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Cyanosis ready to race
The final race route for the Patagonia Expedition Race has been announced and we are now waiting to start the race! At race briefing last night, a 565km-long course divided into six sections was announced.
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Four days to start of Patagonia Expedition Race
Team Cyanosis leaves South Africa for Patagonia tomorrow morning to compete in the ultimate adventure race in the world, the Wenger Patagonia Expedition Race.
Team Geronimo rumble with the Red Ants
Team Geronimo for the Red Ants Rumble was made up of Alex, Craig, Anthony, and me, Sarah. Craig, Anthony and I had done a number of sprint races, but this was our first long one.
Video: What is adventure racing?
This is a wonderfully emotive video from Team Merrell Adventure Addicts that shows the passion, dedication and commitment of this team and the true pleasure they get from tough racing. Great editing, beautiful scenery from ARWC in Tasmanis (Nov 2011) and super comments from Graham, Tatum, Hanno and Donovan. Watch this…
Finding the time
Having children while maintaining a multisport lifestyle can be like juggling shoes, while riding a bike and holding a paddle. There are ways to overcome this, says LISA DE SPEVILLE.
SA teams in South America in Feb
South America is enjoying South African attention. Team Cyanosis will visit the continent’s tip for the Wenger Patagonia Expedition Race in Chile (14-22 February). This race is in the region of 800km in distance! The Merrell Adventure Addicts are heading to Ecuador for the 380km Huairasinchi 2012 (18-21 February). Huairasinchi, now in its 10th edition, is part [...]
2012: A racing smorgasbord!
One glance at this year’s adventure racing event calendar on AR and you know you’re in for a good year. From this weekend already the year kicks off with events of decent distance. While super-dooper fun, sprint races at 20-30km are just not adventure racing. You need a good couple of hours and a number of [...]
Merrell Adventure Weekend
The Merrell Adventure Addicts are hosting an adventure weekend in Swellendam over 9-11 March 2012. There’s talks on AR, mtb, paddling as well as social and competitive races.
Sandes-Kelly pair finish 7th overall in Tasmania
By AdventureLisa on Dec 12, 2011 in News
The Swisse Mark Webber Tasmania Challenge wrapped up on Sunday and Ryan Sandes, racing with V8 driver Rick Kelly, placed 7th overall.
Mark Webber Challenge: Day 2,unplanned barefoot run
By AdventureLisa on Dec 08, 2011 in News
The Mark Webber Challenge is currently underway in Tasmania and we’ve got a South African in the mix. Trail runner Ryan Sandes is teamed up with V8 super car driver Rick Kelly.
