Lesotho Wildrun 2013

Lesotho Wildrun 2013

  Lesotho (from the Wikipedia definition): the Kingdom of Lesotho is a landlocked country, completely surrounded by South Africa. About 40% of the population live by the international poverty line of US$1.25/day. Over 80% of the country lies above 1,800m and...
Two Oceans Trail Run – a trail running showcase

Two Oceans Trail Run – a trail running showcase

Cape Town’s weather often struts its stuff over Easter – a carefully planned strategy to dissuade tourists from wanting to move here permanently. Trail runners don’t mind rain, it’s the wind we’re not fond of. Admittedly, no runner is, but encountering strong gusts...
Earth and sky to meet at the Lesotho Ultra Trail

Earth and sky to meet at the Lesotho Ultra Trail

In August 2012 I posted a blog warning you trail junkies out there to get ready for the arrival of Skyrunning in South Africa (read that blog post here). Well, that time has come! The news is out. It’s official. 30th November, northern Lesotho. Carve the date in...
Much Ad(d)o about Running

Much Ad(d)o about Running

There’s nothing quite like tight competition to introduce a twist to a race, churn things up and add a whole lot of spice to the mix. This year’s Addo 76km did exactly that, and the results reflected it. This was the ninth running of the Addo 50 Miler. Two factors...