Nelson Mandela Bay's unique Town Lodge Business Night Relay enjoyed another great winter's evening at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Tuesday night for the 3rd round of this unique corporate event. Just over 50 teams took part in the event which is open to running teams of 5 people and walking teams of 3 and is starting to grow in popularity. "Another great evening at our iconic stadium with lots of the participants this month dressing up and being more daring in their attire just added … [Read more...] about Gamble Continue to Dominate
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Great Support for Night Relay
Nelson Mandela Bay's unique Town Lodge Business Night Relay enjoyed another fantastic winter's evening at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Tuesday night for the 2nd round of this unique corporate event. Just over 70 teams took part in the event which is open to running teams of 5 people and walking teams of 3 and is starting to grow in popularity. "Another great evening at our iconic stadium with lots of the participants this month dressing up and being more daring in their attire just … [Read more...] about Great Support for Night Relay
Gamble Pharmacy win unique night relay
The Gamble Pharmacy relay teams started where they left off on Tuesday evening by winning the first round of the unique 2017 Town Lodge Business Night Relay held at the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium. New Stadium manager, Mpho Mokonyama, got races underway and was full of praise for this unique event which is hosted by the stadium on the last Tuesday evening of the month and continues till the end of August. "The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro is all about the spirit of Ubuntu and is community … [Read more...] about Gamble Pharmacy win unique night relay
Unique Night Time Running Relay Around the NMB Stadium
The unique and exciting Town Lodge Business Night Relay Series returns to the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Tuesday night for the first of 4 race nights taking place on the last Tuesday of each month through to August. This social networking and team building running and walking event is the brain child of Zsports Events NPC, PE's only non-profit professional sport events company, and is open to teams of 5 runners or 3 walkers. Unique in South Africa as the only event of it's kind to take … [Read more...] about Unique Night Time Running Relay Around the NMB Stadium
PE’s Dirtiest Event
What has to surely be the dirtiest race in the Eastern Cape, the Edge Muck Run taking place on the 22/23rd April is set to attract close on 1,000 participants who are keen to get down and dirty. It’s not every day the adults can behave like children and the kids can have fun watching their parents rolling in the muck and all in aid of collecting as much second hand clothing as possible for charity. This year’s Edge Muck Run will be hosted at Dawson’s Farm on the corner of Kragga Kamma Road … [Read more...] about PE’s Dirtiest Event
aQuelle ORS ends on Sunday
The 12th season of the aQuellé Ocean Racing Series, Africa's largest family beach event which is unique to Nelson Mandela Bay, concludes this Sunday morning when round 10 kicks off at 9am Drawing an average of between 400 and 500 participants on mostly alternate Sunday mornings throughout the whole of summer, the Series is truly a family affair with no fewer than 7 simultaneously running events taking place which are suitable for all members of the family. The Series kicks off each October … [Read more...] about aQuelle ORS ends on Sunday
14 Days to go to Africa’s Toughest Swim
With just over a week to the Eastern Cape’s richest open water swim, the defending champions have yet to register their entry. With an overall prize pool of R39,000 and the winners in both the swimsuit and wetsuit categories taking home a whopping R4,500 each (both male and female), swimmers from around the country are being attracted to Nelson Mandela Bay on Human Rights Day to contest Africa’s toughest Indian Ocean Swim. The Jendamark Bellbuoy Challenge is a daunting 5km ocean sea which … [Read more...] about 14 Days to go to Africa’s Toughest Swim
Venter Dominates in Three and Five Kilometre Swims
An exciting weekend of open water swimming at Marina Martinique saw Pearson High School head boy, Ian Venter, winning both the Nelson Mandela Bay Aquatics (NMBA) 5km and 3km Championship races. The Aquabear swimmer won the Provincial 5km open water swim on Saturday afternoon in blustery conditions in 1hr and 49 seconds just under 2 minutes ahead of Nicolas Adam with Slater Black finishing 3rd whilst St Francis Bay Liquid Lines swimmer Amica de Jager, from Woodridge High School, won the ladies … [Read more...] about Venter Dominates in Three and Five Kilometre Swims
