I’ve been running for about 24 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….
This quiet soul with a big heart for adventure has travelled far and wide across the globe, bringing fascinating stories to life on our screens. He’s tackled a fair share of daring adventures himself (not least of which includes hiking to the top of Kilimajaro barefoot) but his quiet-spoken nature sees him preferring to be out of the limelight.
Great photographs capture moments that are gone forever, impossible to reproduce. There’re a myriad sports photographers out there, clicking away during races, but very few have the raw talent to …
Never again, I had said, never again. That was back in 2007, after my second Tuffer Puffer. Somehow, over the seven years since, I had forgotten I’d said that. I guess I can blame …
First, some history about running the Fish River Canyon… The Fish River Canyon is the second largest canyon in the world, surpassed only by the Grand Canyon in Colorado, USA. Located in the south …
It's time for Rockhoppin' Trail's Trail Hero of the Month. No more appropriate a time for Thabang Madiba, this month crowned South African Trail Champion (long distance), for the second …
Stevie's finish sprint on Hout Bay beach For those of you who aren’t Latin boffs: she came, she (very briefly) saw, she conquered the Hout Bay Trail Challenge 2013 – in …
How does one do justice in a simple blogpost to someone whose achievements have rocked the trail running world for the past (8) years, and whose victories are too numerous to list …
