Daily life in Cape Town Archives - Page 11 of 12

My 5K Race

“Why are you so nervous? It’s only 20 minutes.” We were standing at the track and Kai was trying to calm my pre-5K-race jitters. “No,…

Last week we ran up Lion’s Head, one of the four prominent mountains that surround Cape Town. Well, we ran only about half of it,…

Last week I had two faster workouts on my training plan. For the time trial, I was to run 1.5 miles as fast as possible,…

For my daily runs, I use the promenade. I can start straight from home and run a nice stretch while enjoying the sea view (sometimes…

When we left South Africa seven months ago, I was expecting the worst for this beautiful country. I imagined death and destruction, with the virus…

Our original plan was to fly with Air France via Paris to Zurich today, 24 March. At short notice, our flight was cancelled. Fortunately, with…

I usually try to limit my posts to 500 words. However, I can’t NOT talk about the Coronavirus, so unfortunately, this one will be a…

A buddy from our new running club suggested that we do a 10k at Cape Town’s promenade. It was an evening race and only about…

Due to my injury with my Achilles tendon last year, I haven’t run a race over 10k since 2018. So I was super excited to…

We joined a running club! A local friend is the founding member of the “Harfield Harriers” and recommended this club to us. Their clubhouse is…