Did you ever dream that you may, one day, be able to run this extraordinary hiking trail as a one day trail run? Your dream has now become reality!! Latest News
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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Judy, Otter Finisher 11h22min16sec
Hi Christine I want to commend you again on the organization, safely and wonderful marshals. I also want to sincerely thank you for extending the cut-off for me. As you know I only entered a week before the actual race and so did not train. The reason for this was that I remembered walking the Otter 20 years before and it was very toug...
READ MORELast day of the Southern Storm
8.ooam - Southern Storm athletes start the 2km walk to the Start Line for their 13 km Trail Run through Goukamma National Park. (more...)...
READ MOREDon Wauchope holds onto the yellow jersey
Most athletes feel their legs very tired and sore after 3 days of hard racing – but despite the pain the moods are good and everybody is excited about the awesome routes. Iain Don Wauchope still holds the yellow jersey after 4 days of hard racing in the Southern Storm. His overall lead however is under threat due to a very strong field closing...
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Top riders reach Portland Manor
Top riders arrived in Portland Manor after a hell of a ride through the Outeniqua Mountains. David Labuschagne took a wipe on one of the first downhills which gave Iain Don Wauchope the chance to get into the lead - however on the last steep uphill David had some more power left in his legs and finished in first position in an incredible time of 3:...
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Sunday Sept 20th, 2009 - Knysna/ South Africa Not everyone is afforded the privilege of doing ‘The Otter’ in one day, and it is also most definitely not in everyone’s ability to do so. (more...)...
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Iain DonWauchope breaks 5hours barrier
Iain Don Wauchope finishes the OTTER in an outstanding 4hours 59minutes 02 seconds followed by John Collins in 05:01:38. (more...)...
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First runners expected any minute
Latest news are that Tatum Prins had to pull out at E4 due to a back injury (which she had prior to the race). The race is still led by Iain Don Woschaupe and Rohan Kennedy (more...)...
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First Runners past half way mark
Sunday, 20th of September A stunning morning and breaching whales greeted the runners for the start of the Otter Trail. 6:20-7:00 am: Tsitsikamma Nature Reserve. (more...)...
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Storm Warning !
The Garden Route National Park is bracing itself for a storm- the likes of which have never been seen before. It is expected to reach the region on the weekend of the 19 September 2009. (more...)...
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Spectators Welcome
Spectators are most welcome to follow the action as the event moves to Plettenberg Bay on the 21st September with the running of the Robberg Peninsula before a MTB ride takes the athletes to Diepwalle. (more...)...
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The Southern Storm goes Green
Organisers Magnetic South have been burning the midnight oil with all the preparations required for an event of this nature. (more...)...
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We may not have the forests. We may not have the beaches ... but we have Teak! 8-)
PS: i am getting a little nervous, but excited ... but nervous 8-)
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THE 2009 ROUTES
Southern Storm 2009 Route Map (1.8MB)
Southern Storm 2009 Google Earth File (205 kb) (Google Earth required)
Race Day 2: Otter
