ONLINE ENTRIES OPEN till 10 October 2021 – 2020 Race postponed and all entries transferred to 23-24 October 2021.
The STANDARD BANK #BlackBeast Black Mountain Challenge, day 1 will have option between the #BlackBeast Extreme 36km (Marathon at 1100m elevation gain) or #BlackBeast Lite 21km (Half Marathon at +650m elevation gain) while both entries entitles you to Day 2 the Big Sky Trail Run 10km for both Extreme & Lite participants, The Extreme will have a combined distance of 46km & Lite will be 31km for both days combined.
You can also just enter for Big SKy Trail Run 10km on Day2 only . Come enjoy the beautiful well known mountain of Thaba Nchu near Bloemfontein that offers a challenging route & easy yet beautiful Trail run, the mountain Challenge winning time 2017 was 04h02 (distance was shorter route 27km).
Both events are hosted at the Black Mountain Hotel & Spa, the start of the BlackBeast Lite is from Glamorgan Farm, participants of the Lite will be transported from hotel to Glamorgan the morning of the race or can travel there with someone that will second for you. The hotel has enough rooms to host all our participants. Family & friends can entertain themselves at hotel with variety of features offered like game drives or game horse back ride to put-put, beautiful swimming pools, or go swim in the indoor hot spa pool to relax those aching muscles, use the spa or other facilities like bar with big screen, restaurant, movie theater, etc. We will also have sport massages available at good rates for those that would like to book them for after the BlackBeast run at hotel.
Parents can now make use of our KiddieDayCare package, your kids from babies to teenagers will be taken care of qualified Kinderkinetics team (Bio-kinetics, Kinderkinetics is a specialised field, which focuses on children from newborn to 12 years of age. Its focus is on maintaining, strengthening, improvement and optimising of physical and motor skills in order to achieve child wellness) which includes meals & the 1km Kiddierun on Day 2, this allows both parents to enjoy the race while your kids are taken care of for the duration of the day with a full itinerary of fun events, you children will beg you to come back to BMC the next year.
To make booking at hotel visit www.blackmountainhotel.co.
Standard Bank #BlackBeast Extreme 36k or Lite 21k (Day 1, Saturday):
Day 1 Saturday
BlackBeast Extreme or Lite
Distance: EXTREME 36km or LITE 21km
Altitude Gain: EXTREME D+ 1100 or LITE D+ 700
Time Start: Extreme 07:00am & LITE 08:00am (Lite time is subject to change)
EXTREME Level of Fitness: Average Runners to intermediate hikers, although its extreme race, one is advised to know how to use your gps in order to make navigation easier on race day.
LITE Level of Fitness: Beginners to Average Runners & hikers, although its marked and easy route to navigate, its always advisable to know how to use your gps in order to make navigation easier on race day.
3 Fully Stocked Beverage & Food Check Points:
CP1 (Extreme only) – Defensor Water Point – 12km On foot of #HeavensLadder (Refreshments & Lite snacks)
WP1 (Extreme only) – 16km God’s Eye (Check Point only to decend to Glamorgan Farm)
CP2 (Extreme) – 17km
(Start for LITE) – Glamorgan Farm START LITE – 0km
WP2 – 18km (Lite 4km) #LongDrop Descend
CP3 De Poort – PVM Water Point – 25km (Lite 10km) Fully stocked Oasis Pit-stop water point with everything from PVM Refreshments, refill your hydration, PVM snacks & energy bars, etc)
CP4 The Posts – Defensor Water Point – 31km (Lite 16km) Fully stocked Oasis Pit-stop water point with everything from Food, Refreshments, refill your hydration, snackss, food, fruit, etc & ER24 with Ambulance waiting to assist you.
WP3 Big Sky Photo – 34km (Lite 19km) Have your photo taken at the giant photo frame with Black Mountain behind you.
Finish Hotel – 36km (Lite 21km) take a break, swim, eat your Black Mountain burger, order a drink at pool bar, enjoy the music and chill or book yourself into the spa, or book a massage with the physios at pool.
BMC Race Package Includes:
Beautiful 110mm x 6mm thick BMC Extreme Medal or 90mm BlackBeast Lite Medal
Each BlackBeast runner gets custom made top quality BMC Race shirt or vest with your preferred names on it with colour of your choice, the shirt cut can be ordered as Male or Female cut as each participant race shirt is custom made to your specifications.
Awesome Goody Bag (One Goody Bag per participant doing BlackBeast Extreme or BlackBeast Lite).
Includes Conservancy Fees.
ER24 crew & ambulance.
BMC is Marked Route on the Black Mountain only, but GPS is still highly recommended and important for accurate navigation.
Amazing adventure which is rated as Extreme and back at race village you get spoiled with the luxury you deserve. The Lite is a mild mountain event ideal for beginners.
Sweeper & Race Officials on the track to assist where needed.
Big delicious Black Mountain Burger and Chips at hotel pool bar for every finisher.
Timed event with results.
