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

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COLLINGWOOD, ONTARIO, CANADA 19 OCTOBER 2016 – The Obstacle Course World Championships took place this past week in the Blue Mountain Resort in Canada, from 14th to the 16th October 2016, attracting over 4,000 athletes from 43 countries. Three Jeep Team athletes qualified and were selected for Team South Africa. The Obstacle Course World Championships is a single event created to unify, promote and increase participation in the sport of OCR, while celebrating its amazing athletes and community.

It was a tough but very rewarding weekend for Jeep Team athletes, Thomas Van Tonder, Jay Jay Deysel and Carina Marx, who participated on a world platform against the best in the world. Jeep Team’s Carina Marx and Thomas van Tonder raced in the OCR World Champs Pro Race with 914 male and female athletes from forty-three countries, all converging on to a 15-km long course tackling over forty obstacles with names like Dragon’s Back, Skull Valley, Mini Platinum Rig, Floating Boards, F5 Skyline, Urban Sky, Warped Wall, Wreck Bag Carry, and more. This Pro field race had no age groups, with mixed genders racing together - all the world’s best obstacle course racers only competing for the title of World Champion, and some of the biggest cash prizes in the sport.

Carina Marx performed at world-class level leaving no prisoners, finishing in an outstanding 12th female overall out of 43 women challengers, in a phenomenal time of 2:18:27. The average time taken to complete the Pro Race across male and female racers was 2:53:24. South Africa’s top OCR Champion, Thomas Van Tonder, took part in 2 races in the OCR World Champs. His first race, the World Champs Pro race, was as tough as they come against the toughest OCR athletes in the world. Van Tonder gave it everything finishing in a phenomenal 16th place overall out of 169 male participants, in a time of 1:37:40, just 8 minutes behind the overall winner. Jon Albon (UK) took the win in the Pro men’s event in a time of 1:24:36, his 3rd OCR World Championship win, and for the women, Canadian’s Lindsay Webster’s took the win, her second OCR World Championship win, in a time of 1:45:45. Both completing the same course, they dominated their races, taking the lead early on and never looking back.

Jay Jay Deysel took part in the OCR World Championships 3 km race and finished 35th out of 136 participants, in 20:36 in the 18-24 age category. Deysel also completed the 15-km Long course finishing in 43rd place in a time of 1:54:02. Said Deysel: “This was the most fun I had in a long time. I once again realized how blessed we are to do the things we love. Life is short. Be the best you can be and spread the love.”   Marx and Van Tonder also participated in the OCR World Championship Make-a-Wish Open Challenge, which took place on the 16th of October. A 15-km standard-distance challenge to test OCR strength and skills, this course was created for the best in the world to raise funds for the Make-a-Wish® Foundation. No qualification was required for this special charity event allowing all athletes an opportunity to give something back. There were 429 finishers of which 268 were men and 161 were women.

SUMMARY: RACE RESULTS JEEP TEAM SA AND TEAM SA ATHLETES COMPETITING SHORT COURSE | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 Jay Jay Deysel 3 km  Pro FbyDiv 23 M 0:20:35.7 33 33 34 Hanneke Dannhauser 3 km  Pro FbyDiv 28 F 0:24:08.7 3 3 68   STANDARD DISTANCE ELITE | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 Thomas B van Tonder 15 km Elite 24 M 01:37:40 16 16 Bradley Claase 15 km Elite 28 M 01:44:41 27 27 Jay Jay Deysel 15 km Elite 23 M 01:54:02 43 41 Carina Marx 15 km Elite 33 F 02:18:27 107 12  

