LEKKER LOCAL RACES
28 BRIMMING WITH JOY
Drakensberg vistas and sparkling streams at the Giant’ s Cup Trail Run.
74 ALONG AN UNTAMED SHORE
The Pondo Trail Run delivered ever-evolving Wild Coast vistas
98 THE SCHOOL OF ROCK
Hills and more hills at the Barberton Makhonjwa Mountain Marathon
110 CALL OF ADVENTURE
Scenic trails and laidback vibes at the inaugural Ossewa Trail Run
130 A MANGAUNG RESURRECTION
Bloemfontein’ s Lemo Mall Marathon is a small but growing community event
152 THE LEKGOWA SPECIAL
Limpopo’ s Makoro Village Marathon was a fun and uniquely Saffa event
156 CALENDAR
Fill your 2026 racing calendar until June with exciting events across SA
COOL PEOPLE
40 RECORD-SETTER
Maxime Chaumeton ran a recordbreaking sub-27 minute 10km
84 WATCH OUT WORLD
Tayla Kavanagh’ s stellar season includes the national 10km title
16 | RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
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104 NO MOUNTAIN TOO HIGH
Travis Warwick-Oliver shares his UTMB journey with Team Adaptive
GOOD ADVICE
58
GLOBAL ADVENTURES
48 TURNING MILES INTO MEANING
Boston, London, False Bay, Comrades and Berlin in five fundraising months
58 MAGICAL MAHÉ
The Seychelles Nature Trail was a joyous experience in tropical rainforest
90 CONQUER A NEW FRONTIER
A remote new marathon plus a week of adventure on St Helena Island
116 ONE CRAZY WEEK
Running the Lisbon and New York City Marathons back-to-back
120 BEAUTY & THE BEAST
The Dodo Trail in Mauritius proved muddy, technical and extraordinary
138 RUNDOWN IN THE JUNGLE
Five Saffas took on five gruelling days through the Amazon rainforest in Peru
68 YOUR UP RUN CHEAT SHEET
Ten top tips for getting to Comrades fast, strong and injury free
134 TRAIN SMART
How to make the smartest use of your watch metrics
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