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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.
7 min |
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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.
2 min |
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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.
9 min |
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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.
9 min |
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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.
7 min |
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THE ALIENS ARE HERE
Why do we run? There is no simple answer.
4 min |
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Meeting Rona
Being young and fit doesn't faze COVID-19. Salomon runner THABANG MADIBA (36) experienced this for himself.
7 min |
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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.
6 min |
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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.
6 min |
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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.
4 min |
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Courmayeur To Chamonix
Following in the footprints of the Dukes of Savoie, with Mike Nash
7 min |
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Trust The Process
Hold the vision for long haul gains.
4 min |
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Yoga For Runners
With Himeville yoga instructor Bianca Haw
5 min |
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The Beauty Of Slow
To run faster, run slow. Find out how and why with coach Neville Beeton.
10+ min |
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Choose A Line With Pierre Jordaan
Running is simple. But running isn’t always easy.
5 min |
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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.
4 min |
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Your Feet Talk
Biokineticist ANCA WESSELS takes a look at your feet to diagnose issues higher up the chain.
5 min |
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Snakebite!
Snake expert and author JOHAN MARAIS explains what to do if bitten by a snake while trail running.
7 min |
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Keep it Real
ARMAND DU PLESSIS is an international adventurer inspired by his endurance runner mother.
8 min |
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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!
7 min |
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Sole Survivor
René Vollgraaff is a survivor, a self-professed nerd, and a runner.
8 min |
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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.
10 min |
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More Than A Runner
You are not just one thing, don’t let lockdown fool you.
7 min |
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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
6 min |
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Not Like The Flu
Covid-19 symptoms versus the flu, a cold, or allergies...
3 min |
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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.
4 min |
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Lockdown Gains
Discover three lockdown tips that could improve your performance.
4 min |
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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.
2 min |
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Squat Right
Better running starts with the squat.
4 min |
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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.
3 min |