Organisers

Dirk McIntosh
Dirk first became interested in running during his early schooling in Kwazulu Natal and went on to complete his first Comrades Marathon in 1987. After relocating to Cape Town in 1997, Dirk’s love of the mountains led him to concentrate solely on trail running, in particular, mountain trail running.

He has competed in many local trail runs as well as the infamous Skyrun, and has earned permanent numbers for the grueling “Three Peaks Challenge” and the PuFfer (The Peninsula Ultra Fun Run, 80km) Dirk is also a keen hiker and a member of the Cape Town section of the Mountain Club of South Africa.

He has lead seven “Ocean2Ocean” runs.

Barry Washkansky
Barry was born and raised in the shadow of Table Mountain and developed his love for the mountains on Cape Town's many peaks and trails.

An experienced mountain guide, he has been showing off the Cape Mountains to tourists and friends for over a decade, and hikes and runs regularly in the Cape Peninsula. He has completed most of the Cape's trail runs and achieved permanent numbers for the Three Peaks Challenge and Puffer.