Saturday, 23 August 2008 It’s been over six weeks on the road, weeks that have just evaporated along with the kilometre of coastline. Although it's winter, we have not escaped the harsh African sun, there is the winter reminder, a constant peppering of rain and the undertone of

Saturday, 23 August 2008 It’s been a relentless build of day after day hammering away at the kilometres. The weeks have now become months and I can feel that my body is taking longer to recover. The terrain has also become less hospitable, from flat coastline to rolling

Saturday, 16 August 2008 I have seen a few weird things during the journey thus far, but the other day’s sighting just seems to let most faze out into a mere haze in comparison. We were nearing the end of a really long beach day, coming over the dune

Saturday, 09 August 2008 Winter seems to have those special days that you just can’t explain the breathless beauty around you, and today was one of them, slowly jogging down the beach from Hermanus to Die Kelders. A stretch of 14 Km of flat sand as far as

Friday, 08 August 2008 One of the reasons that we decided to do our coastal run during the winter was to avoid the Cape Doctor, The S/Easter. A wind known to drive up-country holiday makers home, push locals to the brink of insanity and just give you a

Friday, 08 August 2008 It’s been another hard week, 1200km done and the terrain is starting to get taxing. Gone are all the secondary roads and holiday towns; ahead lies the ragged rocky coast, sandy, soft coastal migrating dunes, occasionally pegged by reclamation done years ago with alien

Friday, 08 August 2008 So often in life the little things are overlooked and often it’s the small things that end up making the biggest difference. It is also often to our surprise when a little person stands up to be counted and takes it on his small

Monday, 04 August 2008 Finally the majestic table mountain manages to force her way through the swirling cloud and overcast sky taking up her position looking like a massive island in the sea. A sight cherished by many a traveller on land and sea, for me a welcoming

Monday, 04 August 2008 It’s taken a few years and thousands of kilometre to realise the importance of my running shoes. I find there are basic lessons. Shoe rotation I have a few pairs of each shoe type, and they are numbered 1 to 4, each morning I will

Thursday, 24 July 2008 When you have a day that is long and dark and you feel that you cant go on. You think that your problems are in surmountable and the biggest in the world. You have been dealt the worst deal in life. Sit back and