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….
The secret is not yet out, so SSSSHHHHH! Sometime during 2021, a multi-day trail running event will be staged in the heart of the Soutpansberg, a UNESCO biosphere reserve internationally protected for its wildlife and its unique biological and cultural diversity. This is a sneaky spoiler to whet your appetite…
So there I was, on the start line of the Lesotho Ultra Trail (LUT), Africa’s first Ultra Skymarathon, 50km of gruelling, lung-busting technical trail in the Maloti mountains of Lesotho. This would …
