initial connection with trail running, came whilst on one of the many holidays spent in the South of France. “I often found myself whizzing with great pleasure down the Baou de St Jeannet, a mountain in many ways similar to that of Lions Head in Cape Town� she recalls. Fast forward to 2004 and Katya decided to move to Cape Town, the city where she still resides today and enjoys working as a freelance researcher in sustainability. A regular trail racer on the South African trail running calendar, as well as having been selected earlier this year to represent South Africa at the World Trail Championships in Ireland, Katya is a true trail runner and a woman with an affinity for the outdoors. We caught up with Katya recently and chatted to her about where it all began and what trail running means to her in her daily life. October 2011
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