Tag: Off the Beaten Track
Off the Beaten Track supports local charities
(CNS Local Life): The organisers of the ninth annual Off the Beaten Track 50km ultramarathon and relay have presented two local charities $5,000 each, raised by this year’s race participants and sponsors. The Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF), nominated by Island Heritage, and Academy Sports Club, nominated by Tower, were chosen to receive the proceeds […]
Runners conquer toughest Off the Beaten Track
(CNS Local Life): Participants in this year’s Off the Beaten Track 50km ultramarathon and relay took on the toughest course to date at the race, which was held Sunday, 28 February. The ninth annual event started at Tiki Beach and finished at Smith Cove, taking runners down parts of Seven Mile Beach, over ironshore and […]
Date set for Off The Beaten Track
(CNS Local Life): One of Cayman’s most gruelling athletic events has returned for 2018 with the ninth annual Off The Beaten Track (OTBT) taking place Sunday, 25 February 2018. This one-of-a-kind race will lead participants on a 50KM ultra-marathon through tropical bush, sandy beaches and the back roads of Grand Cayman. Kenneth Krys, CEO of […]
Young runners ready to go Off the Beaten Track
(CNS Local Life): A group of young athletes is training for one of Cayman’s most challenging sporting events, the Off the Beaten Track (OTBT) 50K ultra-marathon and relay route, set for Sunday, 26 February. The team, the Solomon Harris Speedsters, will be taking on a course that goes through tropical bush, sandy beaches and the back […]
Registration opens for Off The Beaten Track
(CNS Local Life): The eighth annual Off the Beaten Track 50K ultra-marathon and relay, one of the most challenging athletic events on the Cayman Islands’ sporting calendar, will be taking place Sunday, 26 February. Race founder Kenneth Krys is encouraging teams to sign up for the race, which he said promotes the importance of corporate […]
Off-road ultra marathon right on track
(CNS): This year’s Off the Beaten Track (OTBT) ultra-marathon and relay attracted more than 450 participants to one of Cayman’s most extreme and competitive events on the annual race calendar. Held Sunday, 21 February, the 50km ultra-marathon, in aid of two charities, was designed to encompass a notoriously difficult uncharted route through lush tropical bush […]
Registration deadline looms for Off The Beaten Track
(CNS): Registration for the seventh annual Off The Beaten Track, one of Cayman’s most arduous sporting events, will be closing Friday, 19 February. Race director Anna Keating said the 50K event, set for Sunday, 21 February, will take runners through areas of untouched nature and provide a new challenge and tougher terrain for participants this year.
Race goes the distance for Meals on Wheels
(CNS): This year’s Off The Beaten Track (OTBT) ultra-marathon raised more than US$17,000, shared between local charity Meals on Wheels and the international Facing Africa. Individual and team runners covered 50 kilometres through Cayman’s back roads, bushes and beaches. The annual event always splits the funds raised between a local and international charity. Meals on Wheels, which received almost US$9,000 […]
