Let me tell you about five things I discovered last week: 1. I didn’t know that there are five water dams on the top of…
Running
A Race Rehearsal
It’s 40 days to the Two Oceans ultra-marathon in April, which is a 56k (35m) race. To get a feel for the elevation, I decided…
Safari Time!
Safaris can be notoriously expensive. However, due to the lack of tourists, some game reserves are currently offering tours at a considerable discount. We realized…
The Curse of Fast Fashion
I have a running T-shirt that I hate wearing. I got it at a 12k race a few weeks ago. It’s made of cheap polyester,…
Our First Parkrun!
We did our first Parkrun! I first heard about Parkrun from two bloggers, Oliver in Germany and Doris in Austria. This 5k time trial was…
My Running Goals for 2022
This week’s post comes to you from Switzerland. Kai had some in-person year-end business meetings to attend. While we try to limit flying to an…
My Six Favourites of 2021
2021 turned out to be quite a good year: Running kilometres: 3’421k as of today. My plan is to hit 3’456k by Friday to hit…
A Cider & Cherry Trail Run
On Saturday, we headed out to the countryside. A farm called Loxtonia had invited runners for a 5k and 10k trail run. It would be…
Cape Town 12k CityRun
Before we dive into this week’s post, I need to give you an update from last week’s Milkwood race: we got an e-mail yesterday informing…
The Milkwood Run
How can a perfect race day possibly end badly? Here’s how: On Sunday morning at 6am, we stood at the starting line, ready for the…