On #INWED21 and every other day, we are Stronger Together
Jul 23, 2021Exactly 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 quite late, but I felt that I needed to do a little post to Instagram and Facebook, as well to LinkedIn, before the clock struck midnight. I felt that I needed to release into the world a glimpse of the struggles we still face in the field, and in the world. It was something I needed to do for myself,…
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…
Paying it Forward – Education with a Difference
Since starting to work with Groenvlei HS in October 2019, the relationship I have with the school had deepened significantly. Even though my interactions Mr GA (the deputy principal) were usually short (either on the phone or when I visited…
Ari’s Angels & Light From Africa
Tonight I had the honour of delivering the keynote address at the Ari’s Angels induction and certification ceremony, supported by the Light From Africa Foundation. The ceremony was the culmination of a programme that the students of Groenvlei High School…
(still) Teaching a Continent to Code
Africa Code Week is upon us again. It always feels like I’m in a pendulum between this being the most exciting and the most stressful part of my year. I think it’s in my blood…in my genes…or wherever these things sit…
Rogeema Kenny…YOU ARE AN IRONMAN!
It’s been a little while since I’ve crossed the finish line of the Ironman African Championship. The experience to get to that point, changed my life as much as it changed my title. Crossing under that arch at the end…
Racked & Ready, tomorrow we RACE!
Momma I made it… IRONMAN race day is tomorrow! I was not in a good space the last time I blogged. But thankfully, and with very meticulously looking after myself, I got over it and I’m here now, amped and…
FML I’m sick again with just 3 weeks to go
My immune system has been my biggest challenge these past few weeks. I’ve been on the brink for a while now and on Friday I became properly sick 😢 I was registered for a triathlon weekend in Langebaan and was…
Smashed the distance at canal swim
Today I did my longest swim ever, the furthest that we will ever do in training for Ironman, and quite possibly the furthest I will ever swim in my life in one go. The Ironman swim is 3.8km. This morning’s…
I almost died this week
No that’s not click bait. I did almost die. Whoever coined the term “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger“, had never experienced exercise-induced anaphylaxis. But before I get to that story, let me catch you up on what my…
