The race is kak hard but challenges every part of the body, mind and skill. I often run out off skill but finished. This year with a jam packed surfski season I did a 3 man team representing one...

I love this series that Max Cluer and his team put together. Even better that my longest standing sponsor Varsity College are not title sponsor. Loved race 1. Video here.

VC have certainly stamped their authority on the event with tons of campus interaction living out they tag line for the races ‘BE THE FUN’

I flew in on Sat...

In the past I really thought that events like Triple Challenge were crazy and a little stupid. This mind-set wasn’t just around Triple but any event that didn’t fit my vibe at the time. This was out of pure lack of perspective.

I never went near events like Cape Point, PE-EL or Scottbrugh to Brighton on the surfski front as they would hurt and I would have to work just a little harder.

Well a friend reminded me of a quote from the mov...

After a massive 9 hour drive back to Durban straight after the second day of the Fish and getting to bed at 2am I was really wondering how I was going to wake up at 6am rather than get through 52km of multisport madness.

Still half asleep I unpacked all the toys (my word you need lots of kit) into the bike and boat transition and smashed the second cup of coffee. If I had a back pack it would have been full of courage but in this case full of ignorance. 

This weekend is just the perfect combination of 3 classic things I love. The first being the south coast, second being boys toys and the third good mates.

Picture by Anthony Grote

So excited to be back home. Home being Durban and just in time for probably the most exciting event ever being Urban Rage.

Team Jeep South Africa team mate Darren Goddard - http://www.force12photography.blogspot.com/ - Shot dood

Big smile photo thanks to Jacques Marais - http://jacquesmarais.co.za/ 

Press Release via www.triplechallenge.co.za  - Sunday 7^th November 2010.

If possession is nine tenths of the law, then Dan Hugo (www.dghugo.com) has certainly made the Triple Challenge his own, taking his fifth consecutive win in the events nine year history.

A cool but dry morning greeted a strong field of multisporters who lined up for the start at the top of Polly Shortts just outside Pietermaritzburg. It was the Change A Life contingent of Eric Zondi, Nhlanhle...

I am reading a cool book at the moment called Spud! It was written by a South African and has certainly captured the imagination of the population. The book takes about truly Saffa culture and the little quirks that go with living in my playground.

I have had an overload of Saffa culture the 2 weeks. Firstly the little Karoo town of Cradock the hosts the best canoe race in the world in the Fish and then last night I headed up to Hilton to do the Energiser ni...

Fully loaded with bikes and boats, I headed up the hill yesterday to Abert Falls Dam with my Varsity Collge team for the Final race of the Jeep Apparel MultiSport Series. What a great way to end, the course was amazing. Got 3rd in the 2 man teams. Great fun. Here is a video of the day thanks to the team at www.maxcluer.com

The valley of the thousand hills brought a scorcher of a hot day for the 3rd race of the Jeep Multisport Series at Nagel Dam.

Still suffering from strong jetlag and with little sleep I took on the shore course team even with one of my sponsors Carole Adam from Varsity College.

Varsity College have really got involved this year entering a number of student teams into the series and even sponsoring some fast indi...

All photos by Jon Ivins, www.jonivins.com thanks to Max Cluer Sports Marketing, www.maxcluer.com.

My rocking Rudy's

Mad Max out load, what's new.

Garmin 405

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These races just don’t disappoint. Probably my favourite events of the year. These is no pressure and get to really enjoy the day out with some of my team Jeep mates.

I choose to race 2 man teams with Varsity College’s Craig Turton. Craig had an awesome run leading the team event. I haven’t been riding with all my prep for the states in the coming weeks so my job was to survive with no crashes or mistakes. It went really well. Didn&r...

I missed the first race of the Jeep Multisport Series, well not going to miss the second this weekend.

Let me put this straight, I am no runner and I am no biker but these are simply the funnest events ever, they are very achievable for anyone. Check out the info at www.maxcluer.com and get the the family to Shongweni on Sunday! 

I sadly missed out on the first race of the Jeep Multisport Series at Albert Falls Dam. Max sent me this classic clip of the event.

After watching this I certainly won't be missing race 2, all the details are at www.maxcluer.com

Good friend Ewan Cochran has started up an amazing little business called the Jeep Multisport School. The main focus is on Multi Kids, a group of kids from 9-13. With Multisport growing at such an alarming rate its amazing to see Ewan getting the little dood involved. Good on YA!

They also do Ladies mountain bike clinics, team building and are running a multisport training workshop this weekend to get you ready for the Jeep Apparel Multisport series starting on...

The most innovative event I went to last year, the HP Urban Rage presented by Jeep Apparel is coming on TV this week in South Africa. A must to see, Supersport 1 on Tuesday at 830pm. More details at http://www.urbanrage.co.za

I am current speechless and in aw of my experience yesterday at the HP Urban Rage. Sorry if I seam out there in this blog but I am super pumped up about this event and how much fun it was.  

I did the paddle leg for a 3 man Jeep team (Carl Storm ran and Matt Goetsch biked and I paddled) at the triple Challenge today. We got a clap by a superstar team from Mr Price, finishing 2^nd some 15min back. Good friend and favourite for the race Dan Hugo (www.dghugo.com) cleaned up, he paddled my awesome Legend on the paddle leg. Sounds like he is going to have a nice rest now after a long season. The ladies race was won by Jeanie Bomford in an amazing 6^th overall. Wow, she hurt some ego’s today big time. Such a humble charac...

Photos tell a thousand stories and hope these show just a tenth of th beauty of the Berg.

Pre ride down from Spiernkop

Checking out some single track

To much k...

Pic by Tracy Ward (www.sportsguide.co.za)

A big thanks to Nikki for taking photo's with my camera and to Lisa (winner of a Rudy Project compo on the website a while ago) who sent me some great pic's she took of the race.

Going out on the bike at T1

Enjoying the downhill on the tough run course.

Brave is what I would call me deciding at the last minute to race the second race of this iconic multisport series on Shongweni’s notoriously hilly course. My partner who was to race the 2 man teams with fell ill with flu and so decide to lift the game. 

I won’t lie, waking up on Sunday for the trek up the hill was no easy. Shoulders and lower back were sore to say the least but there is no way I was going to miss the best organised series in the world. Max Cluer does an awesome job in putting on the series with probably the best family environment I have seen at a sorting event.