What race are you running?Running the race with endurance

The Rock Ultra 100 km – 5-6 December 2025

The Rock Ultra 100 is one of those trail races which places the emphasis on racing....

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Wolfberg Arch – Cederberg Wilderness Area

The wonder of Creation always evokes discovery. And being little, for Josiah and Jethro ...

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Helderberg Dome and West Peak – Helderberg Nature Reserve

As an endurance athlete there is always a pursuit of perfection in the execution of the ...

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Trail Series® super league Kogelberg Biosphere 23.5 XL Trail Run – 17 August 2025

Besides being South Africa’s national flower, the King Protea is a sight to behold not j...

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Pass2Pass Hundred Ultra-Trail Run – 22-23 March 2025

If results are determined as an indicator of performance, then traversing the inaugural ...

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Disa uniflora – Groot Winterhoek Wilderness Area

There are some sweet intersections in life which are possible to construct with little e...

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Wolfberg Cracks – Cederberg Wilderness Area

Iconic landmarks always intrigue and draw a crowd. Natural landmarks even more so for yo...

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Maltese Cross – Cederberg Wilderness Area

Running with Josiah and Jethro in hand during the last hundred metres and over the finis...

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The Noordhoek Superbowl 21 km – 4 May 2024

When most things are out of one’s control, running trails teaches one to accept whatever...

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RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town® 100 miles – 24 - 26 November 2023

Understudy: an athlete who ventures into the realm of aiming to complete a 100-mile foot...

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Run West Olifants 21 km – 24 September 2023

When one thinks of the West Coast of South Africa, usually wind swept, bright beach sand...

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Genadendal SkyRace® - 2 September 2023

The oldest mission station in South Africa, Genadendal (meaning Valley of Grac...

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The Jonkershoek Mountain Challenge – 20 May 2023

The privilege growing up near the foot of one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature of Table Mo...

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Ultra-trail Drakensberg 100 miles – 22 - 24 April 2022

"My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me" - John 10:27 This verse ca...

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100 X 100 miles

Just over 100 Tales have been posted on trailblazer.run since 2011 when Trailblazer...

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Explorer: Ultra-trail Cape Town® 21 km – 28 November 2021

Connection. Besides the evocative adventure trail running provides over terrain that is ...

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Otter African Trail Run – 7 October 2021

Enjoy this Tale of Lisa running what is known as 'The Grail of Trail', on South Africa’s...

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Zebrakop

What we like about Trailblazing is the discovery of something we never knew existed unti...

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Builder

Trailblazer begs the answer to the question: “What race are you running?” In so doing it...

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nations

Trail running involves responses every moment as one navigates where to put one’s feet, ...

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