The Otter- African Trail Run is the only time during the year where runners can legally run the full length of the OTTER in 1 day.
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Southern Storm postponed
It seems crazy that just at a time when the Southern Storm is reaching iconic status and when our offices are inundated with enquires about the next event, that we would decide to postpone the event. We have made the very painful decision to postpone the next Southern Storm and permanently uncouple the event from the Otter Run. We realise tha...
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New TV Broadcasting Times
The TV Broadcasting Times have been moved to the best prime time of the Year. Don't miss out and watch the Southern Storm: (more...)...
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Racing the Impossible Race
Natalians Iain Don- Wauchope and Jennie Bomford eventually emerged as the winners after six days of the most gruelling racing imaginable in the 2nd annual Southern Storm duathlon presented by Hi –Tec . The Storm, dubbed in the media as the “impossible race” after local rescue coordinators expressed reservations about its achievability, is a s...
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Day 5 of the Southern Storm
The Southern Storm athletes finished the hardest day of the gruelling 6 day Duathlon Event - many of them showed signs of fatigue last night at the prize giving of the 5th stage. Hi-Tec sponsored athletes Iain Don Wauchope and Jeannie Bomford managed to keep the yellow jerseys for the overall lead. Yolande de Villiers kept the red jersey for the fa...
READ MOREDay 3 of the Southern Storm
Competitors finished Day 3 of the Southern Storm this evening in Forest Hall. Jeannie Bomford and Iain Don Wauchope kept their yellow jerseys although both of them were beaten in the cycling leg. Iain had some mechanical problems and came in 9th in the cycling leg, while Jeannie came in 3rd. Both of them dominated the run in their categories. Co...
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Andre Gie comes in first
Iain Don Wauchope just got beaten by Andre Gie. While John Collins broke the 2009 record which stood for 32 hours was broken by an outstanding performance by the local AR boytie Dr. Andre Gie. Digging deep on Wauchope's walk saw Gie hit the dreaded floating bridge in first place allowing him to cross the finish line in 04:48:32 a mere 12 seconds ah...
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Will Iain beat John?
While local runner John Collins from Magnetic South broke last year's record of 4:59:01 (Iain Don Wauchope) by 2.5 minutes during the Otter - African Trail Run, running the 42 km in an incredible 4hours 56minutes and 43 seconds - it now raises the question if last year's winner Iain Don Wauchope will be able to once again beat John Collins. Iain...
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OTTER-African Trail Run
The OTTER African Trail Run, sponsored by global outdoor apparel manufacturer HI-TEC and Plettenberg Bay Tourism, was yesterday presented for only the second time within the scenic Garden Route National Park. This unique and exhilarating race, run in a single day along the 5-day Otter Hiking Route, showcases the natural splendour of one of South Af...
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Otter in under 5 hours
Plettenberg bay. John Collins became only the 2nd person to run the Otter African Trail Run presented by Hi-Tec in under the magic five hours yesterday as he set a new record for the course of 4:56:47. The woman’s course record was also shattered with veteran runner Jaqueline Haasbrook finishing the five day hiking trail in just 5 hours 34. T...
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John Collins sets new record
In a blistering 4:56:43 John Collins from Magnetic South beat last year's record of 4:59:01 of Iain Don Wauchope. Darkhorse Victor Gugushe from Plettenberg Bay was short behind him and finished in second place in a great time of 05:00:12 - just 12 seconds out to break the 5 hour barrier. First lady in was Jacoline Haasbrook in an amazing 5:3...
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Love To Run? Then Chase The Storm!
Much as we’d like it, we can’t all be the kind of super-athlete who runs the Otter Trail in a single day - and follows that up with another five days of trail running and mountain biking in the wilds of Plettenberg Bay. Jeez - some of us are human, you know. (more...)...
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Fastest Shoes to Traverse The Otter Trail
Kwa Zulu Natal based duathlete Iain Don Wauchope can proudly claim to be the fastest person to have ever traversed South Africa's most popular and challenging 42 km 5 day hike - The Otter Trail. Don Wauchope participated in the inaugural Hi - Tec Otter African Trail Run in September 2009 to achieve the distinction of the first person ever to ...
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The Storm Chase is On
The Southern Storm also experienced strong demand for entries with over 50% of all places being taken in the first two hours from opening. 2009 veteran female winner and 3rd placed overall, Rhona Zonnestein, beat everyone becoming the first person registered for the 2010 Southern Storm with her entry being received 37 seconds after the entry proces...
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Otter Entries Like Hen’s teeth
Entries for The Otter Run 2010 sold out in before even being opened to the public. The 150 available places in the 2010 Otter Run presented by Hi Tec were snapped up by past participants and persons registered on the priority list a day before they were even opened to the public. Despite the amount of places available being increased by half, 90% o...
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2010 Race Dates
Dates for the 2010 Southern Storm and Otter Events have been confirmed and Entries Open for the public at Midnight on the 28th of February 2010. The Otter - African Trail Run: Fri, 24th of September: Prologue Sat, 25th of September: The Otter Southern Storm 2010: Sun, 26th of September: Prologue Mon, 27th of September: The Otter T...
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Southern Storm Promo Video
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Hi-Tec’s Involvement in the Southern Storm & Otter
Shayne Vervoort, Marketing Manager Hi-Tec writes: "Being involved in the Otter and Southern Storm was an amazing opportunity for Hi-Tec. (more...)...
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The Otter – Pinnacle of active Lifestyle
by Iain Morshead - Otter finisher: 5h43min In more than 20 years of running, I have actively sought out and participated in the best events on offer. (more...)...
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Fiona McIntosh’s experience on the Otter Run
Dawn on 20 September 2009. 179 crazy individuals dressed in skimpy shorts and Hi-tec bibs are huddled together eagerly awaiting the start of the inaugural Hi-tec Otter African Trail Run. (more...)...
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Southern Storm Race sweeps the Garden Route
The Southern Storm – 6 Day Mountain Biking and Trail Running Duathlon – traverses the recently proclaimed Garden Route National Park from the Tsitsikamma Section to the Wilderness (Ebb&Flow) Section. Out of the 180 athletes that ran last Sunday the inaugural Otter African Trail Run, 84 determined athletes continued to participate in th...
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LIFESTRUCK TV - Video uploads from inside the event ... read on.
Last year, The OTTER African Trail run presented by Hi-Tec took me 8h40m to complete (*For most, the
...THE 2010 ROUTES
Southern Storm 2010 Google Earth File (340 kb) (Google Earth required)
