Category Archives: ATHLETES

Nicolette Griffioen Shares her first SkyRun race experience with us

Nicolette Griffioen Shares her first SkyRun race experience with us
Author: Nicolette Griffioen My first SkyRun in 2016 was everything it should have been, and more. There was the excitement of running a new trail, heightened after the previous year’s disappointment of having to spectate rather than compete due to an ITB issue. Then there was the anxiety of running 100km – only my second…
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This Women’s Day and every other day, lead a child outside

This Women’s Day and every other day, lead a child outside
Author: Nicolette Griffioen Image: Pierre Jordaan At the age of five, I walked my first 3-day overnight hike. I swam in rock pools, built riverside sandcastles and climbed trees. In the evenings I showered by starlight, built my own fire and braaied marshmallows on sticks. I learnt essential skills such as trail-watching for snakes, taking…
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Down Jackets – The Best Racing & Recovery Tool

Down Jackets – The Best Racing & Recovery Tool
Racing or Adventuring, especially for a long period of time, can be brutal and the effect on your body can be immense, but the reward is always ever so sweet. A question we should always be asking is: “How can we make this as easy as possible for ourselves?” The quick answer is to pack…
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