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CAPESTORM A3 Shorts

CAPESTORM A3 Shorts

The material and the liner feel even lighter and more comfortable than that of the Kinetic if that is even possible! In the Hi-Tec Otter African Trail Run 2010 only the hem of my shorts got wet at the Bloukrans crossing. At this years race I was chest deep, so the A3 shorts got a good swim, and unlike the Kinetic shorts which chaffed a fair amount, there was no chaffing at all from the A3′s, and they remained extremely comfortable, and dried rapidly. [...]

New Otter African Trail Run website

Otter African Trail Run 2010

Now that the Otter African Trail Run is an independent event (it used to be linked to the Southern Storm), it now has a new home on the web. [...]

My Bushmans Blitz 2010

Bushmans Blitz

The Bushmans Blitz follows the Boesmanskloof Trail — popularly referred to as the Greyton / McGregor Trail — through the mountains between the two towns. Entries are limited as only 40 permits can be obtained for the day, and I was thrilled to get a place this year. [...]

My Greyton Classic Trail Challenge 2010

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I arrived at the registration table, and was handed my race number: 777. I took this as a sign of a great day of racing ahead. Boy: was I wrong…

The start of the Greyton Classic Trail Challenge was on a farm some 11km east of Greyton itself, on the dirt road leading to [...]

Nathan Reflex Reflective Snap Bands

Nathan Reflex Reflective Snap Bands

These Nathan Reflex Reflective Snap Bands are super bright flexible bands that snap easily around your wrists or ankles, making you highly visible to motorists. [...]

My Great Toe

The x-ray of my left foot for my broken Great Toe

So, I am injured again, and I have had to assure all the nice people of Team Fox who help keep me upright that I will rest proper for a few weeks. I would like to say I followed the correct course of action after learning some lessons with my last injury, but I am afraid to say I was, in the words of the Motivation Coach on Team Fox, “just being stupid!”… [...]

February 2011 Issue of Go Trail Magazine

Go Trail Magazine February 2011 Edition

Go Trail have come to my attention recently via Facebook. They have established a great online presence, and have just published their third online magazine edition. Click on the image below to open it up in full feature mode, and then fiddle with the settings until you have it in a style that’s comfortable for you to read on the screen. [...]

Cape Summer Trail Series 2011: Race#3

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The third race in the Cape Summer Trail Series for 2011 was held on Wednesday evening, 26 January 2011 at Silvermine Nature Reserve West.

Cooler weather than last Wednesday’s race was the order of the day: we spent much of the time up in the low clouds.

The start and finish line was at [...]

Cape Summer Trail Series 2011

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It’s here! The 2011 Trail Series starts 19 January 2011 at Silvermine Nature Reserve East — enter online now! [...]

Helderberg Farm TSiBA Education Trail Run 2011

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The first TSiBA Eden New Balance Trail Run of 2011 takes place on Saturday, 22 January 2011, on Helderberg Farm, between Stellenbosch and Somerset West. [...]