Tagged: MUNGA

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Munga Metaphors: Befriending the dragon

As I promised myself in the ongoing internal conversation that occupied many hours of difficult riding on the 2024 Munga, I gave myself a celebratory tattoo. I have drunk deep at the desert windmill that pumps the Munga cool-aid and so the artwork inked onto my right forearm by Marc...

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Munga – Why and How?

The Munga is 6 days away. 1130km with a 120 hour cutoff from Bloemfontein to Wellington cross country on farm and dirt roads. The organizer sent a questionnaire looking for general biographical information and included the questions “Why are you doing this?” “Stretching the body to make room for the...

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Race Report – Munga Grit Tankwa 2024

Being humbled in the face of the hugeness of life, opens empathy and understanding for others. In the spirit of gonzo reporting here’s an account of an abortive attempt at the Munga Grit Tankwa 2024. I withdrew at race village one – after 17 hours and 219 of the hardest...

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New bike day for the Munga

I have been riding a 2022 Trek Top Fuel 7 trail bike and I love it. I’ve ridden most of the western cape MTB trails on it as well as quite a few 100-mile gravel grinds, a Trans Baviaans and a couple of 36one rides. The bike is stable and...

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MAMIL’s MUNGA for TEARS

The plan for 2024 is to make it the biggest riding year yet. I have entered the MUNGA grit and the MUNGA and, inspired by others who have used these enormous physical challenges to raise funds for good causes, I would like to use my efforts as an opportunity to...

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