Tag Archives: Trail Running

The Inaugural Deep South Run – 50km of trail running bliss

Posted on April 1, 2013 by scotttait

Saturday 16th March I took part in the first Deep South Trail Run also dubbed the Peak to Point run hosted byTrail Junkee. Trail Junkee’s Jackie Exton organised The Peak to Point run as a training run over a 46km course … Continue reading →

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Trail Junkee and the Tempo Tuesday Run

Posted on February 12, 2013 by scotttait

It was another beautiful day in Cape Town today with no wind, clear skies and the warm african sun to savour. I was keen to go and run some trails at Silvermine and had heard about a Tempo Tuesday run … Continue reading →

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Silvermine XL Trail Run – Race Report

Posted on February 10, 2013 by scotttait

So yesterday Saturday 9th February I took part in my first trail race since the Old Fishermans Trail Challenge in June last year. As some of you may know from a previous post I had a disastrous Ironman 70.3 in … Continue reading →

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Ultra Running dreams

Posted on February 4, 2013 by scotttait

going up? So Saturday I did another preparation run for the Silvermine XL Trail Run as part of the Cape summer trail series that I am taking part in on 9 February. I have been looking forward to the run … Continue reading →

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Backyard run – Elsies Peak to Beacon Ridge

Posted on January 26, 2013 by scotttait

So last night I did a quick backyard run on the trails above where we currently live. It has been a while since I have done an Elsies Peak loop or one of the slightly longer routes I have that … Continue reading →

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Ocean 2 Ocean 2012 – Run Report Back

Posted on June 24, 2012 by scotttait

So yesterday (Saturday 24 June) I completed my 2nd Ocean to Ocean trail run and ticked off another great training run on the Cape Peninsula Trails. The Ocean to Ocean is a guided trail run by Dirk McIntosh and Barry … Continue reading →

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Silvermine Surf and Turf

Posted on November 23, 2011 by scotttait

Silvermine Surf and Turf This morning I got up needing to do a swim and a run. My schedule was quite hectic with quite a bit to do and i didn’t have time to do a morning and evening training … Continue reading →

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Race Report – TSiBA Trail Run Groot Constantia

Posted on November 21, 2011 by scotttait

Race Report –Tsiba Trail Run at Groot Constantia So Wednesday 9th November I did my first TSiBA trail race and trail run since PUFfeR at the beautiful Groot Constantia Wine Estate. The TSiBA Eden Trail Series takes place at a … Continue reading →

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PUFfeR 2011….. A recollection

Posted on October 27, 2011 by scotttait

My first introduction to PUFfeR was courtesy of my wife @beanker back in August 1998 during our first year of dating. She asked me to come along to Silvermine to keep her company as she was seconding for her father … Continue reading →

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Puffer Training by scottytait at Garmin Connect – Details

Posted on July 31, 2011 by scotttait

Final long run today before Puffer next month. Maybe I should have done more kms on this run but I felt really good at the end and didnt want to spoil it but rather save my legs and rest up. … Continue reading →

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