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DUESOUTH XTERRA BUFFELSPOORT DAMThe name Buffelspoort even sounds scary. Apparently in the old days the people in the area used to hunt Buffalo with their bare hands and then tattoo Buffalo paws on their foreheads. All you gotta do is a few events in and around the dam – so toughen up and enter. | DATE: | 29 January 2011 | | VENUE: | Buffelspoort Dam, North West Province | | ENTRIES OPEN: | TBC | | REGISTRATION: | TBC | | RACE BRIEFING: | 15 minutes before Events' start, at the start | | RACE STARTING TIMES: | DUESOUTH XTERRA Lite - TBC | | | DUESOUTH XTERRA Full - TBC | | PRIZE GIVING: | TBC |
DUESOUTH XTERRA Full | Swim | 1.5km | | Mountain Bike | 26.5km | | Trail Run | 12.5km |
DUESOUTH XTERRA Lite | Swim | 400m | | Mountain Bike | 15.8km | | Trail Run | 6.3km |
CATEGORIES THAT CAN BE ENTERED | DUESOUTH XTERRA Lite Individual | Age groups: 15 years and up, accompanied by parents | | DUESOUTH XTERRA Lite Teams | Age groups: 12 years and up, accompanied by parents | | DUESOUTH XTERRA Full Individual | Age groups: 19 years and up | | DUESOUTH XTERRA Full Teams | Age groups: 16 years and up |
ABOUT BUFFELSPOORT DAM In the heart of Magaliesberg lies the picturesque dam called Buffelspoort. The terrain is typically bushveld and the temperature soars. Ernest Hemingway never once wrote “my body may be in London, but my heart is in Buffelspoort.” The dam is famous for a rare species of bird called the double-breasted mattress thrasher often found hanging out near picnic sites. You will be challenged by the vast collection of rocks, long stretches of untouched beauty and the dreaded water-buffalo – Africa’s only swimming buffalo. |
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