Why do ultras? The ultra-ethos: Get yourself strong, start something you might not be able to do. When the going gets tough, go on; when it gets tougher dig deeper; go on until you finish it. Not because you have to, were told or paid to, not because there is a...
The logic of running: Running strength grows only if enough recovery and adaptation is allowed between runs. I know I should rest tomorrow. I know too I won’t. Gotta feel I’m working and not indulging as I might easily do.
Well not too serious. More like focusing a little more Last year (2010) this time: recovering from a seriously twisted ankle. Gingerly running maybe 7 km a day, 3 and if I could, 4 times a week. I had my focus and inspiration: in deference to getting older, I wanted...
Running has a logic that is simple rational and gets you where you want to go. It is possible to apply a rational logic to what can appear to be an irrational activity. The logic of running doesn’t require irrationality because the activity of ultra-running can...
The 10 year-old in me enjoys my running antics. His cheers are loud. He finds my name in the results; not worrying I don’t make the headlines. He loves the peeling naartjie smell, how his mouth sucks at its taste-burst after a run. The taste is as fresh as that of the...
