Running
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…
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…
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…
135 Minutes for Brony…
On 12 November 2011, I will run a sub 2h15 half marathon. There…I said it. Who is Brony and why is her name in the heading? I will get to that soon enough. Right now I will first give the…
The Slave Run
It was a clear, crisp, Sunday morning. I needed a long run. I didn’t have anyone to run with. But that was okay…because I’ve decided to take my Blackberry along, and when I #tweetmyrun I’m never really alone. I have my Twitter…
I Am Runner…
ROAD RUNNING… it is my newfound passion and source of inspiration… and a true testament to the amazing machine that is the human body! Being a bit of a fitness junkie, I have always had a very intense love of gym…
