Did you ever dream that you may, one day, be able to run this extraordinary hiking trail as a one day trail run? Your dream has now become reality!! 
Stu Hoy, founder of Lifestruck TV took on the challenge of participating in the Southern Storm Duathlon– see his story on the Lifestruck Reality TV Show below. Follow him on his journey – how he experiences the Southern Storm Duathlon. To subscribe to the daily updates and blogs go to: stu@lifestruck.tv
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Hi my name is Stu Hoy, In 2008, I did my first ironman. It changed me physically emotionally, mentally and spiritually. It awakened the realisation that as an average Joe, I was able to achieve. That by believing in myself I gave others permission to do the same. It ignited human endeavour. In 2009, I took 5 beginners, people just like you and I on their own journey to Ironman. The story was covered on a 3 part TV series on Supersport and LSTV was born. LIFESTRUCK is the means to ignite, share and inspire. The next adventure is Southern Storm. I hope to share your story. All content is captured on Digital ...READ MORE
Day 1 – Southern Storm
LSTV - Southern Strom. Day 0. There is no going back nowSaturday 19th - 3:52pm. I am sitting in the forest in my little hobbit tent trying to take this all in. The terror of this morning has gone. The panic of "oh my word what am i in for and is there anything that money can still buy that will help me ...!?" has not settled into a resonding "we are here and how AMAZING is this." I feel somewhat out of my depth (even though I have done two Ironman's there are a lot of lanky okes wakling around with distant stares and bad sun tans which ...READ MORE
Day 2 – Southern Storm
Blog update - LIFESTRUCK. Southern Storm - day 2 ... and I thought Ironman was toughSunday night – What an incredible day! I am exhausted, and as my mate Porra would say money’s sore (my knees are sore) So what was it like? Relentless and beautiful. The hills just never stop and never stop coming either. It is without a doubt on of the more significant things I have done – actually I think waking up and continuing tomorrow is going to be right up there too 8-) The short answers: - Hardest part: There are so many answers to this one. It wasn’t like ironman, no people to ...READ MORE
Day 3 Southern Storm
LIFESTRUCK. Day 3 - Southern Storm. Lance was rightLIFESTRUCK TV Day 3 Southern Storm - Lance was right Who in there right mind would after a day (a whole day) running the otter trail would then get up and do another trail run around Robberg, followed by a quick 50km on a mtb! I can tell you that there are about 87 of us … We have a foursome – Nick, Rich, Dirk and me. Soon to be joined by Eric (the beast) The short answers: - Hardest part: getting out of bed and down the stairs. Then the Robberg hike. ...READ MORE
Day 4 – Southern Storm
LIFESTRUCK. Day 4 - Southern Storm. Just hold on ...LIFESTRUCK TV. Day 4 Southern Storm - Just hold on ... I have been wondering just how far I can push this. What will my body tolerate? If this pushing yourself) is an “lackie-band” (elastic band) and you consider that I came from nothing but a couch, then 5km was an ask. 5km became 10, became 21, 42, half Ironman (Ironman 70.3), the full Ironman … when does it stop!? The Otter trail was insane and every morning when I wake up my body has a new ache and a different throb. It isn’t ...READ MORE
Day 5 – Southern Storm
Southern Storm - LIFESTRUCK TV. Day 5. There’s no eye in teamLIFESTRUCK TV. Day 5. There’s no eye in team Day 5 is done. My butt she is not loving me. Would it be fair to compare this to the EPIC. Maybe, the thing is that it’s a multi-day mind bending soul crunching, granny-gear grinding, shuffling two step beach running adventure. All on the back of running the Otter trail (over 2100m ascent) There is certainly an argument for this to be nowhere near the Epic. The Epic is 130km a day (7 / 8 hrs) we are more like 6 ...READ MORE
Day 6 – Southern Storm
LSTV. Southern Storm. Day 6 - 6 stages to becoming ...Day 6. - So this is it, the final day has finally come and gone. All that lay between us and the finish line were the last 5 stages: a 13km dune and beach run, a 35km mountain bike, a 6.8km mole rat run an 11km bike and then the final 5km of train-track and vlei in to the Ebb ‘n Flow camp site. Al though the spirits are high, I am just holding on. It feels like this needs a theme song playing in the background. When it comes to events of this nature I sit safely in ...READ MORE
