OTTER African Trail Run 2015 – The Perfect Race
Sometimes in life, it all comes together. Today, a Swiss trail runner by the name of Marc Lauenstein had such a day … the weather played ball; his impeccable flow across the rocks was timed to perfection; the Bloukrans River crossing was pretty benign; and he went out and grabbed the proverbial Otter by the […]
OTTER African Trail Run 2015 – Prologue
Right, things are about to get real! Top marathon-distance endurance athletes from all over South Africa (and the world!) are congregated at Garden Route National Park, with less than 10hrs before setting off on SA’s premier off-road trail run. Today saw stand-out times at the Prologue by a number of speed merchants, including Kane Reilly, Marc […]
OTTER African Trail Run 2015
It’s not often that a 1-day event manages to deliver a kick-ass, unforgettable, sit-up-and-take-notice whack of adventure, but this year, the OTTER Challenge run managed to do exactly that. It was proper, in all senses of the word. Their in-house meteorologist, Derek Van Dam, set the event at Level 3, which is pretty much as high […]