• About Linda Doke


    I’ve been running for about 26 years, always with a preference for long distance and ultras. Having been a roadie for the first decade, I have my fair share of Comrades and Two Oceans ultras under my belt, but I came to my senses when I moved to Cape Town 15 years ago and found trail. I’ve never looked back….


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recce of the Kromrivier BEAST
Posted On 1st Apr 2021

Last week I was sent to play on a favourite mountain range, the remote Cederberg wilderness. And, as always after being in a mountain playground, I returned return completely rok-bevok.

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Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport
10th Sep 2020

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17th Jul 2020

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Good sleep = good running
26th Jun 2020

Sleep… it’s that beautiful sensory reset button that can fix just about anything and bring us to a whole new day. Regarded by the Dalai Lama as “the best meditation”, …


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The Rockhoppin’ Trail Guide to Bouncing Back (carefully) After Lockdown
2nd May 2020

Five weeks of lockdown has affected more than our wallets, our waistlines and our willingness to be indoors, it has also whacked our fitness. We’ve all been gagging for Friday …


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13 Peaks Challenge (solo) FKT
21st Aug 2019

Don’t we trail junkies all love a challenge! If a new route incorporates a combination of peaks to be bagged in a specific order within a time limit, trailsters are hungry to leap to …

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  • About Linda Doke


    I’ve been running for about 26 years, always with a preference for long distance and ultras. I confess, I was a roadie for the first decade, and have my fair share of Comrades and Two Oceans ultras under my belt, but I came to my senses when I moved to Cape Town 15 years ago and found trail. I’ve never looked back….

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