GAUTENG, PRETORIA, 28 NOVEMBER 2016 – After a long, tough OCR season, Jeep Team athlete, Thomas van Tonder and Reebok athlete, Hanneke Dannhauser have claimed the South African OCR Championship Jeep Warrior OCR Series titles, powered by Reebok, at the series finale held at Legends MX Adventure Park in Pretoria on the 20th November 2016. With over 8000 warriors competing in the final 2016 Jeep Warrior OCR event, it was mud, sweat and tears from start to finish across all races.  

The Jeep Warrior Series is South Africa's oldest and largest obstacle course race that holds eight events spanning across four provinces over the year. The Jeep Warrior OCR Series Race is also used by the World OCR Championships for country competitor selection meeting World OCR Obstacle/Terrain Standards.   On Saturday and Sunday, 20th November, at Jeep Warrior Race #8 Legends MX, the racing was fierce, fast, but fun. On Sunday, in the Black Ops Elite, the toughest of all the races, the top 3 men, Thomas van Tonder, Greg Avierinos and Claude Eksteen, crawled, climbed and clambered over obstacles built for the brave, jostling for podium positions.

 In the end, the bravest man won. Van Tonder used his well-honed physical and mental strength to push through to a well-deserved victory on the most important day in his OCR career.  

Results for the Black Ops Elite men – Jeep Team’s Thomas van Tonder 1st in 1:57:23; Greg Avierinos 2nd in 2:07:53, Claude Eksteen 3rd in 2:10:32, Jeep Team’s Jay Jay Deysel 4th in 2:17:13.

Results for Race #8 Black Ops Elite women – Hanneke Dannhauser 1st in 2:28:55, Michelle Meyer 2nd in 2:42:01, Dominque D’Oliveira 3rd in 2:45:16, and Sabrina Dalio 4th in 3:17:12.

The finishing times taken to complete this epic course gives one an idea of its relentlessness.   Race #8 also concluded the final seeding for the South African OCR Championship Jeep Warrior OCR Series titles. The seeding is worked out by taking athletes’ top 5 race results out of a possible 8 races they could compete in.   Hats off to the Jeep Team managers and OCR athletes who succeeded in taking 3 of the 6 podium spots available in the Black Ops Elite Series.

In the men’s Black Ops Division, Jeep Team’s Thomas van Tonder took Gold with 19 844 points and a R25 000 prize purse; Greg Avierinos took Silver with 17 253 points, followed by Jeep Team‘s Jay Jay Deysel taking Bronze with 16 550 points.   The Black Ops Elite Women‘s Series, Hanneké Dannhauser, with a perfect score of 20 000 points, took Gold and a R25 000 prize purse; Trish Bahlmann took Silver with 18 082 points, and Jeep Team's Carina Marx took Bronze with 15 086 points.  

Said Thomas van Tonder, Race #8, winner of four Black Ops Elite races, and Series winner (men), "This race was a huge one for me, the national championship title has been my goal for the past 3 years. I missed the series win last year by seconds so there was no way I could pass it up today. I am also stoked because this win at Legends MX is my 10th Black Ops Elite win. Thank you to my Jeep Team sponsor. Without you, this would not have been possible."  

Said Hanneke Dannhauser, Race#8 winner, winner of six Jeep Warrior Black Ops Elite races, and Series Winner (women), "I had so much fun at this Jeep Warrior Series Finale and I am ecstatic to have won the series with a perfect score. I am so fortunate to be able to do these races and truly blessed to race against the best athletes in South African OCR. What an awesome experience. Thank you to all my supporters and Reebok who continue to stand beside me. I really appreciate you guys."   Pretoria will be home to the first Jeep Warrior OCR Race 2017 on the 11th and 12th February 2017.   

JEEP WARRIOR SERIES RESULTS FINAL BLACK OPS ELITE SERIES WINNERS - WOMEN Hanneké Dannhauser:            20 000 Trish Bahlmann:                      18 081 Carina Marx:                           15 860 Dominique D‘Oliveira:            15 450 Michelle Meyer:                     8964   BLACK OPS ELITE SERIES WINNERS - MEN Thomas van Tonder:               19 844 Greg Avierinos:                       17 253 Jay Jay Deysel:                        16 550 Bradley Claase:                       16447 Loius Smith:                             15 660

#Ends

  EDITOR'S NOTES A BRIEF HISTORY OF OCR Today's obstacle course racing has evolved from military-style bootcamp training courses that were used to prepare recruits for combat. One of the world's oldest competitive OCR events is the notorious Tough Guy Challenge, which takes place every year in Staffordshire, England. Started in 1987, the race claims to be "the world's most demanding one-day survival ordeal".   Held in in the middle of the British winter, Tough Guy's 15km course is designed to resemble a World War One battleground, with 25 obstacles featuring steep hill climbs and cliffs, freezing water pools and muddy ditches, fire pits, rope bridges, nets and barbed wire fences.  

In 2010, OCR truly became an accessible sport to everyone, not just the super fit. This was in part due to the launch of the Spartan and Tough Mudder obstacle races in the USA that catered to a range of fitness abilities. Both races soon gained mass support and sponsorship, with over a million Americans registering for and participating in OCR in 2011.   In 2014, the first OCR World Championships took place in Ohio USA.

It was won by the UK's Jonathan Albon, who went on to successfully defend his crown in 2015.

ABOUT THE JEEP WARRIOR SERIES
The Jeep Warrior Race is South Africa's oldest and largest obstacle course race that spans eight events across four provinces.  

The series burst onto the scene in 2013 and immediately spearheaded the meteoric rise of obstacle racing in South Africa. It quickly grew to up to 9000 participants per event and remains at the forefront of the growth spurt in the new sport of obstacle racing with its larger than life obstacles and innovative courses to challenge South Africans.  

What makes Jeep Warrior Race so popular, is that anyone can participate - all you need is a pair of old running shoes and a great sense of adventure.   To find out more, go to the Jeep Warrior website - www.warrior.co.za.  

