Events
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…
An EMPOWERED competition & giveaway
On 9 August annually, South Africa commemorates the strength, determination and courage of the 20,000+ brave women who marched to the Union Buildings in 1956 to protest the country’s pass laws. These women took the initiative and responsibility to change…
Fadeelah’s First Comrades
During the latter part of last year, my sister Fadeelah made the commitment to do what is known as the Ultimate Human Race, the Comrades 88km ultramarathon. The run takes place between the cities of Durban and Pietermaritzburg, and it…
OMTOM
I had a list of super scary goals at the start of the year. Believe it or not, running a 56.6km race was not one of them. Yet here I am, on the eve of my first ultramarathon, feeling nervous, excited, and…
I TRI’d … to SWIM, BIKE, RUN!
It’s November 2013, and a conversation goes something like this… Rog: Jacques, don’t you wanna do Impi with me in April?Hoff: How far is it?Rog: It’s a 10-12km trail run with 18 obstacles in itHoff: Ja, that would be fun, but if I do…
Happy 30th birthday Fadeelah
Happy birthday to youHappy birthday to youHappy birthday to FadeelahHappy birthday to you It would be hard to supply 30 reasons why you’re awesome, why you’re an amazing sister, why you’re a great friend, and why I’m sure you’re a…
IT’S MY BIRTHDAY!! (so here’s a gift for you)
It’s the 16th of October. And that means it’s my birthday today. Happy birthday to me! To celebrate, I want to give you some very special gifts. These have helped me, and I hope that in some small way it…
Knysna – The race that crept into my soul, then broke my heart…
The Knysna Forest Marathon 21km will always have a very special place in my heart. It’s one of my most favourite races on the calendar, yet it hasn’t always been kind to me. It was in 2010 when we first…
Thank you…and you…and YOU!
On Sunday, 8 January 2012, I will run the Bay to Bay 30km race. It is a breathtaking route from Camps Bay to Hout Bay, and back to Camps Bay, with 60% of the route having a view of the…
Happy Birthday Abdurahmaan
Call it an essay… Call it a birthday card on steroids… Call it what you want…I’m calling it a birthday wish for my “little” brother. I won’t embarrass you on the internet with baby photos.Oh wait…maybe not baby-baby photos, but…
South Africa 2010
On 15 May 2004, the headlines of the BBC Sport section read: South Africa has won the right to host the 2010 World Cup finals after holding off the challenge of Morocco. It was one of countless headlines involving the…