Run. Risk. Reward.

Forty-two-year-old Ryan Sandes is a local and international trail-running sensation. Among his many accomplishments; he was the first person to win all four races in the 4 Desert Series; and in 2013 became the first person to ever win an ultra-trail race on all seven continents. In 2011; and on debut; Ryan won the Leadville 100-miler mountain race in Leadville; Colorado; setting the third-fastest time in the history of the race and the fastest time by a non-American. He is an ambassador for the prestigious Laureus Foundation; married to businesswoman Vanessa and is the father of Max.

Steve Smith is a successful magazine editor and writer who penned the bestselling sports autobiographies To the Point; for bad-boy cricketer Herschelle Gibbs; SuperVan & I; for motor-racing legend Sarel van der Merwe; and Ryan Sandes’ first autobiography; Trailblazer. Steve is also an enthusiastic cyclist; having completed many multi- and single-day races around South Africa. He is arguably the country’s most experienced magazine editor; having been at the helm of Sports Illustrated; CAR; Red Bull magazine; Sawubona and; most recently; the design-led publication; VISI.