Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 50, September 2013 | Page 10

Make Mine a Double
Tobie Reyneke fell just short of ?nishing the Double Washie in July, but his incredible effort still raised much-needed funds for rhino conservation, and he is now even more determined to complete this 320km challenge next year.

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– BY LAUREN VAN DER VYVER

unning an ultra-marathon is already a big undertaking for the average athlete, but running an ultra twice in a row, back-to-back without stopping, is a whole different ballgame. And yet, it has been done at the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon (56km), at Comrades (89km) and even as the 160km Tuffer Puffer in the Puffer 80km Trail Run on the Cape Peninsula. But up until this year nobody had ever tried it at the Washie 100 Miler between Port Alfred and East London, one of the toughest events on the SA race calendar. Incredibly, three runners took on the Double Washie 320km challenge, and while Eric Wright and Tobie Reyneke didn’t quite make it all the way through their ‘second lap,’ Hazel Moller did make it home to rewrite the history books. While Eric was forced to bail 44km into the second leg, Tobie made it all the way to 293km – just 27km short of his goal – when he decided to call it a day. Although disappointed, he was still pleased to have raised R36 000 in sponsorship for Stop Rhino Poaching, a charitable organisation that sponsors tra 6?W"F?w2f?"?F???6???rV??G2??v?R&W6W'fW2?( ??fR?v?2&VV?6??6W&?VBv?F?F?R?77VR?b&?????6???r??B6?f"F?W??fRFW???VB#"&????F?w27&?724?( ?W????2F?&?R?( ?6??RV??R6?( ????'WBF?RF???6W'2F?VB?WBWfV?GV???6?v??F???R6&R&?WBF?P??&????3?( ??6?vR6??V?B&?FV7B??F?R&VWG?&?V?BW2?F?F??N( ?2&????3??W?B?V"vR6?V?BF?6??WF???rF?ffW&V?B?7F'F??rv?F?6?&?G????vWfW"6????6???RF?ffW&V?6R?( ??v6??Rv???F?&?Rv?B??F?'V????r??fR?V'2v?v?V??RV?FW&VBF?R??FW&?&6RV????&WF?&?v?F???2v?fR?V???R?F?R'V????r'Vr?B&?GFV??B?R&?w&W76VBWF?&?Vv?F?RF?7F?6W2?V?F???FW"???&???rF?&?Vv?F??6?GG&V??( ?2?VF&??'V??W.( ?2wV?FRF?&6W2??6?WF?g&?6?F?Rv6??R6Vv?B??2W?R???vWfW"???2??'7BGFV?B??#F?F?( ?BV?FRv?F????F?&?Rv?B??7B??F?R?V???rF?????&?V?B?'B?g&VB?BWfV?GV??6?R???R?7BF?&Rv&FVBF?R??f??W2v6??RF?'F??6RG&????g&?????( ?v?F???2f?6?????FVBF?( ???7F??V???r&?W"?( ?F?&?R????W7B????6?VB6??&FW2???S??#??BF?F?( ?BWfV?6??6?FW"F???rv6??R?v??6?v2?W7BV?v?BvVV?2?FW"???vWfW"???F?R???F?2F?Bf????vVB???2&?vvW7Bv?6?v2F?v?&6?F?v6??R??BF??2F??R?Rv?FVBF?F??Bv?F?F?V&?R6???V?vR?FV?G???70?v?F?V???R?B??2f?&?( ??Wv&?^( ?6V6??F??rFV??b??&?R?V???7VW2f???r??7VW2'W&vW"?BvW&?&B?B?WGF?Rf?W&?R??F?r?F?&?R6?2F?R??'7Bc??vV?B6???F??V??Vv??'WBF?R6V6??B?&?fVB?V6???&R6???V?v??r2F?RFV?7G'Vvv?VBv?F?F?R?VB?B'V????r?WB?bF?V?6R?( ??6V6??G2vW&RW??W7FVBgFW"F?R??'7B?Vr?6??W&R?BF?W&RvR?BR???WFR?2( 2'WB?6?WBv?F?F?R6"?W?2??66R?v?fR?B???FV?b?Vf??r( ?F?V?v?F?&?WBCV??F?v??F?&?R6?2??2v?fRWB?W"f??BF?v??( ?v?B???'7BV?F??GV?g&??V???R?v???VVFVBF?6F6???R&6?F?v?&??????F???&???r??v2F?&R??F?B??R?"f6R?W"w&F?( ???vW3?6?W'FW7?vW&?&Bf?W&?RbF?&?R&W??V?P??( ?v^( ???6VRv?Bv^( ?&R6&?R?b??#B?v6??R?2??&?WBv???r&W???B??W"??G2?( ?fVV??r&?BF?6???W6???VB??Rv26??f??6VBF?6??R&6??BG'?'V?v6??R( ?F?R&?v?Bv?( ?'?W&?2w&?v?B?6V6??VBv6??R7V6??7Bv?F?#B6??6V7WF?fRv6??R????6?W2?'WB??#"F?&?^( ?2??2??6Rv??vV?B?fb6?W'6R?( ??B??W&F??????W?R&?WB6??vVV?2&Vf?&R6??&FW2?B?v?VB6??&FW27F???&V6?fW&??p?F?R???r&?B&6?F??'B?g&VB??B6??v?F?F?R6RvWGF??rWfW"6??vW"?F?&?RFV6?FVBF?6???BF?v?F?#v??F?v??( ?6?V?N( ?fRv??R??f?"?Vv??'WB?F?F?( ?Bv?BF?&?6??B??v2w'V???'WB??wW&VBF?W&^( ?2?v?2?W?B?V"?( ??RW????2?( ???&RG&????rv???&R???&FW"?2vV??2??&R6?VW??F?RvVV?2&Vf?&R?'WBf?"??rF?RgV?G&?6??rv???6??F??VR?Bv^( ???6VRv?Bv^( ?&R6&?R?b??#B?v6??R?2??&?WBv???r&W???B??W"??G2??W2?W&?2?B?v????fRF???6???V?( ?2'WGBF??2F??R( ??6?6?F??RF?&?R( ?6&&????F??~( ???&?WFR?F?7W?'BF?&?^( ?2'V????r?6??F7B??????2?c?S????"v?F?wwr?7F?&?????6???r?6??F????B?WB??&R&?WBF?R?F???6???r?&v??6F????Bv?B??R6?F?F?vWB??f??fVB????55TRS4UDT?$U"#2?wwr???FW&?F??WFR?6?????