Chapter 2- Slaying the Dragon

I used the metaphor SLAYING THE DRAGON as it depicts the emphasise with the frustration I had of working passionately for months on end, only to walk away with little to show for myself because my body broke down. If you’re losing hope because you’re...

Hitting Rock Bottom

PART 1 (Because this has been a long haul and I have so much to share) On top of the world one minute, rock bottom the next. How quickly things can change, in sport nothing is a given! My mentor always said to me , it’s easy getting to the top, the difficult...

Preparing for Two Oceans Half Marathon

The Two Oceans Half Marathon is right around the corner– exactly 6 weeks to go! That would mean only 4 more weeks of hard training and then its time to taper for the race. Hopefully many of you would of have completed a consistent block of training in preparation for...

My African Dream

Approaching the blue carpet, the finish line in sight- I glanced quickly at my stopwatch, 2:34.38. A warm wave of emotions shot to the surface. A personal best and my first SA Marathon title. The words of my coach at breakfast played over and over in my mind. “You...