To keep up with the action, like Jeep Warrior's Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/thewarriorrace - or follow the event on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thewarriorrace   Issued by Hot Salsa Media on behalf of Jeep Team South Africa: For more information or high-resolution images, contact Viv Quann at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

GAUTENG, PRETORIA,  NOVEMBER 2016 - This weekend, the Legends MX Adventure Park in the east of Pretoria is set to explode in a nail-biting finale for the 2016 Jeep Warrior Series, powered by Reebok, taking place from 19-20th November 2016. Open to all shapes and sizes, and all levels of fitness, the Jeep Warrior Series is led by the Jeep brand, powered by Reebok, and only has one requirement for competitors - pushing personal limits as you pit yourself against mud, water, bridges, slides, ladders, climbing nets, monkey ropes and all sorts of challenging terrain and obstacles. This will be the first time that Legends MX plays host to Jeep Warrior OCR. Ideally located on a working farm with maize, cattle and indigenous wildlife, the venue boasts an extensive network of mountain biking, walking and running trails, providing the ideal backdrop and atmosphere for the Jeep Warrior season finale.  Competition in the super-tough Black Ops and Black Ops Elite race is fierce and presents the toughest of courses, set over 15 - 20 km with up to 30 obstacles, matching world OCR standards. It is the most challenging category, combining both Rookie and Commando obstacles with the addition of grip-strength endurance obstacles involving gripping your own body weight and dragging heavy objects for set distances. The series ranking by SASeeding takes your top five race results of the eight Jeep Warrior races in the series. In the womens Black Ops Elite category, Hanneke Dannhauser is top of the log with a full 20 000 points (5 wins/5 races) with Trish Bahlmann on 18 082 points, Carina Marx with 14 980 points and Dominique D' Oliveira on 14 529 points.

Currently, Thomas Van Tonder leads the men with near-perfect score of 19 699 points, followed by Greg Avierinos with 16 450 points and Bradley Classe with 16 447 points. It will be a nail-biting race to the finish for the athletes competing for the title of Jeep Warrior 2016 series winner. A less challenging alternative to the extreme Black Ops course is Warrior Commando, which covers 10 – 14km with 15 obstacles.

This course is the perfect team-building experience for couples, friends, and work colleagues. Warrior Commando Elite, the next level up, forbids teams or assistance with other participants, and all obstacles have to be completed in order to qualify. Warrior Rookie is for beginners and the ideal introduction to OCR, presenting 15 simple and fun obstacles over 5-8 km. But beware if you're unable to complete an obstacle; a 20-burpee penalty will see you on your way. Warrior Bratz caters for children ages 4 -12 years old, covering a distance of 500 meters; with 8 obstacles aimed at challenging the little athletes. Parents/guardians are welcome to accompany their children through the course, but may not attempt the obstacles themselves.

Says Jonathan Hart, Advendurance event organiser and Jeep Warrior Series Course Designer, "The Bratz Zone is the perfect place for children to play, while parents are participating in the Warrior Race. Access control and childminders ensure that the children will be safe and well-looked after, with various activities to keep the children busy. A special course designed for the brave Bratz can be enjoyed throughout the day." So grab an old pair of takkies, t-shirt and shorts and enter you and your friends into South Africa's biggest growing and hippest sport, Jeep Warrior OCR. Remember, Jeep Warrior courses are not for the meek and mild so be ready to get down and dirty. There's still time to enter Jeep Warrior Race 8. Book online here - www.warrior.co.za.

To keep up with the action, like Jeep Warrior's Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/thewarriorrace  - or follow the event on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thewarriorrace. Use the hashtag #BeBrave to join the Jeep Warrior social media 

JEEP WARRIOR SERIES RACE 8 LEGENDS MX

• Date: 19 – 20 November 2016
• Venue: Legends MX, R515, Rayton N4, 1001
• GPS Coordinates: S25 49,890 E28 32,333
• Participants: 8000
• Cash Facilities: No. Please bring cash along with you.
• Parking: 4000 vehicles
• Spectator entry fee: R30 (kids under 3 years of age don't pay an entrance fee)
• Race Day Registration: Register at least 1.5 hrs before the start of your batch.      

EDITOR'S NOTES A BRIEF HISTORY OF OCR Today's obstacle course racing has evolved from military-style bootcamp training courses that were used to prepare recruits for combat. One of the world's oldest competitive OCR events is the notorious Tough Guy Challenge, which takes place every year in Staffordshire, England. Started in 1987, the race claims to be "the world's most demanding one-day survival ordeal". Held in in the middle of the British winter, Tough Guy's 15km course is designed to resemble a World War One battleground, with 25 obstacles featuring steep hill climbs and cliffs, freezing water pools and muddy ditches, fire pits, rope bridges, nets and barbed wire fences. In 2010, OCR truly became an accessible sport to everyone, not just the super fit.

This was in part due to the launch of the Spartan and Tough Mudder obstacle races in the USA that catered to a range of fitness abilities. Both races soon gained mass support and sponsorship, with over a million Americans registering for and participating in OCR in 2011. In 2014, the first OCR World Championships took place in Ohio USA.It was won by the UK's Jonathan Albon, who went on to successfully defend his crown in 2015.

ABOUT THE JEEP WARRIOR SERIES The Jeep Warrior Race is South Africa's oldest and largest obstacle course race that spans eight events across four provinces. The series burst onto the scene in 2013 and immediately spearheaded the meteoric rise of obstacle racing in South Africa. It quickly grew to up to 9000 participants per event and remains at the forefront of the growth spurt in the new sport of obstacle racing with its larger than life obstacles and innovative courses to challenge South Africans. What makes Jeep Warrior Race so popular, is that anyone can participate - all you need is a pair of old running shoes and a great sense of adventure.   To find out more, go to the Jeep Warrior website - www.warrior.co.za.

To keep up with the action, like Jeep Warrior's Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/thewarriorrace- or follow the event on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thewarriorrace   Jeep #Warrior8   #Legend MX, Pretoria   19 Nov – 20 Nov

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13 OCTOBER 2016, WESTERN CAPE – With just two days to go, the Meerendal Wine Estate in Durbanville is geared to welcome athletes from across South Africa competing in the seventh edition of the Jeep Warrior Series, powered by Reebok,  which takes place from 22 to 23 October 2016. The rugged Jeep Warrior Series is led by the Jeep brand, so participants will have to pit themselves against mud, water, bridges, slides, ladders, climbing nets, monkey ropes and all sorts of fun and challenging terrain and obstacles. Playing host to a number of national and international athletic events, the 300-year-old wine estate boasts an extensive network of mountain biking, walking and running trails – an ideal backdrop for the Jeep Warrior Race #7 in the Jeep Warrior series. Says Jonathan Hart, Advendurance event organiser and Jeep Warrior Series Course Designer, “What makes the Jeep Warrior Series so popular is that it caters to all fitness levels and age groups; all you need is a pair of trainers and a sense of adventure to enter. Meerendal Wine Estate is an excellent venue and we are excited to be back in Cape Town.

