Beyond Comfort

In the Autumn edition of RunMag, Leigh de Necker wrote about her 100-mile journey at Ultra Trail Cape Town. Here is a deeper, personal look behind the scenes through the lens of her support crew.

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Tested | Diadora Gara Carbon 3

It’s a good shoe,it just doesn’t give that “wow, this is fast” feeling. It’s light but not super springy or explosive, and if you’re expecting that typical carbon bounce, you might find this a bit muted. That said, it still gives you that bit of speed support when you need it!

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Tested | ASICS Superblast 3

The hot new Superblast 3 from Asics landed recently – and blew us away. In short, it’s a versatile, max-cushioned, non-plated trainer featuring a new, softer yet springier midsole foam. I went for both a long run and a more up-tempo session in these straight out of the box and found the plush, soft and spacious upper, with its firm, slide-in offset heel cup and integrated tongue, a treatfor my feet.

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Falke’s ‘Pedal Pressure Free’ range.

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Falke Pedal Range: Don't waste watts, pedal to the medal.

Falke's new Pedal range are designed for comfortable efficiency on the bike. As the country's best riders line up for SA marathon and enduro mountain bike champs this weekend, attention tends to land on the obvious kit — the bike, the drivetrain, tyre choice etc. But over a hard day in the saddle, marginal gains in performance often come down to smaller and easily overlooked details, like the contact points between rider and machine.

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Flagship features, friendlier price: Garmin’s new Forerunner 70 and 170 are here.

Garmin has expanded its Forerunner line with two new GPS running smartwatches — the Forerunner 70 and the Forerunner 170 — that pull training features from its higher-end models into a more affordable package. For runners who've eyed the brand's advanced watches but balked at the price, this is the range that closes some of that gap.

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Beyond Comfort

In the Autumn edition of RunMag, Leigh de Necker wrote about her 100-mile journey at Ultra Trail Cape Town. Here is a deeper, personal look behind the scenes through the lens of her support crew.

PEOPLE

Leigh de Necker