After a final dose of cultural outings, I’m back in Cape Town for spring, where I’ve taken on an unexpected role as an Bottle Transporter for an elite runner. And there’s plenty of running excitement ahead!
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After a final dose of cultural outings, I’m back in Cape Town for spring, where I’ve taken on an unexpected role as an Bottle Transporter for an elite runner. And there’s plenty of running excitement ahead!
I lined up for this half-marathon with a vague hope of running a couple of minutes faster than last year. Ten kilometres later, I was suddenly doing very different maths.
With 3.5 kilometres to go, the church clock struck 11:15. The 1:30 pacemaker was getting closer. And I had exactly 15 minutes to find out whether ten weeks with The Colonel had changed my running more than I thought…