There is something for everyone and much fun to be had. So bring your crew along for a fantastic day of OCR.” Competition in Black Ops and Black Ops Elite races is fierce and presents the toughest of courses, set over 15 - 20 km with up to 30 obstacles, matching world OCR standards. It is the most challenging category, combining both Rookie and Commando obstacles with the addition of endurance obstacles that involve carrying and dragging heavy objects for set distances. A less-challenging alternative to the extreme Black Ops course is Warrior Commando, which covers 10 to 14km with approximately 15 obstacles.

This course is the perfect team-building experience for couples, friends, and work colleagues. Warrior Commando Elite, the next level up, forbids teams or assistance with other participants, and all obstacles have to be completed in order to qualify. Warrior Rookie is for beginners and the ideal introduction to OCR, presenting 15 simple and fun obstacles over 5-8 km. But beware if you’re unable to complete an obstacle; a 20-burpee penalty will see you on your way. Warrior Bratz caters for children ages 4 -12 years old, covering a distance of 500 meters and approximately 8 obstacles aimed at challenging the little athletes.

Parents/guardians are welcome to accompany their children through the course, but may not attempt the obstacles themselves. So grab a pair of takkies, t-shirt and shorts and enter you and your friends into South Africa’s biggest growing and hippest sport, Jeep Warrior OCR. Remember, Jeep Warrior courses are not for the meek and mild so be prepared to get down and dirty.

There’s still time to enter Jeep Warrior Meerendal. Book online here - www.warrior.co.za.

To keep up with the action, like Jeep Warrior’s Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/thewarriorrace - or follow the event on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thewarriorrace. Use the hashtag #BeBrave to join the Jeep Warrior social media conversation.

JEEP WARRIOR SERIES RACE 7 MEERENDAL WINE ESTATE DETAILS: Date: 22 and 23 October 2016 Venue: Meerendal Wine Estate, Vissershok Road, Durbanville, Cape Town, Western Cape GPS Coordinates: 33°47’55.77”S 18°37’27.88”E Cash Facilities: No. Please bring cash with you. Parking: Yes Spectator entry fee: R30 (kids under 3 years of age don’t pay an entrance fee) Race Day Registration: Register at least 1.5 hrs before the start of your batch.

EDITOR’S NOTES A BRIEF HISTORY OF OCR
Today’s obstacle course racing has evolved from military-style bootcamp training courses that were used to prepare recruits for combat. One of the world’s oldest competitive OCR events is the notorious Tough Guy Challenge, which takes place every year in Staffordshire, England. Started in 1987, the race claims to be “the world's most demanding one-day survival ordeal”. Held in in the middle of the British winter, Tough Guy’s 15km course is designed to resemble a World War One battleground, with 25 obstacles featuring steep hill climbs and cliffs, freezing water pools and muddy ditches, fire pits, rope bridges, nets and barbed wire fences.

In 2010, OCR truly became an accessible sport to everyone, not just the super fit. This was in part due to the launch of the Spartan and Tough Mudder obstacle races in the USA that catered to a range of fitness abilities. Both races soon gained mass support and sponsorship, with over a million Americans registering for and participating in OCR in 2011. In 2014, the first OCR World Championships took place in Ohio USA. It was won by the UK's Jonathan Albon, who went on to successfully defend his crown in 2015.

ABOUT THE JEEP WARRIOR SERIES The Jeep Warrior Race is South Africa’s oldest and largest obstacle course race that spans eight events across four provinces. The series burst onto the scene in 2013 and immediately spearheaded the meteoric rise of obstacle racing in South Africa. It quickly grew to up to 9000 participants per event and remains at the forefront of the growth spurt in the new sport of obstacle racing with its larger than life obstacles and innovative courses to challenge South Africans. What makes Jeep Warrior Race so popular, is that anyone can participate - all you need is a pair of old running shoes and a great sense for adventure.   To find out more, go to the Jeep Warrior website - www.warrior.co.za. To keep up with the action, like Jeep Warrior’s Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/thewarriorrace - or follow the event on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thewarriorrace.   Jeep #Warrior8 Legend MX, Pretoria 19 Nov – 20 Nov

Issued by Hot Salsa Media on behalf of Jeep Team South Africa: For more information or high resolution images, contact Viv Quann at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

13 OCTOBER 2016, WESTERN CAPE – With just two days to go, the Meerendal Wine Estate in Durbanville is geared to welcome athletes from across South Africa competing in the seventh edition of the Jeep Warrior Series, powered by Reebok,  which takes place from 22 to 23 October 2016.

The rugged Jeep Warrior Series is led by the Jeep brand, so participants will have to pit themselves against mud, water, bridges, slides, ladders, climbing nets, monkey ropes and all sorts of fun and challenging terrain and obstacles. Playing host to a number of national and international athletic events, the 300-year-old wine estate boasts an extensive network of mountain biking, walking and running trails – an ideal backdrop for the Jeep Warrior Race #7 in the Jeep Warrior series.

Says Jonathan Hart, Advendurance event organiser and Jeep Warrior Series Course Designer, “What makes the Jeep Warrior Series so popular is that it caters to all fitness levels and age groups; all you need is a pair of trainers and a sense of adventure to enter. Meerendal Wine Estate is an excellent venue and we are excited to be back in Cape Town. There is something for everyone and much fun to be had. So bring your crew along for a fantastic day of OCR.”

Competition in Black Ops and Black Ops Elite races is fierce and presents the toughest of courses, set over 15 - 20 km with up to 30 obstacles, matching world OCR standards. It is the most challenging category, combining both Rookie and Commando obstacles with the addition of endurance obstacles that involve carrying and dragging heavy objects for set distances.

A less-challenging alternative to the extreme Black Ops course is Warrior Commando, which covers 10 to 14km with approximately 15 obstacles. This course is the perfect team-building experience for couples, friends, and work colleagues. Warrior Commando Elite, the next level up, forbids teams or assistance with other participants, and all obstacles have to be completed in order to qualify.

Warrior Rookie is for beginners and the ideal introduction to OCR, presenting 15 simple and fun obstacles over 5-8 km. But beware if you’re unable to complete an obstacle; a 20-burpee penalty will see you on your way.

Warrior Bratz caters for children ages 4 -12 years old, covering a distance of 500 meters and approximately 8 obstacles aimed at challenging the little athletes. Parents/guardians are welcome to accompany their children through the course, but may not attempt the obstacles themselves.

