Tag Archives: Marathon

Ironman South Africa 2013 – The spectator report

This post is dedicated to my wife Bianca (@beanker) who completed her first Ironman on 14th April. It is incredible to think that this time last year she was only just starting to recover from a fractured cuboid bone (in … Continue reading

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Nobody said it was easy – IronMan SA 2013 (Guest blog by Bianca Tait)

Boom, boom, boom, boom… it wasn’t the alarm clock, it was the loud, scary sound of a foghorn, and that’s how my morning started on April 14th. It was eerie in Nelson Mandela Bay and there was a lot of … Continue reading

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Start with self-belief –Peninsula Marathon Race Report

So 3 years have passed since my last marathon on the road. As many of you know I’ve completed many trail distances equal and above marathon distances up to 80km. However this was a road marathon and as explained in … Continue reading

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The night before the night before

Yes its that time the time that at some point all runners must go through! For the butterflies have come calling, the false aches and pains in the body have started niggling me or should that be gnawing me, and … Continue reading

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