We were incredibly honoured to host the 2nd edition of Tri The Karoo, and what a spectacular weekend it was!
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ, ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐จ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to all who participated and contributed to making this event a roaring success. From the volunteers who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to the sponsors who made it all possible, your support was invaluable.
Friday, 11 October – COLOUR RUN
Huge Shoutout to our Union community and all the amazing Tri The Karoo Colour Run participants! What a great way to start the weekend!
Saturday, 12 October – TRIATHLON
The triathlon attracted participants from all over, but our learners truly stood out. With the sun shining and spirits high, our young athletes tackled the swim, cycle and run with enthusiasm and determination.
Sprint Distance Event
Union brothers Ben and Mark Lemke took on the Sprint Distance that included a 750m swim, a 20km bike ride and a 5km run.
Ben, in Grade 10, clinched third place overall with a time of 01:36:12, while Mark, the youngest competitor at just Grade 8, finished 7th overall with a commendable time of 02:04:17.
Olympic Distance Event
The Union High School community is buzzing with pride as we extend our heartfelt congratulations to one of our educators, Mr Steggman van Zyl who triumphed in the Olympic Distance event, securing an impressive third place with an overall time of 02:44:18.
In the 1.5km swim, he completed the course with a stellar time of 00:31:41. Transitioning seamlessly from swimming to cycling, he navigated the challenging 40km route in an impressive 01:26:08. It was during the final leg of the race, however, the 10km run, where Mr van Zyl truly stole the spotlight. With a phenomenal run time of 00:46:27, he not only finished strong but also recorded the fastest run time among all competitors on the day.
Fundraisings
Our senior sports teams hit the ground running with their fundraising efforts for their next season, with a bake sales, warm cups of hot chocolate and the selling of refreshing ice lollies.
๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ง๐ถ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ท๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด.
Each cupcake sold, every cup of hot chocolate served and every ice lolly handed out contributed to their goal, showcasing their dedication to both their sport and their school community.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐น ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ.
