New Balance IMPI Challenge returns to Gauteng

The New Balance IMPI Challenge is the ultimate challenge that combines mental and physical endurance with an element of fun. Participants can choose between the New Balance IMPI Elite Race on Saturday, 28 September 2013 or the fun filled New Balance IMPI Challenger event on either Saturday, 28 September 2013 or Sunday, 29 September 2013.

 

Spanning over an approximate 18km route, Elite IMPIS will need to complete 25 challenging obstacles. The first male and female competitor to cross the finish line having completed all 25 obstacles will go home with a prize purse of R10 000. Challenger IMPIS on the other hand will need to complete 18 fun obstacles set up over about 12km. The event is not timed and there are no cut off times, so entrants can have fun and experience the event to its fullest.

 

Taking place Nationally venues for the New Balance IMPI Challenge are specifically chosen for their exclusivity and ability to accommodate fun obstacles that will challenge participants both physically and mentally in the ultimate adventure challenge. Although challenging, all obstacles are safe and participants are left with a sense of achievement and pride after earning the right to be called a New Balance IMPI.

 

Event Information

Venue: Van Gaalens Cheese Farm (Hartebeespoort / North West Province)
Format: Participants can enter individually or as part of a team (teams vary in size from 2 – 10 people, although you start together, you do not need to finish together)

 

New Balance IMPI Elite Race

Date: Saturday, 28 September 2013
Start: 07:00 – / 100 competitors
Format: 18km trail run featuring around 25 challenging obstacles

 

New Balance IMPI Challenger

Date: Saturday, 28 September 2013
Start: 09:00 onwards / 1500 competitors
Format: 12km trail run featuring around 18 fun obstacles

 

Date: Sunday, 29 September 2013
Start: 07:00 onwards / 1500 competitors
Format: 12km trail run featuring around 18 fun obstacles

 

Fancy Dress Competition: The best dressed individual and/or team entries as well as the entrant with the most original war cry stand the chance to win awesome prizes complements of our amazing sponsors.

 

Community Support: The New Balance IMPI Challenge supports the Woodside Special Care Centre, a private residential home for intellectually and physically disabled children and young adults. Established in 1976 the Woodside Special Care Centre offers a wide range of services designed to promote the development of each of its children.

 

Like our Facebook page: Impi Challenge
Follow us on Twitter: @impichallenge

 

Family and friends are encouraged to show support on the day, while soaking up the vibe in the Festival Village that includes live entertainment, a food village and beer tent.

 

For more information on the Woodside Special Care Centre visit www.woodside.org.za For more information on the New Balance IMPI Challenge contact Hayley Weinberg on 073 411 5575, email or visit www.impichallenge.co.za