Late Entries open for Eastern Province Triathlon Championships
The Eastern Province Triathlon Championships, hosted by About IT, will take place this Saturday morning at Pollok Beach with three distances being contested for the Provincial honours. The Super Sprint Distance race for the youth will comprise of a 300m swim, 10km cycle and 2.5km run; the Sprint Distance Triathlon being a 750m swim, 20km cycle and 5km run will be the EP Junior Championships whilst the Olympic distance of a 1500m swim, 40km cycle and 10km run will be for the Seniors. Pre-race … [Read more...] about Late Entries open for Eastern Province Triathlon Championships
Cape Town’s Clean Sweep
Sunday’s EC Swim Series at Marina Martinique saw what is possibly the faster 10km time in this history of the Series when Cape Town swimmer Danie Marais touched at the end of the 10km marathon race in a time of 1hr 53min and 51secs. Marais, a national swimmer, was followed home by fellow Western Province swimmers Dylan Wright (2:05.49) and Andrew Ritchie (2:06:02). Securing the clean sweep in the 10km swim for the Cape Town clubs were their ladies with Rebecca Meder (2:06:04) winning the ladies … [Read more...] about Cape Town’s Clean Sweep
Great Weather Attracts Hundreds to ORS
The fantastic beach weather which was enjoyed by holiday makers to Nelson Mandela Bay during the festive period continued over the weekend resulting in a bumper attendance at the aQuellé Ocean Racing Series which took place on Hobie Beach on Sunday morning. Once again the event enjoyed international participation with visitors from Dubai, New Zealand and Germany taking part on the morning. Midway through Season 12 of what has become Africa's largest family beach event, over 500 participants … [Read more...] about Great Weather Attracts Hundreds to ORS
Africa’s largest family beach event returns to Port Elizabeth
The popular aQuellé Ocean Racing Series returns to Hobie Beach this Sunday morning for the second half of season 12 which sees 5 race days taking place between Sunday 8th January and Sunday 26th March. Unique to Nelson Mandela Bay, the Series offers 7 simultaneously run events and over R20,000 worth of lucky draw prizes and medals each race day. On each of the Sunday mornings which the Series is hosted at Hobie Beach, there are 4 swim events (400m, 1km, 2km and 3km distances) and 3 beach … [Read more...] about Africa’s largest family beach event returns to Port Elizabeth
Close out 2016 with the last Open Water Swim for the year
The annual Marina Martinique swim festival on Friday 30th December will close off the 2016 open water swimming session in great fashion with a Double Mile, 500m swim, Kids Bank2Bank and the feature Mile event all taking place in the stunning Marina Martinique canals from the Marina Wharf restaurant area. The sheltered and warm Marina canals offer the perfect open water swimming conditions with festivities kicking off from 9am on Friday. "We are excited to once again be a part of the Marina … [Read more...] about Close out 2016 with the last Open Water Swim for the year
Cape Town Athlete Wins Round 3 of Triathlon
21 year old Cape Town triathlete, Riaan Shaw, comes through strongly at the end of the run to win Round 3 of the 2016 About IT Triathlon Summer Series on Wednesday at Pollok Beach. Just under 100 triathletes from around South Africa took advantage of the great weather this morning (21 December) to take part in the penultimate round of the About IT Triathlon Summer Series at Pollok Beach. The triathletes enjoyed an exciting route which saw each of the 3 legs completed over two laps starting … [Read more...] about Cape Town Athlete Wins Round 3 of Triathlon
Two Consecutive Wins for German Triathlete
With two of the four races in the About IT Triathlon Summer Series behind him, German pro-athlete Johannes Moldan leads the Series with two great wins. Moldan, a World top 10 long distance triathlete in Europe loves the Port Elizabeth summers and for the past couple of years has made this his European winter training base, spending up to six months at a time training through the African summer before heading back in February each year to race throughout Europe and Asia. The popular sprint … [Read more...] about Two Consecutive Wins for German Triathlete
