On Wednesday, 9th June the Merrell Adventure Addicts crossed the line to win the 2015 Expedition Africa in Swaziland. Herewith thoughts from the four individuals who united to form a powerful team. Graham “Tweet” Bird: Adventure Racing is a sport like no other. It sucks you in wholeheartedly. From a few days before the start […]
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A ten minute gap between first and second over the line is possibly as close as you may get to a photo finish in this sport. 72 hours and 30 minutes after the Merrell Adventure Addicts set off amongst 24 international and local teams, they brought the South African flag proudly across the line to
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Some pre race thoughts from the Merrell Adventure Addicts as they are about to embark on the 450km non stop Expedition Africa through the Kingdom of Swaziland. Race starts 7th June 2015. Follow the teams progress on there Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/MerrellAdventureAddicts
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“Oh dear”* said Tweet, lying in bed half an hour before departure to Swaziland for the fifth Expedition Africa, one of the major races in the Adventure Racing World Series. *Not his real words The captain of the Merrell Adventure Addicts team had just checked the weather forecast for the coming week. The temperature was
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Extreme Lights have come on board to supply Mountain Biking lights for the Merrell Adventure Addicts. Night riding always plays an important part of any adventure race and being able to maintain a high riding speed with comfortable lighting is vital for success. “Extreme Lights provide this.” says captain Graham Bird. “There lights are easy
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Around the globe adventure racing teams are mobilising. Bike boxes are fitted, lists are checked off, bags are packed. Duct tape and cable ties. Helmets, shoes, torches, trekking poles and compass. Favoured energy bars slip in between every fold but most food will be harvested off local supermarket shelves once at the race destination. Clothes
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Buoyed up by the fresh news of one of life’s greatest victories, the Merrell Adventure Addict team headed exuberantly into the great outdoors over the past weekend to begin preparations for a big year of racing. With their main focus being expedition Adventure Racing, they spent 36 hours, first trekking 70km through the rain and
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The Addicts reflect on the Drakensberg Grand Traverse and introduce new members, Robyn Kime and Grant Ross
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On Friday, 15th November the Merrell Adventure Addicts team of Graham Bird, Robyn Kime, Hanno Smit and Grant Ross successfully completed the Drakensberg Grand Traverse in 78h57m. A 213km journey, with 9500m of climbing, from the Sentinel in the Northern Drakensberg to Bushman’s Nek border post in the South. As with most extreme expeditions it
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For any endurance minded athlete, the Drakensberg Grand Traverse is seen as one of the ultimate tests. An epic 210km trail from the Sentinel in the Northern Drakensberg to Bushman’s Nek border post in the South. Since becoming a recognized challenge in 1999, when the Raubenheimer brothers completed the route in 105h39m, the records has
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