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Heat Cheat
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Heat Cheat

In his How Or Why series, coach SEAN TAIT, founder and Running technique coach at Off the Mark, digs deeper into specific issues troubling TRAIL readers.

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7 mins  |
Issue 38
Pacing The Way To Change
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Pacing The Way To Change

Seeing a need, Jo Keppler ran 130km to raise funds for the Southern Lodestar Foundation breakfast programme on Saturday 6 November 2020.

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2 mins  |
Issue 38
Die Ander Tafelberg(e)
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Die Ander Tafelberg(e)

Dalene van Staden developed Die Ander Tafelberge* project, recruiting Caro Jordaan and Magan Hanekom to summit all 15 Tafelberge in the Western Cape, ending with Cape Town's Table Mountain.

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9 mins  |
Issue 38
Dodge The Super Plods
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Dodge The Super Plods

We all want to get faster, not slower. But the plods are real – if we overdo our training. Stay fast with Joburg-based coach Neville Beeton.

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9 mins  |
Issue 38
Grounding Is It The Missing Link?
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Grounding Is It The Missing Link?

Durban biokineticist Stephan Terblanche has been in private practice for almost 25 years. One of his biggest frustrations is that some patients do not get better, regardless of treatment, for unknown reasons. He believes that a lack of grounding is a major factor.

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7 mins  |
Issue 38
THE ALIENS ARE HERE
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THE ALIENS ARE HERE

Why do we run? There is no simple answer.

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4 mins  |
Issue 38
Meeting Rona
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Meeting Rona

Being young and fit doesn't faze COVID-19. Salomon runner THABANG MADIBA (36) experienced this for himself.

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7 mins  |
Issue 38
For the Love
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For the Love

RACHEL MANYATHI is an ultra runner and high school teacher whose life centres around kindness, and mountain adventure.

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6 mins  |
Issue 38
Cultivating FLOW
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Cultivating FLOW

High-performance coach CRAIG CAROLAN shares the Tao of Mike and positive psychology to help you reach maximum gratification on the trail.

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6 mins  |
Issue 38
Bites & Stings
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Bites & Stings

Life support medic ALET MAARTENS is a Gauteng-based trail runner with a few tips to keep you safe against summer bugs with big appetites or short tempers.

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4 mins  |
Issue 38
Courmayeur To Chamonix
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Courmayeur To Chamonix

Following in the footprints of the Dukes of Savoie, with Mike Nash

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7 mins  |
Issue 37
Trust The Process
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Trust The Process

Hold the vision for long haul gains.

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4 mins  |
Issue 37
Yoga For Runners
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Yoga For Runners

With Himeville yoga instructor Bianca Haw

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5 mins  |
Issue 37
The Beauty Of Slow
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The Beauty Of Slow

To run faster, run slow. Find out how and why with coach Neville Beeton.

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10+ mins  |
Issue 37
Choose A Line With Pierre Jordaan
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Choose A Line With Pierre Jordaan

Running is simple. But running isn’t always easy.

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5 mins  |
Issue 37
Core Strength Is More Than Abs...
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Core Strength Is More Than Abs...

You need a strong core to be a better runner, but doing 100 situps a day isn't the answer! Physiotherapist and trail runner Karine Bezuidenhout tells all.

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4 mins  |
Issue 37
Your Feet Talk
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Your Feet Talk

Biokineticist ANCA WESSELS takes a look at your feet to diagnose issues higher up the chain.

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5 mins  |
Issue 37
Snakebite!
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Snakebite!

Snake expert and author JOHAN MARAIS explains what to do if bitten by a snake while trail running.

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7 mins  |
Issue 37
Keep it Real
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Keep it Real

ARMAND DU PLESSIS is an international adventurer inspired by his endurance runner mother.

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8 mins  |
Issue 37
Fire Escape
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Fire Escape

Ahead of us – on the road leading home – was a wall of smoke high enough to cover the sun. We could also see flames... and the fire was moving fast towards us!

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7 mins  |
Issue 37
Sole Survivor
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Sole Survivor

René Vollgraaff is a survivor, a self-professed nerd, and a runner.

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8 mins  |
Issue 36
Race 2 Rhodes
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Race 2 Rhodes

“We’ve made a safety call, we’ve withdrawn,” I said quietly over the phone to Nicky’s husband, Gerhard. Nicky cried openly as we hiked back to the Malekgolonyane Support Station. Dean and Peter were ashen, their disappointment written on their faces. I felt hollow.

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10 mins  |
Issue 36
More Than A Runner
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More Than A Runner

You are not just one thing, don’t let lockdown fool you.

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7 mins  |
Issue 36
Stay Fit... Anywhere!
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Stay Fit... Anywhere!

“During lockdown, I was restricted to my small duplex apartment. I have no back garden and no treadmill. How do I go about keeping fit should lockdown re-occur?” — Sophie

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6 mins  |
Issue 36
Not Like The Flu
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Not Like The Flu

Covid-19 symptoms versus the flu, a cold, or allergies...

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3 mins  |
Issue 36
Not A Heart Attack!
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Not A Heart Attack!

Life support paramedic Simon Andrew explains exercise-induced cardiac arrest, why it happens, and how you can protect yourself.

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4 mins  |
Issue 36
Lockdown Gains
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Lockdown Gains

Discover three lockdown tips that could improve your performance.

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4 mins  |
Issue 36
Run With It 24
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Run With It 24

It's the perfect example of a good idea spreading, growing, and helping! MIKE TREDWAY explains how Run with It 24 started as a personal challenge and ended up raising over R65k for two local charities.

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2 mins  |
Issue 36
Squat Right
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Squat Right

Better running starts with the squat.

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4 mins  |
Issue 36
Healthy Heroes
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Healthy Heroes

Five South African trail runners who are healthcare workers tell us about COVID-19 and their running. Zimkhitha Qashani, Samantha Holtzhausen, Jannas Du Plessis, Aurore Mpinga, and Fran Diesel share their stories and how to stay safe.

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3 mins  |
Issue 36

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