1 clash.
Through the generous support
of title sponsors FNB, the first
100 online entrants will receive a
complimentary moisture management
race garment while R40
000 will be up for grabs across
all age and gender categories and
all participants stand the chance
of claiming one of the various
sought-after Thule lucky draws
prizes at the event’s prize giving.
Online entries, submitted
via www.roag.co.za, close on
Wednesday, 22 June with registration
taking place at Marine SLC
on Friday, 24 June from 17h00-
19h00.
The 2016 FNB Durban Downwind
takes place on 25 or 26 June, the
final race date and venue will be
announced on the series' Facebook
page on Thursday, 23 June.
More information can be found at
www.durbandownwind.co.za.

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"I heard that the target of
R250 000 has been set
for the ride this year," said
Lauren Varty, who has ridden
every edition of The Cows
100 Miles of Nowhere. "To
be able to aim at a figure like
that, and to know that it is
now happening nationally at
all eight Cadence centres is
really humbling."
Chris Laurenz/
Gameplan Media
Durban –
Having
ridden in
every edition
of the
100 Miles Of Nowhere
cycling fundraiser, teenager
Lauren Varty can't
wait to jump back on her
static bike and cover the
160km kilometers on Friday
24 June as a celebration
of what this project
has achieved in a short
space of time.
The bubbly Westville
woman, who is pursuing
her dream of becoming a
vet with a first year B.Sc
at the University of Pretoria,
was instrumental in
establishing The Cows in
KwaZulu-Natal, a group of
passionate athletes who
take part in popular endurance
sporting events to
raise funds and awareness
for Childhood Haematology
and Oncology Clinics
(CHOC) for children battling
cancer.
Varty will be returning
home for the varsity holidays
and will ride the 160
kilometers at the Westville
The Cows stalwart set to
maintain 100% record at
100 Miles Of Nowhere
branch of the Cadence Cycle
Performance Centres,
one of five in KwaZulu-
Natal being used for the
fundraiser, along with two
in Gauteng and one in
Cape Town added in this
year to make the project
national.
With a target set of R250
000 for the project, Varty
is excited and humbled by
what started on a much
smaller scale in 2011.
Despite her full schedule of
school commitments, the
former St Mary's pupil has
done every one of the 100
Miles Of Nowhere rides
since then, even managing
to squeeze it into her
matric year last year.
Last year Varty and her
mother Iris Varty rode the
full 160km ride on static
bikes in the oversized furry
suits that The Cows have
become famous for, making
the already arduous
ride a lot tougher. But Varty
won't have it any other
way.
"Sure it was tough. But
in the bigger scheme of
things, what we were going
through was nowhere
near as tough as what the
kids battling cancer have
to go through every day. If
we can inspire the children
to push through by seeing
us struggling through our
100 Miles Of Nowhere ride
then I am really excited,"
she said.
"Luckily both my mom and
I are really stubborn, so
we got through the tough
times together without
much trouble. We are a
really good team and can
battle through, and it feels
like we are in sync!," said
Varty.
As a teenager determined
to make a difference to the
charity that she stumbled
on in 2011, she is in awe at
how the 100 Miles Of Nowhere
project has grown in
such a short space of time.
"I heard that the target of
R250 000 has been set
for the ride this year. To be
able to aim at a figure like
that, and to know that it
is now happening nationally
at all eight Cadence
centres is really humbling,"
said Varty.
Entries are limited at
each of the Cadence
centres and are allocated
on a first-come-firstserved
basis by booking
on the event website,
www.100milesofnowhere.
co.za
Venues: Cadence Cycle
Performance Centres in
Durban North, Westville,
Hillcrest, Ballito and Pietermaritzburg
in KwaZulu-Natal,
Bryanston and Wapadrand
in Gauteng as well
as Tyger Valley in About
100 Miles of Nowhere
The event was first done
in 2008 by an American
blogger Eldon Nelson who
goes by the name of the
Fatcyclist or Fatty. The
original event was a personal
challenge for Fatty
during his wife’s treatment
for cancer. He did the first
100 Miles of Nowhere by
himself, on a set of rollers
in his garage. Before he
knew it, his blog followers
wanted to join him and do
the event and so it become
an annual and international
event.
The next year — and every
year after that — hundreds
of people have done it.
