{"id":198793,"date":"2021-08-18T02:43:15","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T00:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=106098"},"modified":"2021-08-18T02:43:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T00:43:15","slug":"ambassadors-ready-to-run-the-thirsti-africanx-trailrun-1-day-xperience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/ambassadors-ready-to-run-the-thirsti-africanx-trailrun-1-day-xperience\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassadors ready to run the THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN 1-Day XPERIENCE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN ambassadors, Nicholas Rupanga, Franza Landman, Ashraf Orrie and Blake Dyason will be seen in action at the inaugural THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN 1-Day XPERIENCE that will take place at the much-loved Paul Cluver Wines, Grabouw (Western Cape) on Saturday 18 September 2021. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg and Jetline Action Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cLet Nature Give You A Run For Your Money\u201d<\/p>\n

THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN ambassadors, Nicholas Rupanga (Kenilworth, Cape Town), Franza Landman (East London), Ashraf Orrie (Plumstead, Cape Town) and Blake Dyason (Hout Bay, Cape Town) are counting down the days to the inaugural THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN 1-Day XPERIENCE that will take place at the much-loved Paul Cluver Wines, Grabouw (Western Cape) on Saturday 18 September 2021.<\/p>\n

South Africa\u2019s premier three-day stage trail run, the THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN was founded in 2009 and is synonymous with magnificent trails, spectacular views, mouth-watering food, a relaxed atmosphere and great vibe. In 2021 event organisers, Stillwater Sports, announced a national series of events that will take runners to the Western Cape, North-West Province, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.<\/p>\n

Having only missed one event, in 2014 due to injury, trail legend Nicholas Rupanga has crossed the THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN finish line 10 out of the 11 times. Rupanga finished first in the inaugural event in 2009 with team member Patrick Cox. According to Rupanga the THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN is unique. \u201cIt\u2019s a well organised family event that caters for both trail runners and road runners,\u201d says Rupanga. \u201cIt\u2019s great that the event has expanded into a series of events as it will allow AFRICANX runners to explore new trails from province to province. The THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN changed my life and my running career for the best, so I can\u2019t miss any of the events.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe list of things that attracts me to the THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN is endless,\u201d says Franza Landman. \u201cFrom the welcoming and well organised registration to the fabulous vibe, efficient, helpful and friendly staff \u2013 it\u2019s just a well organised event. It\u2019s amazing to see proudly South African brands like AFRICANX, THIRSTI and First Ascent align. Without the incredible sponsors it wouldn\u2019t be possible to host the event. We are truly grateful. I don\u2019t want to miss any of the AFRICANX events, the FOMO will be unbearable. I guarantee that once newcomers to the sport have experienced the AFRICANX vibe at the 1-Day event they will want more.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Ashraf Orrie aka Mr O, it\u2019s the pristine trails that attracts him to the THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN. \u201cExpanding AFRICANX into a national series of events is a great initiative,\u201d says Orrie. \u201cWe are spoilt in the Western Cape, so it\u2019s great to share the love with the North-West Province, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. I am really chuffed that the 1-Day event will take place in the same region as the 3-Day event. We will still make a weekend of it. I\u2019m looking forward to running some beautiful trails, receiving a great medal and event t-shirt and of course enjoying the really good food.\u201d<\/p>\n

The THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN 3-Day Stage Race was Blake Dyason\u2019s first multi day trail run. \u201cAFRICANX will always be special to me,\u201d says Dyason. \u201cI love the team and vibe at this event. Sponsors are important to our sport and it\u2019s amazing to see South African brands like THIRSTI getting behind trail running and becoming part of this community. I am definitely going to try to take part in all the AFRICANX events. I look forward to seeing new places and making new friends. I love Paul Cluver, I am fortunate enough to have run and cycled on the farm before. It\u2019s really a beautiful farm. We are definitely in for a treat at the THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN 1-Day XPERIENCE in September.\u201d<\/p>\n

EVENT CALENDAR: THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN<\/p>\n

1. THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN 1-Day XPERIENCE<\/p>\n

Date: Saturday 18 September 2021
Venue: Paul Cluver Wines, Grabouw (Western Cape)
Format: 1-Day Trail Run
Entry Format: Individual Entry
Entry Fees:
\u2022 OPTION 1: 6km \/ R100
\u2022 OPTION 2: 12km \/ R350
\u2022 OPTION 3: 24km \/ R600
\u2022 OPTION 4: 42km \/ R950<\/p>\n

2. THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN 3-Day Stage Race<\/p>\n

Date: Saturday 19 \u2013 Monday 21 March 2022
Venue: Houw Hoek Hotel (Western Cape)
Format: 3-Day Stage Trail Run
Entry Format: Teams of Two Runners (male \/ female \/ mixed)
Entry Fees:
\u2022 OPTION 1: R3600 per runner
\u2022 OPTION 2: R4200 per runner
\u2022 OPTION 3: R4600 per runner<\/p>\n

3. THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN 2-Day XPLORE<\/p>\n

Date: Saturday 09 \u2013 Sunday 10 April 2022
Venue: Normandien Farms (Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal)
Format: 2-Day Stage Trail Run
Entry Format: Individual Entry
Entry Fees: R2950 per runner<\/p>\n

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Hashtag: #MyAFRICANX #RunTheAFRICANX<\/p>\n

For additional information on the THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN 3-Day, 2-Day and\/or 1-Day events please visit www.stillwatersports.com, contact Stillwater Sports on 082 991 0045 or email entries@stillwatersports.com.<\/p>\n

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THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN ambassadors, Nicholas Rupanga, Franza Landman, Ashraf Orrie and Blake Dyason will be seen in action at the inaugural THIRSTI AFRICANX TRAILRUN 1-Day XPERIENCE that will take place at the much-loved Paul Cluver Wines, Grabouw (Western Cape) on Saturday 18 September 2021. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg and Jetline Action Photo \u201cLet Nature Give You […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":198794,"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-198793","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\/08\/ambassadors-ready-to-run-the-thirsti-africanx-trailrun-1-day-xperience.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198793","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=198793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198793\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/198794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}