Ommiedraai 10km
The Ommiedraai 10km celebrates ten years of Orangeness Personified—heart, hills, ice lollies, and the unbeatable spirit of Cape Town’s friendliest club.
The Strandloper Trail – A Throwback
A Christmas Journey Along South Africa’s Wild Coast On Christmas morning 2016, nine of us left Cape Town in a heavily loaded van, buzzing with excitement, oblivious to the distance ahead of us. We had signed up for four days on the Strandloper Hiking Trail, a 57-kilometre coastal hike between Kei Mouth and Gonubie
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13 Peaks Finale: Devils Peak & Signal Hill — Peaks 12 and 13 on Heritage Day
Heritage Day in South Africa is meant for braais, family, and remembering where we come from. This year, we decided to celebrate it a little differently — by finishing something that had consumed us for months: the 13 Peaks Challenge. Peaks 12 and 13, Devils Peak and Signal Hill, stood between us and the
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Voet of Afrika Half Marathon: Running at the Foot of Africa
Some races live in the legs. Others live in the heart. The Voet of Afrika Half Marathon, held every September in Bredasdorp, manages to do both. Known as South Africa’s first official cross-country marathon when it launched in 1978, the Voet is more than just a run. It’s a tradition, a test, and a
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Kolmanskop and the Ghosts of Our Future: Lessons We Refuse to Learn
Two months ago, in July 2025, I walked through Kolmanskop, Namibia’s famous diamond ghost town. The desert wind howled through broken windows, dunes piled in living rooms, and paint peeled from walls where once the world’s wealthiest families dined and danced. Kolmanskop was once called the richest town on earth. Now, it is a
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Run/Ride McGregor 2025 – A Weekend of Trails, Art & Gees
Every September, McGregor turns into a playground for trail runners and mountain bikers as Dirty South Events hosts the legendary Run/Ride McGregor 2-Day Staged Trail Run. For those of us who have been here before, it’s a pilgrimage — a chance to escape the city, breathe in fresh country air, and reconnect with friends
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Intercare Blouberg Half Marathon 31 Aug 2025
A Perfect Day for Running on the West Coast The West Coast greeted us with the kind of weather runners dream about. Cool, calm, and—most importantly—without a hint of the infamous Cape winds that often batter this part of the peninsula. On Sunday morning, I laced up my shoes with heavy legs from yesterday’s
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13 Peaks Challenge – Peak 11: Klaassenskop
Date: Saturday, 30 AugustStart Time: 7:10 AMRoute: Constantia Nek → Bel Ombre → Klaassenskop → Bridle Path → Rooikat → Kirstenbosch → Newlands Forest Constantia Peak from Bel Ombre On Saturday, 30 August, and by 7:10 AM we were at Constantia Nek, ready for our next adventure on the 13 Peaks Challenge. The day promised
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Climbing Mount Toubkal: Our Moroccan Honeymoon Adventure
Some couples plan their wedding first and then their honeymoon. We did things a little differently. Before we ever decided to get married, we had already booked ourselves onto a trek up Mount Toubkal in Morocco, the highest peak in North Africa at 4,167 meters. It was going to be our next big adventure together—a
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13 Peaks Challenge: Peak 10 (Constantia Peak via Blackburn Ravine)
The Dilemma By now you’ll know the 13 Peaks Challenge is less of a trail and more of a negotiation between weather, wildfire, and SANParks gate closures. The plan was simple: tick off Constantia Peak from Silvermine Gate 1. Only one problem — Silvermine Gate 1 has been locked tight since April’s devastating wildfire,
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