Robbie Simpson made it two in a row with a drama-filled victory at the Otter TERREX Trail, presented by EasyEquities, at Storms River - on Saturday 5 October - while Bianca Tarboton delivered the performance of the day in winning the women’s contest. Words by Stephen Granger Super-Scot Simpson became only the fourth athlete to [...]
Debutant, Robbie Simpson and Otter African Trail Run stalwart, Bianca Tarboton, won the fifteenth edition of the Grail of Trail on Saturday, 7 October. The adidas TERREX athletes claimed their victories in different ways, with Simpson relying on the experience of others in the first half of the course. Tarboton tapped into her extensive route [...]
The short, but sharp, Prologue which provides the seeding for the Otter African Trail Run provided a hint that the racing will be fierce on Saturday, 7 October. Friday’s 4-kilometre time trial included 230 metres of climbing and acted as more than just a shake out of the top contenders. It highlighted the potential speed [...]
The Otter African Trail Run Challenge, the preliminary event to the Grail of Trail, took place in initially perfect and then increasingly difficult conditions on Thursday, 5 October. Following the classic Otter Trail route, from Storms River Mouth to Nature’s Valley. The 42 kilometre route takes in 2 600 metres of climbing, including roughly 7 000 [...]
Toni McCann shattered the women’s Otter African Trail Run course record, setting a new benchmark time of 4 hours, 33 minutes and 26 seconds, on Saturday 8 October. The South African’s time was 6 minutes and 34 seconds ahead of the 4 hour and 40 minute mark, which earned her a R150 000 bonus from Easy [...]
The Otter African Trail Run is South Africa’s premier marathon distance off-road event. Over the last 14 years it has attracted trail runners from around the world and provided the setting for dramatic performances. In 2022 the presenting sponsors, Easy Equities, and the event organisers, Faces, have put significant prize money on the line in [...]
The Challenge event’s Prologue kicked off the Otter African Trail Run; on Wednesday 5 October 2022. Hosted in the Storm’s River Mouth Rest Camp, of the Tsitsikamma National Park, the 4.1 kilometre prologue time trial served to provide the seeding for the following day’s start groups. With 42 kilometres of technical coastal and forest footpaths [...]
Good health cannot be achieved on fitness alone, it requires good nutrition too. Healthy, seasonal and sustainable food not only tastes better, but provides a higher quality fuel for active bodies, this is why trail runners should be excited to note that KAUAI has partnered with the Otter African Trail Run. As the official Wellness [...]
