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Three strong competitors during the years from 2010 to 2025. Jessica Pollock who has two Surfers wins and various podium positions, Myrette Brink who also has two Surfers titles under her belt and numerous second-place finishes, and Hanlie Botha who has won more Surfers events than anyone else, men included. Picture: BOB NORRIS
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51st Surfers brings wet weather

BOB NORRIS There have been few wet weather Surfers challenge races down the years and the only thing that is certain for the 51st running of the Discovery Surfers Challenge from Kwelera Mouth to Nahoon Beach on Saturday is that there will…

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GOING FOR BROKE: Stephanie Smith, right, and on her right shoulder is her friend Jenni Petersen, taking on while they run the Gonubie to Nahoon version of Surfers. They finished joint third, just six 6 months prior to the birth of Stehanie’s first childdaughter. Picture: BOB NORRIS
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The 2026 Discovery Surfers river crossing often the decider

BOB NORRIS The 2026 Discovery Surfers is all but upon us on Saturday, 21 February 2026, and thus far the 17.5km “original” Surfers has been extensively covered, while last week the 5km and some of the youngest runners also made the GO…

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Surfers Challenge celebrates its half-century milestone

In 1975, just 26 maverick type runners and surfers met up on the banks of the Kwelera River to see who could propel themselves over gravel, rocks, shingle, a bushy path or two, tar, soft sand and in between swim the Gonubie and Nahoon…

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