If you are anything like me you want to clearly see the results of your hard work. What is the point of putting in the miles, the quality, the blood sweat and tears, and then hardly have anything to show for it! I recall the quote by a top Germiston Callies coach,...
The beauty of basics Ask any successful sportsman how he or she starts their season, and they will point you towards their base phase or foundation setting for the year. Irrespective of whether you are a track runner, cross country, marathon and ultra-runner, the...
Comrades 1996 was going to be a good one for Bert Davids. He just didn’t know it at the time. A few years before he was lucky to escape with his life from a serious car accident. His family was grateful that the head of the family was spared and accepted the doctor’s...
A couple of months ago I had the opportunity to travel to Europe with a few of our athletes for the European track and field season. What a privilege to live and breathe the lifestyle that so many young athletes are striving towards! It has been a while since I was a...
So you managed to enter in time for Comrades 2018! Now what? So often we underestimate the demands of the big race. It’s only December and reports of massive long runs and training stints are popping up all over Facebook! I get it. It’s a big race and if we have to be...
