Entering a race whatever the distance may be, always seems to be a good idea in the evening just when I’m settling down with a cup of tea or my very favourite go to – a Pepsi Max.  It would appear that all resistance is totally lost at this hour of the day (or night) and I just can’t hold myself back from pushing that ENTER button.  I do however make sure that the race is in our province as I have no intention of running a 10km in Phalaborwa!

Workers Day – International Workers’ Day, also known as Labour Day in some countries and often referred to as May Day, is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement and occurs every year on 1 May, or the first Monday in May.  And…

I’m going to start this blog off by saying for me starting a race at 06h45 is just about 45 minutes later than I’d like.  It’s a personal thing of course, but starting at 06h45 in March offered the sun plenty of time to come out and stay out.  A wonderful thing…

Hosted at the stunning venue Langebaan Country Estate organised by Langebaan Strandlopers in association with West Coast Honorary Rangers and run in accordance with ASA and BOLAND ATHLETICS RULES THE MARATHON IS A COMRADES & TWO OCEANS ULTRA QUALIFIER And so the morning began at an early bird time of 04h00.  I…

Oh my goodness, getting up at 04h00 is not for sissies.  No siree!  If one holds down a job that requires such an early start, then so be it.  If one needs to be at the airport at that time, then so be it.  But getting up before the crack of dawn…

This fabulous race is organized by the Spartan Harriers Club who are based in Meadowridge in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town.  The Spartan Harriers Firgrove Challenge race is made up of undulating hills and superb scenery and winds its way through the picturesque areas of Firgrove and Constantia.  It is the…

As soon as the Bay to Bay tickets opened up for sale, I was in there like a long dog and bought mine immediately.  30kms.  Yup, early bird and all that.  I wouldn’t be looking for a last-minute purchase or a substitute.  No siree, I had my ticket bought and paid for. …

History of the Race The first-ever Hohenort was held on 15 November 1975 and is the flagship event of the Pinelands Athletic Club. The name Hohenort is derived from the area in which it is held, Hohenort is the name of a sub-section of the Constantia Valley. Due to its popularity and growth the start and…

A circular, flat route around Rietvlei, with spectacular views of Table Mountain. AVBOB has been sponsoring the race for 38 years. Come Saturday morning I had arranged to collect Heidi on my way through to the Tygerberg AVBOB 15km which had – as many years before – been arranged to start at…