Trojan Om die Dam Ultra Marathon

Name: Trojan Om die Dam Ultra Marathon
Start: 2025-03-15T06:00:00+02:00
Location: Hoerskool Hartbeespoort

Schedule

Sat, 15 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 am

UTC+02:00

Location

Hoerskool Hartbeespoort | Kosmos, NW

The Trojan Om die Dam Ultra Marathon is the largest inland ultra-marathon in South Africa, offering a 50km Ultra Marathon, 21km Half Marathon and a 8km fun run.
The Trojan Om Die Dam has a reputation for its scenic route, the high standard of organization, the timing in the buildup to both Comrades and the Two Oceans Marathons, and the ability to be used as a family weekend break.
Online entries only: at entryninja.com through the secure electronic payment system on the registration platform using your credit or debit card.
Online entries for the 50km and 21.1km close on the 31 January 2025 or when capacity reached.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE SEPERATE START VENUE FOR THE 21.1KM
There will be ZERO late entries at registration.
Official Comrades Qualifier
Cut-off times WILL BE strictly enforced and if ANY PERSON don’t adhere to these times, they will not be allowed to finish the race and will be banned to EVER run this race again. The Cut-off times are there for all runner’s safety and the entire race can be jeopardized if these cut-off times are not adhered to.
There will be 5 collection points and each athlete MUST select a collection point or choose that their race pack be posted using the couriers provided.
2 MARCH 2025 – MAKRO CENTURION, PRETORIA, 10H00 – 14H00
4 MARCH 2025 – GAME KOLONADE, PRETORIA, 10H00 – 17H00
6 MARCH 2025 – GAME CLEARWATER MALL, JOBURG, 10H00-17H00
9 MARCH 2025 – MAKRO RIVERSANDS, JOBURG, 10H00 – 14H00
14 MARCH 2025 – HARTBEESPOORT BUILDERS, 12H00 – 20H00
NOTE:
Please bring your race entry message, that will be send to your phone before collection, or ID Document when collecting your race pack.
If you are collecting a race pack on behalf of someone else, you should have a copy of his/her ID document available at collection.
All Uncollected packs will be sent to the next collection point.
If not collected before or on Friday 14th March, your race entry will be forfeited.
NO COLLECTION ON RACE DAY IS POSSIBLE
Substitution will open on the 1st of February 2025 till 16th of February 2025 (two weeks only).
The substitution fee will be R50.
To do a substitution, the athlete that want to substitute his race entry, as well as the athlete requiring an entry will need to go on the entry platform and select the substitution option. Please follow the instructions and pay the R50.
The original entry fee wont form part of the substitution process, and this transaction will be between the athlete that want to substitute his race entry and the athlete requiring the entry. No exception to this.
There will be NO FURTHER SUBSTITUTION POSSIBLE after 16 February 2025.
NO Substitution on the 8km
The race is run under Athletics South Africa (ASA) and Athletics North-West North (ANWN). By entering the race each athlete accepts the responsibility to know and abide by these rules and the rules of the race.
Both the 50 & 21km races are timed by FINISH TIME. Each athlete will be given a race number with disposable CHIP at the back of your race number. – NO RACE NUMBER – NO PRIZES.
8km race is not timed and deemed as a FUN RUN.
Athletes indemnify national, regional, provincial bodies, sponsors, and organisers against any action due to participation in the race.
Runners participate at their own risk.
All athletes must wear the race numbers provided on the front of their vests.
50KM: All athletes must be registered to a club affiliated to ASA must and all athletes must:
a. wear their club colours; and
b. wear 2025 ASA license number on their vest with the top branded section visible both front and back.
c. Therefore, for any unlicensed athletes, there will be no temporary license available, and you will not be able to participate in the race. Only foreign athletes may run an Ultra Marathon in a temporary license. All South African citizens must wear a valid 2025 ASA license.
21KM: All runners must wear the official race number on the front of their vest and a valid ASA OR TEMPORARY license number on the back of their vest as per ASA rules.
Numerical age categories ID tags must be visible on back and front of runner’s shirt for potential category prizes.
Foreign/International athletes not belonging to a club affiliated to ASA will be given a temporary license and wear the temporary license on the back of their vests.
International athletes must provide a clearance letter from their country of origin in the event of them winning a prize.
Foreign athletes are not allowed to run in club colours unless such club exits in their country of origin, or they are in possession of a refugee status permit or are naturalised citizens of RSA.
To win an age award proof of age must be produced on the day.
Minimum age for participants in the event:
50km: – no younger than 20 on the day of the race
21km: no younger than 16 on the day of the race
50km Only: Athletes competing in their 10th Om Die Dam race will be given a special race number. If this athlete finishes the race within the cut-of time, he will be handed an ODD BLUE NUMBER at the finish.
Athletes competing in their 20th, and 30th Om Die Dam, will also be treated as above.
Water / hydration stations will be available approximately every 3 kilometers on the route.
Club trailers and gazebo’s will be allowed at dedicated marked-off areas outside of the race venue unless there are amendments to the Covid regulations.
No bicycles are allowed along the route.
Online entries only – no exceptions
No littering on the route. There will be dedicated littering boxes and marked areas after each water station.
If a referee sees an athlete littering on the route, that referee may disqualify the athlete.
No iPod or listening devices.
Athletes may not participate with pets.
All traffic officers and officials’ instructions must be obeyed.
The race organizer retains the right to refuse entry and eject persons under the influence of drugs or alcohol, who are disorderly, or engage in inappropriate behaviour, vandalism or evade paying for admission.
Late Runners: The start of the 50km will be closed 15 minutes after the official start time and any runner later than this is not allowed to start the race.
Any runner who starts the race distance later than 15 minutes and does not follow this rule will be disqualified and not provided with a time or any race handout.
ALL prizes are based on GUN TO MAT times therefore all route cut-off and finish cut-offs will be based on Gun to Mat times.
50km Cut-off times: Runners who have not reached the following marks in the times specified will not be allowed to continue:
1st CO/15km: 2 hours, 6 minutes (08h00)
Halfway/25km: 3 hours 30 minutes (09h30)
Marathon/42,2km: 6 hours (12h00)
Finish line/50km: 7 hours (13h00)
If you do not reach the cut-off points within the required time, you will be asked to retire from the Race and leave the road. YOU MAY NOT CONTINUE RUNNING.
Transport will be provided at all the cut-off points to take the runners back to the Finish.
Athletes who fail to obey the race officials will be subject to disciplinary action and may be banned from participation in the Om die Dam Ultra Marathon in future.
Collecting your race pack
Please bring your race entry message, that will be send to your phone before collection, or ID Document when collecting your race pack.