Ep. 467: Adventure Racing in South Africa - William Cairns

Adventure Sports Podcast

Curt Linville

Sports, Science, Fitness, Nature, Health & Fitness, Wilderness

4.6 • 580 Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2019

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

William has been adventure racing for 12 years with a total distance of 7000km of human-powered racing. His team doesn't go for the podium but focuses on having an excellent time being in the great outdoors and enjoying the experience. I hope you gain some insight from our conversation.

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0:00.0	So find what you enjoy doing.
0:03.0	It's not about how far you can go.
0:05.6	It's not about how fast you can go.
0:07.3	It's about getting out there and enjoying the body that you have.
0:11.2	Everybody will find that your body's limits are far further than you think they are.
0:19.5	This is the Adventure Sports podcast where we talk to athletes, adventurers, and business owners from around the world of adventure sports.
0:27.8	Whether you're climbing Mount Everest, starting a bike shop, or getting up off your couch to take your kids hiking for the first time, we want you to have the motivation and inspiration you need to chase that
0:38.5	next adventure. The Adventure Sports podcast is brought to you by Camp Crate, the leaders in fully planned
0:45.2	self-guided backpacking adventures, as well as backpacking gear rental. You can check them out at
0:51.1	campcrate.net.
1:03.0	Before I knew better, I used to carry cans of food into the backcountry, like a doofus.
1:04.7	Obviously, I don't do that anymore.
1:09.0	I use freeze-dried food, and I really only use peak refuel.
1:14.0	The best backpacking food, the best freeze-dried food in the world.
1:19.4	And if you keep listening to the episode, I can show you how to save 20% off an order if you want some.
1:22.7	Hey, everybody.
1:24.2	Hope you had a good weekend.
1:30.5	Today we are interviewing William Cairns. He is an adventure from South Africa.
1:35.0	He's going to tell us about adventure racing as well as his plans for the Tour Divide coming up.
1:42.2	But it's a really great interview. And he's just a normal guy. He loves to do these things on the side.
1:45.3	Talks about how he got started and how you can get started too.
1:49.2	We also got a couple new patrons last week, and I wanted to thank them.
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