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Trail Running Emergencies
Today I played patient in a real-life-this-is-not-a-drill accident running the slopes of the Helderberg. There’s so many people I need to thank and so much to be grateful for; an unreal day in short. And during this whole episode, I made a lot of mental notes about “compulsory kit”… The Background I’ve been trail running [...]
Surviving the Aspen TransKaroo MTB Down Ride 2013
It was a challenge enough getting over the combined anxiety and excitement of just entering ASPEN TRANS KAROO, 240km Endurance MTB Event | Sutherland – Ceres | “The down Ride”. 240km of MTB. In one day. On the same saddle. That’s like the double century followed by an olympic distance triathlon ride- on dirt roads. [...]
AcaJoe Warm Water Weekend 2013
This year’s edition of Warm Water Weekend was billed as the year we finally get down to race it; or rather, immerse ourselves in it. The bucket has been nagging since I first etched on it back in 2010 so the excitement of it actually happening was palpable. The long range forecast was throwing down [...]
X-Lakes 2012 Race Review
Over 48hrs ago I crossed the finish line and since then, it’s felt like I’ve wished a good friend “see you later” at the airport after enjoying a lifetime of memories together. The race keeps flashing back in bits and pieces as daydream; sending me high on smiles and then I slip back with a [...]
Virtual Races
With the boom in GPS devices, there’s been a huge uptake amongst athletes to replace all their gadgets with just one little device. Take the cycling computer as an example. It needs little things clipped on everywhere and only gives you some of your ride data. Sure, spend a little more, and you get a [...]
Getting In The Way
I’ve encountered a few potential athletes (not in the professional sense, but in the weekend-warrior sense) give up a “would-love-to-do” sport (or even race) because of the costs involved. And that always puzzled me until I digged a little deeper to understand exactly what (they thought) the costs were… To get out and running on [...]
First Dates
So you finally plucked up the courage and asked her out. Awesome; so you’re 2% “there”. The day arrives and you’re confronted with an assault of decisions: what to wear; strategy; back-up plan; what to eat; what to take with; hydration… Whoa! Hydration? Sorry, I’m running a little ahead of myself here… You see, every [...]
Anniversary Races
There’s always something special about those races you do each and every year you can. They hold a special place in your heart. It’s those races you develop massive FOMO at the heretical thought of missing it. Regardless your reasons for making the start each year, analysing the results always provide some interesting insight. The [...]
Helderberg Mountain Challenge 2012
2011 introduced me to racing trail runs. Hiking, exploring and general wandering was always part of the getting out there journey, but never to race anybody else. In fact, I can’t recall any trails in my past where there were ever more than 5 of us. A lot of the times when it was just [...]
Lighthouse Swim Race Review
“You think it’s doable?” we often wondered during lifesaving training on Milnerton beach; back in the day. “Swim all the way to BigBay?” “Neh”. “Yes”. “BigBay? You crazy?”. Well, fast forward a couple of years and BigBay events sends out an invitational email: “Lighthouse Swim, 10.5km to BigBay“. Whoa! For real?! Now at the time, [...]
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