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Building a 2013 Fortuner for the long road 🛻

Ultra Ironman in training 🏊🏼‍♂️🚴🏼🏃🏽
Postcards from wherever I end up 📍Cape Town

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Cold mornings, silly chats, and fresh rides through the Kagga Kamma wilderness. Sometimes the best adventures start before the wheels even start turning.

Photo by Luca and the p2 legacy team

#mountainbike #gravelbike #bikepack #earlymorings #cycle

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WE just playing in the mountains ⛰️🥰🤩🏕️

@we.southafrica has all the spots

#camping #swiming #waterfall #secretwaterfalls #wewaterfalls #wecamp #wehike #wesouthafrica #southafrica #capetown #explore #travel #live #love #friends

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Good Times. Good People. That’s the magic. ✨

Sometimes it’s not about where you are or what you’re doing, it’s about who you’re doing it with. The kind of people that laugh loud, hike hard, share snacks, and never let you take life too seriously.

From early morning coffees to golden hour views, late-night chats to spontaneous detours, these are the moments that stick.

Surround yourself with the ones who bring the energy, the stories, and the vibes. The ones who show up, stay real, and make the good times even better.

Here’s to more of this, wherever we end up next.

#GoodPeopleGoodVibes #WeSouthAfrica #AdventureCrew #RealOnesOnly #ThisIsLiving #MomentsThatMatter #CapeTownVibes #LifeOutside #wesouthafrica #dotthisismysummit #DOTThisIsMySummit

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Long weekend calls for an adventure ⛰️

#longweekend #smartring

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Little escape to Greyton 🫶🏼

#camping #greyton #greytontourism #defender #landrover #capetown #hiking #donkey #fishing #party #friends #southafrica #southafricacamping

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How was your weekend camping trip? It’s was so good! 🏕️

Loads of fun, laughter and new memories made…

#sogood #capetown #southafrica #camping #hiking #southafricacamping #donkey #weekendaway #friends #memories

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Ironman Race Week 2025
Friday Breakdown

The day started the right way—5 AM, 5KM run in George with Uncle Mike. Crisp air, quiet roads, and that satisfying feeling of being ahead of the world. Then, just as tradition demands, the skies turned dark as we hit the road to PE. Every time we make this trip, the storm seems to follow—rain hammering down, lightning cracking in the distance. Almost poetic, considering what’s coming on race day.

Once we arrived at our Airbnb, I barely had time to drop my bags before heading to race registration with my dad. Now, I don’t know what I expected, but the expo was… underwhelming. No buzz, no energy, just overpriced merch and a quick in-and-out process. Not exactly the hype-builder I was hoping for.

To shake off the disappointment, we made a quick detour to the casino. For once, I was actually holding my own at the tables. Maybe today was my lucky day? Spoiler: it wasn’t. Greed got the better of me, and I lost it all. Meanwhile, my dad? Cashed out with extra money in his pocket. Some people just have the touch.

Next up: grocery shopping. Simple mission—grab enough carbs to fuel the weekend. And shoutout to Woolies’ 1KG pasta dishes for making life easy. One for Friday. One for Saturday. Job done.

Back at the Airbnb, I started sorting out my transition bags—laying everything out, visualizing race day. Then—boom—the power cuts out. At first, I thought it was load-shedding, but no… the Airbnb had run out of electricity units. No power meant no cooking, no pasta, and no chance I was sleeping happy. Eventually, we got more units, the lights flickered back on, and I could finally cook my 1KG mountain of carbs.

With everything packed, prepped, and eaten, I put on a movie, stretched out, and called it a night. The countdown to race day is officially on. #IronmanWeekend #RaceReady #CarbLoading #ironman #ironmantri #ironmanPe #ironmannelsonmandelabay2025 #triathlon #tri

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Let do this! Shaking it up with Running Late Club in Stellies 🔥🏃🏽

The hills were hectic but beyond rewarding at the end! Let do this again @runninglateclub and @unlocked_fitnessstudio 🙌🏼

#stellenbosch #rc #capetown #southafrica #training #motivation #committofit #ironman #running #runningtips #runningclubs #runclubs #runninglate #runninglateclub #capetownrunclubs

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An epic Hoka Demo Run 🏃🏽🔥

With @runninglateclub bringing all the vibes and the best community 🙌🏼

#rc #capetown #southafrica #training #motivation #committofit #ironman #running #runningtips #runningclubs #runclubs #runninglate #runninglateclub #capetownrunclubs

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**LAUNCH EVENT** @hoka.southafrica launched their new Cliton10 at @runninglateclub.Thank you to everyone who pulled in! #rlc #hokarunning #flyhumanfly #clifton10
#running

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This and yap >

#openwaterswim #openwater #openwaterswimmer #swimming #swimmers #swimtraining #training #openwaterswimtraining #ironman #ironmantri

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The Running Late Crew taking over the Sea Point prom with all the Wednesday vibes 🔥🏃🏽

@runninglateclub

#activegetsyoutoamsterdam #capetown #southafrica #training #motivation #committofit #running #tips #runclubs #capetownrunclubs

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