{"id":176741,"date":"2021-01-07T12:26:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T10:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=97935"},"modified":"2021-01-07T12:26:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T10:26:43","slug":"race-across-south-africa-spirit-encapsulated-in-short-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/race-across-south-africa-spirit-encapsulated-in-short-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Race Across South Africa spirit encapsulated in short film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=97936\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-97936 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/race-across-south-africa-spirit-encapsulated-in-short-film.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"169\"><\/a>A short film has been released which encapsulates the spirit of the 2020 Race Across South Africa that took place in October. Photo: LLewellyn Lloyd of RebleX Photography<\/p>\n<p>Race Across South Africa (RASA) organisers have released a short film that encapsulates the essence of the 2 150km, non-stop, self-navigated mountain bike ride that starts in Pietermaritzburg and ends in Wellington.<\/p>\n<p>In this beautiful film, two of the event\u2019s stalwarts, Tim James (nine-time finisher and single speed record holder, 2020) and Mike Woolnough (six-time finisher), talk about what this event means to them, as well as the massive impact it has on the lives of those who experience the Freedom Trail.<\/p>\n<p>All footage was shot during the 2020 RASA that took place in October.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m amazed at how, in just seven minutes, this film is able to triumphantly and beautifully capture the essence of the Freedom Challenge and the profound impact it can have on an individual,\u201d said race director Chris Fisher.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut don\u2019t take my word for it; go see for yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>RASA is an unforgettable adventure by bike that takes riders to remote parts of the country where they\u2019ll experience its true splendour and the warm hospitality of its people.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the nature of the terrain and time of year, the event is physically and mentally demanding.<\/p>\n<p>Since the route is not marked, riders need to navigate using maps, compass, and narrative directions. They are allowed a maximum of 26 days to complete it.<\/p>\n<p>Film by: Andrew Muckart \/\/ Sledgehammer Studio<\/p>\n<p><strong>2021 Freedom Challenge event dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Race to Cradock \u2013 March 16 to 25<br \/>Race to Willowmore \u2013 March 23 to April 2<br \/>Freedom Circuit \u2013 April 27 to May 2<br \/>Race Across South Africa \u2013 June 23 to July 17<br \/>Race to Rhodes \u2013 June 26 to July 5<br \/>Race to Paarl \u2013 July 7 to 17<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/race-across-south-africa-spirit-encapsulated-in-short-film\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A short film has been released which encapsulates the spirit of the 2020 Race Across South Africa that took place in October. Photo: LLewellyn Lloyd of RebleX Photography Race Across South Africa (RASA) organisers have released a short film that encapsulates the essence of the 2 150km, non-stop, self-navigated mountain bike ride that starts in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":176742,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9021],"tags":[3257],"class_list":{"0":"post-176741","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mypr","8":"tag-mypr","9":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/race-across-south-africa-spirit-encapsulated-in-short-film.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176741\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}