The KZNTR Story

KZNTR – How it ended for me
by Andrew Booth
September 14, 2023
So I have written about how KZNTR started in the first piece on this part of the blog, and now I am going to write about how it ended, for me. Then I’ll spend time in the future filling in between the start at the end, there are plenty of stories that took place between…
KZNTR – How it all started
by Andrew Booth
April 11, 2023
I get asked how KZN Trail Running started, what was the first thought…. or instigator….it’s not a straight forward story, it wasn’t just an idea that came to me…… So of course when I say we have Julius Malema to thank, people laugh thinking that it’s just a joke. But truly something he did played…

Letters from the Lowveld 11
by Lauren Booth
November 21, 2023
Die Hindernisbaan ~ the obstacle course Moving provinces, changing careers, enrolling your children in a “foreign” language school. Our decisions have been described by some as brave. I’m sure there are people quietly thinking us crazy. I know I have at times! You can lay out all the pros & cons of a decision, analyse...
Bokke Final from the Bush – a different world cup experience
by Andrew Booth
November 2, 2023
In August I laughed at my brother-in-law when he realised he would be in the middle of Kruger, without comms, for the World Cup final. Then I accepted a booking to walk Pafuri over the same weekend. When I realised, I had a moment of regret, thinking what if the Boks make the final? I...
Letter from the Lowveld 10 – Slow White and the Boerewors Curtain
by Lauren Booth
October 19, 2023
We may have moved to the Slowveld, but let me tell you, stuff has been HAPPENING. I met my new neighbour the other day. It was 7pm, and she was on her haunches, holding the non-pointy end of a python that was stuck in her fence. She seems nice (the neighbour, not the python). She...
Seeing yourself in nature
by Andrew Booth
September 21, 2023
People have become disconnected from nature- that’s a fact that is undisputable, it shows every day, everywhere, from the street corner to social media. The number of people in the world who remain connected to nature is fewer and fewer, and in general they live with very little monetary wealth. It’s what keeps them connected,...
KZNTR – How it ended for me
by Andrew Booth
September 14, 2023
So I have written about how KZNTR started in the first piece on this part of the blog, and now I am going to write about how it ended, for me. Then I’ll spend time in the future filling in between the start at the end, there are plenty of stories that took place between...