STANDARD DISTANCE AGE GROUP | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 Thomas van Tonder 15 km  Pro FbyDiv 24 M 1:37:41.0 16 16 16  Bradley Claase 15 km  Pro FbyDiv 28 M 1:44:40.5 27 27 27  Jay Jay Deysel 15 km  Pro FbyDiv 23 M 1:54:02.1 43 43 45 Carina Marx 15 km  Pro FbyDiv 33 F 2:18:26.5 14 14 112  Sabrina 15 km  F-18-24 24 F 2:20:22.6 3 14 217   MAKE A WISH CHARITY RACE Thomas Van Tonder 3 km  Pro FbyDiv 24 M 0:36:05.8 10 10 35 Bradley  Claase 3 km  Pro MbyDiv 28 M 0:36:05.8 10 10 35 Carina Marx 3 km  Pro FbyDiv 33 F 0:46:15.8 4 4 155 Hanneke Dannhauser 3 km  F-25-29 28 F 0:53:35.8 1 7 26 Sabrina Daolio 3 km  Open XbyDiv 24 F 1:01:43.8 11 11 197 Jay Jay Deysel 3 km  M-18-24 23 M 1:15:58.0 9 93 127   FULL OCR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 RESULTS Click here: http://www.mudrunguide.com/ocrwc-live-results/?split=0&cat=5 Click here: http://www.j-chipusa.com/results.php?search=&cat=17&Submit=Search

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

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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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13 SEPTEMBER 2016, JOHANNESBURG – It is less than a month until the world’s top OCR athletes fight it out at the third OCR World Championships from 14-16 October 2016 at the Blue Mountain Resort, Toronto in Ontario, Canada.

Jeep Team athletes, Thomas van Tonder and Carina Marx, have both qualified and have been in full Warrior mode ahead of the World Championship.

Both Van Tonder and Marx were on fire at the recent Battlerush OCR fundraiser, a gruelling OCR Training event designed to push athletes through tough individual obstacles that may be seen at the World Champs; and both won the Savage Beast race at The Beast OCR event this past weekend.

To have qualified for OCR World Champs, South Africans need to have achieved a Jeep Warrior Top 20 finish in an Elite category in their gender, or an Impi Challenge Top 20 finish in the Elite division in their gender.

Van Tonder, over in the past 12 months, has achieved three 1st places, six 2nd places, and one 5th place. Marx, over the same period, has achieved four 2nd places, four 3rd places and two 5th places. Both athletes are well qualified for the Championships but won’t know how they truly compare against the rest of the world until they are neck deep in mud in Ontario. 

The OCR athletes selected for Team OCR South Africa to go to World Champs is Thomas van Tonder, Bradley Claase, Michael Joubert and Claude Eksteen (not going) for Men; and Hanneke Dannhauser, Carina Marx and Trish Bahlmann (not going) for Women.

Joining van Tonder and Marx in Canada, is fellow Jeep OCR athlete, JJ Deysel, who was not selected for the SA OCR Team, but will compete in other races over the Championship weekend.

According to the event organisers, the OCR World Championships will put the world’s top athletes through the ultimate physical and mental challenge across a series of obstacles over a distance of approximately 13km and will marry natural elements with some of the most challenging obstacles in OCR history.

While the course will share some of the same terrain and obstacles our team will be used to, a significant portion of the course and obstacles will be new to athletes and unveiled only on race weekend.

It is the first truly-independent global Championship for the burgeoning sport of Obstacle Course Racing. It is a singular event created to unify, promote, and increase participation in the sport of OCR, while celebrating its strong and highly-versatile athletes.

Said Marx, “My OCR path started with my first Rookie (Jeep Warrior Race) two and a half years ago. It was love at first “mud”. I admired the Black Ops Elite ladies for their skills and toughness, even though they looked fairly soft on the outside. It was a dream and a goal of mine to get to that level. Two years later, I joined Jeep Team and selected for Team OCR South Africa, qualifying to take part at the OCR World Champs.”

Said van Tonder: “The Beast 6 was one of the best courses of The Beast Series so far. In this event, I got to run the 5km route with #StandWithStan amputee after our race, an incredibly humbling experience and a reminder of how blessed we are to be able to do what we are doing. This takes my BEAST winning streak to all 6 events. I’m so amped for the World Champs next month.”              

