Daily life in Cape Town Archives - Page 2 of 11

Marathon Training, Interrupted.

My last proper run was my half-marathon over three weeks ago. Before the start of that race, I felt a slight soreness in my left…

If you ever come to Cape Town, I have the best hiking tip for you: the Cederberg Wilderness! It’s 2.5-hour drive from Cape Town, but…

Last Sunday, I ran the Peninsula Half Marathon. This race was going to be a test run for the London Marathon in April. It’s a…

Last Saturday, we did the 10km Firgrove Challenge. Coach Sean had me working on speed over the last few weeks and this race was the…

After four years of running and racing in South Africa, you’d think that by now, I’d know how things worked. Well, I still have a…

The past few weeks in Switzerland have flown by. All I seemed to be doing was seeing people, eating and running. It was great! Since…

Last Tuesday evening, we ran the 10k Sundowner. It’s a “home run”: the start is within walking distance from our place and the race route…

Some races are well organised. And some… not so much. The 10k race on Robben Island belonged to the latter. It was the first time…

We were excited when our German friends, Wolli and Marion, announced that they would visit us in Cape Town to do the Ultra Trail Cape…

I hate speed sessions. They were the first thing I ditched after I became coachless two months ago. However, I know that I need to…