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Daily voice note catch up | 19 June 2023
A summary of the days events on the Freedom Trail.

Julia Fisher
Jun 19, 20231 min read
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Brothers in Arms
THE FREEDOM CHALLENGE Race Across South Africa 2023 - Why we are Doing it Again - Nigel & Adrian Payne. Reflections as we are about to...

Nigel Payne
Jun 19, 20233 min read
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Snakes and ladders, scribbles and scratches – how the game is going
Hopefully, at some stage in your life you played snakes and ladders – otherwise this article will hardly make sense. In brief, by rolling...

Charl Van der Spuy
Jun 18, 20235 min read
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The Journey
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” ― Ferris Bueller Why would anyone take on...

Craig Bosenberg
Jun 18, 20233 min read
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Daily voice note catch up | 17 June 2023
Patrick Green tells us about his night out in the Umko Valley

Julia Fisher
Jun 17, 20231 min read
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THE GREAT BIG RHODES ADVENTURE
We weren’t supposed to be doing the Race to Rhodes this year. Race to Willowmore was next on the list. A random WhatsApp from Hughes...

Gill Graaf
Jun 17, 20237 min read
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Ladies of RASA...we salute you
WINTER 2023… There’s a chill in the air. The unsettling whistle of the wind as it weaves its way around boulders, through trees and...

Janine Oosthuizen
Jun 16, 20232 min read
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Sleeping out – what’s it about
Sleeping out on the Freedom Trail elicits one of the biggest responses across a broad spectrum when spoken about. It typically sends the...

Charl Van der Spuy
Jun 15, 20235 min read
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Showing up
It was Woody Allen, when asked about his advice for young artist who said: eighty percent of success in life is showing up. On the 14th...

Sandra Maytham-Bailey
Jun 14, 20233 min read
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Tilting at Windmills
Freedom has been my mistress for 14 years now. Keven Davie, RASA 2007 (race # 13) and my Dabulamanzi Dusi canoeing partner, suggested...

Mike Roy
Jun 13, 20235 min read
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Freedom Challenge 2023 Preview
The 21st edition of the Race Across South Africa starts next week from Pietermaritzburg on 13 June. Nineteen winter and two summer...

Mike Roy
Jun 8, 20234 min read
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The Education of a Freedom Challenge Navigator
In the modern world, most of us are accustomed to using “Siri” or Google Maps to get us from place to place. Cyclists enjoy the...

Craig Bosenberg
Jun 8, 20233 min read
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There’s a Painting
There’s a painting that hangs in my living room. It’s been there for over 20 years. It hangs opposite the spot by the window where I wait...

Mike Woolnough
Jun 5, 20232 min read
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Freedom Circuit 2023
As I sat in Masakala doing the math trying to figure out if I had enough time to finish the race and still make my connecting flight to...

Leon Erasmus
Apr 27, 20233 min read
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2023 RTW Results
Scott Danoher 3d 15h40 Derek Redfern 3d 15h40 Graeme Green 4d 05h18 Robert De Bruyn 4d 05h18 Herman Botes 4d 12h12 SJ Van Rensburg 5d...
Christopher Fisher
Apr 4, 20231 min read
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