Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 154 November 2022 | Page 43

TRAIL RUNNING
Images : Anton Neethling
The 165km main event of the Grand Raid Reunion is a bucket list event for many hardcore ultra-trail runners , not only because it traverses a remote , exotic , tropical island in the middle of the Indian Ocean , but also because it is considered one of the most gruelling trail races in the world . SA ’ s Anton Neethling tackled the race this past October , and survived to tell the story . In other words , he got the T-shirt . This is his story .
Can you spot the runners amongst the mountains and tropical vegetation of Reunion ?
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