So grab a pair of takkies, t-shirt and shorts and enter you and your friends into South Africa’s biggest growing and hippest sport, Jeep Warrior OCR. Remember, Jeep Warrior courses are not for the meek and mild so be prepared to get down and dirty.

There’s still time to enter Jeep Warrior Meerendal.

Book online here - www.warrior.co.za.

To keep up with the action, like Jeep Warrior’s Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/thewarriorrace.

- or follow the event on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thewarriorrace.

Use the hashtag #BeBrave to join the Jeep Warrior social media conversation.

JEEP WARRIOR SERIES RACE 7 MEERENDAL WINE ESTATE DETAILS:

Date: 22 and 23 October 2016

Venue: Meerendal Wine Estate, Vissershok Road, Durbanville, Cape Town, Western Cape

GPS Coordinates: 33°47’55.77”S 18°37’27.88”E

Cash Facilities: No. Please bring cash with you.

Parking: Yes

Spectator entry fee: R30 (kids under 3 years of age don’t pay an entrance fee) Race Day Registration: Register at least 1.5 hrs before the start of your batch.    

MPUMALANGA (NELSPRUIT) 28 SEPTEMBER 2016 – This past weekend saw approximately two thousand OCR warriors descend upon Nelspruit to race in front of approximately 3300 spectators at Jeep Warrior round 6 event, powered by Reebok, held at Nelspruit’s new OCR venue, Kwanyoni Lodge, just outside the city centre.

The Nelspruit terrain was perfect in sorting the men from the boys and took no prisoners. Hailed as immensely tough and technical, the Warriors that finished, really earned their Jeep Warrior stripes. “This course was the perfect preparation for the OCR World Champs,”

says Fritz Pienaar, Race Director of The Warrior Company, “we were lucky with the natural elements. We had a world-class terrain, which made it tough and technical but this is similar to what they can expect at the OCR World Championship event in October.”

Jeep Team's OCR Elite athletes, Thomas van Tonder and JJ Deysel, did not disappoint in the toughest event of the day, the Black Ops Elite race, as they crowded the podium taking 1st and 3rd respectively.

This is van Tonder’s 3rd win out of the six Jeep Warrior races so far in the Jeep Warrior series of 8 races. Both van Tonder and Deysel have also been selected for the OCR World Championships taking place in Canada this October.

Nelspriut Black Ops Elite course presented athletes with 33 demanding obstacles over an 18km trail course. The course culminated in a final set of obstacles, which were exceptionally complex, arduous and tough, putting the athlete's agility and strength to the ultimate test. With a starting line of 63 male and female athletes, only 24 made it to the finish line.

After a gruelling battle for over 90 minutes, Jeep Team Elites Black Ops athlete, van Tonder, lived up to his nickname ‘#BEASTMODE” and clinched 1st place in a time of 01h33. Van Tonder exhibited a sterling performance showing his grit and determination when, at one stage, he was lying 5 minutes behind the first place contender. Digging deep, he found his "extra gear" and took first place in what can only be described as a world class effort.

Said van Tonder: "I am very excited to be able to take home a win in the Black Ops Elite this weekend. The course was challenging and tough, with those last obstacles really placing me under immense pressure but I just had to keep up my momentum and I'm happy that it all paid off. I had to remain focused and steadfast to my belief that whatever you do you must give it your all and walk away knowing that you have given it absolutely everything you got." 

As race winner, van Tonder gets to drive off in a Jeep Renegade along with R10 000 prize money. He gets to keep the Renegade until the next event in Meerendal Wine Estate on the 22nd and 23rd of October.

Ice Model and OCR athlete, and just back from injury, the impressive Trevor Lagerwey, took a surprise 2nd place in a time of 01h41 with Jeep Team's Jay Jay Deysel seemingly coming out of nowhere with a herculean effort, taking 3rd place in 01h43.

The women's Elite Black Ops race, which is over the same course as the men’s Elite Black Ops, proved to be extremely demanding with only two out of the 7 starters completing the race.

South Africa’s second seeded OCR female athlete, Trish Bahlmann, took 1st place in a time of 02h01, followed by South Africa’s top seeded OCR female athlete, Hanneke Dannhauser, in 2nd place in a time of 02h04.

The OCR World Championship is being held in Toronto, Canada, from 12-16 October. South Africa has a strong 6-athlete team going. They are Jeep Team's Carina Marx, Thomas van Tonder and Jay Jay Deysel. Joining them are Bradley Claasen, Hanneke Dannhauser and Sabrina Daolio. Approximately 116 South African OCR athletes have qualified to compete in the OCR World Champs.

The Jeep team will be competing in Jeep Warrior Race 7, which takes place from 22-23 October 2016, at Meerendal Wine Estate, Western Cape Results:

BLACK OPS ELITE - MEN

1. THOMAS VAN TONDER - 01:33:54
2. TREVOR LAGERWEY - 01:41:48
3. JAY JAY DEYSEL - 01:43:40
4. EGOR OUSSOV - 01:47:39
5. BRADLEY CLAASE - 01:48:24

BLACK OPS ELITE - WOMEN

1. TRISH BAHLMANN - 02:01:46
2. HANNEKE DANNHAUSER - 02:04:30  

COMMANDO ELITE - MEN

1. DANIEL GREEFF - 00:59:23
2. LEON SCHOLTZ - 01:02:36
3. ANGUS WATSON - 01:03:13
4. ADAM HABIB - 01:07:43
5. ARMAND VAN DER MERWE - 01:08:12  

COMMANDO ELITE - WOMEN

1. DANIELLA LUSHINGTON - 01:08:04
2. TALITHA SCHOLTZ - 01:08:20
3. NIKKI CAROMBA - 01:13:35
4. CINDY WILLS - 01:17:32
5. NATASHA DELEY - 01:19:43  

##Ends Editor’s Notes

All photo credits: ZC Marketing Consulting

ABOUT THE JEEP WARRIOR SERIES The Jeep Warrior Race is South Africa’s largest obstacle course race series that spans eight events across four provinces. The series burst onto the scene in 2013 and immediately spearheaded the meteoric rise of obstacle racing in South Africa. It quickly grew to up to 9000 participants per event and remains at the forefront of the growth spurt in the new sport of obstacle racing with its larger than life obstacles and innovative courses to challenge South Africans. What makes Jeep Warrior Race so popular, is that anyone can participate - all you need is a pair of old running shoes and a great sense for adventure.  

To find out more, go to the Jeep Warrior website - www.warrior.co.za.

To keep up with the action, like Jeep Warrior’s Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/thewarriorrace - or follow the event on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thewarriorrace.

