MEDIA RELEASE | Energy Adventure Race on Sunday 10 April, got racers up for an early morning paddle around Camps Bay and Clifton. They took on the trail running leg all the way up Table Mountain, only to be chucked off the top by Abseil Africa and then made their way down Platteklip Gorge to the next Transition where they began a hardcore MTB leg. A city cycle navigational challenge got our racers to their last transition where they made their way to the finish line by foot.
One team managed to complete the entire course in just 10h42m, Jane Swarbreck and Tim Deane of Team Olympus made adventure racing look easy. Hot on their heels we had Megan Holmes and Ingrid Peens of Adventure Girls who managed to complete 3 legs. And close behind them were Ronald Jessop and Didi Francis of Team Parallel, 3 legs completed. We had 4 teams competing in the 4-man team category, Team Darkhorses with 3 legs completed Shane Elliot, Matt Whitehead, Michael Bissett and Thomas Nortier took the winning position.
Truly an adventure with high team spirits, watch this space for our next Energy Adventure Race.
| Ranking | Team | Legs Completed | Total Time | |
| Pairs | 1 | Olympus | 4 | 10h42m |
| 2 | Adventure Girls | 3 | – | |
| 3 | Parallel | 3 | – | |
| 4 | Silent Assassins | 2 | – | |
| 5 | Big Test Icicles | 2 | – | |
| 6 | My Old Lady & I | 2 | – | |
| 7 | LIVE LIFE | 2 | – | |
| 8 | No Friends | 3 | – | |
| Teams | 1 | Darkhorses | 3 | – |
| 2 | IamSuperbar | 2 | – | |
| 3 | Tortoises | 2 | – | |
| 4 | Novice cup cakes! | 2 | – |
Words by Caeli Manuel