by zaadmin | Apr 9, 2018 | Afrikaans, Articles, Cape, Events, Featured, News, Ultra, Your Articles
Two Oceans – Die begin area se “runners-aura” voel ek onmiddelik aan by ons aankoms in Main rd. en al die hardlopers se “chatter” van verwagting en opwinding is aansteeklik . . . Ek groet my vrou en dogter met die wete in my hart dat, kom wat wil, ek hulle later...
by zaadmin | Apr 9, 2018 | Afrikaans, Cape, Events, Featured, News, Ultra, Your Articles
Two Oceans – Dit is Paas naweek en vir n hardloper beteken dit dat dit tyd is vir die 2 Oseane Marathon. Ons hele familie neem deel hierdie naweek, so almal is opgewonde en dis ook n naweek van eerstes . . . My vrou, Adele en my dogter, Mia doen vir die eerste...
by zaadmin | Aug 23, 2012 | Featured, Gear, News, Out & About, Your Articles
I was browsing through some of my old running photo’s the other day – circa 1982 – and it made me realise how much running gear has improved. In 1982 – I had just joined the Nelspruit Marathon club then – our running shorts were hand-made...
by zaadmin | Jun 20, 2005 | Comrades, Your Articles
In 2004 my mom decided after 15 years of running to realise a lifetime dream and do her first Comrades in 2005. Since January all conversations were about training, shoes, what to eat and off course the fear of a serious injury. There were two scares –one was a torn...
by zaadmin | Apr 20, 2004 | Cape, Your Articles
Wilhelm du Plooy, is a South African currently living in the UK, where he trained towards his Two Oceans 2004 Silver Challenge – TheEd Definitely the world’s most beautiful marathon It’s April, and that signals time for my annual pilgramige to South...
by zaadmin | Apr 20, 2003 | Cape, Your Articles
At exactly 6am the gun went off and we were off. From the start we were right on target and ran at around 3:57 for the first 15 odd km. At this time both myself and Frank was trying to hold Yolandi back a bit, but she was like a racehorse rearing to go. At the 12km...