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DECEMBER

Thu 22 December WC

Sabrina Love Ocean Challenge. 6km, 10km. Kurland Estate. Beautiful, varied, challenging course. Wet feet and a smile guaranteed. Start 7am. See p37. sabrinalove.co.za

Fri 23 December KZN

Ballito Night Trail. 5km, 10km. Holla Trails. Singletrack, bridges, sugarcane, drainage lines, forest, FUN! Start 6:30pm. R80/R120. kzntrailrunning.co.za

Fri 23 December WC

Sunset Beach Run. 6km, 16km. Glentana, Western Cape. Low tide beach run between Glentana and Greatbrak River. Start 6:30pm. R50/R100. trisport.co.za

Sat 24 December WC

Total Great Brakriver Moordkuil. 5km. Friemersheim Sports Ground. Historical slave trade route. Start 7am. R35. aswd.co.za

Tue 27 December WC

The Wreck Challenge. 2km, 5km. Glentana Beach. Fun run to the famous Glentana Wreck, a dock stranded in 1902. Start 8am. R50/R100. trisport.co.za

Fri 30 December EC

Groeneweide Trail Run. 5km, 10km. NNMU, Saasveld. Beautiful trails on the mountain through Cape Pine and SANParks areas. Start 8am. R150/R270. trisport.co.za

Sat 31 December WC

Danger Point Half Marathon. 5km, 10km, 21km. Gansbaai. Circular route through fynbos coastal reserve, descending to the beach. Start 7am. R30/R50/R70. gansbaailions.com

JANUARY

Sun 1 January GP

New Year 10km. 5km, 10km. Botanical Gardens, Pretoria. Start 2017 correctly with a lap through beautiful gardens. Start 7am. R30/R50. daandutoit@telkomsa.net

Sat 7 January KZN

Kenneth Stainbank Castle Trail. 4km, 10km, 18km. Stainbank Nature Reserve. Technical singletrack through indigenous forest and over streams. Start 7am. R60/R110/R140. kzntrailrunning.co.za

Sun 8 January WC

Lourensford Trail Run. 8km, 13km. Lourensford Wine Estate, Somerset West. Magical views. Easy running through vineyards and orchards. Suitable for novice and serious runner. R80/R110. quantumadventures.co.za

Sun 15 January WC

Resolution Trail Run. 5km, 8km, 13km, 15km. Delvera Farm. Bring on the new year on Klapmutskop trails. Spectacular views of Winelands. Start 7am. dirtopia.co.za

Sun 15 January WC

Spur Cape Summer Trail Series 1. 8km, 12km. Lebanon Forest, Elgin Valley. Run three of the four races to compete in the Championship Challenge. Start 7:30am. trailseries.co.za

Fri 20 January KZN

Cascades Night Trail. 5km, 10km. Cascades, Pietermaritzburg. Flowing singletrack through iconic location. Start 6:30pm. R80/R110. kzntrailrunning.co.za

Sun 22 January NW

XTERRA Trail Run. 6km, 12km. Buffelspoort Dam. Gravel and jeeptrack through pine plantations and fynbos. 350m of elevation to tackle. R120/R180. Start 7am. stillwatersports.com

Tue 24 January WC

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