Category Archives: Race Reports
Race Report: Louis Smit – Warrior #5
Black Ops Elite… I was looking forward the Warrior race in Nelspruit very much, as I won on this venue last year and was looking for a repeat, but unfortunately not to be… The morning of the race was warmer
Race Report: Ruth Avierinos – Warrior #5
What an incredible race. It was very short and fast due to the flat terrain. Being one of the first times I was allowed to run after SA champs I was quite happy with my running pace. I managed to
Race Report: Jacques Buys – Salomon Magaliesberg Challenge
Probably the most underrated mountain range in SA, whilst also being one of the oldest mountains in the world, the Magaliesberg was set to provide an extreme challenge for trail runners in the Salomon Magaliesberg Challenge. I opted for the
Race Report: Louis Smit – Spartan Trifecta [Kingskloof]
It was an absolutely amazing weekend and the first Spartan Trifecta in South Africa, and I’m happy to say I suffered for most of the racing and loved every moment of grinding up and down those tough climbs, fast descents,
Race Report: A2A 25km Adventure race – Malcolm Dunkeld
Never underestimate an adventure race, no matter how long or short. This adventure race had it all for Michael and I. When Michael told me there were 46 check on a 25km route I knew it was going to be
Race Report: Malcolm Dunkeld – Wolkberg Challenge
“Classic Man vs Mountain race” Day one of this incredibly beautiful and perfectly challenging mountain trail race starts about 10km outside of the quaint town of Haenertsburg in Limpopo. The first 15km of the 40km day one is
Race Report: Emily Clarke – Wolkberg Trail Challenge
As I meandered through the evolving landscape from Nelspruit through Sabie, Blyde River, Hoedspruit and then up the Magoebaskloof to Stanford Lake College on Friday, I played through my race preparation and training and was filled with anxiety. From the
Race Report: Jacques Buys – Num Num Trail
The Num-Num Trail Challenge I have secretly been waiting the whole year for the weekend of 27th July, Num-Num trail weekend. Had a score to settle with this race as last year caught be completely off guard and I completely
