Yesterday afternoon, I was once again in Dr Leigh’s office. The plan was to do an X-ray of my femoral stress fracture. Only, the X-ray…
Daily life in Cape Town
Learning to Walk Before I Run
When I saw Dr Leigh two weeks ago, she had an X-ray done. True enough, the fine hairline crack in the shaft of the femur…
Marathon Training, Interrupted.
My last proper run was my half-marathon over three weeks ago. Before the start of that race, I felt a slight soreness in my left…
Hiking in the Cederberg
If you ever come to Cape Town, I have the best hiking tip for you: the Cederberg Wilderness! It’s 2.5-hour drive from Cape Town, but…
A Test Run for London
Last Sunday, I ran the Peninsula Half Marathon. This race was going to be a test run for the London Marathon in April. It’s a…
Risking It
Last Saturday, we did the 10km Firgrove Challenge. Coach Sean had me working on speed over the last few weeks and this race was the…
Lessons Learned
After four years of running and racing in South Africa, you’d think that by now, I’d know how things worked. Well, I still have a…
The Road To London
The past few weeks in Switzerland have flown by. All I seemed to be doing was seeing people, eating and running. It was great! Since…
The Race Where I Ran Against Zola Budd
Last Tuesday evening, we ran the 10k Sundowner. It’s a “home run”: the start is within walking distance from our place and the race route…
A Race Full of Surprises
Some races are well organised. And some… not so much. The 10k race on Robben Island belonged to the latter. It was the first time…