THE BEAST 6 RESULTS: SAVAGE BEAST

WOMEN

• 1ST - Carina Marx
• 2ND - Sabrina Daolio
• 3RD - Michelle Meyer  

MEN

• 1ST - Thomas van Tonder
• 2ND - Greg Avierinos
• 3RD - Clive Edwards  

BATTLERUSH OBSTACLE RESULTS:

3-km Scramble Course winners: Thomas Van Tonder, Carina Marx

Flying Monkey winners: Thomas Van Tonder, Michelle Meyer

Warped Wall winners: Thomas Van Tonder, Michelle Meyer

Spear Throw winners: Bradley Claase (new BR record 17.05m)

Grip Line winners: Thomas Van Tonder, Michelle Meyer

Devil's Ladder winners: Marius Smit and Thomas Van Tonder  

In other Jeep Team news:

Paddling – McGregor the Machine (sourced from Gameplan Media)

South African Jeep Team paddling icon, Hank McGregor, wants another K1 and potentially a K2 title at the ICF Canoe Marathon Masters World Championships taking place in Brandenberg, Germany from 16 to 18 September.

McGregor believes the German facility may well suit him better than the course in Gyor, Hungary where he won gold in the K1 event and silver in the K2 with doubles partner, Jasper Mocké.

“After all the years of racing international marathon championships, the German course is still one that I haven’t raced on,” the Euro Steel/Kayak Centre ace mentioned. “From what I can see, the course is far more open than last year’s.

“Also it isn’t on a river, which will suit me better, and if the wind picks up then the race might become a little like a surfski race, which again should benefit me.

“At about 210 metres, the portage is about three times as long as last year’s, so if you are not a strong runner then you might battle.”

“My partner, Jasper Mocké, is also in good form at the moment and came off a good win at the Breede Canoe Marathon recently, so if we can just make sure we remain fit and healthy then I think we should be in with a good shout in the K2 race as well.

“Having narrowly missed out on gold in the K2 last year in the end sprint, we have got more than enough motivation to rectify that this year and we are going out there to do our best and give it a proper shot,” added McGregor.

The world’s best marathon paddlers will gather to attempt to dethrone McGregor – who has claimed the global K1 crown a remarkable four times in the past five years – and with the majority of the challenge likely to come from Europe, McGregor understands the threat that the rest of the field poses to his crown.

“I can’t really single out any specific challenger but the Portuguese, Spanish and Hungarians always provide a really stern test.

“Andy Birkett will also be there and he has been going really well with his World Cup win recently, so the field is going to be incredibly strong and I will need to make sure I am in good shape and healthy so I can be in with a chance,” explained a confident McGregor. Source: With thanks to Gameplan Media 

Other paddling news:

Jeep Team Paddle Veteran and former South African Team Captain, Barry Lewin, recently led a group of experienced paddlers on an exploratory trip along the KwaZulu-Natal coastline from Cape Vidal to St Lucia.

Lewin is working closely with iSimangaliso Wetland Park to create an annual paddling event that will raise funds and awareness for the Wetland Conservation area from Cape Vidal to St Lucia.

Said Lewin, “We had such a great weekend away in St Lucia. I have been working with the Park to set up a race there in the future and am blown away by what we have right on our doorstep, Africa is amazing. We paddled from Cape Vidal to St Lucia on a nice NE with some great people.”

MTB

Jeep Team’s MTB athlete, Thinus Redelinghuys placed 8th in the ultra-marathon at Ashburton National MTB Series #6, which took place at Dulstroom at Dunkeld Country Estate on 3rd September.

The National MTB Series consists of seven events across 6 provinces over an eight month period.

The final event in the series takes place Rooiberg on 15th October 2016 at the Rooberg Golf Club.

#JeepTeamSA 

Editors’ Notes
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For Jeep Team SA: Max Cluer:

Boilerplate:
Team Jeep was founded in 2001 with its first calendar year of racing in 2002. 13 years later the team continues to identify and produce world class athletes across its selected sporting disciplines. Its core ethos and focus has never changed and has always been based on helping the athletes achieve their goals and dreams by providing them with the right building blocks and teaching them the business of sport. 

