2017 has definitely been one to remember for our community of trail runners in South Africa. From insane performances (too many to name)  to Tuesday Trails gees to Ultra Trail Cape Town and Otter putting us on the map world-wide, it’s been one heck of a year.

Looking ba...

‘Process orientated goals’ seem to be the new buzz words in training these days. Or maybe not new, but newly internalized for me. I’ve read a lot about it and understand it in theory, but despite my efforts to incorporate it into my own life and training I haven’t, unt...

We all know that feeling during the last few kilometers of a long, tough race (or a short, fast one for us ultra runners) where time seems to slow down. Kilometres tick by achingly slowly and all you can think about is getting to the finish line and stop doing what you...

The race mission assigned by my awesome coach, David Roche: RUN LIKE A PUPPY: positivity is a performance enhancer, smile your cheeks off. I’m proud to say I completed that mission, although running like a puppy is an ongoing goal I will always be trying to achieve. 

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It’s incredible how life presents you with all sorts of different experiences, each to give you an opportunity to grow. Sometimes, these experiences are ones of elation and confidence, and sometimes they feel horrible at the time, and only afterwards do you see the opp...

Silvermine XL was my first race of the season, so I was of course, really excited to get out there and enjoy a good race, this I achieved – I had a really fun race – but I also made a wonderful new friend which makes the day even more memorable!

On the start line, a bri...

The new distance

Even though I was partaking in the shorter distance of the options for Ultra Trail Cape Town, 65km was still the furthest I had ever run or raced. It was a completely new challenge for me. I had no idea what to expect racing over that distance and I had...

I  still can’t put my finger on what makes this race one of the best in the world, but I know it comes down to the beauty of the trail and the organizers - Magnetic South. I have never been to such a fun, exciting, happy and meaningful event. They add that extra bit of...

Last month Landie Greyling, Robyn Owen and I decided to book ourselves a girl’s week away in the Drakensberg  - the biggest mountain range in South Africa. By girl’s week we don’t mean pretty hair, cute nails and pampering… Girls week for us is more like daily summits...

It’s fun to dream big and imagine doing things that seem out of reach. I often gaze at Instagram and scroll through hundreds of photos of snowy capped mountains, beautiful flowers, waterfalls and endless trails… I often imagine the start line, the buzz and the vibe, th...