#ottertrailrun

[jacquesmarais]

#RETTO2020 RACE DAY 🔥🙌🏻 The #BloukransBoogie ... this is without a doubt the seminal moment of @otterafricantrailrun. The racers dread Bloukrans and you can see it in their facial expressions as they approach the leap of faith into the wild surge pounding in from the tempestuous Indian Ocean. . . These are just a few images from today's incredible race, showing the front of the field hitting the water. Loads more imagery to follow - stay tuned to all the #OtterTrailRun #SM platforms 👍🏻 . . #Retto2020 #trailrunning #Wesgro #gardenroute #nationalparks #guenergy #sonyalpha #sonyafrica #sony // All images shot on @sonyalphasa #A7riii (at Plett Beacon House) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHA48JGJUYm/?igshid=151v0x196biia

#retto2020 #bloukransboogie #ottertrailrun #sm #trailrunning #wesgro #gardenroute #nationalparks #guenergy #sonyalpha #sonyafrica #sony #a7riii

[therovingrunner]

#TBT to #ottertrailrun 2018 Just over a month away and I’m lining up for a 5th & one last time! Those who know me understand the passion I have for this race. Running the Otter was what got me onto this amazing trail running journey 9 years ago in the first place! I dream about regularly! I get nightmares about it even more! But the love, respect, memories & passion I have for this piece of trail far outweighs any disappointments I’ve had on it! In 2018 I left a piece of my soul on the rocks between Stormriver Mouth & Ncubu Hut in search of my Sub-6! It will forever be there, and this year I’ll take strength from it as I run on by! 📸 Jeff Ayliffe https://www.instagram.com/p/B2BBBfyJzo4/?igshid=19fyq0myxccze

#tbt #ottertrailrun

[jacquesmarais]

#RETTO2020 CHALLENGE Year #12 .. that is just about a lifetime of photographing the @otterafricantrailrun. Yet, every edition offers an incredible new - and very different - adventure. By now, I remember specific rocks along the way, and sometimes even stop to have a chat with a few of my favourite @sanparks #gardenroute trees ... . . That is the thing about #OTTER: it is a true wilderness marathon, and you literally traverse the edge of one of the most pristine marine protected areas in all of Africa. Inland, fecund riparian forests blanket the ridges, with views from the trail on par with anywhere else on the planet. . . Today saw the #OTTERChallenge field face off against #Bloukrans, which - despite the odd surge and wave - seemed in a rather good mood. In so many ways this is a trail that should not be raced, but rather experienced while you reconnect with nature ... this is where you will discover where the true stoke of the #grailoftrail lies rooted 🍃💙🌊 . . #ottertrailrun #trailrunning #Wesgro #gardenroute #nationalparks #guenergy #sonyalpha #sonyafrica #sony // All images shot on @sonyalphasa #A7riii . . A huge thank you to old friend @tonykinahan for putting us up at the brilliant @plettbeaconhouse. It really is like a home from home 🙏😊 (at Plett Beacon House) https://www.instagram.com/p/CG8J4w6Jsbt/?igshid=15asa3yza46pn

#retto2020 #12 #gardenroute #otter #otterchallenge #bloukrans #grailoftrail #ottertrailrun #trailrunning #wesgro #nationalparks #guenergy #sonyalpha #sonyafrica #sony #a7riii

[jacquesmarais]

This is Sunny. He is a German shepherd and anyone who has been to Point in #Jbay will recognize him right away. Sunny belongs to Oom Robbie, one of the old guard surfers here, and she loyally stands guard on a shallow reef, all the while waiting for her master to finish his dawn surf session. Our trip to #Jbay was all about #FamilyStoke,and there is nothing quite like it. We swapped the rugged mountains of #baviaanskloof for the @kougamunicipality coast, where a booming swell was predicted to roll in (this, according to @robert.marais & his plethora of #surf prediction Apps). And boy, was this surfer boy right! Points. Shallow reefs. Banks. Beach breaks. Wedges ... we surfed them all. The #Jbay breaks worked six days out of seven, with The Robster styling Supers and Tubes (both a bit beyond my personal pay grade). The cherry on top was a gut-thumping final morning of 6ft walls on the Kitchen Windows backline, with only me and @hilanamarais out on #dawnpatrol. Connecting with my parents and siblings, and a whole bunch of old (and new) friends was an added bonus. Because, in the end, it really is all about reconnecting with your tribe 🙏😊 Now it is homeward bound for two days before returning to the #gardenroute to shoot @otterafricantrailrun with the @magneticsouth_events crew. So pleased that this premier #trailrun is back on the calendar (because trail-runners are family, too, my Bru)! #KougaTourism #Kouga #surf #ottertrailrun #magneticsouth #grailoftrail (at Starfishsurfhouse, Jeffreys bay, South Africa.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGxN_s1pD_D/?igshid=19d2xpjxzd8i4

