Run wherever you are and whenever you can!
Plettenberg Bay, near Knysna Over the last two weeks, I ran two races: a half-marathon in South Africa and a 10km in Switzerland. Kai’s Achilles is bothering him right now, so he was spectating both events. For the Knysna Forest half-marathon, the runners take buses to get to the starting line in the forest. It…
The Ottertrail is a 45km, 5-day hike along a spectacular coastal path. It’s one of the most popular trails in South Africa. Only 12 people…
Isn’t it strange how different a hike can be, depending on who you do it with? During the last ten days, we did three hikes…
“A trail race with spectacular scenery, gnarly ascents and quad-busting descents.” That was how the organisers described the race called “The Beast“. I’m still not…
The first race was flat and fast, and the second one was soft and gentle. I left the hard work to Kai, while I joined…
I am thrilled to be back to running! Two weeks ago, I ran 23km. Last week, I ran 30km. My longest runs so far were…
London never disappoints! Even when you’re not running the marathon, the race was a fantastic experience. We arrived on Thursday and checked into our hotel…
We arrived in Zurich last week and were happy to see the family and friends. It’s been a while since I have seen springtime in…
Yesterday afternoon, I was once again in Dr Leigh’s office. The plan was to do an X-ray of my femoral stress fracture. Only, the X-ray…
When I saw Dr Leigh two weeks ago, she had an X-ray done. True enough, the fine hairline crack in the shaft of the femur…