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Freedom Runners - Mimi Anderson & Samantha Gash
Sep 24, 2014
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Oct 26, 2014
Paarl, South Africa
Running The Freedom Trail for Save the Children, South AfricaIn 2014 Australian ultra-marathon runner Samantha Gash and fellow British ultra-marathon runner Mimi Anderson ran the length of the 2,300km Freedom Trail in South Africa. The unmarked scenic route runs through several conservation areas in rural Southern Africa with lots of geological diversity, crossing six mountain ranges including Lesotho, the open spaces of the Great Karoo, and countless valleys.Most people will cover the distance by mountain bike, but the “Freedom Runners” decided to run it. It is technically quite challenging and is made up of dirt roads, dirt tracks and cattle tracks. After two...


