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Berg
River Canoe Marathon Media Release |
No: Berg2209 |
7 June 2022 |
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Written By
: Dave Macleod |
Maties paddler Oellermann eyes another Berg podium finish
Paarl – After winning the 2019 Berg River Canoe Marathon in the
team format with Melissa van Rooyen, Stellenbosch student Tracey
Oellermann is eagerly looking forward to her third Berg, and
hoping to race back onto the women’s podium.
The BSc Performance Sport Science honours student finished
fourth last year against a strong women’s field, and says she
hopes to go one better, despite the intense demands of her
studies this year.
“I'm really excited for this year's Berg,” said Oellermann. “I
saw the entries open and although my Honours degree is very
demanding and I knew fitting in training would be difficult, it
was still a race I had to enter.
“This year will be a big challenge because I definitely haven't
had the time to put any distance training in,” she admitted. “
I've been non-stop in my studies and haven't been able to train
as much, so I'll be using this race as base training for the
year ahead.
“That being said I'll still be chasing that women's podium and
anything can happen,” said the Maties student. “It looks like
there will be a lot of top competitors in the women’s field.
It’s really exciting to see more women enter. It is a tough race
but it is doable and a lot of fun throughout the weekend.
Oellermann won the women’s title at the season-opening race from
Paarl to Skooltjie, which was gifted last minute rains that
filled the Berg River to an ideal paddling level. She said that
she would be happy to confront the tough prospect of a low Berg
in 2022.
“We haven't had any real rain in the Cape yet so no one has
tripped and I don't think anyone will really be able to trip if
we don't get rain soon so everyone will be in the same position.
“I would prefer a really low Berg,” she said. “I've done it
flooding and at a perfect level so it would be exciting to have
the challenge of a low Berg and hopefully a lot of tree blocks,
which makes the racing interesting.
“The Berg is so physically and mentally challenging and it
really pushes you to dig deep and I love putting myself in
positions where I can challenge myself,” she added. “In the end
crossing the finish line is very rewarding.”
“Every paddler that reaches that finish line has accomplished so
much and the Berg canoe marathon has been so well organised
these last few years, making the race a really good vibe to be a
part of and worth it,” she concluded.
More information can be found at
www.berg.org.za
Social media :
#Berg2022
#TheUltimateJourney
#AnchoredInHeritage
#RacingAheadOnNewWaves
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After winning the
team event women's title in 2019 Maties honours student Tracey
Oellermann is keen to race back onto the Berg River Canoe
Marathon women's podium. |
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