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.

Otjihase Mine Triathlon

10th of March 2007

On Saturday afternoon a small troop of triathletes and triathletes-to-be gathered at the Otjihase Mine outside of Windhoek for a fun triathlon.

There was quite some talent on the kids event - see some photos from the race here.

For the "older" people there was both a Sprint event (500m - 20k - 5 k) and a Rookie event (250m - 10k - 2.5k), check out some photos here from the race.

Walk for Wheels

3rd of March 2007

NMC organised the "Walk for Wheels" on saturday morning, together with Windhoek Harriers. The aim of the walk was to fund at least eight wheelchairs for donation to persons that cannot afford it themselves.

OTB was there with a water table and you can see some pictures of the early morning walkers here. Thanks to everyone taking part!

Swimming - National Championships

1-4th of March 2007

This weekend the National Swimming Championships took place in Windhoek. With swimmers of all ages the audience witnessed a lot of competitive racing and a few new national records!

OTB wishes the Namibian troup the best of luck at the World Championships in Melbourne at the end of the month.

See some pictures of the event here.

Soccer Cup at Ramblers

17th of February 2007

On Saturday the 17th of February Rambler's hosted a 5-a-side soccer tournament. The fans witnessed a lot of impressive and fun soccer and we are already looking forward to next year...

Congratulations to SKW who won the OTB cup after an exciting penalty shoot out vs Ramblers and some good foot work from the goalies. For the over 50's the games ended in a tie, also after penalties.

Check out some pictures from the tournament here

Volleyball For All

3rd of February 2007

180 teams gathered at the DTS Sport ground early saturday morning to participate in the largest social sporting event in southern Africa - DTS' Volleyball for All annual tournament.

Pictures from the event can be found here.

Congratulations to the winners!