#jbay #familystoke #baviaanskloof #surf #dawnpatrol #gardenroute #trailrun #kougatourism #kouga #ottertrailrun #magneticsouth #grailoftrail

[jacquesmarais]

This was the year of #Bloukrans... In my 11x years of shooting the #otterafricantrailrun, I've never been subjected to such a brutal and massive tidal surge, and at times during my hour in the river, all you could do was to surrender to the elemental forces of nature. Kudos to each and every runner who took on the @otterafricantrailrun #challenge yesterday - you are all true #trail heroes 😲😬🙌🏻 As always, this epic #marathon #trailrun absolutely pulsed with emotions ... It is no wonder runners from all over the world come here every year to test their mettle in one of the wildest and most beautiful #outdoor playgrounds on #PlanetEarth. And once again, the kickass @magneticsouth_events crew pulled off a truly world-class event - incredible respect especially to the #riversafety team at #Bloukrans! 🙌🏻👌 Next up is the #race edition, and even though the swell levels are dropping, I can guarantee that the stoke level will be sky-high tomorrow. Bring it on! 🙌🏻 💚🙏💙 #ottertrailrun #trailrunning #salomonrunning #grailoftrail #gardenroute #nationalparks #guenergy #Miwater #sonyalpha #sonyafrica #sony // All images shot on @sonyalphasa #A7riii 🙌 (at Nature's Valley, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3d_QabJ-jD/?igshid=qt7gpe70lcp5

#bloukrans #otterafricantrailrun #challenge #trail #marathon #trailrun #outdoor #planetearth #riversafety #race #ottertrailrun #trailrunning #salomonrunning #grailoftrail #gardenroute #nationalparks #guenergy #miwater #sonyalpha #sonyafrica #sony #a7riii

[jacquesmarais]

#TheYearOfBloukrans In more than a decade of experiencing the tempestuous moods of the #otterafricantrailrun, I've never been subjected to such a brutal and massive tidal surge. On Thursday - while navigating this treacherous crossing during the @otterafricantrailrun #Challenge Shoot - all one could do was to surrender to the elemental forces of nature. This #MovingImage may give those of you who did not face #Bloukrans an inkling of the #fearfactor at play on the day. Kudos to each and every runner who took on #Otter2019 2019 African Trail Run - you are all true #trail heroes 😲😬🙌🏻 It is no wonder runners from all over the world come here every year to test their mettle in one of the wildest and most beautiful playgrounds on #PlanetEarth. Once again, the kickass @magneticsouth_events crew pulled off a truly world-class event. incredible respect especially to the @canyon.adventures_wilderness #riversafety team at #Bloukrans! 🙌🏻👌🙏 #ottertrailrun #trailrunning #grailoftrail #gardenroute #nationalparks #guenergy #magneticsouth #Miwater #sonyalpha #sonyafrica #sony // All images shot on @sonyalphasa #A7riii 🙌 (at Otter African Trail Run) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3ogQeVpFmA/?igshid=pisprcyeisl5

#theyearofbloukrans #otterafricantrailrun #challenge #movingimage #bloukrans #fearfactor #otter2019 #trail #planetearth #riversafety #ottertrailrun #trailrunning #grailoftrail #gardenroute #nationalparks #guenergy #magneticsouth #miwater #sonyalpha #sonyafrica #sony #a7riii

[jacquesmarais]

