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The TSA fee is included in the entry fee, however the day lic is something which you already have to buy.. its just going up! The Sanctioing fee included in the entry fees was mentioned so that joe public knows that ALL the entry fee money isn't going to the organisers... a large portion is going to TSA.

This fee is already included in the entry fee, except your day licence which you obviously have to buy. Buy one annually and its R300 for and adult and R200 for a scholar.

Durban Multisport Series #2 - 22 July update: The date clash with the Total Sports Ladies race is currently being dealt with through Durban’s Strategic Projects Unit and the Total Sports race organisers. The Durban Multisport Series was granted race permission for the 22nd of July date in February 2012. Neither race will be cancelled and B-Active Sports will be working with the Total Sports race organisers, the City of Durban and Metro Police to make sure that each route is safe and enjoyable for the athletes. The closure of the beachfront road (Snell Parade) at Blue Lagoon due to the road realignment construction has also changed the planned cycling routes and both organisers will have their routes confrimed by Wednesday the 11th July. Confirmed cycling route maps will be posted on the bactive.com website as soon as they are confrimed. Entries for the 22nd of July event close on Wednesday the 18th, and spaces are limited. Regards The B-Active Team

Not sure if you guys have seen the new TSA fees applicable to all new events in 2012 and going forward. Not sure how to put the pdf price list on this post for everyone to see... but you need to read it. It was confirmed last night and the email was waiting for me in my inbox while a drank my morning coffee. Basically if you do a std distance race and don't have a day licence, its R80 in levies for TSA and R100 for the Day licence, + the entry fee!!! Sprint day Licence fees are R30 and Standard / Olympic and longer day licence fees are R100 per event. Race Levies / Sanctioning fees (included in entry fees) range between R30 and R100 depending on the distance and level or the event. We need athletes to see these figures as it explains why entry fees have gone up 30-40% in the last 2 years. (ps ..let me kow how to post a pdf on here??)

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Awesome... it will be great to have you back! October is alot cooler then March, but more chance of afternoon storms. Late October / November is the start of the rainy season, so we should be ok early October. Our Series Marketing Campaign starts next week, so look out for them! See you there.

THANK YOU TO ALL THE 2012 Grindrod Bank Umngazi Pondo Pedal Riders! We raised R165 000 for our 4 community Schools. This was through the Event, your Donations and our generour sponsors GRINDROD BANK and UMNGAZI River Bunglaows & Spa. We hope you all enjoyed your time at Umngazi and the magical races routes and we look forward to seeing you back again in 2013! Entries open for all 2011 and 2012 teams on the 1st of September @ www.pondopedal.com. NEW Team entries open on the 1st of October 2012. Take it easy out there and keep safe! The B-Active Team

COMPLIMED signs up with Midlands ULTRA Triathlon Series B-Active Sports, the organisers of the Midlands ULTRA Triathlon are pleased to announce the exciting title sponsorship from CompliMed South Africa’s biggest Medical Aid gap cover company for KZN’s biggest ½ iron man distance triathlon. CompliMed Director Brett Daniel, said ” We are extremely excited about the prospects of being associated with the CompliMed Midlands ULTRA Triathlon Series, for one, this event will give us the platform to exposure our brand to a wider public arena and secondly, CompliMed has been given the opportunity to associated with incredibly popular and well established triathlon event. Although CompliMed Gap cover is well known by those who work in the healthcare industry, we as CompliMed believe that the time is now right for us expand our brand into the marketplace further. CompliMed Gap cover products compliment our client’s healthcare cover, which has benefits for the whole family. Therefore, being involved in an ‘outdoor’ family event is exactly where we want to be right now! Event director Damian Bradley from B-Active Sports said “We are thrilled to have CompliMed onboard with this exciting event. The commitment from CompliMed has given the Midlands ULTRA Triathlon Series the boost it’s needed to reach its full potential”

We will once again try for full road closure, but until we reach 1000 Ultra Competitors we battle to get the political support to close the roads. We have secured partial road closure as in March, which went without a problem. Trust me, the lack of road closure is not through lack of trying. Hope to see you there.

9 weeks until the next Durban Multisport Series event!! (22nd July) Time to get your winter training programe going while the temp goes down! See you there.