Jeep Warrior Race South Africa Top 20 finish in your age group Top 20 finish in your gender in the Elite division

Impi Challenge South Africa Top 20 finish in your gender in the Elite division Top 10 finish in your gender in the Elite division

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

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JOHANNESBURG, 05 August 2016 – This weekend saw the Jeep Team Obstacle Course super stars, Thomas Van Tonder and Carina Marx take 1^st place in their categories respectively in the Battlerush Winter Charge at the Jozi X Adventure Centre on 31 July 2016. Jeep Team’s Joshua Masudi took 7^th place. The Battlerush Winter Charge is considered to be the ultimate obstacle course race, as it is designed by athletes for athletes. It took place over 10km consisting of 36 obstacles built in and around the Jozi X Adventure Centre, the PWC Bike Park and around St. Peter’s College. The obstacles were given names such as the Sternum checker, Irish table, Blades of walls, Traverse walls, Big walls, Peg board, Rope climb, Up container and Down container. With just 25 seconds between 1^st and 3^rd place in the Elite Men’s category, Thomas Van Tonder’s race was brutish and tight as he fought hard against well-known OCR athletes, Bradley Claase, Louis Smit and Greg Avierinos.

Van Tonder, having upped his training regime over the past couple of months, eventually took top podium in 50m13s with Claase in 2^nd in 50m25s, and 3^rd going to Louis Smit in 53m38s. Fourth place went to Greg Avierinos in 58m05. Jeep Team’s OCR women’s superstar, Carina Marx, has slowly climbed the ladder of success over the past year whilst being under the Jeep Team OCR banner. Her progress has been remarkable – a true test of a champion is to take defeat in hand and work it over until it is victorious. From the start of the Battlerush, Marx made her presence known and dug deep to the end against the toughest of OCR elite competitors, even creating minutes between her and Hanneke Dannhauser and Sabrina Daolio. Carina won the battle to 1^st place in the Elite Women’s category in a time of 01h07m30s, with Sabrina Daolio 2^nd in 01h10m48s, and Hanneke Dannhauser in 3^rd place with 01h12m35s. Jeep Team’s Joshua Masudi, came in the top 10 at a solid 7^th place, in a time of 59m49s.

RESULTS:

MEN:

1. Thomas Van Tonder 00:50:13
2. Bradley Claase 00:50:25
3. Louis Smit 00:53:38
4. Greg Avierinos 00:58:05
5. Willem Erasmus 00:58:44

WOMEN:

1. Carina Marx 01:07:30
2. Sabrina Daolio 01:10:48
3. Hanneke Dannhauser 01:12:35
4. Michelle Meyer 01:18:20
5. Natasha Deley 01:21:32

OTHER JEEP TEAM RESULTS Multisport DURBAN, KWAZULU-NATAL:

The KZN Duathlon Championship took place on Sunday, 31 July 2016 at the Dube Trade Port near King Shaka International Airport, with top athletes from all over KwaZulu-Natal competing for the Championship medals. The KZN Duathlon Champs consisted of run, cycle, run legs with a first running leg of 5km, a cycle of 20km, and a second running leg of 2.5km. Mikaela completed her opening 5km run in an impressive 20m19s with an equally solid 20km cycle in 44m46s, and final 2.5km run in 09m54s, with a total time of 01h16m03. This was good enough for Jonsson to win her age category 18-19yrs women, with Daniela Arrigo in 2nd in 1hr21m16, and Mikaela Sclanders in 3rd in 1hr28m50.

RESULTS:

WOMEN:

1. Mikaela Jonsson 01:16:03 (18-19)
2. Daniella Arrigo 01:21:16 (16-17)
3. Micaela Sclanders 01:28:50 (18-19)

MEN:

1. Gareth Marquiss 01:02:19 (18-19)
2. Ben De La Porte 01:02:23 (16-17)
3. Darren Marquiss 01:03:14 (18-19)
4. Raymond Radebe 01:06:34 (18-19)
5. Dean Packham 01:06:48 (18-19)

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