Van Tonder’s winning streak continues

Hartbeespoort/ Windhoek – The beautiful Midgard Country Estate in Windhoek, Namibia, played host to the first international event of South Africa’s largest obstacle course race (OCR) series, the Toyota Warrior Race on Saturday, 24 March.

Jeep Team SA OCR racer and South Africa’s top ranked male elite, Thomas van Tonder of Hartbeespoort, travelled to Namibia for its first Toyota Warrior Race, which attracted close to 500 athletes, all eager to test their physical and mental abilities on the Namibian trails and world-class obstacles.

The main race of each Warrio event is the Black Ops Elite – a demanding course with intense, military-inspired obstacles. Van Tonder, currently leading the Warrior race series, had a hard-fought battle with KeyHealth Team Nevarest athletes, Louis Smit and Greg Avierinos.

In the elite ladies’ race, Carla van Huyssteen (KeyHealth Team Nevarest) claimed her second Warrior race win of the season. Finishing in second was Sabrina Daolio (Battle Rush) and rounding off the podium was Mandi Lansberg (BeSnapped).