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More Runs and a Safari

Since my little breakthrough run two weeks ago, I’ve done six more runs. I ran at various paces for about 30 – 40 minutes. For…

March 21, 2023March 20, 2023
Categories Daily life in Cape Town, Hiking, Running

Peak No. 11 and a Breakthrough!

We’re on a roll with our peaks! We ticked off peak number 11 of the 13 Peaks Challenge. Constantiaberg was quite short ( 8k /…

March 7, 2023March 6, 2023
Categories Daily life in Cape Town, Hiking

Peak No. 10 and Other Updates

We did another peak of the 13 Peaks Challenge! Peak No. 10 was Muizenberg Peak and another very easy one. The 11k out and back…

February 21, 2023February 20, 2023
Categories Daily life in Cape Town, Hiking, Running

Peak No. 9 and a Strange Challenge

We’ve done another peak! Noordhoek Peak was number 9 of the 13-Peaks Challenge. This one was particularly easy because it was part of our weekly…

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023
Categories Daily life in Cape Town, Hiking, Running

Peak No. 8 and a Park Run Fail

Last week, we had visitors from Switzerland. First, we wanted to take them up the iconic Table Mountain, but then we remembered that this would…

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023
Categories Daily life in Cape Town, Daily life in Zurich, Hiking, Running, Travel

My Six Favourites of 2022

Although 2022 is not ending on a high note for me, there were many beautiful moments this year. Here goes: 1. Favourite training cycle: Training…

December 27, 2022December 27, 2022
Categories Daily life in Cape Town, Running

Baby Steps

For the first time in my life, I hired a running coach. I met Sean last week at a nearby cricket club. He asked me…

December 13, 2022December 12, 2022
Categories Daily life in Cape Town, Running

Things I’m Looking Forward To

Before we dive into things, here are a few photos from our hike last week. We went to see five pools hidden in a rocky…

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022
Categories Daily life in Cape Town, Running

Spectating and Supporting

Last week, my plan was to introduce a young woman called Tarry to her first race. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out. The evening before the…

November 29, 2022November 29, 2022
Categories Daily life in Cape Town, Fitness

Kayaking!

You can’t live next to the sea and never try out kayaking. So last week, we asked a few friends if they would like to…

November 22, 2022November 21, 2022

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