Jeep #Warrior7 Meerendal, Western Cape 22 Oct -23 Oct

Jeep #Warrior8 Pretoria - Legend MX 19 Nov – 20 Nov  

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PRETORIA EAST, HAZELDEAN VALLEY, 23nd August 2016 – This past weekend, the 20th and 21st of August, saw Round 5 of the Jeep Warrior Series kick off on a cold fresh morning, fast becoming a hot and gruelling race for the approximately 4 000 athletes competing at Hazeldean Valley’s Cowhouse Market venue in Pretoria East. Jeep Team’s fit-and-fast Black Ops Elite athletes, Thomas van Tonder, Carina Marx, JJ Deysel and Joshua Masundi, knew it was going to be brutal when eyeing up the usual suspects on the start line. All of South Africa’s top OCR athletes were present, looking buff and tough. It was going to be war to the end.

The Black Ops Elite course presented 30 obstacles over a 20km trail, each challenging either your mental or physical limits in the longest Warrior Black Ops Elite race to date. The terrain was fairly flat giving hardened runners the edge between obstacles. After fighting it out for over 90 minutes, Jeep Team OCR star and Jeep Warrior series leader, Thomas van Tonder, succumbed to second place in a time of 01h40, a few minutes behind eventual race winner, 39-year-old Claude Eksteen (Ex-World Triathlete), who returned to the series and claimed top spot in 01h37. Louis Smit came 3rd in 01h43. Jeep Team’s JJ Deysel and Joshua Masudi took seventh and eleventh places respectively.

The Jeep Warrior brand radiates quality and equality as you are judged only on your mettle to compete and finish. All genders race together over the same course, giving a fresh take on women helping men, and vice versa, over and out of mud pits and the like. Jeep Team’s top female OCR athlete, Corina Marx, put in an impressive fight against the top women OCR athletes in the country. Marx eventually finished 3rd in 02h33, climbing two positions from Jeep Warrior Race 4 in Ballito, where she placed fifth thanks to a hamstring injury. The highly efficient Hanneke Dannhauser took top spot in 02h19 with super-strong Trish Bahlmann in second in a time of 02h27.

Jeep Warrior’s Carina Marx, said “It was truly a runner's race. Our stamina and endurance were really pushed to the limits. This is an incredible series and I’m proud to compete alongside top athletes like Hanneke (Dannhauser) and Trish (Bahlmann). Dannhauser was an absolute machine today. No one was going to catch her.” Marx is currently lying 4th in the overall series standings behind Bahlmann, Dannhauser and D’Oliveira. Coming into the Jeep Team fold around 6 months ago with lots of potential but short on experience and relevant fitness levels, Marx has shown incredible improvements, and will go much further once she accepts the warrior within, and lets it out, taking no prisoners.

The Jeep Team will be competing in the next Jeep Warrior Race 6, which takes place from 24 - 25 September 2016 at Kwanyoni Lodge in Nelspruit.

RESULTS

BLACK OPS ELITE - MEN

1. Claude Eksteen - 01:37:18
2. Thomas van Tonder - 01:40:18
3. Louis Smit - 01:43:18
4. Trevor Lagerwey - 01:47:02
5. Bradley Claase - 01:50:13

BLACK OPS ELITE - WOMEN

1. HANNEKE DANNHAUSER - 02:19:25
2. TRISH BAHLMANN - 02:27:44
3. CARINA MARX - 02:33:15
4. MICHELLE MEYER - 02:46:33

COMMANDO ELITE - MEN

1. ANRICH ZIMMERMANN - 00:52:18
2. BRANDON HULLEY - 00:54:20
3. GARETH MARQUISS - 00:57:13
4. DARREN MARQUISS - 01:00:53
5. ADAM REID - 01:07:44

COMMANDO ELITE - WOMEN

1. SAMANTHA GILCHRIST - 01:20:36
2. NIKKI CAROMBA - 01:22:44
3. CINDY WILLS - 01:29:33
4. MARISKA UYS - 01:41:48
5. ANNEMARIE SCHOLTZ - 01:49:33

ROOKIE ELITE - MEN

1. TORIN TORRENTE - 00:43:20
2. ZANDER LOUW - 00:43:40
3. JOSHUA DE JAGER - 00:44:15

ROOKIE ELITES - WOMEN

• LAUREN DAWS - 00:50:42
• KIRSTY VAN DER MERWE - 01:03:43
• DANIELA WILKIE-WATSON - 01:08:40

Editor’s Notes
All photo credits: ZC Marketing Consulting

ABOUT THE JEEP WARRIOR SERIES
The Jeep Warrior Race is South Africa’s largest obstacle course race series that spans eight events across four provinces. The series burst onto the scene in 2013 and immediately spearheaded the meteoric rise of obstacle racing in South Africa. It quickly grew to up to 9000 participants per event and remains at the forefront of the growth spurt in the new sport of obstacle racing with its larger than life obstacles and innovative courses to challenge South Africans. What makes Jeep Warrior Race so popular, is that anyone can participate - all you need is a pair of old running shoes and a great sense for adventure.

To find out more, go to the Jeep Warrior website - www.warrior.co.za.

To keep up with the action, like Jeep Warrior’s Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/thewarriorrace - or follow the event on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thewarriorrace.

• Jeep #Warrior6 - Nelspruit – Kwanyoni Lodge 24 Sept – 25 Sept
• Jeep #Warrior7 - Meerendal, Western Cape 22 Oct -23 Oct
• Jeep #Warrior8 - Pretoria - Legend MX 19 Nov – 20 Nov

Issued by Hot Salsa Media on behalf of Jeep Team SA.
For more information, interviews or high resolution images, feel free to contact Viv Quann: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

15 August 2016, PRETORIA – This weekend, get to Pretoria East for Round 5 of South Africa’s biggest obstacle course race, the Jeep Warrior Series, which is taking place at the historic Hazeldean Valley Farm in Pretoria East from 20-21^st August 2016. This will be the first year that the historic Pretoria East Farm is hosting a Jeep Warrior OCR. Hazeldean Valley was once the home of South Africa’s biggest Ayrshire herd and today, the old farm buildings - dating back to the 1940s - provide the perfect farmyard atmosphere to host the spectator-friendly Jeep Warrior Race on the banks of the Pienaars River, East of Pretoria with bushveld scenery ideal for the gruelling challenge.

