by Linda Doke | 3 Jun 2010 | All Articles
I read a quotation today that grabbed me. That’s what great quotations are meant to do, sure, but some just don’t crack it. For me, this one did: “Unless a man undertakes more than he possibly can do, he will never do all that he can.” It got me thinking about the...
by Linda Doke | 28 May 2010 | All Articles
Today is the start of my 99-day countdown to the biggest challenge I’ve ever taken on. From Sept 4 – 11 I’ll be competing in the Trans-Alpine Run, a 296km 8-day stage race through the German, Austrian and Italian Alps. The race will be extreme – not so much because of...
by Linda Doke | 26 May 2010 | All Articles
Meet my informal running partner, Tenzing. And yes, he takes after his sherpa namesake – not that he carries anything, of course, but he hungers for heights. When I got him as a six-week pup in 2004, I promised him a lifetime of adventure, and he snatched up the...
by Linda Doke | 21 May 2010 | All Articles
Ever dreamed of being able to catch speedster Ryan Sandes, South Africa’s very own world champ ultra-distance off-road endurance runner? Now’s your chance – and from the comfort of your couch! Tune in to Carte Blanche on Sunday night – Ryan...
by Linda Doke | 13 May 2010 | All Articles
Published in Runner’s World, May issue On March 15th I had the privilege of running 58km with a Nutter. And a world famous Nutter, to boot. Definition of a Nutter: Someone who is completely and utterly beyond any chance of return to normality, and who is this...
by Linda Doke | 9 May 2010 | All Articles
It’s taken a lot of convincing on the part of Trail&Techno James, architect of GoTrail., to get me blogging. I’ve resisted for ages – after all, who ever reads these things, I asked him, who has time to read someone’s waffles about their day, their traffic moans,...
