14 th 17 th October 2015
AGENDA Welcome by Dr. Stephen Meijers Overview of St Vincent School for the Deaf The Challenge Drinks, nibbles and auction
St Vincent School for The Deaf
ST VINCENT SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
ST VINCENT SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
THE CHALLENGE After the success of 2014 2015 will be BIGGER AND BETTER! New route is from Villiers to PMB Runners vs Cyclists 2014 time approx 42hrs Approx. 50 Cyclists (First team of 5 Cyclists to count) Approx. 50 Runners (First relay team to count) Whilst the runners run the cyclists party and sleep Get there safely Logistics & Support Raise much needed funds for St Vincent School for the Deaf
FINISH CYCLISTS 08:00 - Bang! & off they go! Cyclists 24km/h Est. speed Villiers 14 th Oct 148km 6,2hrs saddle time Bethlehem THE CHALLENGE 15 th Oct Drakensberg 16 th Oct (Cycling time x2.1) 150km 6.3hrs saddle time 134km 5,6hrs saddle time Mooiriver 17 th Oct 68km 2.9hrs saddle time Finish: 9am 12pm 17 th October Cyclists Total Time (First team of 5) A Runners 5,5min/km Est. pace RUNNERS 15:00 - Bang! & off they go! Villiers B C D Expected winning time 42 Hours Runners Total time (First team of 5) Min. of 70km/Runner Finish: 9am 12pm 17 th October
CYCLIST SCHEDULE DAY 1 - Wednesday, 14 th October 2014 Route: Villiers to The Loft Guest House, Bethlehem (8am start) Distance: ±148km DAY 2 - Thursday, 15 th October 2014 Route: Bethlehem to Windmill Farm, Drakensberg Distance: ±150km DAY 3 - Friday, 16 th October 2014 Route: Drakensberg to Mooi River (Thorn Tree Lodge, Hayfields ) Distance: ±134km DAY 4 - Saturday, 17 h October 2014 Route: Mooi River to Pietermaritzburg (Golden Horse Casino) Distance: ±68km * Amashova 18 th October
RUNNER SCHEDULE DAY 1 Thursday 15 th October 2014 START Villiers on the Vaal (3pm Start) DAY 2 Friday 16 th October 2014 HALFWAY - Shower stop at Little Switzerland (3pm 6pm) DAY 3 - Saturday, 17 th October 2014 FINISH - Pietermaritzburg (Golden Horse Casino) (9am 12pm) DAY 4 Sunday, 18 th October 2014 Return to JHB
ROUTE OVERVIEW Villiers, Frankfurt, Reitz to Bethlehem Bethlehem, Clarens, Golden Gate, Oliviershoek Pass to Northern Drakensberg Northern Drakensberg, Bergville, Winterton, Estcourt to Mooi River Mooi River, Howick, Hilton, finish at Pietermaritzburg
Villiers Frankfort Tweeling Reitz First Stretch - ± 95 km
Reitz Bethlehem Clarens Golden Gate Phuthadit-jhaba Second Stretch - ± 137 km
Phuthadit-jhaba Sterkfontein Dam Little Switzerland Bergville Third Stretch - ± 94 km
Bergville Estcourt Mooi River Fourth Stretch - ± 97 km
Mooi RIver Howick Finish Fifth and Final Stretch - ± 80 km
TEAM BREAKDOWN Runners 10 teams of 5 runners per team + 4 support per team Cyclists 10 teams of 5 cyclists + 1 support per team
RUNNER TEAM TEAM 1 : TEAM SCUD Team Captain : John Hamlett Stephen Meijers Rainier Joubert Greg Maude Gift Kelehe* TBC TEAM 2 : TEAM FIT Team Captain : Riaan Riekert Jaco de Jager Pieter Swanepoel Vanessa Bowman Tiaan Conradie Edwin TBC* TEAM 3 : MODERN ATHLETE Team Captain : TBC * Samancor Team Craig van der Westhuizen Richard Latskey Hazel Moller Rynard Cronje Arthur Valasis
RUNNER TEAMS TEAM 4 : WTF (Where is the Finish) Team Captain : TBC Shaun Horsepower Naidoo TBC TBC Surprise TBC* TBC TEAM 5 - TBC Team Captain : Andries Michael Atkins Wolfrun Abbot TBC TBC Ernest - TBC* * Samancor Team TEAM 6 Morning Runners Team Captain : TBC James Barker Franci Myburg TBC TBC Peter TBC*
FILL THE GAPS TEAMS 7 10 TBC Team Captains TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC Gordon TBC* * Samancor Team
CYCLIST TEAMS Team 1 - Bonitas Team 2 - Nedbank Team 3 - Honingcraft Team 4 - Fashion Team 5 - Racklock Team 6 - ELB Team 7-50 Shades of Mud Team 8 - TBC Team 9 - TBC Team 10 - TBC
VEHICLES Runners: Each running team will be supplied with a Quantum or equivalent Teams are required to provide their own second vehicle Cyclists: Each cycling team to provide their own support vehicles and drivers All vehicles to be fitted with adequate safety lights and warning signs to ensure maximum safety at all times!
Cyclist Accommodation ACCOMMODATION All cyclists and support will be provided with accommodation for the duration of the challenge Runner Accommodation WHAT ACCOMMODATION??? Runners will be provided accommodation on the the final the night of the awards ceremony in Pietermaritzburg Shower hour at Little Switzerland Saturday 17 th October All participants and support will be provided with accommodation on the final night of the challenge
Cyclists FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS Cyclists and supports will be provided with Bed & Breakfast Runners Runners and their support will be responsible for providing all their own food and refreshments en-route to PMB ELB to provide coffee & rusk stations Runners and support will be provided lunch on arrival to PMB and an Awards Dinner
CLOTHING All runners and cyclists will be supplied with ELB Extreme Challenge branded vests and shirts All support will be supplied with ELB Extreme Challenge T-shirts Participants and their support are required to wear these at the start and the end of the race
SAFETY & SUPPORT Safety Vehicle Support Traffic Department permission Medic / SOS emergency evacuation arranged Visible at all times
CYCLIST ENTRY FEES We would like to encourage each cyclist to raise R5,000 Monies raised will cover the following: Bed & Breakfast 1x cycling top Refreshments Road support Petrol and tolls Goodie bags
RUNNER ENTRY FEES We would like to encourage each runner to raise R3,000 Monies raised will cover the following: 1 x vehicle hire per team Basic refreshments en-route 2 x runner tops Road support Petrol and tolls Goodie bags Accommodation on the 17 th Oct
LAST YEAR S FIGURES Total raised R540,000 Total expenses R385,000 Total donation R155,000
2015 FUNDS TO BE RAISED R1 MILLION Target donation to St Vincent = TBC R1 MILLION R30k
CALLING ALL SPONSORS! Vehicles Contents for goodie bags Refreshments Gear / T-shirts Media coverage MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS!
TONIGHT S THANKS St Vincent For hosting us this evening and for providing all of the catering & drinks, photography Signing Choir Backup Power ELB Construction & B&W Special guests Nick Bester John Hamlett Malcolm Lange Alan Robb Hazel Moller Omega Resort For weekend away to be raffled later in the evening And a BIG THANK YOU to everyone here tonight!
ENJOY THE EVENING!!