Kane and Samantha Reilly completed a sibling double by racing to victory in the 2023 Hout Bay Trail Challenge; on Saturday, 22 July. The event is one of Cape Town’s most fabled trail runs and was celebrating its twenty first edition. Seldom, given the race’s mid-winter date, has it enjoyed such good weather however. The [...]
Ahead of the 20th edition of the Hout Bay Trail Challenge we asked ultra-runner as well as Altra and Ultimate Direction South Africa Community Manager Colleen Browne to provide a low-down on the gear you’ll need if you’re stepping up in trail running distance. Trail Running Shoes The first thing to think about when stepping [...]
Pre-dawn showers blew over to provide the Hout Bay Trail Challenge runners with a near perfect day in the mountains which encircle the Cape Town suburb; on Saturday, 4 September. Johardt van Heerden and Kristen Heath proved the fastest solo runners, on the day, as they claimed the 2021 titles ahead of Joshua Chigome and [...]
