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Mouton Mountain Marriage

Clare and Jacques Mouton had the trail running community in awe as their December 2019 wedding photos appeared on social media. Jacques shares what went into the magical ceremony.

D.I.Y First Aid

Deal with the hard knocks the trail deals you. Paramedics Kate Quin, Johanni Smit, and Alet Maartens explain what to do when your run results in a cut, bumped head, and other minor mishaps.

Why We Get Food Cravings

Before you decide to indulge your food cravings, try to figure out WHY you want that particular food, with tips from dietitian Rowena Visagie.

Embrace Your Injury

A guide to overcoming – and managing – your injuries and niggles with sports massage therapist Terri Ocean Ireland.

Triple Peak In The United Kingdom

We all have those friends. You know the ones.

Variety Is The Spice Of Trail Running

“I recently read that Kilian Jornet saw a lot of improvement from adding more flat runs into his training. Is this something that would benefit me, as a middle of the pack trail runner? How much should I do?” Andrew

Plogging Peeps

The exercise fad spread from Sweden down to sunny SA. To plog is to pick up litter while you jog (or run). These four trail runners around SA share their plogging passion.

Step Up, Dream Big

Figure out how to build your fitness towards your goal with COACH NEVILLE BEETON

The Calorie Counter

Eat More Calories in the Morning than the Evening

A Complete Runner

Road and trail runner ERIC NGUBANE has been winning trail races in KZN since 2010, and made a splash on the SA trail scene when he won Ultra-trail Cape Town 100km in 2014. From 18km trails to the Comrades Marathon, Eric is at home on his feet.

Use it or lose it

The experience of those who have gone before us provides compelling reasons to do strength training for the rest of our lives. Keep strong, even as you age, with this advice from Dr Gabe Mirkin.

Winning It All...

Robyn Owen Seems to Have No Limits on Water, on Foot, or on Wheels.

Great Himalaya Trail 

What better way to deal with a breakup than run the 1,400km Great Himalaya Trail solo? Andrew Porter did it, and did it quick, setting a new record of 28 days, 13 hours, 56 minutes. This is his journey.

Drakensberg Lower Traverse

The mission: link all the upper contour trails between Bushman’s Nek and Royal Natal National Park, establishing a route which runners and hikers can use to explore the Berg.

Stage Races

Covering 100km in one go has its own challenges, but it’s a whole different ballgame when you have to run that 100km really fast, even if over three days. COACH NEVILLE outlines your training, gear, and strategy for multi-day events.

A Whale Tale

“Curiously enough, it was around about then that the little niggle in my quad got much nigglier, and I suddenly found 1,000,001 reasons why I really shouldn’t run Whale this year!”

A Pondo Story

AURORE MPINGA reflects on her Pondoland Trail Camp experience.

Bring Back Our Forests

Species-rich forests mean a healthy planet

Secondhand Food Smoke

Dr Michael Greger of nutritionfacts.org is one of the leading authorities on nutrition's role in health (and also the lack thereof). His team analyses every English language peer-reviewed scientific paper published every year and reports on the findings.

Fish River Ultra

Events in the rearview mirror

Lessons From Dogs

You can read a hundred self-help books, ask advice from your trail runner groups, or simply learn by observation. What can we learn from watching dogs? Life coach MARIE SNYMANJACOBS shares her insights.

Chasing Rainbows 'Til The Climb Do Us Part

Running in love is a tester and a builder

What I Learned At UTMB

Finishing a 166km race through the Alps, through four countries, will teach you some lessons.

Second Wind

Gasping, legs burning, you slow to a walk. Hands on your hips, you look up and wonder how you’ll get to the top. But after a minute, you feel so much better and manage to power to the summit! Where did that second wind come from? Dr Gabe Mirkin has answers, and they might not be what you expect.

Wild Women... love to run!

Lucille van der Merwe describes Wild Women on the Run: “This is not a race, it’s a journey. We run all day and then sleep at hotels where we drink champagne, swim in the pools, pop each other’s blisters, massage our sore bits, and basically medicate one another. It’s a hugely bonding experience.”

One giant felled

Impossible is a mindset. And so is the opposite: Possible.

Butter Is Back!

Or is it? The Big Fat Debate rages on.

On Cloud Nine

You might have to see stars to reach your mountain high at Ultra-trail Cape Town®.