OTB Off Road Challenge - Friedenhau

On Sunday the 22nd of April the first OTB Off Road Triathlon took place at the picturesque Friedenhau Dam outside Windhoek, a perfect venue for Off Road events.

Many athletes turned up to tackle the tough route the organisers had prepared. Both the bike and the run sections had some big climbs which ensured that times would not be too fast.

The main event, a 1.1km swim, 21km bike and a 7.5km run was won by Paddy Murphy in a time of 01:55:53. Zoe Mitchell took top honours amongst the females with a time of 02:21:32.

All in all it was a great race and a great day out.

Photos of the event can be viewed here.

Click here to see full race results.

Please post a comment if you have any feedback regarding the event.

The OTB Mile Swim

15th of April 2007

The OTB Mile, OTB Events first out of many upcoming events, took place this weekend at the Oanob Dam.

The comfortable water temperatures and sunny morning attracted more than 50 participants, including one dog! Two laps of 800 meters is what the Mile swimmers had to complete, one lap for those who chose to do the ½ Mile.

The Mile was won by Byron Briedenhann one second (!) faster than Tristan McDonald. For the Females, Jonay Briedenhann took the trophy, closely followed by Ilka Preschel and Corinna Wahl. Here are all the results. Congratulations to all these top swimmers!

Thanks to all the participants for taking part and start training now for next year's OTB Mile! You can see some pictures of the event here.