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Rockhoppin’ Trail
about Linda Doke
Three decades (plus) of ultra-distance running began with a chunk of years on tar (incl 10 Comrades, 16 Two Oceans) and followed with more than 25 years of trail, racing through canyons, on beaches, deserts, islands, glaciers, salt flats, over mountains, escarpments and peaks. Nine years ago I began coaching, passing on the ultra-running lessons I’ve learned to help others seeking to reach beyond their comfort zones discover their full potential.
Snowrunning recce for SA’s first Skymarathon®
Saturday was play day on the Matroosberg for the recce run of South Africa’s first ever Skyrunning® event, the Matroosberg Trail Challenge. Nine of us braved the chilly weather and ice-clad puddles, and were rewarded with the most incredible views of snow-capped peaks...
Recipe for a cool adventure in Iceland
Take 300 well-seasoned runners from +50 countries, equip them with packs weighing between 7 and 13kg, each containing -5ºC sleeping bags, sleeping mats, medical kit, mandatory gear, and enough freeze-dried food, powders, bars and gels to live off for one very hungry...
Iceland D-Day
Well, after months of dreaming, planning and preparation, it’s finally here – Racing The Planet Iceland starts tomorrow. The finalising of the formal admin begins this morning with competitor briefing at 8am followed by check-in, where our kit will be (checked) and...
Venit, vidit, vicit HBTC 2013
Stevie's finish sprint on Hout Bay beach For those of you who aren’t Latin boffs: she came, she (very briefly) saw, she conquered the Hout Bay Trail Challenge 2013 – in style and with a smile! That’s Stevie Kremer through and through – an incredibly talented trail...
Racing The Planet: Iceland – for Solomon’s Haven
Next up on my bucket list, the land of fire and ice: Iceland, for a 7-day, 250km self-sufficient stage race, starting in the highlands between Iceland's largest glacier Vatnajokull and Langjokull, from 4-10 August (click here for details). Apart from the challenge of...
World Ultra Trail Champs 2013 – the Saffa perspective
On Saturday 6 July, the South African ultra distance team of seven trail runners took on reputedly the world’s best in the World Ultra Trail Championships in Wales. More than 150 runners from 20 countries started the 78km race, a course of five 15km laps set in the...
Counting down to the World Ultra Trail Champs 2013
Tick… tock… tick… tock… The clock is ticking… There’re seven days and counting til the World Ultra Trail Champs 2013 in north Wales, where the SA team will be battling it out against 80 men and 60 women from 22 countries. While SA’s sports administrators...
Next up in SA skyrunning: SA’s first Skymarathon®
Following the announcement of southern Africa's first Ultra Skymarathon®, the Lesotho Ultra Trail (LUT), the South African Skyrunning Association is excited to announce its next sanctioned event, the Matroosberg Trail Challenge - a Skymarathon®, 36km of pure...
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
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...
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