Says Jonathan Hart, Advendurance event organiser and Jeep Warrior Series Course Designer, “Warriors taking part in Race 5 in Pretoria East this weekend will be able to enjoy the start of the summer season. The team has been working flat out over the last few weeks to build an exhilarating course, which will be unveiled to athletes on race day. Hazeldean Valley is an inspiring venue for spectators and athletes, offering a farmyard atmosphere on the doorstep of the city. There’s lots of bushveld and the historic venue is on the banks of the Pienaars River, offering a diverse obstacle course for competitors. Bring on the weekend!” Participants can look forward to a day of climbing, crawling, hanging and jumping as they attempt to tackle some of the course favourites, designed to challenge the Black Ops athletes. Competition in the pro-level Black Ops Elite race is fierce heading into Race 5.

Black Ops Elite presents the toughest of courses, set over 15 - 20 km with 30 obstacles, and matching world OCR standards. Currently, Jeep Team’s Thomas van Tonder tops the men’s Black Ops Elite Leaderboard, with 14 873 points, after winning Race 1, placing 2^nd in Race 2, finishing 5^th in Race 3 and 1^st in race 4. With 13 844 points, Michael Joubert is 2^nd Male, followed by Greg Avierinos with 13 714 points. Says Van Tonder, “Looking forward to a packed elite field this weekend with a whole lot of glory and the keys to the Renegade back up for grabs. I am looking to put in a strong showing on Sunday in order to keep my lead on the Warrior series standings, and build up the conference for OCR World Championship 9 weeks from now. I am expecting a flat and very high intensity race and an exciting new venue.” In the Women’s Black Ops Elite standings, Trish Bahlmann heads the leaderboard with 13 651 points. Bahlmann won Race 1, finished 3^rd in Race 2, placed 4^th in Race 3 and 2^nd in Race4. With 12 220 points, Dominique D’Oliveira is 2^nd overall, followed by Hanneke Dannhauser in 3^rd with 12 000 points. Jeep Team’s Carina Marx is in 4^th with 9 958 points.

An alternative to the Black Ops course is Warrior Commando, covering 10 – 14km with 15 obstacles. This course is the ideal team-building experience for couples, friends and work colleagues. Warrior Rookie is the perfect introduction to OCR, offering 15 fun obstacles over 5-8 km. Not only will you be coming to the greatest, coolest race in Africa, but you will also be able to get up close and personal with the latest and greatest from the best vehicle brand on the planet, Jeep. Join the Jeep Team at the exhibition area to see, feel and experience Freedom. Reebok, the official series’ partner, are international pioneers of professional OCR gear, having designed the world’s first OCR specific shoes – the All-Terrain Series. The new official Jeep Warrior gear will be on sale at Hazeldean Valley, as well as online and in store.

There’s still time to enter Jeep Warrior Hazeldean. To do so, head online to www.warrior.co.za. To keep up with the action, like Jeep Warrior’s Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/thewarriorrace - or follow the event on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thewarriorrace.

Use the hashtag #BeBrave to join the Jeep Warrior social media conversation. Jeep Warrior Series Race 5 Hazeldean details: Venue: The Cowhouse Market, Ridge Rd & Oukraal Boulevard, Hazeldean, Pretoria, 7530 Date: 20-21 August 2016 Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/QHMNnvJf8T72 GPS Coordinates: 25°46’25.8″S 28°24’00.4″E Participants: 7000 Cash Facilities: No. Please bring cash along with you. Parking: 3000 cars Entries: Enter online at www.warrior.co.za Late Entries: Late entries will only be available for Sunday on the day. Spectator entry fee: R30 (kids under 10 years of age don’t pay an entrance fee)

Race Day Registration: Register at least 1.5 hrs before the start of your batch.

EDITOR’S NOTES A BRIEF HISTORY OF OCR
Today’s obstacle course racing has evolved from military-style bootcamp training courses that were used to prepare recruits for combat. One of the world’s oldest competitive OCR events is the notorious Tough Guy Challenge, which takes place every year in Staffordshire, England. Started in 1987, the race claims to be “the world's most demanding one-day survival ordeal”. Held in in the middle of the British winter, Tough Guy’s 15km course is designed to resemble a World War One battleground, with 25 obstacles featuring steep hill climbs and cliffs, freezing water pools and muddy ditches, fire pits, rope bridges, nets and barbed wire fences. In 2010, OCR truly became an accessible sport to everyone, not just the super fit. This was in part due to the launch of the Spartan and Tough Mudder obstacle races in the USA that catered to a range of fitness abilities. Both races soon gained mass support and sponsorship, with over a million Americans registering for and participating in OCR in 2011. In 2014, the first OCR World Championships took place in Ohio USA. It was won by the UK's Jonathan Albon, who went on to successfully defend his crown in 2015.

ABOUT THE JEEP WARRIOR SERIES
The Jeep Warrior Race is South Africa’s oldest and largest obstacle course race that spans eight events across four provinces. The series burst onto the scene in 2013 and immediately spearheaded the meteoric rise of obstacle racing in South Africa. It quickly grew to up to 9000 participants per event and remains at the forefront of the growth spurt in the new sport of obstacle racing with its larger than life obstacles and innovative courses to challenge South Africans. What makes Jeep Warrior Race so popular, is that anyone can participate - all you need is a pair of old running shoes and a great sense for adventure. To find out more, go to the Jeep Warrior website - www.warrior.co.za.

To keep up with the action, like Jeep Warrior’s Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/thewarriorrace - or follow the event on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thewarriorrace.

• Jeep #Warrior5 - Hazeldean Valley, Pretoria, Gauteng - 20 Aug – 21 Aug
• Jeep #Warrior6 - Nelspruit – Kwanyoni Lodge - 24 Sept – 25 Sept Jeep
• #Warrior7 - Meerendal, Western Cape - 22 Oct -23 Oct Jeep
• #Warrior8 - Legend MX, Pretoria - 19 Nov – 20 Nov

Issued by: Hot Salsa Media on behalf of Jeep Team.
For more information, contact Viv Quann at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

KWAZULU-NATAL, BALLITO, 19^th JULY 2016 – This weekend, 16-17 July, saw the Jeep Warrior series Race 4 of 8 take place in KwaZulu-Natal at Sugar Rush Park in Ballito, with over 3500 competitors all racing to get the opportunity to drive off in a brand new Jeep until the next Jeep Warrior event, should they hit the top spot on the podium in the Black Ops Elite category.

Sugar Rush Park saw some unusual rain prior to the race, making many of the obstacles slippery and immensely challenging, physically and mentally, but the Jeep OCR Team, Thomas Van Tonder, Jay Jay Deysel, Joshua Masudi, Carina Marx and Hlubi Mboya, faced up to the challenge and excelled.

