Windhoek Berg River canoe marathon entry date extended.
Cape Town – The organisers of the 2010 Windhoek Berg River Canoe
Marathon have extended the closing dates for entries by a week to
cater for the anticipated last minute rush of entries.
Entries will be taken until 12h00 on Wednesday 7 July. Entry
forms are available from the race website
www.windhoekberg.co.za
29 year old Paarl star Heinrich Schloms’ entry is
confirmed. A veteran of ten berg’s, Schloms has been a key
players in the evolution of the race for the overall title in
recent years.
“I’m all fired up and raring to go” said Schloms from the
winelands today, whose early entry sits alongside the entries of
respected marathoners Greg van Heerden, Enslin van Riet, Chris de
Waal and Durban racer Marc Holtzhausen.
The second entry received at the race HQ came from Berg icon Giel
van Deventer, signalling his intentions of completing a record 41st
Berg. Van Deventer and André Collins hold the record of 40 Bergs
successfully completed.
“Its been a topsy-turvy year so far, particularly with the
distraction of the soccer, and paddlers have been a little slow
off the mark,” said race administrator Laura van Heerden. “We are
getting a lot of enquires and questions, and are anticipating a
deluge of last minute entries.”
She added that the race was creating a novel “Barn experience”
for paddlers keen to savour the experience of the race through
the Winelands and the Swartland to the West Coast.
This involves contestants dropping their overnight possessions,
wrapped in a plastic bag provided by the race organisers, at the
start, from where they will be transported to brns at each
overnight stop.
“A bonfire, glass of red wine and warm barn can then await each
paddler at the end of the day’s canoeing,” said Van Heerden.
Any questions relating to the above can be directed to the Race
Secretary, Laura van Heerden on 0847002742 or
admin@wpcanoe.org.za.
The
Windhoek Berg River Canoe Marathon takes place for 14 to 17 July,
and will be preceded by a time trials for 200 invited athletes on
Tuesday 13 July. More information can be found at
www.windhoekberg.co.za
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