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@gonzoruns x @asics_za Gonzo is much like a person putting together a puzzle with a bunch of odd ends and pieces from different puzzle sets…we never stick to the general narrative of doing things, pooling different ideas and somehow making them stick. When ASICS came on board to be our final sponsor early this year, they literally were the last push we needed to make it official & jump this shit. Gonzo could now afford to run a growing social trail running crew in Cape Town fulltime, to keep pushing boundaries and dare to dream bigger! We are so stoked to have the @asics_za team as sponsor partners to Gonzo. We obviously dig their clothes & those insane trail shoes, IMPORTANTLY, we also love paying our bills. But what we really froth over is our close relationship - our weekly chats, the jokes & laughter, the vibes and and even some travels together! It’s also about the people! Here’s to @asics_za for being that final piece in the developing smorgasbord puzzle that is @gonzoruns ! Shout-out to the most amazing Gonzo Team - you people are nuts, but fun! @keithvoga @amandajanehowlett @ashlin_claire @anthonymurray31 @wentzel12 @julzybee taken in Cape Town, South Africa by @gonzoruns
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OCTOBER CALENDAR Well we are at the crest of the end-of-year trail running season with the big UTCT in a few weeks time! So many peeps are running the UTCT race in Cape Town next month and want to recce sections of the race so they asked us to help out! By popular demand! So we created our very own aptly titled UTGT - Ultra Trouble Gonzo Thunderbuns. This is a 6 part series where we are running major sections of the 100km race/route and doing it over the following 6 weekends! The 100km also includes large chunks of the 23km, 35km,55km & 100miler. Then don't forget the Gonzo & Friends Bowls Social next weekend! If you were at the last one, you will know it was enormous fun and not the tamest of socials! 03 OCT UTGT 1/6 GARDENS We start at our favourite restaurant @tamboerswinkel , do the Signal & Lions roundhouse, a bit of Kloof Corner and a drop back to Tamboers Winkel 10 OCT UTGT 2/6 KLOOF CORNER Starting at everyone’s coffee watering hole, @blackboxcoffee_ct , we head up Platties, Maclears, and the Apostles before dropping down Oudekraal and heading back on Pipe Track 10 OCT GONZO & FRIENDS BOWLS SOCIAL Come dressed as something silly, play bowls (it can get competitive), get all hoodlum, play a Singles game, grab a Boerie and a goosy-trot to some epic tunes will you sip on beverages from the cheapest bar! Sign-up as spots are limited (see the post or Linktree for sign-up). 17 OCT UTGT 3/6 SANDY BAY Starting at everyone’s favourite nudie beach, we wrap around to Llandudno Ravine start, head down into Llandudno, Sandies, up Suther and back down into Hout Bay harbour before heading back. 24 OCT UTGT 4/6 HOUT BAY Starting at our brand new Hout Bay local, @thesentinelcafe , we head up Chappies to Atlas Pools, head to Constantia Nek before returning on a special route. 31 OCT UTGT 5/6 CONSTANTIA NEK Starting at Constantia Nek, we drop down Die Hel to Alphen and make our way back up to the Contour Path before returning to the start. taken in Cape Town, South Africa by @gonzoruns
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INTRODUCING UTGT - Ultra Trouble Gonzo Thunderbuns By popular demand! So many peeps are running the @utct race in Cape Town next month and want to recce sections a few more times before the race They asked. We subjected ourselves to the will of their madness! So we are running major sections of the 100km race/route and doing it over the following 6 weekends into November! Your fitness should be peaking, but like our Hux timetrials, this is an opportunity to memorise the route, track your planned timings to race sections, know when to push, when to hold & what needs enduring before you reach the next aid station where your mates can convince you to continue! The 100km also includes large chunks of the 23km, 35km,55km & 100miler. See you out there! @fynbosmoney @asics_za @primeselfza @kitchn.io @jackblackbeer @drinkbrooks @oakley taken in Cape Town, South Africa by @gonzoruns
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GONZO SATURDAYS “UTGT 3/6 Gardens” Sat, 17 October Sandy Beach Parking Eustegia Way Hout Bay 06:45 for 07:00 06:55 Newbie Briefing 13km, 19km, 23km, 30km UTGT - ULTRA TROUBLE GONZO THUNDERBUNS  This weekend we are doing round 3 of the 6 UTGT sections of the UTCT 100km route.  A very first! We start with a short downhill before climbing road to the top of Suikerbossie (have you ever done Suikerbossie before? We haven't!). We then drop into the UTCT route. Don't ask - Hout Bay can be a bit tricky with routes & trail access, and after our own recce’s this week, the best option was to start with the internationally infamous climb. MAKING IT HAPPEN Thanks to our main sponsor @fynbos.money and sponsors @asics_za  @primeselfza & @kitchn.io for making Gonzo sustainable! GPX DOWNLOADS Rule #1 of Gonzo - we are a self-navigational trail run with no team leaders or pace groups. Please see Gonzo Runs website & Strava for the routes. NOTES -Every weekend, different Cape Town locations. -Once a month, outside of Cape Town. -Anyone can just rock up and join. No sign-up. -Gonzo is for the super chilled to the super fast..for the solo runner or the extrovert. -If you don't have the tech to follow the GPX, or are just unsure, tag along with someone that has the GPX on their device or knows the route. -If you a get bit lost, that’s normal, just get creative -You need to be  self-sufficient.  -Ensure you have enough nutrition and hydration  -Dress in weather appropriate and suitable trail running gear.  -Etiquette - keep to the left & pass on the right, when descending, make way for the ascender - WSAR Western Cape Emergency Phone: 021 937 0300 -You are engaging in all Gonzo activities voluntarily and entirely at your own risk.   📸@julzybee PLATFORMS Website - www.gonzoruns.com Instagram - @gonzoruns Strava - Gonzo Runs club  Whatsapp - Link on Instagram bio Peace & Vaabz! taken in Cape Town, South Africa by @gonzoruns
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Your R50 helped create jobs and stimulate a local village economy in the Cederberg 🏕️ Over the last few months, Gonzo runners have donated R20,000 towards the redevelopment of the Langkloof community-run campsite in the Cederberg. Langkloof is a small, often-forgotten community in the heart of the Cederberg. Together with 140+ volunteers, @love_our_trails, @sustainableceder and @capenature , the residents have rebuilt their tented camp, and it’s opening to the public soon. Every guest who stays there brings tourism, jobs and income straight back into the village. This isn’t charity. It’s opportunity. And you helped make it happen. Flippen legends. We only ever ask one thing in return for all the Gonzo runs and experiences we concoct from our little underground lab: instead of saying thank you, just give back. Drop R50 (or so) in the Gonzo donation fund each week. 100% of it (plus a little extra from the Gonzo bowl) goes to conservation and community projects. Our donation initiatives are guided by local legend, environmentalist and activist, @blake_dyason and the incredible team at @love_our_trails , major partners to Gonzo Runs. In 2.5 years, that’s added up to over R70,000. 🧡 So a huge vokkn thank you. Every weekly R50 matters more than you know. We told you you’d make a difference, and you have. Keep running. Keep giving back. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ #GonzoRuns #LoveOurTrails #Langkloof #Cederberg #GiveBack #TrailRunningSA #CapeTownTrails taken in Cape Town, South Africa by @gonzoruns
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Gonzo Runs Bucketlist: Day 2 Early to rise for our first real day in the French Alps. A stop at the Saturday Market on the way to the train station and we were ready 🥖👊🏻 The run - a beautiful circular easing us in to the altitude and what was to come in the next few days. Glacial lakes, Boinassy Suspension Bridge and a tough climb, made for a well deserved stop at the Buvette at the finish! After baguettes, beers and some rays we headed back to Chamonix, just in time to support our Boys against the All Blacks. Most were tucking into the Guinness and tequilas at the Irish Sports Pub, some were visiting the local hospital @mikehopkinsjnr , and some were enjoying Aperolis in the sun @julzybee ☀️🍹 After, with a win under the belt and what looked like 20 beers deep, we stumbled our way to burgers and bed. It’s a tough life out in the Alps, but someone’s gotta do it! @gonzoruns 🫶🏼 📸 All legit pictures - the talented @julzybee taken in Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France by @gonzoruns
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GONZO SATURDAYS “UTGT #2/6 Kloof Nek” & Gonzo & Friends Bowls Day Sat, 10 October Kloof Nek Parking Black Box Coffeeworks 06:45 for 07:00 06:55 Newbie Briefing 13km, 18km, 23km, 28km, 32km UTGT - ULTRA TROUBLE GONZO THUNDERBUNS - #2/6 This weekend we are doing round 2 of the 6 UTGT sections of the UTCT 100km route. We start at our favourite restaurant Black Box Coffeeworks (10% Gonzo discount!) at Kloof Nek Parking. We hit Mighty Platties, Apostles & Llandudno Ravine. Toight thunderbuns! GONZO & FRIENDS BOWLS SOCIAL At 15:30 in the afternoon we meet for our annual Gonzo Bowls Day. Sign-up, invite your mates and get goosey with us! Create a team or we’ll simply create a team for you. See Instagram bio for sign-up. R250 MAKING IT HAPPEN Thanks to our main sponsor @fynbos.money and sponsors @asics_za @primeselfza & @kitchn.io for making Gonzo sustainable! GPX DOWNLOADS Gonzo is a self-navigational trail run with no team leaders or pace groups. Please see Gonzo Runs website & Strava for the routes. NOTES -Every weekend, different Cape Town locations. -Once a month, outside of Cape Town. -Anyone can just rock up and join. No sign-up. -Gonzo is for the super chilled to the super fast..for the solo runner or the extrovert. -If you don't have the tech to follow the GPX, or are just unsure, tag along with someone that has the GPX on their device or knows the route. -If you a get bit lost, that’s normal, just get creative -You need to be self-sufficient. -Ensure you have enough nutrition and hydration -Dress in weather appropriate and suitable trail running gear. -Etiquette - keep to the left & pass on the right, when descending, make way for the ascender - WSAR Western Cape Emergency Phone: 021 937 0300 -You are engaging in all Gonzo activities voluntarily and entirely at your own risk. 📸@julzybee PLATFORMS Website - www.gonzoruns.com Instagram - @gonzoruns Strava - Gonzo Runs club Whatsapp - Link on Instagram bio Peace & Vaabz! taken in Cape Town, South Africa by @gonzoruns