Hope you can make it Tri-Coach!

http://www.midlandsultra.com/images/home/canoe-event.gif 15km Paddle / 90km Bike / 21km Run The introduction of the CANOE ULTRA Triathlon to the already exciting line-up means that paddlers from around South Africa will have the opportunity to take on a challenging ½ ironman triathlon event. The successful first event in the series took place in March this year with over 750 athletes challenging themselves to the various race distances. The Midlands Ultra incorporates some of the safest training routes and most scenic venue of any triathlon in Africa, rivaling many ½ iron man distance triathlons around the world.

Midlands ULTRA Triathlon - Event 2 Entries open Entries for the 2nd Midlands UTRA Triathlon have been launched with the exciting new addition of a canoe ½ ironman distance race. The second event of the prestigious Midlands ULTRA Tri - Series takes place on the 7th of October 2012. This exciting ½ iron man and sprint distance event is staged at the beautiful setting of Midmar Dam deep in the heart of the KZN Midlands and attracts over 800 competitors to each event annually. Date: 7th October Venue: Midmar Dam Events: 1/2 Iron man triathlon, Sprint Triathlon , Canoe Ultra Triathlon Website: www.midlandsultra.com Enter Early and you could WIN BIG!

CompliMed MIDLANDS ULTRA TRIATHLON - 7th October Its time to challenge yourself to be GREAT and sign up for the 2nd Midlands ULTRA Triathlon which is taking place on the 7th of October 2012. Entries are open and places are limited to 800 Individuals and 100 Teams. VENUE: Midmar Dam RACES: Sprint Tri / 1/2 Iron man distance Tri / Canoe 1/2 Iron man Tri RACE DATE: 7th October 2012 Payment Method: EFT (ONLY) So challenge yourself and enter now for one of SA's premier ULTRA Triathlon events. www.midlandsultra.com

ONLINE ENTRIES OPEN for event #2 - 22nd July

Enter now for the 1st Event in the DURBAN MULTISPORT SERIES enter @ http://www.bactive.com/multi-series.htm Enter all 4 events and you could win a THULE Bike Carrier worth R5500.00 ROAD CLOSURES SECURED! See you there on SUNDAY 25th March.

Hi all Thanks for the feedback. You were correct about the swim, we got a measurement of 1650m, due to the buoy being blown off just before the start. We will try and rectify that for the october event, but those massive buoys drag most anchors... but we will try. Regarding the bike route, its exactly 86km, 1km short per lap. we should turn you at the top of the next hill on the Dargle road, but its too dangerous and so we would rather keep it shorter and safer. Thanks for the comments about the water tables, our new management plan worked and we had two back up plans ready incase of 40 deg heat again.... instead we got a cyclone! Regarding the bike route, we are trying our last option... The Minister of Transport for the October event, as his KZN Department didn't grant us Road closure for this event. We will try and hope, but if no success, we will just do our best to mark or fill in the pot holes ourselves and place more marshals on the bike route. Rest those legs and good luck to all Ironman competitors. Hope to see you back again in October. Regards Damian, Lauren, Caryn and the B-Active Team

Well Done to all Competitors who raced yesterday! Results will be emailed out to all pre entries tonight and they will be up on the race website tomorrow. Well done again and we hope to see you all again in October. Regards The B-Active Team

Athletes Registration list on the ULTRA website: www.midlandsultra.com Travel Safe ! Regards The B-Active Team

100 late entry spots available. 100 late entry spots will be available on Saturday the 3rd of March for the Midlands Ultra Triathlon. There will be 50 spots per race open for individuals who still want to enter. Registration will be from 11am to 4pm on Saturday the 3rd of March at the Midmar Dam Slipway. for more info, email: info@midlandsultra.com

Suncoast / Durban Multisport Series entries are open guys! Only R280 for the Olympic races Includes: Full road closure loaded Goodie bag Loads of water and drinks @ Water tables One of the fastest race routes in SA. Enter now... http://www.bactive.com/events.htm

Wow... this is interesting... got any more details? TSA is not making any friends and as mentioned before there is something in the pipeline which kicks off soon. If TSA think they can use force, is won't bode well for them being the "controlling body" So how was the rest of the race guys??

Bubblez, i'd be surprized if you don't beat your time. The Midlands Ultra bike route is realiviely flat and very fast on the return section of the loop (x4) your run route is also flatter then EL... so it should be faster! Good luck with your final prep. Entries closing within 24hrs.....