In the Black Ops Elite Men’s Race, Jeep Team star racer, Thomas van Tonder, took top spot on the podium with a time of 01h40, over 30 minutes ahead of his biggest rival, KeyHealth Nevarest team racer, Greg Avierinos, in a time of 02h11, with fellow Jeep Team racer, Jay Jay Deysel, in 3^rd place in 02h13, rounding off the Jeep Team’s solid achievements in the top elite race.

Jeep Team’s Joshua Masudi, also raced in Black Ops Elites, but cramped half way ending his race for podium.

Women’s Black Ops Elites, who compete over the same course as the men’s Black Ops Elites, had Jeep Team’s up-and-coming OCR star, Carina Marx, competing and nursing an injury, but achieving a respectable 5th place overall in a time of 02h29.

Jeep Team’s celebrity competitor, Hlubi Mboya, competed in the Commando Elite Women’s Race, and says of her race, “This was one of the hardest Warrior Races I have ever competed in. It took me two hours but I refused to give up my band and be disqualified, even when it meant trying to complete an obstacle over and over again.” Mboya’s inspiring tenacity saw her just short of a Top 10 place in the Commando Elites.

The Jeep Team will be competing in Jeep Warrior Race 5, which takes place from 20 - 21 August 2016 at Hazeldean Valley in Pretoria.

RESULTS

BLACK OPS ELITE - MEN

1. THOMAS VAN TONDER - 01:40:07
2. GREG AVIERINOS - 02:11:32
3. JAY JAY DEYSEL - 02:13:26
4. CLINT PRETORIUS - 02:23:40
5. ANRICH ZIMMERMAN - 02:23:45

BLACK OPS ELITE - WOMEN

1. HANNEKE DANNHAUSER - 02:13:26
2. TRISH BAHLMANN - 02:15:43
3. DOMINIQUE DOLIVEIRA - 02:16:49
4. SABRINA DAOLIO - 02:23:32
5. CARINA MARX - 02:59:26

COMMANDO ELITE - MEN

1. MICHAEL ROSS - 00:51:42
2. CALEN HASTIE - 00:51:53
3. GARETH MARQUISS - 00:56:01
4. JASON FRIEDMAN - 00:56:01
5. DARREN MARQUISS - 00:57:28

COMMANDO ELITE - WOMEN

1. DANIELLA LUSHINGTON - 01:21:17
2. CINDY WILLS - 01:30:23
3. TARYN STRYDOM - 01:32:46
4. KAELEE LUSHINGTON - 01:33:07
5. AMOR BEYERSBERGEN - 01:33:42

ROOKIE ELITE - MEN

1. ADRIAN ROUSSEL - 00:31:41
2. SHELDON CROUWKAMP - 00:32:00
3. RICHARD EKSTEEN - 00:33:17

ROOKIE ELITES - WOMEN

1. CHANTE HABIB - 00:40:49
2. LEONIE VAN ZYL - 00:42:09
3. KRISTY VAN DER MERWE - 00:43:07

Jeep #Warrior5 - Pretoria – Hazeldean Valley - 20 Aug – 21 Aug
Jeep #Warrior6 - Nelspruit – Kwanyoni Lodge - 24 Sept – 25 Sept
Jeep #Warrior7 - Meerendal, Western Cape - 22 Oct -23 Oct
Jeep #Warrior8 - Pretoria - Legend MX - 19 Nov – 20 Nov

Editor’s Notes

All photo credits: ZC Marketing Consulting

ABOUT THE JEEP WARRIOR SERIES

The Jeep Warrior Race is South Africa’s largest obstacle course race series that spans eight events across four provinces.

The series burst onto the scene in 2013 and immediately spearheaded the meteoric rise of obstacle racing in South Africa. It quickly grew to up to 9000 participants per event and remains at the forefront of the growth spurt in the new sport of obstacle racing with its larger than life obstacles and innovative courses to challenge South Africans.

What makes Jeep Warrior Race so popular, is that anyone can participate - all you need is a pair of old running shoes and a great sense for adventure.

To find out more, go to the Jeep Warrior website - www.warrior.co.za. To keep up with the action, like Jeep Warrior’s Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/thewarriorrace - or follow the event on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thewarriorrace.

Warriors, are you ready?

South Africa’s largest, toughest and muddiest obstacle course race is coming to KwaZulu-Natal.

Jeep Warrior #4 of the Jeep Warrior Series is taking place at the Sugar Rush Adventure Park in Ballito from 16 - 17 July 2016.

Everyone is invited to take part in this epic obstacle course event – all you need is a pair of old running shoes and a great sense of adventure because you are going to get MUDDY!

There are four courses on offer that vary in intensity, catering to all fitness levels. 

For kids, there’s the 8 obstacles over 1km Warrior Bratz Race. Parents can accompany their children, but can’t compete in this event. 

For beginners, there’s the Warrior Rookie Race (6 - 8km with 15 obstacles). Rookie is all about fun and comradery. It is the shortest distance with semi-challenging obstacles for newbies. 

Up a level is Warrior Commando, which is fairly challenging, with a 10km course with 20 fairly tough obstacles. This event is labelled as the ultimate team-building experience.

Jeep Warrior Black Ops is the toughest of the challenges, presenting an 18 to 20km course with 30 tough obstacles. This event meets World-OCR racing standards and attracts South Africa’s top OCR athletes. 

So get your family and friends together, create a team, and challenge them to #BeBrave at Jeep Warrior #4 Sugar Rush. 

To enter go to www.warrior.co.za/events/2016-jeep-warrior4

Event: Jeep #Warrior4 Sugar Rush

Dates: 16 and 17 July 2016

Venue: Sugar Rush Adventure Park, Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal

Entries: Go to www.warrior.co.za/events/2016-jeep-warrior4

GPS: S 29 29′ 29.29   E 31 10′ 49.30

ATM Facilities: No. Please bring cash along with you.

Parking: 3000 cars

Facilities: Food & beer tents, parking, secure lockers and a shower zone

KZN, MPUMALANGA AND WESTERN CAPE RACES STILL TO COME

JOHANNESBURG, 13 APRIL 2016 – It’s time to unleash the inner warrior. If you can imagine speeding down giant water slides, swinging from ropes and bars, belly-crawling through mud, running through nature, climbing up and over walls and getting covered head to toe in mud, then hurry and book your spot at the Jeep Warrior Obstacle Course Race, 23-24 April 2016, at Hobby Park, Krugersdorp, Gauteng. 

