Specifically geared towards Comrades training, all are welcome to participate in the club training runs even if you’re not aiming for Comrades.
1. Background The ELE Trading League Cup was born out of the idea of having reward and recognition for the short distance members since they, the majority of the club’s membership, do not participate in the big-name events such as Oceans Ultra, Comrades, Ironman, Puffer, etc. The competition was initially named the…
Introduction As some of you may know I attempted my first hundred miler during the month of March. While the event had an unfavorable ending due to a fall my training taught me a great deal about how important rest is. During that time I was researching and having discussions with my…
Having a few pre-race jitters already? Thinking about how am I going to manage 56km within the required time or at my target pace? How can I improve from last years’ time? Have I really trained enough? These are a few questions that will be running through more than just one individual’s…
You should now have a good idea as to whether or not you are brave or stupid enough to enter your selected 100 miler. Either way, this is not going to detract from the fact that training is going to take a large part of your time going forward. We mainly focused on…
The goal of this multi-part series is to assist those that are thinking of attempting a trail 100 mile race. Hopefully, this will give some insight into the process of getting to the start line. If you have never attempted a 100 miler trail race, forget everything you think you know about…
1) THE CONFIDENT NOVICE Running is a great self-esteem booster, especially if you are a beginner runner. Running will allow you to test and expand your limits like never before. With each milestone you reach you will find yourself more confident and able to take on the world. Initially, once you make…
As you may know, I am on the “short side” in a few different ways (be it height, running distance, temper or concentration) – so the thought of even trying to run a marathon just does not even feature for me! So what else could I do when such an awesome event…
G is for Gold, Green and Generosity! Sanlam Cape Town Marathon (SCTM) is Africa’s only Gold Label Status Marathon, and it truly offers participants a golden experience. It is no easy feat to achieve Gold Label Status. The criteria include (but are not limited to) sufficient depth and geographic representation of the elite field,…
Mention of the word ‘walking’ amongst most runners is equivalent of many other taboo utterances that in different contexts elicit the same sensations of disgust, weakness and inferiority. Such is the mind-trap that social pressures and at times conventional wisdom incorrectly leads us to believe. Is there a place for walking in…
We are extremely privileged to live in a beautiful City like Cape Town and trail running has become extremely popular and I can understand why. With it’s mountains and surrounding forests and vineyards within the City’s borders, it’s easy to see why it is such a trail runner’s paradise. I still enjoy…