Ironman African Championship 2023 – Race Report
March 9, 2023This past Sunday I finished Ironman African Championship. It was supposed to be a 3.8km swim, 180km cycle, and 42km run. Instead, it ended up being a 800m swim, 180km cycle, and 42km run. As we were on the beach and ready to start the swim, at the very last second the swim was delayed by 30min, and then later shortened to 800m. It was raining and there was lightning present. The delay was to allow the lightning system to pass, and the shortening was to mitigate the looming risk of it returning while we were in the water. I…
I’m training for (another) Ironman
I will be racing at the Ironman African Championship in Nelson Mandela Bay on 5 March 2023. A 3.8km swim, 180km bike, and 42km run. I haven’t really been screaming it from the rooftops. I haven’t said it explicitly on…
Ironman 70.3 Dubai 2022 – Race Report
It’s been just under a month since I’ve raced Ironman 70.3 in Dubai on 5 March 2022, and I think I’ve recovered enough to be able to write a fairly objective race report. The race was a roller coaster of…
The dark side of becoming an IronMan – mental health struggles (part 2b): 5 ways to support a loved one through it
Disclaimer: I have no medical background and nothing in this post should be construed as medical advice. Please consult your healthcare professional before making major decisions that could affect your long-term health. My 1st post in this mini-series spoke about…
The dark side of becoming an IronMan – mental health struggles (part 2a): 5 ways to manage as an athlete
Disclaimer: I have no medical background and nothing in this post should be construed as medical advice. Please consult your healthcare professional before making major decisions that could affect your long-term health. My previous post spoke about what post-race depression…
The dark side of becoming an IronMan – mental health struggles (part 1)
Disclaimer: I have no medical background and nothing in this post should be construed as medical advice. Please consult your healthcare professional before making major decisions that could affect your long-term health. For something that is so common amongst athletes,…
A brief look back onto 2021
I’m not one to do year review blog posts often, but I am feeling drawn to look back onto 2021 because it has been transformative in many ways…many unexpected ways. A year ago, at the end of 2020, I finished…
When I did the world’s highest bungee jump
I am a bit of an adrenaline junkie. Well, compared to normal people at least. But until this week, I’ve never done an actual bungee jump. I’ve had the opportunity twice though. The 1st time was in 2005 when we…
On #INWED21 and every other day, we are Stronger Together
Exactly a month ago to this day, on 23 June, it was International Women in Engineering Day. It is a day that celebrates females in the STEM fields. I had an incredibly busy day that day, and I worked until…
13 Peaks
13 Peaks… What an incredible challenge! The luxury and privilege of having such pristine sections of trail and views that are the best in the world was something that we recognized as something to be taken advantage of. What is…
It’s a new dawn…and a SPECIAL OFFER
It’s time for the 1st new feature rollout of Roggie 4.0. My website has a new home! It’s at the same address but a new house so to speak. Rogeemakenny.com has been fully upgraded so that you can have a…
Roggie 4.0 has landed
It’s my birthday today. I’m a whole 40 years old. I see it as a start of a new chapter in my life, and the closing of a very eventful decade… my 30s. When I turned 30, I was really…
Paying it Forward in the Pandemic… Let’s Learn LinkedIn
We have just entered the 2nd half of 2020. The world is still in turmoil as the grip of the global COVID-19 pandemic shows no signs of easing up. In South Africa, we are almost 100 days into lockdown. While…
