by Linda Doke | 6 Apr 2014 | All Articles, Athlete Interviews
Today sees the launch of Rockhoppin’ Trail’s THOM. Acronym lovers out there should be thrilled to see the inception of a pronounceable one – after all, I could’ve made it RTTHOM. But that would’ve been silly. So I opted for THOM – Trail Hero of the Month. There’ll be...
by Linda Doke | 31 Dec 2013 | All Articles, Featured Races
A couple of months ago, Craig and I took part in a few days of something very special. It blended our love for trail, for South Africa, and for feeling in touch with the natural beauty around us, with the special pleasure of sharing a wonderful experience with...
by Linda Doke | 3 Dec 2013 | All Articles
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 be skyrunning at its best, throwing at us everything a skyrunning event...
by Linda Doke | 8 Nov 2013 | All Articles, Featured Races
Having a national park set in a city is not unique, there’re many such urban escapes around the world. But here’s the thing: how many cities can boast not only THE most beautiful national park (please allow for the writer’s completely unbiased opinion), but one...
by Linda Doke | 30 Oct 2013 | All Articles, Featured Races
Matroosberg Trail Challenge trophies, sculptured by Red Earth’s Eric Tollner Skyrunning in its official form has arrived in SA! Saturday saw an exciting milestone for trail running in SA with the staging of the country’s first South African...
by Linda Doke | 23 Oct 2013 | All Articles
Pic taken by moi of Talk Ultra’s Ian Corless running in the Alps above Zinal With just two days to go before South Africa’s first Skymarathon®, the Matroosberg Trail Challenge, and five weeks before Africa’s first Ultra Skymarathon®, the Lesotho Ultra...
