{"id":40939,"date":"2025-10-28T13:12:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T11:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/?p=40939"},"modified":"2025-10-30T09:53:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:53:02","slug":"15-years-on-the-trails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2025\/10\/28\/15-years-on-the-trails\/","title":{"rendered":"15 years on the trails"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Riverside Trail<\/strong>, a community of trail runners who have been exploring off-road routes in Umhlanga and the surrounding areas for the past 15 years, recently celebrated their milestone anniversary. 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