Adventure Racing

Jacques Marais is a professional photographer, writer, and consulting editor who specializes in adventure, eco, and wilderness activities based in southern Africa. He is a regular contributor to a host of leading South African magazines and newspapers, and his work is regularly featured in magazines such as Men's Health, Sports Illustrated, Discovery Magazine, and Runner's World. Through his extensive international travels, Marais has compiled a vast library of photography showcasing the most remote and beautiful corners of the globe.

Marais lives in Cape Town, South Africa.

Lisa de Speville received her honors degree in medical cell biology, but her passion for sport and adventure has dominated her career direction. She is the owner and editor of South Africa's adventure racing Web site, www.AR.co.za, and works as a freelance journalist, Web designer, and adventure racing camerawoman. Speville won Brazil's Jungle Marathon in 2003, and she has completed numerous multiday adventure races and solo self-sufficient ultra footraces.

Speville lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.