Tag Archives: trail running

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GUEST POST: Table Mountain Trail Run with Run Cape Town

  Gemma from www.africamarathons.com joined us for two trail running tours in Cape Town last year, and on her most recent run she was joined by some friends on our Table Mountain contour path trailrun.  She wrote this lovely blog about their experience with running guide Andy- THANK YOU for the kind words, Gemma, we […]

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Guest Post – Lions Head and Signal Hill Trail Run

Recently, the lovely Gemma from Africa Marathons was in Cape Town to participate in the Cape Town Marathon, and while she was in town she decided to explore a little further & joined us at Run Cape Town for a trailrunning tour around Lion’s Head & Signal Hill – have a read about her experience in her blog post […]

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Guest Post: This Dad Can Run – Austin Sheppard

Featured Running Company: Run Cape Town   I have just returned home from the most amazing trip to South Africa’s Western Cape.  I was privileged enough to stay for 6 weeks and had some of the most incredible experiences, including running tours with the superb Philippa Jephson from Run Cape Town. The wonderful Philippa is […]

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Celebrating an Inspiring Woman runner!

They say “dynamite comes in small packages” and this is certainly true for our new running friend, Ali!  We had the pleasure of meeting this petite power-house whilst she was in Cape Town, and I thought that seeing as it’s National Women’s Day today & August is Women’s month, it would be cool to share […]

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Why do a sightrunning runningtour?

#runningisfree #outsideisfree Right?  Then why do a running tour & pay to go for a run?! We thought we’d share some recent feedback from our running tour clients to see the value they have found in doing a running tour with us @RunCapeTown Roni & Nevo:  Tel Aviv, 5 October 2016 “Thanks you so much! […]

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Table Mountain Rocks!

Recently it seems we can’t get enough of our Mother City’s iconic Table Mountain, New 7 Wonder of Nature (since 2012) & playground for so many hikers, runners & nature enthusiasts.  Whether hiking, trail running, or simply sitting & enjoying the view, this mountain is just incredible!  On our latest hikes we have been delighted to see […]

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On Summer, swims and running in the shade !!

So it’s 31 January 2016 – already – time to reflect on the running month of Jan … It’s been a lovely hot summer in Cape Town & there have been two major things keeping us at Run Cape Town motivated to carry on running:  running in the shade & post-run swims in the sea […]

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Kick-starting Summer 2014 with Run Cape Town!

Run Cape Town has had a wonderful start to the summer, having had the privilege of meeting and running with a bunch of runners from the UK/Europe.  First we had the lovely Allison, a personal trainer from Buntingford, who joined us for three running tours – one in the sunshine through the city centre, and […]

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Tailor-Made Trail Running Adventures

This week we were contacted by a finance professor, currently living in Singapore, who generally runs 20km of trail in the Singapore jungle, in temperatures of 30°C+, with massive amounts of humidity! He asked if we could tailor-make some longer trail runs for him, so that he could experience the natural beauty of our city, […]