Ticking Training Boxes

Ticking Training Boxes

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...
Comrades 2018 – Doing the Down Run!

Comrades 2018 – Doing the Down Run!

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...
Miraculous recovery – “walking on” water

Miraculous recovery – “walking on” water

1984 was going to be a big year for me. My final year of school, my running was reaching new levels of success, life was good! My school mates were also hitting top form as one of my class mates and early running heroes, Riaan Strydom, ran a scintillating 1m49s for...