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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…
My biggest IronFan
She deserves a special post. To the best sister ever, the most awesome #IronFan that I could’ve asked for, THANK YOU for everything you did ❤️ She was initially going to fly up with me on Friday, but then after…
R.I.P our dearest Frisky
We watched our darling kitty cat Frisky breathe her last breath tonight. My heart and soul is shattered into a million pieces.😭 I’ve never seen a cat with a more selfless personality (and we’ve had many cats). Through high school…
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…
It was a year ago today…
It was late on the evening of 5 September 2013. Mom and Dad had gone out, and when they got home I was already in bed. Mom brought washing to my room, I told her it’s not mine, it’s Fadeelah’s.…
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…
The journey to Arabia
This is the second time I am writing this particular blog post. The first time I lost it. I wasn’t exactly impressed, as time here is precious and losing over an hours’ work is saddening. But anyway, enough about that.…
Almost time to leave
It’s almost time… we leave home for Hajj tomorrow. The buildup has been phenomenal. We are beyond excited and cannot wait to reach the Beitullah. My heart longs and yearns for it. Once again I am reminded of what an…
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…
