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Race Report 27 October 2022
It's another day on the trail. The wonderful part of being a rider is that is is exactly that. Another day. Whether it's Monday or...

Fiona Coward
Oct 27, 20224 min read






Race Report 26 October 2022
I think by now most folk reading these race reports have a good idea of where the riders are and where they are headed for the next day...

Charl Van der Spuy
Oct 26, 20226 min read


Tuesday 25 October 18:00 Day 11 RASA/RTR
Pink Floyd “Is there anybody out there?” lyrics "Well, only got an hour of daylight left. Better get started" "Isn't it unsafe to travel...

Mike Roy
Oct 26, 20224 min read




Monday 24 October Day 9 RASA | RTR 17:00
“Misogi” Misogi is a purifying ritual invented by the Japanese. It generally involves making the pilgrimage to an icy waterfall. Standing...

Fiona Coward
Oct 24, 20223 min read




Sunday 23 October Day 8 RASA/RTR 18h00
Women hold up half of the sky The Summer fiesta continues: rain, thunderstorms, over-flowing rivers and mud. Today’s report will contain...

Ingrid Avidon
Oct 23, 20226 min read






Saturday 22 October Day 8 RASA/RTR 18h00
What an eventful last 36hrs. Heavy rainfall in KZN and the Eastern Cape Highlands has turned the trail to mush and swollen rivers to the...

Roger Nicolson
Oct 22, 20223 min read




Friday 21 October 20:00 Day 7 RASA/RTR
A tough day at the office “With great power comes much responsibility”. This is the mantra and motto of a Freedom writer. Although...

Ingrid Avidon
Oct 21, 20224 min read


Thursday 20 October 20:00 Day 6 RASA/RTR
The last batch of Summer 2022 RTR and RASA set off this morning. Tim James and his son Murray (RASA), the Payne brothers, Mr and Mrs...

Mike Roy
Oct 20, 20225 min read




Tuesday 19 October 18:00 Day 5 RASA/RTR
Day 5 of Summer RASA and RTR has been relatively uneventful except for the sad withdrawal of Enslin Uys, he flared up a wrist injury and...

Roger Nicolson
Oct 19, 20224 min read




Racing Batch Preview (1 of 2) & daily summary
What qualifies as a racer you may ask? Well for RASA the cut-off at Diemersfontein is 26 days, but the trail, and arrangement of support...

Roger Nicolson
Oct 18, 20225 min read
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