After 21 hours, Merrell crossed the line at the WCAD tulbagh adventure race in first place. After racing conservatively over the first half of the course, looking after bodies and gear, the team started the final 25km trek together with team painted wolf. The leg proved significantly tougher than had been expected with the heat […]
Team Merrell win A1 Series opener at WCAD Tulbagh Event Read More »
This weekend sees the first race of the A1 South Africa Adventure Racing series – this one hosted by Western Cape Adventure Racing. The WCAD 24-hour adventure race taking place in Tulbagh valley begins at midnight tonight at the Vogelvlei Yacht Club. Merrell Adventure Addicts will be among the 21 teams competing and as part
Addicts racing at A1 Series – WCAD Tulbagh Read More »
170 hours of vasbyt for Merrell finished 20th at ARWS – Adventure Racing World Series world Champs 2018. Some words from the addicts as they completed the tough event (Photo’s from Kirsten Oliver): Team Captain Graham “Tweet” Bird: “When the opening leg of an adventure race is 106km with over 8000m of ascent, it’s scary,
Merrell finish 20th at 2018 Adventure Racing World Championships Read More »
Merrell Adventure Addicts will be lining up amongst the world’s finest Adventure Racing teams at the start inside an old volcano on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion for the AR World Championships on 9 November. The team has had a focused build up as they prepared for what promises to be a tough and
Merrell prepare for UPHILL challenge at Champs Read More »
He may be retired, almost 100kg and known to wing his way through his career, but the latest member of the Merrell Adventure Racing team was specially selected as a matter of national pride. Stefan Terblanche, formidable all-rounder who played 37 caps for the Springboks between 1998 and 2003 joins the South African Merrell team
Springbok Stefan Terblanche joins Merrell for Godzone Read More »
Feed a kid a secret and watch as it expands within him, lighting up his eyes and bubbling out of every pore until it eventually and inevitably bursts forth. Not Graham ‘Tweet’ Bird. The captain of the popular Merrell Adventure Addicts team has got his poker face on and no amount of cajoling will get
Plans 2018 – Inside is out and Outside is in Read More »
When life gives you lemons, you make lemon pie, we all know that. When life sends the massive #KnysnaFires to destroy your home along with everything you own and burn down your pine plantations and livelihood, it can be difficult to find that pie recipe amidst the smouldering ashes. So we poked around and found
Plans up in Smoke, GoalPost still Standing Read More »
Tickets booked, it’s off to the Cowboy State of Wyoming for South African team Merrell Adventure Addicts as they head to the United States in August for the2017 Adventure Racing World Championships. Along with compatriots Team Cyanosis – who earned their place at the competition with a strong win in the Paraguay Expedition Race –
Merrell saddle up for The Cowboy State Read More »
The Merrell Adventure Addicts are hosting the second 24 HR ADVENTURE TRAINING RACE in the Garden Route on the weekend of 4-5 March 2017. Suitable for anyone preparing for or interested in, expedition style racing. Full race info and online entry at: advaddicts.co.za/24hr-exp-race-training/ Teams of 2 or 4 race through the night on a course
24hr Expedition Race Training Event Read More »
At the end of another exhausting Adventure Racing World Championship where watching the dots track over the 650km course is an all encompassing workout in itself, Merrell supporters can now sit back and reflect on the range of emotions elicited by this team during this week’s event in Australia. Roughly in order: Anticipation, Excitement and
Merrell: Giving Up Was Never a Valid Option Read More »
