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Categories Daily life in Cape Town, Environment, Race recaps

The Firgrove Challenge 15k

Kirstenbosch – the botanical gardens on the rear side of Table Mountain. On Saturday, we ran the Firgrove Challenge 15k. Again, this race was close to our home so it was very convenient. Because I also need to prepare for my ultra in April, I planned to add another 15k after the race. Thus, Kai…

by CatrinaFebruary 8, 2022February 8, 2022
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Categories Daily life in Cape Town, Race recaps

Race Bandits!

I runfess that we committed the ultimate running sin: we ran a race that we didn’t register or pay for. Definitely not our proudest moment….

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022
Categories Daily life in Cape Town, Environment, Running

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,…

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022
Categories Daily life in Cape Town, Running

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…

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022
Categories Daily life in Cape Town, Race recaps

Hohenort 15k Race

We’re back in Cape Town and were excited to do the Hohenort 15k race on Saturday. This turned out to be a bit of a…

January 11, 2022January 11, 2022
Categories Daily life in Zurich, Hiking, Running

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…

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022
Categories Cycling, Daily life in Cape Town, Daily life in Zurich, Food, Hiking, Running

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…

December 28, 2021December 28, 2021
Categories Daily life in Cape Town, Race recaps

The Sundowner 10km

The Sundowner 10k was an evening race, which isn’t our favourite. But the starting line was only one mile from our doorstep, so we had…

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021
Categories Daily life in Cape Town, Hiking

13 Peaks Challenge – Part 2

Last week, we conquered four more peaks in the 13 Peaks Challenge: Lion’s Head, Maclear’s Beacon, Grootkop and Judas Peak. With the Signal Hill in…

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021
Categories Cycling, Daily life in Cape Town

Biking Through the Vineyards

Remember Brigitta? The Swiss runner that we cheered on a few weeks ago at the Cape Town marathon? Well, she and her partner Franz run…

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021

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