Dear Trail Runner, As many of you have probably predicted this email, it probably comes with no surprise that I have to share the news with you today that we have made the decision to cancel the Discovery George Mountain Ultra Trail scheduled for 27 June 2020. This event originated from the pure bliss of […]
EcoBound’s plan on the Coronavirus. Dear Fellow Rider and Runner, There is no need to elaborate on the situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic the world is currently facing together. Our current plan of action is NOT to postpone or cancel any of our main events. We are up to date with the current situation […]
Thank you very much for this opportunity – this will officially be my first “race report” …. So I’ll leave it at that.. hahaha 😜 My Discovery George MUT weekend started with me and Jacques somehow mis communicating times and it resulted in me missing the Race Briefing, hahaha!!! He did make up for it […]
The morning started off with quite a bang and I headed out quite hard as planned as I was keen to test my legs after all the prep which had been done. I felt good and opened up an early lead of about 5 min. The risk of running alone in the dark however caught […]
Brendan Lombard run to a hard fought Discovery George Mountain Ultra Trail victory over defending champion Roelof Mostert on Saturday the 15th of June 2019. The women’s race, over the flagship 60 kilometre distance was won in far more dominant fashion by Annalise Scholtz. The event also saw 25 and 9 kilometre distances contested on […]
It’s been 365 days since I got to run around in the Outeniqua mountains. Sadly last year I only got to experience the first 5 kilometres of the 25km GeorgeMUT and then had to #DNF due to a torn hammy. I could not wait to return to do the “REAL” one. The scruffy dog 60km’s was certainly […]
The George Mountain Ultra Trail is proud to reveal Discovery as its title sponsor. “With the second edition of the race less than a month away, this news adds credence to evidence that the race has grown in leaps and bounds in its short life thus far,” says Race Director, Zane Schmahl. Discovery’s sponsorship heralds […]
Discovery has come onboard as the title sponsor of the ultimate trail run in the city of George. The event will from now on be known as The Discovery George Mountain Ultra Trail, the Discovery MUT for short. We are very proud to have formed a partnership with a brand like Discovery and we look forward to a great […]
Are you ready for trail nirvana? Entries Open Tomorrow! It has been a long and hard drive to this point. Where we are able to finally open entries for the MUT 2019. After the fires swept through the mountains of George in October last year, we have […]
Wow, where to even start… other than by saying that this race should be at or near the top of every trail runners bucket list. Megan Skowno took top honours for the inaugural George Mountain Ultra Trail in a time of 08:23:10 on the 60km route know as the #Scruffydog challenge! Here is what she […]