Marathon, Half Marathon & 10 km
June 25th 2011
June 25th 2011
The Big Five Marathon® in South Africa is held among the wildlife of the African savannah. Runners from all over the world will meet in one of the most spectacular “Big Five” game reserves in Africa.
In these magnificent surroundings, one can combine exciting game drives with a challenging marathon route going right through the habitat of the most famous African game: Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo, Lion and Leopard. No fences, no rivers, nothing at all separates the runners from the African wildlife. A race so tough, that a participant even calls it “harder than Comrades” – the notorious 88 km race in South Africa.
In return for The Big Five Marathon’s toughness, you get truly magnificent scenery and the chance to run with zebras, giraffes and antelopes and through the territory of a pack of lions.
The setting
" Goodbye. I am going to the great grey-green, greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever trees..." wrote Kipling in his famous story "The Elephants Child". The national park represents the best of South Africa's spectacular nature with high mountains, ravines, savannas, forested savanna, rivers and lakes. The nature spreads out around the impressive Waterberg, one of the planet's oldest massifs and at the same time one of the few places in South Africa that combines a spectacular landscape with an abundance of wildlife including Africa's big game.
Can you think of a more spectacular setting for a marathon?
Read more about the area, the course and results of former races at www.big-five-marathon.com
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