Emotions ... The Victors & the Vanquished. Triumph and Tragedy. Elation & Exhaustion. Competition & Camaraderie ... Legends and myths unfold every year along the tempestuous #gardenroute coastline during the running of the exhilarating @otterafricantrailrun ... This year will be no different, and I'm as nervous as the first time I shot this amazing #trailrun more than a decade ago! 🌊⛰️🌲🍃 As always, I cannot wait to be part of the kickass crew put together by @magneticsouth_events, a truly world-class event organization. And kudos to each and every athlete lining up to take on this epic #trail challenge. Bring it on. #Bloukrans is waiting! 🙌🏻 💚🙏💙 #ottertrailrun #trailrunning #salomonrunning #salomonsa #grailoftrail #gardenroute #nationalparks #goldentrailseries #guenergy #LiveU #sonyalpha #sonyafrica #sony // All images shot on @sonyalphasa #A7riii 🙌 (at Otter African Trail Run) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3ZUmdnpVga/?igshid=f5wvt5gu0k5

#gardenroute #trailrun #trail #bloukrans #ottertrailrun #trailrunning #salomonrunning #salomonsa #grailoftrail #nationalparks #goldentrailseries #guenergy #liveu #sonyalpha #sonyafrica #sony #a7riii

[jacquesmarais]

The @salomon_sa @otterafricantrailrun. It's unforgiving. It's in your face. It's the undisputed #grailoftrail, and this year, it kicks up another level as the final event in the #goldentrailseries. This is as close to a world-championship #trailrun as one can get, with our local #SA trail heroes being joined on this gruelling but beautiful marathon-distance route by the world's top off-road endurance runners. Names like @kilianjornet, Marc Lauenstein, @ruthcrofty, @sagecanaday, @lauraorgue, @idanilssi & @stianangermundvik will make for a mouth-watering contest, especially when pitched against our own @christiaangrey, @megmackenzie1, @robynkime and @kanereilly1. There's only one guarantee, and that is that there's no guarantee who will walk away victorious at #retto2018. Let's just say it's #TimeToPlay 🙌 #salomonsa #salomonrunning #salomon #guenergy #ottertrailrun #otter2018 #magneticsouth #gardenrouteNP #sony #sonyalpha #SonyZA #sonyalphaSA #sonyxperiaza #sonyxperia (at Nature's Valley, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpIZWywFDlN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1nwdea3tbwkfd

#grailoftrail #goldentrailseries #trailrun #sa #retto2018 #timetoplay #salomonsa #salomonrunning #salomon #guenergy #ottertrailrun #otter2018 #magneticsouth #gardenroutenp #sony #sonyalpha #sonyza #sonyalphasa #sonyxperiaza #sonyxperia

[therovingrunner]

Busy packing & getting my choice of weaponry ready 2 tackle the #GrailOfTrail on Saturday during the #OtterTrailRun & #Salomon’s #GoldenTrailSeries Final. #AltraRunning #KingMT 1.5’s #ZeroLimits #UDhydrates #SelfPropelled #TailwindNutrion #GoTailwind #AllYouNeedAllDayReally #Rebuild #Racefood #FARbar #ApplePearCinnamon #Injinji #ToeSocksOrNoSocks #Suunto #Suunto9 #Road2Retto #Otter2018 https://www.instagram.com/p/BpAWbgTncub/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xhxfdkl81rcy

#grailoftrail #ottertrailrun #salomon #goldentrailseries #altrarunning #kingmt #zerolimits #udhydrates #selfpropelled #tailwindnutrion #gotailwind #allyouneedalldayreally #rebuild #racefood #farbar #applepearcinnamon #injinji #toesocksornosocks #suunto #suunto9 #road2retto #otter2018

[jacquesmarais]

Into the final mind and body #taper for the @otterafricantrailrun, happening in the @gardenroute NP this coming week. So chuffed to be shooting #grailoftrail once again with @magneticsouth_events, and all those legendary #trailrunning heroes who'll be burning up this epic #trail. Can't wait to see you on the rock ledges, in the fantastic forests, and at the infamous #bloukrans crossing 🙌 #OtterTrailRun #salomonsa #guenergy #tomtomsports #trailrun #getgoing (at Garden Route National Park)

#trail #ottertrailrun #grailoftrail #salomonsa #trailrunning #tomtomsports #guenergy #getgoing #bloukrans #taper #trailrun