How to prepare for your first ultra-endurance adventure
A practical framework for building endurance, testing gear and arriving at the start line with fewer unknowns.
A practical framework for building endurance, testing gear and arriving at the start line with fewer unknowns.


A book about a 500 km self-navigated mountain-bike journey from Pietermaritzburg to Rhodes and the surprises that happen when the route gets difficult.

Learning to paddle from scratch while aiming at the Dusi and Berg River canoe marathons.

How to read terrain, manage route notes and avoid compounding small navigation errors on long rides.

Why recovery is where hard training becomes useful — and how to organise easier days around demanding sessions.

Lessons from preparing for the 2,200 km Race Across South Africa — including what really belongs in the support box.

A simple packing system for clothing, navigation, repairs, food and emergency essentials without carrying the whole house.

Preparing for the Dusi Canoe Marathon and learning to embrace a challenge that sits far outside the comfort zone.

How to shrink a huge day into manageable decisions when motivation rises and falls.
A year built around learning new disciplines, testing endurance and refusing to be ordinary.
