Just last week, the 2019 edition of the Two Oceans Ultra Marathon sold out in a matter of hours. All the gees and excitement around next year’s event just made me want to share and relive the sheer EPICNESS that was my first attempt at what they call “the worlds most beautiful marathon”.
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There’s something about running in the mountains at night. It’s definitely not the most obvious place I would’ve guessed my trail running obsession progression would take me, but here I am strapping on a headlamp and getting ready to chase that bouncing spot of light up Devil’s Peak, Table Mountain and Lion’s Head. It’s just me and about 100 other nutters getting ready to spend our Saturday evening getting smashed in the face by gale force winds, ignoring cramp and the pain of those long climbs, all while trying to stuff enough jelly babies in our mouths to make it all seem okay… Yep, it’s Batrun 2017 time!
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Spring is here, warmer days are approaching and what better way to celebrate this energy of renewal than at the Falke Spring Trail Run.
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A weekend away is sometimes just what you need to come back to normal life refreshed and relaxed. When that weekend away involves Crocodile Cage Diving, I’m not so sure the ‘relaxed’ part applies 🙂
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Race 2 in the Falke Trail Series was held at the Warwick Wine Estate last weekend. Aanikah was ill during the final days of Ramadaan so it was with a heavy heart that she gave up joining me at the race instead to recover fully. On the bright side, Tammy is back from injury and she joined me for the 15km race. We are officially back and training towards UTCT at the end of this year.
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There’s a new race in town and LTC has teamed up with the Cell C Day of Races to give away 2 entries per month for the Cape Town event to lucky newsletter subscribers!
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This weekend I ran my first trail run in the winelands at the picturesque Peter Falke Wines just outside Stellenbosch. Slick trails, good views and some quality time with Aanikah – a great way to start a Sunday.
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This past Sunday, I joined the KFM Breakfast team at the FNB Cape Town 12 OneRun. For our team, it wasn’t just an ordinary race along the 12km route – it was in support of the safety of women and children in the Cape.
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“During the course of the day, you will reach a dark place. It will be painful and you will ask yourself why you are doing this. It’s at that point that you need to remember that the pain you are feeling is nothing compared to the struggle that the kids who benefit from the SAEP go through daily” – AJ Calitz
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I know its Easter, but it felt like Labarang as the Two Oceans weekend had come around once more 🙂
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‘Twas the night before the race and while all about me was peaceful and asleep; I was cursing and fuming over having to fix the puncture on my road bike for the THIRD TIME – and with zero kilometres between. Why Murphy…why?!?
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The Trail Gods smiled down on me and I was lucky to score a seat at TRAIL Magazine’s Cape Trail Clinic. Two days of total trail immersion with local trail legends and fellow trail addicts sharing knowledge and a passion for mountains.
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