Trail Culture

An advocate for women in sport. Meg Mackenzie shares an athlete & coaches perspective on women in trail running, the challenges, the obstacles & the change she’d like to see.

In this episode we cover…

What are the psychological benefits to trail running?

In this episode we focus on:

• Exercising in a natural vs urban environment
• Effects of trail running on mental well being
• The psycho - evolutionary the…

This week we’ve got Dr Janesh Ganda joining us on the podcast. Janesh is currently the team doctor for the Springbok sevens, he’s a sports physician with years of experience in a range of different r…

From cross country, to a VK to marathon distance and ultra running. Kane Reilly as a broad experience in this epic sport. Todays episode takes a dive into:

• His training & racing process

• The athl…

Research & female endurance athletes - are we doing enough?

Our fourth Trail Science episode is all about the research journey & women in sport. Are we asking the right questions? How can we add to t…

This week we chat to runner and mountain legend, Jacques Mouton on the podcast. We cover all the need to knows for the George 6 Peaks route. Jacques is definitely the guy to ask since he did this ro…

This week we’ve got a family favourite, local legend & runner with the most energy joining us on the podcast. Mike Obery talks about his local crew, the significance of community and the massive role…

This week we’re stoked to catch up with Rebecca Kohne. We chat about her recent 6 peaks FKT, the long road of recovery from injury & her success in the sport so far.

Her segway into the sport came fro…

Is this triathlon in 24 hours possible?

Calling Cape Town | 8km Robben Island swim, the Cape Town Cycle Tour, then the 3 peaks mountain challenge.

This event certainly isn’t for the feint hearted. All …

What happens behind the scenes?

This week we catch up with @zaneschmahl the race director of George MUT by UTMB. From where the race started to becoming part of the UTMB World Series, to the operatio…

What is an injury risk factor? ⚠️ We’re back with another Trail Science episode ft. @dewaal.simon from @rootedindirt this week we’re unpacking what are potential injury risk factors for trail runner…

What brings the running community together? 🤘🏻This week we caught up with Erin Groll, co-founder of the @communitytrackclub ⚡️We chat about how CTC came to be, what goes down every month & the import…

What does it take to run a sub 5:30 Comrades?

Four wins, 12 gold medals for a top 10 finish and the first person to break the sub 5:30 barrier, this week we chat to Comrades legend Alan Robb.

Alan has …

How to plan my race season well?

This week we’ve got Coach Cobus from @ststri joining us. With 25+ years of coaching and racing experience across multiple disciplines, he shares his wisdom & insights…

Is Ultra Marathon running bad for you? We’re back at it with the second Trail Science episode. This great sport is growing & the athletes taking on the Ultra distances seem to be getting younger. In …

Is a double DGT possible? The Drakensberg is a mysterious place that challenges even the most daring of Adventurer. Caro Jordaan takes us through her double DGT attempt, 450km with +19 000m of vert. …

Damien Schumann joins us to talk about his journey with trail running, adventure and his involvement with Run West. A project in collaboration with Protect the West Coast that uses trail running for …

Salomon athlete, Daniël Classeen joins us after his victory at Cape Town Trail Marathon as well as his decision to not race UTCT.

We get into how deep does the pain cave go. What does it look like to …