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Less than three months to the London Marathon and training is properly underway.
We’ve had some dreamy, foggy morning runs lately, the kind where everything feels calm and quiet and you almost forget you’re working. But most days it’s full-on summer here, which means early alarms and finishing drenched in sweat before 8am.
...After three weeks in Switzerland, it was time to get back to Cape Town. Snow and ice in Zurich had made proper training a challenge. Intervals and tempo runs were modified or skipped, and long runs turned into very slow slogs. I managed only one 24 km run and shortened or skipped a few others. Mr. Garmin was not impressed!
Whe...
We’ve been back in Zurich for the last ten days, and it’s been a whirlwind. Family lunches, coffees with friends, long walks, conversations that start mid-sentence because you’ve known each other forever. Being home when everyone is off work is wonderful – and wonderfully intense.
I love the walks with my parents!
Over the past two months, I’ve been coaching Sandra for her 10k, and we were both excited about this one. It wouldn’t be her first race, but this one was meant to be a PR.
Then everything changed: her grandfather died just days before, and she had to travel to Zimbabwe for the funeral. The race was off. She was gutted – but I reminded her...
I’ve had a mix of happy news and quirky discoveries this week – so let’s start with the headline act:
I got a spot in the Cape Town Marathon for May next year! I’m so excited!
Getting in wasn’t straightforward. This year’s marathon was cancelled at the last minute because of strong winds, and...