Triathlon
Upington Extreme
From ZAR 50
Saturday, 24 October 2026
Oranje Rus Resort, Blaauws Kop Settlement, Northern Cape
6.5km, 20km, 40km
Race Description
Swimming in the river, an enjoyable but technical mountain bike trail and ending off with a run on dirt roads and in the Kalahari veld. The extreme is the longer and more challenging choice. A 800m swim, 28km mountain bike route and 10km trail run. The Lite is an easier and shorter route. A 250m swim, 14km mountain bike route and 5km trail run. New Event Extreme Kids for all kids between 6 11 years old. A 20m swim, 1km mountain bike route and 500m run. Entire event will be held within the borders of the Oranje Rus Resort. Teams Athletes can decide whether they want to participate individually or in a team of 3. Individuals obviously do all three different legs themselves (Swimming, running and cycling), completed one after the other, whereafter the final time is taken as soon as the last leg of the event is completed. In a team context, each member does one of the three disciplines. This is also done one after the other and the total team time is taken as soon as the last team member completes the last leg of the event.