Fresh from winning a wet and wild K-Way MaxiRace Cape Winelands 75km trail ultra, we sat down with Brandon Hulley to talk about his transition from rugby player to elite trail runner, and his unfinished business with 100-milers. – By Sean Falconer
Tag: trail running
‹ BackThe Wildest Wettest Run
Three days of running on the Wild Coast are food for the soul, but the weather gods can add a few challenges and create quite the adventure, as we found out during the RB Africa Wild Coast Challenge. – By Jocelyn Gilfillan
Mad About the Traverse
As a spectator at the Rhodes Dryland Traverse in 2021, I could already see why it is considered an aspirational, must-do, bucket-list event by many in the South African trail running community, and having ‘graduated’ to stage racing during 2022, I jumped at the opportunity to run it myself this past November. It turned out to be a wonderful running experience, in spite of a few challenges my side, and left me wanting more of the Swartberg trails, awesome vibe and banana bread! – By Nicole Hayes
What a Way to End the Year!
After two big wins in six weeks, Landie Greyling has shown that even with two young children and a business to look after, she can still hold her own as an elite trail runner.
Call of the mountains
In May, South African mountaineer Remy Kloos was seemingly within touching distance of the summit of Mount Everest, when she was forced to abandon.
Although greatly disappointed, she has moved the end date of her ultimate goal, and in the meantime will be using running and hiking to make sure she is ready to tackle the world’s highest mountains. – By Sean Falconer
Trail (mis) adventuring!
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
Dreaming of 13 peaks
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)