Getting lost on the way was part of the experience for one or two of the participants in the Oldenburgia Trail Run on Sunday 5 July.
Getting lost on the way was part of the experience for one or two of the participants in the Oldenburgia Trail Run on Sunday 5 July.
"There wasn't a single complaint," said organiser John van Onselen.
What's more, trail-running buff Andy Wesson rated the last 10km of the 30km route one of the best sections of trail he'd ever run.
Wesson's reviews for publications such as Trail magazine are highly regarded by enthusiasts.
The Pam Golding Properties-sponsored event attracted 97 entries over the three distances – 10km, 15km and 30km.
"A few got lost on the way," said Van Onselen.
Most found their way back on to the route pretty quickly though.
"Except for one – we sent a medic after her and she came back safe and sound, and laughing about her adventure."
Van Onselen said it was a more or less 50/50 ratio when it came to men and women.
The 10km attracted the most entreis. But only just, at around 40. The 15km only slightly less at 38. There were 17 entrants in the 30km event.
Results for the 2015 Oldenburgia Trail Run
10km (times not available)
Men
1 Les WIlliam
2. Andrew Moss
3. Cameron Rafferty
Women
1. Charlene Moss
2. Toni Refferty
3. Jane Holderness
15km
1161 Asha Nesi 1:26:05.2-
2170 Bryden Armstrong 1:26:25.7+0:20.5
3165 Clifford Savage 1:33:14.2+7:09.0
4171 Masixole Xayiya 1:33:46.9+7:41.7
5169 Ross James Langtree 1:37:41.7+11:36.5
6164 Alexia Louizou 1:38:02.7+11:57.5
7175 Matthew Kroon 1:43:34.7+17:29.5
8182 Mark Riley 1:46:18.7+20:13.5
9158 Alice Ter Morhuizen 1:46:27.0+20:21.8
10181 Benjamin Ekron 1:55:12.5+29:07.3
11187 Megan Hobson 1:56:18.8+30:13.6
12156 Brian Ballantyne 1:58:23.6+32:18.4
13186 Blake Brody 1:58:36.9+32:31.7
14185 Kim Brody 1:58:41.7+32:36.5
15177 Frances Van Pletzen 2:01:02.0+34:56.8
16163 Sally Price Smith 2:03:26.9+37:21.7
17184 Callie Grant 2:03:56.9+37:51.7
18168 Leani Horn 2:04:56.7+38:51.5
19179 Lisa Micklewright 2:06:07.6+40:02.4
20174 Nadine Clark 2:09:06.7+43:01.5
21183 Craig Bailey 2:09:09.1+43:03.9
22154 Matthew Babu 2:13:49.0+47:43.8
23152 Liz Gowans 2:14:12.6+48:07.4
24155 David Stoloff 2:21:45.7+55:40.5
25178 Sally Mattheus 2:23:30.1+57:24.9
26180 Sivuyiswe Situngu 2:27:21.5+1:01:16.3
27172 Thembela Kepe 2:31:26.7+1:05:21.5
28157 Stephen Beckerling 2:33:26.5+1:07:21.3
29160 Andrea Ginn 2:43:59.3+1:17:54.1
30159 John Haydock 2:44:00.3+1:17:55.1
-150 Natasha Eksteen DNF-
-151 Walter Eksteen DNF-
-153 Craig Booth DNF-
-162 Raven Filis DNF-
-166 Karin Davis DNF-
-167 Clementyne Davis DNF-
-173 Sheila De Leeuw DNF-
-176 Andrew Meiklejohn DNF
30km
139 Leo Sorenson 2:57:04.3-
247 Desmond Witbooi 3:22:00.7+24:56.4
341 Bradley Mackenzie 3:40:10.7+43:06.4
437 Nolan Berriman 3:54:39.4+57:35.1
550 Dylan Weyer 3:55:10.3+58:06.0
651 Richard Legg 3:59:20.2+1:02:15.9
752 Pierre Jordaan 3:59:22.9+1:02:18.6
843 Ian Smit 3:59:51.2+1:02:46.9
944 Rich Betts 3:59:52.7+1:02:48.4
1046 Kirsty Hodgekiss 4:13:12.7+1:16:08.4
1148 Steve Black 4:18:29.9+1:21:25.6
1238 Russel Sparks 4:19:08.5+1:22:04.2
1349 Misty Weyer 4:19:11.0+1:22:06.7
1442 Andy Wesson 4:58:07.0+2:01:02.7
1540 Laura Bannatyne 5:21:15.4+2:24:11.1
-36 Basie Bonapart DNF
