Just keep showing up!
Last Sunday, we did our first Olympic triathlon. It was great fun! At 10am, we left our apartment on our bikes. Ten minutes later, we arrived at the starting area. We checked in and set up our stations. We weren’t sure about the details, so we just copied what everyone else did. My neighbour’s exemplary…
In 2019, I had ongoing Achilles tendonitis. One of the things that helped me was customized insoles – they worked like magic. Now, it was…
What’s better than racing? Racing with friends! I’ve done this particular race, the “Zumikerlauf“, a few times before. It’s a nice little 11k race near…
It’s less than 20 days to my first Olympic-distance triathlon. The swimming part will happen in the lake of Zurich. It’s been over a year…
If you’re in Zurich on Ascension Day, there’s only one place to be: at the airport! The Airport Race is a flat and easy 17k…
We’ve been back in Switzerland for a week now and have done quite a few runs around Zurich again. People often ask which I prefer…
We were thrilled that we could participate once again in Cape Town’s Cableway Charity Challenge. The concept is simple: run as many times as possible…
Last Sunday, together with 160’000 other runners, I participated in the virtual Wings for Life World Run. Three things make this race special: 100% of…
Wednesday was a public holiday in South Africa. Cara, our newbie running friend, wanted to do a 10k at a vineyard which sounded like a…
Last week was all about rest and recovery. One week after the Two Oceans race, our running club did a celebratory run for all participants….