The Running Voyager

Send us Fan Mail Tomo is a dad, husband, ultra runner, coach race director and the founder of Tomo's Pit. This episode is about getting to know Tomo and how he started running from a 5km challenge at work to running one of the most challenging races in the world - The Barkely Marathons. In addition to this Tomo is on his 65th 100 miler on his quest to run 100x100 milers. Links Tomo's Insta...

Send us Fan Mail Shafeeqah has been in the outdoor adventure industry for the past 7 years with almost half a decade’s worth of qualified experience in her feild. As a Salomon South Africa ambassador, she competed in many trail running events in and around South Africa. Shafeeqah is also the founder of the Outdoor Education Hub, they are an initiative focussed on equiping people with knowledge and...

Send us Fan Mail Rhys is a father, husband, manages a business  and is a multi-sport ultra endurance athlete. He is involed in grand multiday adventures such as the Vasbyty Expedition 100hour race, The Dusi - which he has done 23 times, Nedbank Desert Dash, Wild Coast Crossing, Skyrun to name a few. This episode, is about being a parent and managing and integrating that with these grand adventures...

Send us Fan Mail Emily is a  professional athlete for Addidas Terrex, she is a Zimbabwean but is now based in California. Emily has a Masters degree in High Altitude Physiology and she is coached by Paul Lind with Gauge 20 Running and Pat McCurry with Idaho-A-Foot. In this episode we talk about trail running in Zimbabwe, Lessons learnt in 2021, Western States, the importance of family and so much...

Send us Fan Mail Linda has three decades of ultra-distance running  experience, she has raced trail, through canyons, on beaches, deserts, islands, glaciers, salt flats, over mountains, escarpments and peaks. Linda is a very experienced Ultra Runner, but in addition to that she is also a coach. This episode is for any new runners we talk about * helpful strategies for new runners * how to get star...

Send us Fan Mail Daluhlanga Majeke is a father, husband, ultra runner and the head of the Eastern Cape Provincial Treasury. In this episode we talk to Dalu about his start in running ultras, growing up in the Eastern Cape, the importance of family as well as resilience and achieving big goals. Links Addo Ultra trail Drakensburg Books The Mamba Mentality - by Kobe Bryant Dr Bhekisisa J. Mthembu Set...

Send us Fan Mail This is a series of bonus episodes where I interview 3 coaches. Episode 1 is with Prodigal Khumalo. The advice is for help in setting running goals and acheiving them. We talk about: Starting out as a new runner How to set running goals Common mistakes that runners make Prodigal is an Ultra distance runner both on road and trail. He is a Comrades gold medalist and hast won the UTC...

Send us Fan Mail German born, British bred, Eritrean blooded and Spanish based, Alan unwittingly stumbled into thru-hiking after sitting on a plane on his way back from visiting his brother in Japan.  A Maths teacher by profession, he now exclusively tutors privately online, which affords him the time between hikes to work on converting his camper-van and produce videos of his walks for YouTube. L...

Send us Fan Mail Naomi, is an adventurer, through and through. She is a Vet, extremely accomplished ultra runner, conservationist and an artist. Naomi has created her name in trail running with epic results at Ultra Drakensberg, Ultra Trail Cape Town, Ultra Trail Australia, San Pans Ultra, Tarewera, UTMB - to name a few. Naomi lives in New Zealand with her partner Xavier In this episode we talk ab...

Send us Fan Mail Drew Damron grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and he has been living in Japan for six years. He spends his time running a library and running trails, climbing walls and waterfalls, and writing occasional articles for the Japan Times. Links Japan times cocktails Drew's Instagram What I talk about when I talk about running - by Haruki Murakami Sun and Steele - by Yukio Mishima...

Send us Fan Mail Keletso, is one of the guys to complete AMUK in 2022. Keletso grew up in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and is now based in Namibia where he runs a practice, is a dad and also somehow manages to squeeze in ultra running. Keletso has run races all over the world and in this episode we talk about how he manages a hectic career, runs crazy distances and still makes time for family. We also talk...

Send us Fan Mail Cody Reed is an elite ultra runner from Flagstaff Arizona, but he is currently in South Africa. Cody runs for Under Armour. Cody's running Cv is extremely extensive, with numerous wins,  all around the world with a recent 100 mile first place finish at the One Hundred Gran Sasso as well as the 65k (2021) and 100k (2019) in South Africa at Ultra Trail Cape Town as well as the 1...

