Our squad is made up of some of Africa’s best multisport athletes and adventurers. Between them they have won and taken on Dusi Canoe Marathons, Camel Trophies, Ironman Triathlons, major offshore sailing races, expeditions to South and North Pole and more.
Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
I grew up in a family where sport and pushing one's physical limits were adorned. This love was the segway to building a career as an adventure
Cape Town, South Africa
I grew up in a family that spent most of our weekends and holidays hiking and cycling which sparked my love for will places and exploring.
Currently living near Winterton
The combination of growing up in a small town (East London) where sport is a main attraction, having a grandfather that owned a
Knysna
I enjoyed middle distance track running during my teenage years representing the province at a school level. Towards the end of my teens
PE
As a Successful coach at Aspire, Tracey Campbell, is a determined and energetic woman who is no stranger to adventure racing.
Cape Town
Matt is a professional triathlete specializing in Ironman, 70.3 and long - distance events. A former professional yachtsman, he took up
Ixopo, Kwa Zulu Natal
Growing up I was crazy about ball sports. Cricket, golf, rugby; you name it I most probably loved playing it. One thing I really loathed however
Adventure racing is often referred to as the hardest sporting discipline out there. For many of us the mental and physical fortitude needed to complete an Adventure Race is why we do this sport. Our team goal for 2022 is to win the African Adventure Race World Series 2022 - winner gets a free entry to World Champs in 2023.
3 April 2022
13 - 15 May
16 - 18 June
9 - 18 July
29 - 31 July
26 - 28 August
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Out of the box comfortable
As a team we have been using the Agility Peak 4 shoes for the past month training for a 500km adventure race across Lesotho. For Jess, Lance, John, and myself this was the first time using Merrell shoes. There was natural trepidation amongst us trying new shoes so close to a big race. We made a big effort to put the Agility Peak 4’s to the test, taking them into the Cape and Drakensberg mountains, along beaches and forest trails, and even on some tar. Now as we head to Lesotho for the start of our adventure race the consensus is we have a shoe that is up for the job.
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Merrell, a leading global footwear company, and Team Songlines, the recently crowned African Adventure Racing World Series Champions, today announced a partnership for the upcoming
adventure racing season in South Africa and at World Champs in Paraguay in September.
"We are very proud to be sponsoring such an incredible team," says Liezel Jooste, Marketing manager at Medicus Shoes. "We look forward to working with Team Songlines and leveraging our
products and experience in Adventure Racing sponsorship to help them take on world's best adventure races both at home and abroad."
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