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**COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED** Two entries to SkyRun. One is yours. The other is for whoever you'd trust at 3am on a mountain. SkyRun is 100km, 65km or 38km along the Witteberg, and this year Fynbos Money is the presenting sponsor. We have two entries for the Gonzo community, and the winners choose their distance. To enter: 1. Follow @fynbosmoney , @gonzoruns and @skyrunza 2. Tag the friend you'd take and tell us why it should be the two of you. That's it. The Gonzo team is choosing the pair, so make your case count! Entries close Thursday 8 October. Winners announced Monday 12 October. Race weekend is 14 and 15 November. Entries only, so getting there, staying there and the kit list are on you. T&Cs: fynbos.money/legal/competition-rules. Open to SA residents 18+. by @gonzoruns
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GONZO SATURDAYS “UTGT ⅙ Gardens” Sat, 3 October Gardens Tamboers Winkel 06:45 for 07:00 06:55 Newbie Briefing 13km, 18km, 23km, 28km UTGT - Ultra Trouble Gonzo Thunderbuns ⅙  By popular demand! So many peeps are running the UTCT race in Cape Town next month and want to recce sections of the race so they asked us to help out! So we are running major sections of the 100km race/route and doing it over the following 6 weekends! The 100km also include large chunks of the 23km, 35km,55km & 100miler. We start at our favourite restaurant Tamboers Winkel, do the Signal & Lions roundhouse, a bit of Kloof Corner and a drop back to Tamboers Winkel. We will be running 20 km’s of the Town section of the race. GONZO & FRIENDS BOWLS SOCIAL On the 10th October we are having our annual goosey-loosey Bowls day in Gardens for a proper shindig till late. Start gathering your team of 6 in the meantime - sign-up will be next week! JIBBER-JABBER Afterwards, we have some refreshing ice-cold @jackblackbeer & @drinkbrooks Be sure to make your donations, we have a huge role to play in the Langkloof Camping site development. We have donated R10,000 already and wanna double up quick-stix. MAKING IT HAPPEN Thanks to our main sponsor @fynbos.money and sponsors @asics_za  @primeselfza & @kitchn.io for making Gonzo sustainable! GPX DOWNLOADS Gonzo is a self-navigational trail run with no team leaders or pace groups. Please see Gonzo Runs website & Strava for the routes. NOTES -Every weekend, different Cape Town locations. -Once a month, outside of Cape Town. -Anyone can just rock up and join. No sign-up. -Gonzo is for the super chilled to the super fast..for the solo runner or the extrovert. -If you don't have the tech to follow the GPX, or are just unsure, tag along with someone that has the GPX on their device or knows the route. -If you a get bit lost, that’s normal, just get creative -You need to be  self-sufficient.  -Ensure you have enough nutrition and hydration  -Dress in weather appropriate and suitable trail running gear.  -Etiquette - keep to the left & pass on the right, when descending, make way for the ascender - WSAR Western Cape Emergency Phone: taken in Cape Town, South Africa by @gonzoruns
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WELL, BOWL ME OVER! Did somebody say a full afternoon of bowling!? With the grooviest crew in Cape Town!? And the cheapest bar in the Mother City!? GET OUTTA TOWN! Join us for the annual social of all socials - Gonzo Goes Bowling! Everybody’s welcome, and we mean everybody! Bring your partners, your friends. Bring your family. Bring that gal/guy you’ve had your eye on - there will be a singles lane! 😉 Runner or not, come and join us 🥳 📅: 10 October ⏰: 15:30 - 23:00 📍: Gardens Bowls Club 👕: Fancy dress 👊🏻: R250 Ticket includes entry, bowling, and boerie rolls LOGISTICS Bowls will be played in teams of 6, two teams to a lane. Teams will be allocated in person, on the day. You can play as many times as you like, for as long as you like 😈 Dress up as a team, dress up individually, the floor is yours - prizes are up for grabs so …. 👻🤠🦁🦄🍄🌸☃️🍟🏂🤹🏻🗽 Anything goes! There will also be a SINGLES LANE (Gonzo has a pretty good track record of playing match-maker..) so make sure you’re on that list if you’re single to mingle! WANT TO JOIN? Add your name to the spreadsheet below, add your dietary requirements, and send your POP to Ashlin. Simple. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE. Spreadsheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14hGozKrTv5nkrGnWHze1XSI-iDsk6fYnrACXWkmXTEg/edit?usp=sharing PAYMENTS Bank details provided in the sign up sheet. Don’t forget to send your POP. Payment - R250 pp Reference - Full name Bowls SENDING POP Please send your POP to Ashlin Healy’s whatsapp - 0787547487 taken in Gardens Bowling Club by @gonzoruns
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