~ musings and meanderings
about all things trail ~
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 20 years of trail, racing through canyons, on beaches, deserts, islands, glaciers, salt flats, over mountains, escarpments and peaks. Seven years ago I added a coaching focus, passing on the lessons I’ve learned to help others seeking to reach beyond their comfort zones discover their full potential.
Vučko Trail 2019
The dramatic drop-offs along the knife-sharp ridgeline of the mountain Visočica made the mountain feel higher than its +1850m Just over two decades ago, the destination of Bosnia was not on any tourist’s bucket list of travel destinations. The only people queueing to...
Ultra-Trail Vipava Valley 2019
In mid May I ran the Ultra-Trail® Vipava Valley 53km in Slovenia. If you love to mix travel and running, add this one to your bucket list.
Oh to be as strong as… IRON
Himalayan 100 Mile Stage Race
Looking to scratch a travel itch? There’s no better way to discover remote parts of the world than through the convenience of a stage run. I did the Himalayan 100 Mile Stage Race in India, and it took my breath away!
Cederberg Traverse 100km
100km plus, traversing the Cederberg – are you adventurous enough to take this one on?
One Run. One Life
Imagine if you could feed a child 1,820 meals over the seven years of his/her primary school career, by simply running 100 miles?
Back To The Wall
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 determination required to achieve a goal that, until now, was deemed physically impossible.
Watch out glutes, you’ve been Grucox’d!
Interview with Jacques Marais
“Magic hour happens on the mountain, not under your duvet. Get your ass up there..!” Jacques Marais
Interview with Kelvin Trautman
Kelvin Trautman is renowned not only for his athletic prowess of running up near-vertical slopes on the heels of race leaders, but for his mastery of adventure photography across the globe. Kelvin the photographer has carved a name for himself internationally in less than a decade, but Kelvin the man remains the humble, modest, tousle-haired Kelvin we know and love. This is an interview with one of South Africa’s crème de la crème of action photography.
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