Refreshments at Finish for each finisher to help replenish your thirst.
Hotel Info
Those booking at Hotel gets dinner included with their bookings with live music.
Estimated Duration:
Advanced Runners (4h00 – 5h00 Extreme)
Intermediates Runners (5h00 – 06h30 Extreme)
Average Runners (6h30 – 7h30 Extreme)
Beginners (07h30 – 09h00 Extreme)
Hikers/Walking (8h00 – 10h00 Extreme)
To finish by 5pm you will move at 3.7 km/h average speed in 10 hours.
The cut-off is 10 hours (5pm or by race director discretion which is determined by sun-set & daylight, no runner may continue to finish in dark, all those participants still busy on route at sunset/dark will be picked up by our rangers with their Vehicles). There will be a cut off at Glamorgan Check Point 19km for Extreme of 4 hours – 11am (or discretion on day of race director).
The achievements would be to finish Sub 4 hours for Elite Runners, Sub 5 for advanced athletes or Sub 6 hours for intermediate runners.
Compulsory Gear: Click Here to View Compulsory Gear
Standard Bank Big Sky Trail Run 10km Trail Run (Day 2, Sunday):
Distance: 10 km (Terrain easy flat Jeep Track)
Altitude Gain: D+ 90m
Time Start: 08:30 am Day 2 Sunday
BigSky Race Package Includes:
Big delicious Black Mountain Burger & Chips at hotel pool bar for every finisher.
Beautiful 70mm x 3mm Big Sky Trail Run Medal
No Race Shirts included for Big Sky Entry, but BMC shirts can be purchased separately for participants, friends and family members.
Estimated Time to Complete:
Advanced Runners 40 min – 50 min
Intermediate Runners 50 – 1h00
Average Runners 1h00 – 1h10
Beginner Runners & Hikers (walk) 1h20-2h00
Cut-off Time: 10:00 am
Compulsory Gear: No compulsory gear needed, dress according to weather predictions.
Standard Bank 1km Kiddierun:

1km Kiddierun & KiddieCare Packages
Distance: 1km
Time: 08:15 am Sunday (Just before BigSky Run starts)
Kiddierun medal at the finish line for each kid that finished.
Kids from new born to 13 years will be taken care of by professional Kinderkinetics team for duration of Saturday so parents can both enjoy the BlackBeast, also for Sunday during Big Sky, look at the package which includes food.
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Click here to view Event Disclaimer
Click here to view Compulsory Gear
GPS Routes GPX files from website click to Download
Accommodation Rates 2020
Please find below rates for the BMC Challenge 2020:
Accommodation Package Single One Night: ZAR 830
Accommodation Package Sharing One Night: ZAR 1530
Accommodation Package Single, minimum Two Night Stay: ZAR 730 per night
Accommodation Package Sharing, minimum Two Night Stay: ZAR 1330 per night
Black Mountain Challenge 2021
R50.00 – R1,450.00
For more info contact nelio@cityrun.co.za
Payments and or Deposit of R300 must be made within 24 hours of online order to prevent cancellation, proof of payments must be send to nelio@cityrun.co.za, its advised to bring along your proof of payment on race day, also your ticket and bar coded emailed to you to confirm payment. You can add to your NOTES that you would like to pay your entry off over a few months that suits you, with first deposit of R300 must be made within 24 hour to secure your entry, final payment of entry must be made no later than 30 days prior to race day.
No refunds on any entries, tickets may be transferred to another participant first transfer is free and must be 6 weeks prior to race day and the new participant might have to buy a new shirt should your race shirt already been made which you may collect at our offices.
Payment plans are available, please contact me at nelio@cityrun.co.za to make such arrangements.
Another Payment option download Snapscan Standard Bank App, link your card, scan our bar code & reference your order number with payment.
Please find below rates for the BMC Challenge 2020: (2021 Hotel Rates will be made available soon, all 2020 bookings at hotel will automatically be transferred to 2021)
Accommodation Package Single One Night: ZAR 830
Accommodation Package Sharing One Night: ZAR 1530
Accommodation Package Single, minimum Two Night Stay: ZAR 730 per night
Accommodation Package Sharing, minimum Two Night Stay: ZAR 1330 per night
Additional information
Select | BlackBeast Extreme 36k & BigSky10k, BlackBeast Lite 21k & BigSky10k, BigSky 10km Day 2 only, 1km KiddieRun, Kiddierun Day Care Package |
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Event Details
Day 1: 23/10/2021
Day 2: 24/10/2021
Start time: 07:00 SAST
End time: 18:00 SAST
Venue: Black Mountain Hotel & Spa
Directions: Take Nelson Mandela Drive head towards N8 (Bram Fischer Airport). Follow N8 to Brand Street in Thaba Nchu & take the Thaba Nchu exit from N8 (50min drive & 65.7 km from Bloemfontein) Follow Brand St to your destination in Groot Hoek (12 min drive & 16.7 km from N8)
Phone: 0829204639
Email: nelio@cityrun.co.za
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