Tapering, carbo-loading practice Got the taper and carbo-loading, such as it is, going for Two Oceans on Saturday. Not so much to perform there, but just practicing for the taper and carbo-loading before Comrades which is still a couple months away. One thing...
My running shoes missed me this morning. Running less to get fresher for the 56k Two Oceans Easter Saturday. Except that I run much more for being out there running than this pop-fizz-bubble in me. Or do I? Either way I missed my running shoes too, the morning stars,...
Two Oceans Marathon Two Ocean’s marathon coming up soon, less than two weeks. The last extra-long run preparing for Comrades. Two Oceans Marathon – 56 km of Cape Town. Some race it. So it’s a challenge even though any distance, even 100 metres can...
Streets we run through, as we train every day. Our life we run through too. And life. The wheel-chair homeless person with a vote is back in his shelter after it took so long to rebuild and renew. Fine on a warm summer morning. no so fine in our wet...
Comrades Marathon riches The stories of the people of Comrades make Comrades as rich as it is. One of them is story of the youngest finisher. The Templeton’s, father and 16 year-old son L.H, entered and ran the second Comrades, 1922. Father gave up. The boy...
