The Otter African Trail Run http://theotter.co.za The Otter Run presented by Salomon and GU has been dubbed “the Holy Grail of Trail Running.” At 42km it is a full trail marathon that traverses South Africa’s most iconic hiking trail; the Otter Trail, arguably one of the most beautiful trails on the planet. The Otter Run is the only time when trail running is permitted on the Otter Trail. Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Leopard spotted in the area http://theotter.co.za/leopard-spotted-in-the-area/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leopard-spotted-in-the-area http://theotter.co.za/leopard-spotted-in-the-area/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 11:35:05 +0000 christine http://theotter.co.za/?p=2764 PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS – A Leopard was caught on camera on Cairnbrogie Farm, Plettenberg Bay, in the early hours of Tuesday morning, May 7. According to Andrew Hill, owner of Cairnbrogie Dairy, one of their Hefer cattle went missing on Sunday night, May 5, which alerted them to the possible presence of a predator. The [...]

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]]> http://theotter.co.za/leopard-spotted-in-the-area/feed/ 0 Athlete Info No.2 http://theotter.co.za/athlete-info-no-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=athlete-info-no-2 http://theotter.co.za/athlete-info-no-2/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 18:54:10 +0000 christine http://theotter.co.za/?p=2693 “Ten people’s lives are about to change,” those were the words of Otter African Trail Run’s administrative manager Matty Boshoff as, tuesday, 11:07am, she pressed  play on the Go Pro camera to record the 2nd Waiting List Lucky Draw. We both grimaced.  It is one of the hardest parts of managing this event. There are [...]

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]]> http://theotter.co.za/athlete-info-no-2/feed/ 0 Waiting List: Lottery for April 2013 http://theotter.co.za/waiting-list-lottery-for-may-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=waiting-list-lottery-for-may-2013 http://theotter.co.za/waiting-list-lottery-for-may-2013/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:55:50 +0000 christine http://theotter.co.za/?p=2462 Congratulations to the following athletes on our waiting list who have managed to get an entry to the OTTER African Trail Run Otter Run: Ross Wilson Marcel Joubert Jonathan Niemann Rob Hamer Johan Potgieter Otter Challenge: Willie Steenkamp Stephen Kriel Marie Rencken Mark Carloni Loren Ferguson Video of the draw:

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]]> http://theotter.co.za/waiting-list-lottery-for-may-2013/feed/ 0 Athlete Info No. 1 http://theotter.co.za/athlete-info-no-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=athlete-info-no-1 http://theotter.co.za/athlete-info-no-1/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:57:52 +0000 christine http://theotter.co.za/?p=2411 Magnetic South, together with presenting sponsors SALOMON and GU are welcoming you to the 2013 OTTER African Trail Run. You are in position of one of the most sought after admissions in trail running; an entry to the Otter African Trail Run presented by Salomon and GU and in September you will line up with [...]

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]]> http://theotter.co.za/athlete-info-no-1/feed/ 0 SALOMON SIGN UP THE GRAIL OF TRAIL http://theotter.co.za/salomon-sign-up-the-grail-of-trail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=salomon-sign-up-the-grail-of-trail http://theotter.co.za/salomon-sign-up-the-grail-of-trail/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:20:37 +0000 christine http://theotter.co.za/?p=1550 Otter African Trail Run announce new presenting sponsor. Knysna. Otter African Trail Run race director Mark Collins announced on Monday that Salomon will join energy nutritionists Gu as presenting sponsor of the annual event. Collins described the signing of Salomon as a milestone in the history of the race. “Salomon are the undisputed leaders when [...]

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]]> http://theotter.co.za/salomon-sign-up-the-grail-of-trail/feed/ 0 Post Race Statistics and Results http://theotter.co.za/post-race-statistics-and-results/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=post-race-statistics-and-results http://theotter.co.za/post-race-statistics-and-results/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:56:01 +0000 christine http://theotter.co.za/?p=1506 The 2012 Otter African Trail Run/Challenge (Retto Route) presented by Hi-Tec and GU continues to attract major interest via the many conventional/social media sites in South Africa and internationally – this year’s event has truly taken the Grail Of Trail into new territory ! Timing Splits RUN & CHALLENGE We have also attached the TIMING [...]

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]]> http://theotter.co.za/post-race-statistics-and-results/feed/ 0 Krissy Moehl donates R 3500 of her prize money to Landmark Foundation http://theotter.co.za/krissy-moehl-donates-r-3500-of-her-prize-money-to-landmark-foundation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=krissy-moehl-donates-r-3500-of-her-prize-money-to-landmark-foundation http://theotter.co.za/krissy-moehl-donates-r-3500-of-her-prize-money-to-landmark-foundation/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:30:58 +0000 christine http://theotter.co.za/?p=1495 Female winner of this year’s Otter African Trail Run Krissy Moehl has requested that R3500 of her prize money be donated to the Land Mark Foundation. Krissy is one of the world’s most accomplished trail runners having won amongst others the UTMB, widely regarded as the World Cup of Trail Running, the American Grand Slam [...]

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]]> http://theotter.co.za/krissy-moehl-donates-r-3500-of-her-prize-money-to-landmark-foundation/feed/ 0 RESULTS: OTTER TRAIL RUN PRESENTED BY HI-TEC AND GU http://theotter.co.za/results-otter-trail-run-presented-by-hi-tec-and-gu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=results-otter-trail-run-presented-by-hi-tec-and-gu http://theotter.co.za/results-otter-trail-run-presented-by-hi-tec-and-gu/#comments Sun, 14 Oct 2012 05:36:07 +0000 christine http://theotter.co.za/?p=1325 Course Record Smashed and First Black Medals Awarded On Saturday 13 October 2012, an impressive field of international trail runners gathered on the beach in Natures Valley to tackle the reversed Otter Trail Run course, known this year as the RETTO. As predicted, the highly competitive field kept race organisers and spectators guessing right up [...]

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]]> http://theotter.co.za/results-otter-trail-run-presented-by-hi-tec-and-gu/feed/ 2 RETTO – final Information October 2012 http://theotter.co.za/retto-final-information-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=retto-final-information-2012 http://theotter.co.za/retto-final-information-2012/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:31:22 +0000 christine http://theotter.co.za/?p=1321 It’s now down to the wire, counting the days and hours, before this year’s Otter African Trail Run (Retto Route) presented by Hi-Tec & GU. The Otter Trail is looking as incredible as ever with the safety teams having been out there frequently watching the changing conditions unfold at the many potential hot spots of [...]

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]]> http://theotter.co.za/retto-final-information-2012/feed/ 0 Dicing the OTTER and now the Dassie http://theotter.co.za/dicing-the-otter-and-now-the-dassie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dicing-the-otter-and-now-the-dassie http://theotter.co.za/dicing-the-otter-and-now-the-dassie/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:05:58 +0000 christine http://theotter.co.za/?p=1285 The annual Otter African Trail Run presented by Hi-Tec and GU, like its counterpart The Otter hike attract folk from all over the globe. This year’s event is no exception with a posse of international athletes flying in to challenge the fourth running of world famous hiking trail. Jetting in from France is title contender [...]

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