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MARIKA SBOROS: The call of the trail is the path to all-round fitness
SA has some of the best and oldest trail runs in the world, writes Marika Sboros
American scout, bison hunter and showman Buffalo Bill once declared: "I can never resist the call of the trail." And neither can extreme athlete and life coach Suyen Thornhill from Johannesburg. In 2013, she joined friends on a trail run and was instantly hooked. She describes it as "basically bundu-bashing". It’s cross-country running, but up and down mountains, along river beds, anywhere your feet can go, she says. SA has some of the best and oldest trail runs in the world. Not far from Johannesburg is the Magaliesberg mountain range, which is 2-billion years old. There’s also the Drakensberg, the majestic Cape mountain ranges, the Otter Trail and the Wild Coast. Each location has its own lure, beauty and "quirks", says Thornhill. Road running simply cannot compare. "Tarmac is tarmac," she says. "You may be lucky to get a view at times. Mostly, you’re running around suburbs. You don’t even get to enjoy peeking into people’s homes because they’re all behind high walls and bars." SA...
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