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A selection of thoughts on my experiences

Friendship and The Norseman Extreme Triathlon

Posted on August 6, 2016 by scotttait

  I sit here alone at my home in Cape Town. It’s 9pm in the evening on Saturday 6 August 2016. I have just witnessed something that touched me so deeply that I had to share this story in words … Continue reading →

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Evening hike to Glencairn Cave

Posted on April 26, 2016 by scotttait

Fantastic evening hike with Warren Spencer from home to Glencairn Cave.

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Another beautiful day in Cape Town

Posted on April 14, 2016 by scotttait

Not a day goes by when this view doesn’t take  my breath away #capetown #africa #chapmanspeak #houtbay #atlanticocean #scenery

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Glencairn Fire

Posted on January 22, 2016 by scotttait

This morning shortly after 10am a Metrorail Train travelling between Sunnycove and Glencairn stations caught alight. Emergency services were on scene quickly to attend to the blaze and did an admirable job containing it and separating the remaining carriages and … Continue reading →

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Norseman 2015 Race Update

Posted on August 1, 2015 by scotttait

Bianca just buried herself on the run to claw back 21 places but in the end fell just 2 places short of the final ascent and the Black t shirt cut off. I have no words for how I feel … Continue reading →

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Norseman Race Update 3

Posted on August 1, 2015 by scotttait

We are on the run course Bianca ran out of T2 in 183 position. She is running well and taking back places but it’s getting hot and no one is throwing in the towel. Everyone wants a black t shirt.

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Norseman 2015 mid race report 2

Posted on August 1, 2015 by scotttait

Let me say that the 5th and last climb to Imingfjel is a nasty one. It is 7km long and unrelenting. At nearly 150km in the legs already I can’t imagine how tough this must be.

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Norseman 2015 mid Race report

Posted on August 1, 2015 by scotttait

Bianca is doing great she has just summitted the 4th climb and is 6 hours in lying about halfway through the field After a cold swim she shot through the first climb nicely before being hit on the plateau with … Continue reading →

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Norseman 2015

Posted on August 1, 2015 by scotttait

So its 4am local time and the 2015 edition of the World’s most Extreme Triathlon The Norseman is about to get underway.

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Bianca on the Norseman Run Course

Posted on July 30, 2015 by scotttait

We stopped in Austbygde briefly on Wednesday to check out T2 before making our way along the run course to Rjukan and then up to Gaustatoppen.

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