Shortly before the big Deadly Dozen event that will take place in Bloemfontein on Saturday 26 September, local athletes returned from an international event.

Six Bloemfontein athletes took part in the Deadly Dozen World Championships in London at the Crystal Palace from 5 to 6 September and competed against 2 500 athletes from across the world.

Lohan Swart competed in the age group 30 to 34 years and ended seventh in the solo with a time of 47:29.

On Sunday 6 September Elsie Young and Mareli Swart (35 to 39 years) came seventh in the doubles with a time of 44.28.

Lee-Ann Johns and Claudia Monteiro (45-49) came 18th in a time of 50.48

On Sunday, Lohan Swart and Llewyllen Human-Reto (35 to 39) reached fifth position with a time of 39.46.

With more than 500 entries so far, the event on Saturday at the Free State Athletic Stadion promises to be a day of high competitiveness.

Deadly Dozen is a hybrid fitness race combining structured running with functional strength stations. The format is raced entirely on a standard athletics track and innerfield, making it straightforward to host, officiate and spectate. Deadly Dozen currently operates in more than 30 countries worldwide.

Entrants take part in a race of 12 runs of 400 m, each followed by a strength labour completed back-to-back on an outdoor athletics track. This includes 12 activities like the farmer’s carry, deadlift, lunge, burpee broad jump, goblet squat and bear crawl.

The event starts at 09:00. Enter on webtickets.co.za and go to Fitness Race – Deadly Dozen Bloemfontein.