Send us Fan Mail Nori is the Founder of Sunshine Juice He comes from  a diverse background having lived in Japan, the US, and Taiwan, he opened Japan's first cold-pressed juice store “Sunshine Juice” Juicing, endurance sports and meditation are essential to his daily life and practice. Nori just completed his first 100miler trail run in 35hours with only juice and raw food for his nutrition. N...

Send us Fan Mail Ryan is an adventurer, photographer and videographer and a creator for change. He specialises in outdoor adventure and expedition media. In this episode we get to know Ryan and he tells us a bit about the Trail running landscape in Zimbabwe, as well as the epic 100 miler that's on the books. We also talk about the annual cycle 3000+km  "The Old Legs Cycle Tour" which i...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Mike Sewell interviews me, Linda the  host of The Running Voyager Podcast. This is an opportunity for the guests to get to know a little bit about, my own running story as well as the story behind why I started the podcast. In the second half of the episode I chat with Mike Sewell and we talk about his road to comrades journey. Support the show Thanks so much for...

Send us Fan Mail Robert Self is a trail runner and ultrarunner based in Japan, and the founder of Tokyo Trail Running and Japan Trail running. His most recent project is the Okumusashi Long Trail 105, which he has designed for hikers and trailrunners. The project was launched last year in cooperation with the City of Hanno, Japan. Robert is a motivational speaker who works with Fortune 500 compani...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I chat with Dmitri about a challenge that he undertook in 2020 to run along all the rivers in Tokyo. We get to know Dmitri, what inspired him to take on this challenge and lessons he learnt along the way. Dmitri's final river run of the Tamagawa from the sea to the border of Tokyo was dedicated to Team Taira and the efforts of RunDIPG . Diffuse intrinsic pontin...

Send us Fan Mail For the past four years, local KZN runner, Dean Wight has held the coveted title of Comrades’ “Top Charity Fundraiser”. In his capacity as Charity Ambassador for the Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust (HACT), Dean has successfully leveraged his extensive network to raise over R1.6 million for the official Comrades charity which is situated directly along the infamous race route in centra...

Send us Fan Mail Marius is one of the 5 AMUK finishers in 2021. In this episode, we talk about each of the 4 100 milers and how he managed to get it done, despite a health scare between the last 2 100 milers. Links: ADDO Elephant Trail Run : https://addo.run/ Mac Mac Ultra : https://macmacultra.com/ Ultra Trail Drakensberg : https://www.ultratraildrakensberg.com/ Karkloof Trail Series : https://ww...

Send us Fan Mail Andrew is a multi-sportsman and filmmaker. In a nutshell, Andrew is all about exploring mountains and making films. This episode was inspired by a challenge between Andrew and his friends to traverse the Drakensberg on what seemed like a whim, followed by an impromptu tennis match. In this episode, we talk about taking on challenges in novel ways, adventure racing, filmmaking and...

Send us Fan Mail Admire is a professional runner, private chef and father. Admire has numerous achievements including a third-place finish at the Karkloof Trail Series 2021 100 milers, a 4th place finish at the Ultra-Trail Drakkensburg  2021 100km race. Admire also participated in the Nedbank Reunified 50km world record attempt. Admire is also an Asics Front Runner Links Asics FrontRunner Admire&#...

Send us Fan Mail Martin is a husband, father, ultra runner and cancer survivor. He has 10 Comrades under his belt. In addition to other ultras, he has completed 9 x 100 milers. Martin's accomplishments also include a second-place finish for the ADDO 100 miler in 2021 and 2020.  Martin also came fifth in the 2021 Karkloof Trail Series 100 Miler. In this episode, we get to know Martin we talk in...

Send us Fan Mail Riana Henning is a seasoned Ultra runner, she is the second lady to complete the AMUK challenge, The AMUK challenge consists of running 4 x 100 Milers in one year (Addo , UTD , Mac Mac and Karkloof) . In this episode, we get to know Riana and she gives us insight into how she managed to tackle AMUK as well as how she manages to balance her running with all the other aspects of her...

Send us Fan Mail Justin is an Ultrarunner, husband, and running coach. Justin is one of the finishers of AMUK, with only about 4 years of running under his belt. In this episode, we get to know Justin, what motivates him and how he managed to run 4 100 milers in one year. We also talk about how his wife Laurika is a big support in his running career. Links: AMUK The Mindful Runner Support the show...

Send us Fan Mail Themba is a social runner who is making a difference in his community. Themba undertook a 450km run in 2020 to raise funds for underprivileged school children, he managed to raise over R150 000. This year Themba plans to run another 450km from Gauteng to Nelspruit to support underprivileged children from his hometown Bushbuckridge. In this episode, we get to know Themba and how we...