{"id":10780,"date":"2026-04-10T10:06:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"\/?page_id=10780"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:07:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:07:40","slug":"national-commissioner-tackles-the-two-oceans-24km-long-trail-run","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/?page_id=10780","title":{"rendered":"National Commissioner Tackles the Two Oceans 24km Long Trail Run"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"10781\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-1-26-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10781\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-1-26-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-1-26-300x200.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-1-26-768x512.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-1-26-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-1-26-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-1-26-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>National Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services, Mr Makgothi Thobakgale, is participating in the gruelling 24km Two Oceans Long Trail Run currently underway in Cape Town, joining hundreds of runners on one of South Africa\u2019s most demanding trail courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10782\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-2-27-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10782\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-2-27-683x1024.jpg 683w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-2-27-200x300.jpg 200w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-2-27-768x1152.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-2-27-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-2-27-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-2-27-400x600.jpg 400w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-2-27-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The race challenges participants with steep climbs, technical descents, and rugged terrain across the world-renowned Table Mountain, testing both mental endurance and physical strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By taking part, the National Commissioner leads by example in promoting a healthy lifestyle among correctional officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite being a debutant in the event, he is well prepared, drawing on prior trail running experience and focused training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10783\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-3-16-756x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10783\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-3-16-756x1024.jpg 756w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-3-16-221x300.jpg 221w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-3-16-768x1040.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-3-16-1134x1536.jpg 1134w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-3-16-400x542.jpg 400w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-3-16.jpg 1416w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPrior to this trail, I participated in three trail runs as part of my preparation. In my most recent event, we had to cross a river four times, which illustrates just how unpredictable trail running can be. Every trail is unique and presents its own challenges. It is completely different from a typical road race or marathon, requiring significantly more effort and greater physical strength,\u201d said National Commissioner Thobakgale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His participation also demonstrates solidarity with 167 Correctional Services officials who will be competing in the Two Oceans 56km and 21km marathons later in the weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services, Mr Makgothi Thobakgale, is participating in the gruelling 24km Two Oceans Long Trail Run currently underway in Cape Town, joining hundreds of runners on one of South Africa\u2019s most demanding trail courses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2851,"featured_media":10782,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10780"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10780"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10785,"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10780\/revisions\/10785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}