There’s no good time to experience a Trail MisAdventure (my speciality), but the one time you really do not want one is when you are running through a ‘Big 5’ nature reserve, and find yourself alone with a hungry lion, or being chased by an angry elephant! – By Carla Farina
These are strange times to be a road runner, and there are some really interesting running challenges being dreamt up, like the recent Cape to Mossel Bay Virtual Challenge. At just under 400km, it was already one of the longest virtual races on the calendar, but when Ismail Isaacs won the event, being the first to ‘run to Mossel Bay,’ he did the natural thing and promptly started ‘running back again!’ – By PJ Moses
You aren’t even hungry, but you just have to munch on something! Mindless eating, some would say. This is one of the most common reasons why people ‘fall off’ their diet… snacking without thinking. – By Jo Hill
On 24 May, the Comrades Marathon Association celebrated the 100-year anniversary of the first Comrades Marathon on 24 May 1921, with a
commemorative Centenary Run and gala event at Comrades House in Pietermaritzburg. With a veritable who’s who of Comrades history in
attendance, it was a fitting way to celebrate a century of the Ultimate Human Race. – By Sean Falconer
Over a year of planning and dreaming and it came down to this day… The day I went for it! My team of five turned dreams into reality as we completed the 13 Peaks Challenge in 32 hours and 33 minutes, without sleep and with the most incredible team, support and seconders we could ask for. – By Dawn Nunes (with Sean Falconer)
Every runner dreams of having that perfect race, when you feel like you could run all day. For Irvette van Zyl, 23 May was one of those days,
and it brought her an unexpected new IAU 50km World Record. Not just because she was supposed to withdraw after setting the pace for
30km, but because just over a year ago she thought her running career may be over. – By Sean Falconer
Check out some of the latest news to come out of the South African Track and Field scene, with a number of athletes hitting the qualifying marks and adding their names to the team list for the Tokyo Olympics in July-August, including Wenda Nel, Gif Leotlela, Wayde van Niekerk and Kyle Blignaut. – By Wilhelm De Swart and Sean Falconer
Nick Bester is a celebrated running coach in South Africa, having worked with some of our most successful runners, including Olympic hopefuls Gerda Steyn and Irvette van Zyl. THIRSTI Water recently caught up with Nick to get his insights into how runners should be hydrating when they run. It’s a must-read for every runner wanting to know how to drink before, during and after a run!
When a runner has a dream to use his running to help those in need, it should come as no surprise when his running community rallies to support him. Even if it means running 400km from Pretoria to Makhado. – By Kenneth Mookeng
With a total of 24 marathons and eight ultra-marathons to her name, Annalie Rich has really enjoyed her running career over the last decade-plus, but an inexplicable problem with vertigo and dizziness almost forced her to hang up her running shoes for good. This is her story, from crying in the shower in dejected frustration, to returning to the road with a new positive outlook.
– By Sean Falconer
