The MSM Tri-Marathon will once again take place at the Sport Science Fitness Centre in Newlands on 10 December with the view to raising money for the Ziphelele Mbambo Memorial Scholarship fund, says a press release from the organisers.
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Last year a group of athletes competed throughout the night and raised a total of R8 000 for the fund. This year the format of the event has been shaken up a bit with spot prizes being allocated randomly over the 12-hour period and companies being invited to sponsor the nine athletes who will complete the full 12-hour event.
That doesn’t mean that only nine athletes will be able to participate. A series of eight consecutive 1.5 hour time slots will see as many people as possible swimming, cycling and running in the Sport Science Fitness Centre throughout the night.
“We were looking to organise an indoor triathlon with a difference and last year the opportunity to create the TriMarathon event and link it to a worthy cause presented itself,” says Colleen Jacka, editor of MSM: Multi-Sport Magazine who adds that everyone had so much fun last year that it just was not an option not to organise something similar this year.
Appeal for sponsorships
“We are appealing to companies, especially those in the sporting sector, to get behind an athlete and sponsor them for the full 12 hours. We are also looking for some good prizes to make the event more worthwhile for all participating athletes,” she added.
Only two athletes completed the full 12 hours last year, but many others notched up as many as six hours in the fitness centre – opting to get a little shuteye between their sessions. Any level of athlete or non-athlete can participate as there are no real rules about using flotation devises in the pool; walking across the length of the pool or taking a leisurely stroll and cycle.
“It is hoped that the MSM Tri-Marathon will become an annual event for the Ziphelele Mbambo Memorial Scholarship Fund which was founded in memory of Ziphelele, a promising postgraduate student at the Sport Science Institute who was killed in a carjacking just a week before his wedding date,” says Lorraine Sivewright of UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine.
The Scholarship will be aimed at encouraging students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue their studies in the field of exercise science or biokinetics.
For more information about the event call Colleen Jacka on 082 895 4833 or email csjacka@mweb.co.za . - (Health24)
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