We did our first Parkrun! I first heard about Parkrun from two bloggers, Oliver in Germany and Doris in Austria. This 5k time trial was…
Running
My Running Goals for 2022
This week’s post comes to you from Switzerland. Kai had some in-person year-end business meetings to attend. While we try to limit flying to an…
My Six Favourites of 2021
2021 turned out to be quite a good year: Running kilometres: 3’421k as of today. My plan is to hit 3’456k by Friday to hit…
A Cider & Cherry Trail Run
On Saturday, we headed out to the countryside. A farm called Loxtonia had invited runners for a 5k and 10k trail run. It would be…
Cape Town 12k CityRun
Before we dive into this week’s post, I need to give you an update from last week’s Milkwood race: we got an e-mail yesterday informing…
The Milkwood Run
How can a perfect race day possibly end badly? Here’s how: On Sunday morning at 6am, we stood at the starting line, ready for the…
The Traverse
The Traverse: four days of trail running, great people, tasty food, beautiful surroundings – what more could a runner want? Grab a coffee and get…
The 13 Peaks Challenge – Signal Hill
Two years ago, a local hero and ultra runner Ryan Sandes invented the 13 Peaks Challenge. He jotted down some hills in the area around…
Last-Minute Training Panic
After we had settled in our new home and done a few fun runs at the Promenade, I got my calendar out to plan for…
Back in Cape Town!
And so here we are, back in Cape Town! It is still cool and rainy, but the first spring flowers are out. Last week, we…