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The 2026 Trail Running Calendar 🧙🏻‍♂️

Just a few races we would recommend you get stuck into next year 🙌🏻

Let us help you prep for one of these bucket list races - just pop us a DM 🫡

Why not do something crazy in 2026, try a new distance , or try go quicker 💪🏻 But yet again prove you can do anything if you prepare for it 👨‍🍳

Let’s Shake and Bake 🤙🏻

Tag a friend who has to join you for one of these - or drop your favourite trail race that didn’t make the list! 🔥 by @thebakeryrc

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10 months ago

Who is Michael Baker 🤔

I am a guy with a mad passion for adventure, running and seeing people crush their goals 🙏

I love running because it's movement in it's purest form. I have always run to explore 🧙🏻‍♂️ but being a competitive person, I started developing a love for speed 🔥

I am a pro hockey coach and have worked with some of the best hockey players in the country 🙌 Through this, I have found that my biggest strength is dealing with people and finding what motivates them.

This, combined with years of hard lessons and a passion for seeing people finish their goals, is the reason I got into running coaching.

I have taken runners from 5km to 42km, from their couch to 5km in under 30 minutes and so many other cool stories.

Personally, I have completed 5 x Comrades Marathons, 3 x 100 milers, 5 x self supported Drakensberg Grand Traverse (one solo) and so many other events.

It took years of training, failing and succeeding to be able to tick off these goals and I want to use this knowledge and passion to help others do the same🙌🏼

#runningcoach #runcoach #trailrunning #thebakeryrc by @thebakeryrc

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3 years ago

The Bakery Running Coaching provides two services.

1. Personalised running coaching, every Sunday you get your program for the week based on your availability to train that week 💪 programs designed to crush your goals 🚀. We have discussions about race plans and nutrition 💪 this is a monthly fee and sign up.

2. A once off program, you tell me what you training for and I will send you a 8 or 12 etc week program. It will be personalised based on the time you have available to train. It's a once off program with a once off fee for you to follow and crush your goal 🚀

To find out more about these services, pop me a DM with your email address and I’ll send them through🤟🏽

📷 @zaczinn by @thebakeryrc

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The 100th Comrades 🔥 it’s going to be the most epic Comrades celebration 🎉

We have taken so many people from Polly Shortts to Tollgate Bridge 🕺 let us help you make it the most epic day 🕺

We have a few spots available for Comrades 2027 🙌🏻 by @thebakeryrc

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25 days ago

Another epic Comrades campaign in the Bakery camp 👨🏻‍🍳

The hardest part is committing to Comrades and then training, the race is the after party of all the hard work 🕺

Super stoked with all our legends 🙌🏻 and congratulations to everyone who completed the yearly pilgrimage 👨🏻‍🍳

Looking to start training for Comrades 2027? The time is now - pop is a DM let’s chat💪 by @thebakeryrc

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4 months ago

Good luck to all Runners hitting the streets from Durban to PMB tomorrow 🙏🏻 a massive good luck to all our Bakery runners 👨‍🍳 we have seen the hard work and know you are going to absolutely crush it 🤙🏻

The greatest day in the year 👨🏻‍🍳 Comrades 🤙🏻 by @thebakeryrc

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4 months ago

Cape Town Marathon 💙

A few weeks ago straight out the oven these runners absolutely crushed it 🙌🏻

Well done to all runners for jumping into the Arena and leaving with your goals crushed 🙌🏻 by @thebakeryrc

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4 months ago

UTD 2026 🔥

Big weekend in the berg for The Bakery. We had four runners absolutely dominate their races and smash out their race plans💪

Swipe through to read their post race thoughts!

This is exactly what happens when you keep showing up even when things get hard. by @thebakeryrc

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5 months ago

Two Oceans ULTRA done and dusted 🌊🔥

Proud of every one of our athletes who showed up, put in the work and smashed out their race.

You can do hard things (especially if you train👀) 🫡 by @thebakeryrc

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Unpacking our sub 60 Drakensberg Grand Traverse attempt | part 1 🧙🏻‍♂️

Realistically it would have taken something perfect for me to land it 🙏🏻 about a month ago Andrew said to me , Bakes you need to start running 😂 so in all honesty I definitely wasn’t in peak physical condition heading in 🙏🏻 but we both said let’s see how far our body’s could go 🧙🏻‍♂️

Also we/I really think the world is getting soft 🙏🏻 and can only do hard things if it’s all planned and done perfectly. Epic aid stations, 150g of carbs an hour, water melon. A DGT takes everything away and is completely raw 🙏🏻 you will learn everything about yourself on one hard mountain crossing. And we wanted to inspire people to do the DGT 🧙🏻‍♂️ our favourite place in the world 🙏🏻 the two fastest times are absolutely insane and you don’t have to beat those just go out and see what you’ve got 🧙🏻‍♂️

Here’s part 1 of our recap of the DGT 🙌🏻 by @thebakeryrc

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6 months ago

So we about to attempt something crazy.

The Drakensberg Grand Traverse +- 210km in under 60 hours.

Only 3 people have ever gone under 60 hours and this has made the goal of sub 60 sound cool.

For me it would be my 6th one in 2026 so sub 60 makes sense.

The DGT you basically hike from one side of the Drakensberg to the other side, tagging major peaks 🙌🏻 around 8000m ascent and a lot of it with no path and if any it’s cattle track.

Only 35 times have ever been recorded in self supported dgts.

What makes it so tough is how raw it is. You could not see anyone over the 210km and if something happens you many hours away from safety with no signal.

A sub 60 attempt is extra sketchy because we have to pack lighter with no sleeping or cooking gear. So you can’t just get into a tent or a cave with out getting really cold waiting for help.

But we are keen to learn from this attempt what is possible from ourselves and with gear if we can go lighter and faster.

But in all honesty Andrew and I have done some epic adventures together and we are just pumped to spend a few hours in the Drakensberg again on another epic adventure 🙌🏻

Sub 60 lets go 🔥 taken in Witsieshoek Mountain Lodge by @thebakeryrc

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7 months ago

Welcome to our new series! Where we going to share some insights for anyone looking to get into running👀

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time!

If you new to running and feeling overwhelmed, swipe through for some thoughts from The Bakery.

If you have any questions and not sure if you should get a coach, just pop us a dm, we happy to answer!

Tag a friend who you want to start running with! by @thebakeryrc

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