Charné makes it four wins in four starts
eMalahleni’s Charné Prinsloo once again took top honours in the final race of the 2013/14 X-Dirt Triathlon and Duathlon Challenge.
On Sunday, April 6 Charné kept to her nickname of ‘Miss Consistency’ and finished the final challenge at Heron Banks Golf and River Estate in Vanderbijlpark with top honours.
Competing in the On Road Triathlon Section of the four-event challenge, Prinsloo has been in sublime form throughout the
competition finishing on the top of the podium on all four occasions.
After winning gold in the Junior Women’s Division (16-19) in the first race of the Challenge at Buffelspoort Dam in December, Prinsloo (who then turned 20) followed it up with wins in the open women’s category at Roodeplaat Dam and Buffelspoort Dam last month.
Sunday was a repeat performance as she led from start to finish, despite taking a tumble on the 5km run route, and crossed the line first in 1:08:55 at Heron Banks – making it four wins from four starts.
Speaking after the race the 20-year-old, who will be competing in the African Triathlon Championships (u.23 Elite) this weekend in Zimbabwe, said the X-Dirt Challenge had been a great competition and was looking forward to participating in the 2014/2015 event.
On the latter note Christopher de Bod of Phat Brand Activation, one of the event sponsors, said it was great to see that this competition, a new entrant into the multi-sport market, had shown growth since the first race in December and was looking forward to increased participation in the next X-Dirt Challenge which is scheduled to get underway at the end of the year.
Good news for multi-sport enthusiasts who should keep an eye out for date and venue announcements here .