The event has since grown
and there are participants
across the globe. The Fatcyclist
edition has an entry
field of 500; who sign up
and pay/donate to Fatty’s
chosen charity. About The
Cows
The Cows were started in
2008 by a group of eight
enthusiastic cyclists keen
to make a difference and
raise funds for CHOC. Cordi
van Niekerk was one of
the founder members and
joined Kerrin and Grant
Bain in cycling the 94.7
Cycle Challenge in memory
of their little daughter,
Jessica, who had recently
died from cancer at just 20
months old. As CHOC had
played a significant role in
the Bain family's life in the
last few weeks of Jessica’s
life, specifically with palliative
care and emotional
support, the decision was
to make CHOC the beneficiary
of their quest. They
decided to don cow suits
and succeeded in raising
R230 000.
In 2009, the herd gained
momentum and grew to
an incredible 140 energetic
cows. Just two years later
the herd numbered a staggering
350 cows all riding
for a purpose. Armed with
the ‘Love Living Life’ slogan
and a healthy dose of
enthusiasm, the herd has
enjoyed much success and
acclaim.
Winter
Series
Table
Mountain
Pietermaritzburg’s
Table
Mountain
is steeped
in local folklore
including tales of
giant snakes and cannibals.
The mountain has
served as a refuge for
its community throughout
history as its cliffs
make it easy to defend.
The runners will have
to make their way up
the steep sides and
over rocks to summit
the mountain where
stunning vistas await
as they circumnavigate
the top. Distant
views of Pietermaritzburg
and the Umsunduzi
River across to
the Umngeni River and
the hilltop panorama
of the Valley of 1000
Hills. The view down
onto Nagle Dam is also
impressive and on a
clear day, the Drakensberg
can be viewed
from this spectacular
vantage point.
The 7km course is challenging
due to the ascent
up the mountain – even
the top racing snakes are
reduced to a walk! The
trail on top is a network of
cattle tracks that and the
course traverses half of
the mountain edge before
cutting back though the
middle along a beautiful
From Durban via
PMB (recommended):
Travelling North on the
N3, take the Ohrtmann
Road off-ramp in Pietermaritzburg
and turn right.
Go over the highway and
straight through the next
set of robots, then turn
right into Manning Avenue
at the 2nd set of robots.
Cross the Baynespruit
stream and go straight
through the first set of
robot and then turn left
at the 2nd set at the Shell
Garage. Travel up the hill
for +- 2km and turn right
onto the Table Mountain
Rd. The turn is sign posted:
Table Mountain. Travel
straight on this road for
wetland and stream. The
12km course completely
circumnavigates the
mountain and involves
significantly more ascent
and descent. In sections
of the course the trail disappears
and participants
have to follow markers
through open grassland.
The 20km course will
circumnavigate the top
of mountain, as well as
about 20km until in turns
into a dirt road. Soon after
turn right onto the D1001.
Travel straight on this road
towards the mountain for3
km, the start will be at the
school on your right hand
side.
From Hilton:
Travelling South take the
Church Street off-ramp in
Pietermaritzburg and turn
left. Go straight through
the first two sets of robots
and turn right at the third
set towards Greytown.
Then at the next set of
robots, before crossing the
Baynespruit stream, turn
right into Ohrtmann Rd.
Go straight until the 1st set
of robots and turn left into
Sunday 26 June 2016
Mcoseleli Secondary
School, Table Mountain,
PMB
7km / 12km / 20km
route options.
R 70 / R 100 / R 130
Registration: from
6:30am. Race briefing:
7:20am. Start: 7:30am.
Entry fee includes a
R20 donation to the
host school and local
community trust.
contour along the base.
All courses are rated as
technical due to the narrow
cattle tracks and at
times, rocky footing.
Part of the KZNTR Winter
Series.
ENTRIES OPEN! Preentries
close at MIDDAY
on Friday 24 June. Late
entries available at the
start, but a R40 surcharge
applies (U18s exempt).
Directions:
Manning Avenue. Cross
the Baynespruit stream
and go straight through
the first set of robot and
then turn left at the 2nd
set at the Shell Garage.
Travel up the hill for +- 2
km and turn right onto
the Table Mountain Rd.
The turn is sign posted:
Table Mountain. Travel
straight on this road for
about 20km until in turns
into a dirt road. Soon after
turn right onto the D1001.
Travel straight on this road
towards the mountain for
3km, the start will be at
the school on your right
hand side.