by Linda Doke | 3 Oct 2012 | All Articles
In 15 days’ time I’ll be lined up on the start line of my toughest challenge yet – the 20th running of the Grand Raid de la Réunion. Nicknamed La Diagonale des Fous (the diagonal of madmen), this 100 miler cuts a diagonal course from south to...
by Linda Doke | 21 Sep 2012 | All Articles
When I was a newbie blogger, I wrote this post about my little buddy Tenzing. As my blog now has a far wider audience, and my little guy is so loved by everyone who meets him, I think it’s time to re-introduce him – according to him his territory is every...
by Linda Doke | 31 Aug 2012 | All Articles
What do you get if you cross a windswept, soggy but enthusiastic trail runner with 78km of running from Cape Point to the V&A Waterfront? A PUFfeR 2012 competitor, of course! Last Saturday was the 18th running of the Peninsula Ultra Fun Run, better known as the...
by Linda Doke | 23 Aug 2012 | All Articles
Me soaking up the exquisite view of the Valais Alps above the village of Zinal, Switzerland It’s time to spice up South African trail running a tad. It’s time for some Skyrunning – that’s where earth and sky meet. We’ve got it all in this beautiful country of ours –...
by Linda Doke | 13 Aug 2012 | All Articles, Featured Races
The 39th running of the iconic Sierre-Zinal yesterday was a fantastic experience, and it was an exciting privilege to be a part of it. And, crazy as it sounds, to be the first South African ever to do the race! As I’d been warned, the route was a real leg...
by Linda Doke | 11 Aug 2012 | All Articles
I’m in the village of Zinal in the heart of the Valais Alps, Switzerland. It’s quintessential Swiss style and scenery here – traditional wooden chalets adorned by red geranium window boxes, the tinkling of cow bells from the mountainsides, cool crisp...