Says Jonathan Hart, Jeep Warrior Series Course Designer, “Obstacle course racing is really rewarding for all sorts of people with varying fitness levels because each race combines a little of everything. Even for first timers, there’ll be obstacles they’re good at, which make them feel great, and there’ll be some that they’re not so good at because they’ve never done anything like that before, which spurs them on to come back for more, trying harder the next time.”

Says Shane Howarth, Head of Sponsorship at Jeep South Africa, “What truly makes obstacle course racing unique compared to all other sports is the comradery generated at every event. This is a festive sport celebrating life. Every event is full of opportunities to lend a hand or get a boost up yourself. Once you’re talked someone into jumping off a 6m high tower into water, the effect can be eye opening – you’ll see that most people are there for the fun and camaraderie. It’s at that point you realise you’ve found your fitness tribe.”

Every Jeep Warrior Race takes place in a stunning outdoor arena and includes three distances that increase in difficulty and intensity. All courses feature a combination or trail running, climbing, jumping, swinging, crawling, carrying heavy stuff and wading through mud, but the exact obstacles change at every event, adding to the sense of surprise and unexpected adventure that keeps people coming back for more and more.

Says Hart, “For the next Jeep Warrior race in Krugersdorp at the end of April, we’ve reworked the Hobby Park venue to make it more spectator friendly and to basically give everyone a fun day out in the sun. Hobby Park is great because it’s not too flat and it’s not ridiculously hilly. It’s basically all sorts of seasons in one – with a few climbs, some rocks and some mud. Warriors definitely won’t be bored!”

For the super fit competing in the toughest event in the Jeep Warrior Series - Black Ops Elite (15km with 30 obstacles) - the notorious Breaking Point obstacle is making a fierce comeback at Hobby Park. A brand-new obstacle called Extreme Monkey will also be unveiled. Here, elites will face an extreme upper body strength and grip test as they navigate the obstacle’s pivoting ladders.

Says Jeep Warrior Black Ops Elite athlete, Thomas van Tonder (Jeep Team), “I love Jeep Warrior Races because at every event there are always surprises. My nemesis obstacle is Cliff Hanger because it’s beaten me once or twice before so I’m always weary. My favourite obstacles are the ones involving slides and water jumps - these bring back the fun and remind me why I love OCR. Breaking Point is a very satisfying obstacle, but it can be heart-breaking as well.”

Warrior Rookie is the ideal course for OCR beginners. The 6.2km course at Hobby Park will feature 15 simple and fun obstacles. This includes Mud Monster (a series of mud pools and clay banks that competitors wade through and then climb up and slide down), Slippery Dip (a giant water slide) and the fear-of-heights-conquering Tower Jump (6m jump into a pool). If you can’t complete an obstacle – just do some burpees.

Thomas van Tonder’s number one tip for Warrior first timers, “Do your first race as a team and wear clothes and shoes that you don’t feel sorry for – you’re going to get really dirty.”

Ready to up your game? Try Warrior Commando – a more challenging 10km course with 22 obstacles. Commando is labelled as the ultimate team-building experience for couples, friends and work colleagues. This course features more upper body challenges, the most difficult being rope hanging.

Warrior Black Ops is the toughest of the challenges, presenting a gruelling 15km course with 30 extreme obstacles. This is a test pf physical, mental and emotional endurance. Obstacles have been designed to break athletes, with only the super fit crossing the finish line. 

Entries to Jeep #Warrior3 – Hobby Park, Krugersdorp are limited and close on 19 April 2016, so to avoid disappointment, enter online now at www.warrior.co.za.

To keep up with the action, like Jeep Warrior’s Facebook page -

https://www.facebook.com/thewarriorrace - or follow the event on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thewarriorrace.

Use the hashtag #BeBrave to join the Jeep Warrior social media conversation.

THE JEEP #WARRIOR3 HOBBY PARK – KRUGERSDORP

Date: 23 - 24 April 2016

*Registration closing date: 19 April 2016 or when entries sell out

Venue: Hobby Park, c/o Lud Hersch Drive & Robert Broom Drive, Johannesburg, 1756

Directions: https://www.google.co.za/maps/place/HOBBY+PARK/@-26.088672,27.819512,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x2d0093b055e3315d

GPS Coordinates:   26°05’19.4″S 27°49’14.9″E

Participants: 6000

ATMs: none – bring cash

Parking: 4000 cars

Late Entries: To be advised

Spectator entry fee: R30 (kids under 3 years of age don’t pay an entrance fee)

Race Day Registration: Register at least 1 hour before the start of your batch.

To enter, go to www.warrior.co.za.

EDITOR’S NOTES

A BRIEF HISTORY OF OCR

Today’s obstacle course racing has evolved from military-style bootcamp training courses that were used to prepare recruits for combat. One of the world’s oldest competitive OCR events is the notorious Tough Guy Challenge, which takes place every year in Staffordshire, England. Started in 1987, the race claims to be “the world's most demanding one-day survival ordeal”.

Held in in the middle of the British winter, Tough Guy’s 15km course is designed to resemble a World War One battleground, with 25 obstacles featuring steep hill climbs and cliffs, freezing water pools and muddy ditches, fire pits, rope bridges, nets and barbed wire fences. 

In 2010, OCR truly became an accessible sport to everyone, not just the super fit. This was in part due to the launch of the Spartan and Tough Mudder obstacle races in the USA that catered to a range of fitness abilities. Both races soon gained mass support and sponsorship, with over a million Americans registering for and participating in OCR in 2011.

In 2014, the first OCR World Championships took place in Ohio USA. It was won by the UK's Jonathan Albon, who went on to successfully defend his crown in 2015. 

ABOUT THE JEEP WARRIOR SERIES

The Jeep Warrior Race is South Africa’s oldest and largest obstacle course race that spans eight events across four provinces.

The series burst onto the scene in 2013 and immediately spearheaded the meteoric rise of obstacle racing in South Africa. It quickly grew to up to 9000 participants per event and remains at the forefront of the growth spurt in the new sport of obstacle racing with its larger than life obstacles and innovative courses to challenge South Africans.

What makes Jeep Warrior Race so popular, is that anyone can participate - all you need is a pair of old running shoes and a great sense for adventure.   

To find out more, go to the Jeep Warrior website - www.warrior.co.za. To keep up with the action, like Jeep Warrior’s Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/thewarriorrace - or follow the event on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thewarriorrace.