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 18 years ago and found trail. I’ve never looked back….
I was running in Salomons long before I became sponsored by the brand in 2008. So, let me put this out there straight up: I’m biased. That said, my feet are fussy. They need technical comfort & reliability for the ultra-distances I run. Here’re my thoughts on Salomon’s latest distance shoe.
“Our time there taught us some simple lessons that we often forget in the rush of life...” I first meet Andrew King – aka “GI” for rather complicated reasons that will …
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 …
