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SLACKLINING 101 Strength + balance = trail running skills

A full body workout where balance is a necessity, slacklining is ideal cross-training for trail runners. With the help of highline extraordinaire CHARMAINE KRITZINGER, elite trail runner KANE REILLY shows you how.

I have mastered the very basics of slacklining, but the real expert is Charmaine Kritzinger. I met her and her son, Robbie on the seapoint promenade walking a 50m longline which had passersby stop, stare, and clap!

The first time Charmaine stood up on a short slackline four years ago everything made a lot more sense to her.

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