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Stiff-legged Jol!

The Oxpecker Trail Run is about so much more than the run. You will have a jol on and off the trail, your legs will be stiff, and you will join the 8,250 Peckers since 2015 who know why all three weekends sell out every year. This event, now in its fifth year, consistently delivers laughs, sunshine, gruelling climbs, exhilarating descents, and view after view after view… Kudos goes to every member of the Oxpecker Flock, the team behind the event that works so hard to make this jol (Afrikaans: good time) happen, and the Midlands weather for blue skies and epic sunsets and sunrises. This is a wrap of the 2019 edition, with stories from Golden Pecker Danie Raath and rose recipient Laverne Knox, and finally, appreciate the history of the area and the race with farmer Gary Green himself.

OXPECKER TRAIL RUN

18–19 May, 25–26 May, 1–2 June 2019

GOLDEN PECKER

What on Earth made me want to run three Oxpecker Trail Runs on consecutive weekends?

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