by Linda Doke | 19 Oct 2018 | All Articles, Featured Races
Anyone who’s done one of Trevor (Curve)Ball’s events knows he loves throwing surprises at runners. His events (Two Oceans Trail Run, The Beast, The Bastille Trail Run, Table Mountain Challenge and the Cederberg Traverse) have been going for years, and...
by Linda Doke | 5 Oct 2018 | All Articles
~ when the cause is way bigger than the race ~ Taking on a tough challenge for a needy cause is always fantastic – not only is it altruistic, but it is an additional reason to give that challenge your best effort, and to see it through for something way bigger...
by Linda Doke | 19 Jun 2018 | All Articles
One (great) wall, 4 200km, 1 seemingly impossible challenge, 3 months, and 6 pairs of running shoes. These are the tidiest stats behind David Grier’s latest challenge. But they don’t reflect even a smidgeon of the pain, sweat, tears, calories nor dogged...
by Linda Doke | 9 May 2018 | All Articles
It’s now May, and almost four months since I had foot surgery to sort out my Morton’s neuroma. So far, so good: the healing is going well, and thankfully, I’m running again – albeit just 10km, three times a week. Don’t overdo it, the surgeon told me. How will I...
by Linda Doke | 6 Mar 2018 | All Articles, Favourite Photographers
“Magic hour happens on the mountain, not under your duvet. Get your ass up there..!” Jacques Marais Jacques Marais rates as one of South Africa’s most long-standing and respected adventure photo-journalists. He’s been around the proverbial block, covering and...
by Linda Doke | 27 Feb 2018 | All Articles, Favourite Photographers
“I want to keep finding ways to embed my work with intent by putting the spotlight on topics and people that challenge the status quo.” The first time I properly chatted with Kelvin was in Lesotho, when Ryan Sandes and I were spending a week at the top of the...
