The 2023 HI-TEC Walker Bay Outdoor is scheduled to take place in Hermanus from 27 April to 1 May.
Featuring a festival of endurance sports the long-weekend’s activities will include the fan favourites – such as the mountain-bike race, triathlon and trail runs – but the ninth edition will also boast a road cycling race and full marathon.
The Dash4Cash will once again conclude the action, with a R50 000 prize pot up for grabs.
“We’re working towards ensuring that this year’s edition of the HI-TEC Walker Bay Outdoor is the best yet as we continue to build the Walker Bay Outdoor to become the world’s coolest outdoor sports festival,” event director Gerhardi Odendaal emphasised.
“There’s an event for everyone from hikes to triathlons and mountain bike races, cliff jumps and open water swims. Plus, we’re launching a road cycling race and a full marathon, which will provide the opportunity for those wishing to step up in distance from the existing half marathon with a longer challenge.”
For athletes with a strong drive for multi-sport the event’s Walker Bay Xtreme mixes running, mountain biking, See en Sand, triathlon and an open water swim in a Big 6 Challenge. The three top points scorers over the course of the six events, in the men’s and women’s categories, will then qualify for the Dash4Cash. To qualify for the HI-TEC Water Bay Outdoor’s final event one needs to run the Ledlenser Twilight Run, complete the 40-km MTB Adventure, the See-en-Sand run/swim/jump, the 17-km Trail Run, the Sprint Triathlon and the 2,5-km Open Water Swim.
To enter the Walker Bay Xtreme or any of the individual events within the HI-TEC Water Bay Outdoor visit entries.walkerbayoutdoor.com. For more information on the festival and its component races visit www.walkerbayoutdoor.com.
