I remember it well. I was told I was no longer required. That she did not love me anymore. After many years. Years of being one. Now… Read more “Broken”
Two Trails, Three Runs – SPARC Trail Running Talk 12/12/17. My UTMB and TTR experience
In 1991 I pitched my tent in the same spot as far more famous climber from South Africa had done 8 years before. Chamonix is the birth place of… Read more “Two Trails, Three Runs – SPARC Trail Running Talk 12/12/17. My UTMB and TTR experience”
Insert catchy title here
I recently read this article by James Clear. So if success is linked to grit then why do we spend all this time wanting to find our… Read more “Insert catchy title here”
Questions
Some of us have seen this article before. Either way it is worth paying attention to again. What it illustrates is that we make assumptions all the… Read more “Questions”
STFD
Unlike HTFU the above acronym does not have its own line of clothing, incorporated into The Rules or being throw about on your average coffee ride. You… Read more “STFD”
Mentors
Thanks Rosemary for posting this on twitter. And thanks Linda for posting. Running is a great leveler. We are stripped down to our takkies and running shorts… Read more “Mentors”
In a garden as in life
I walked in my garden yesterday. I noticed some early spring buds pushing through. A tree grows a millimetre at a time. A leaf unfolds little by… Read more “In a garden as in life”
Thoughts on the dead and the living
I: “I made endless cups of tea. for visitors for me faces familiar names forgotten should have remembered they were not there for me but for him,… Read more “Thoughts on the dead and the living”
Table Mountain Top 10 trail routes: #8 Three Single Tracks – Rhodes Memorial
At first I did not get trail running. “Why would anybody want to run uphill?” The downhill part was obvious and I was used to it,… Read more “Table Mountain Top 10 trail routes: #8 Three Single Tracks – Rhodes Memorial”
A Confession about Honesty
I had two conversations about training with people over the last few days. One was with a friend training for her first 10km, the other with someone… Read more “A Confession about Honesty”