Hi Steve,
I absolutely loved the accompanied run as I didn't have to worry about getting lost! Candice was fantastic and we chatted so much that the 21km felt like a 10km. I am really glad I did it and apart from the great company, the training tips specific to the Two Oceans were invaluable. I appreciate how efficiently you managed the whole process and I will definitely make use of your service when in South Africa again. Monica KalondoPromised myself I would do some speed work...promised myself this morning I won't do it two days after a marathon again!
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It has been a roller-coaster month. A hip injury 4 weeks ago from trying to help out a mate http://www.runnersworld.co.za/static/columns/footnotes.php?footnote_id=2727 then 2 weeks holiday in the Baviaanskloof and Natures valley and finally pulling my back the Thursday before the marathon - during a core workout if you can believe that! Oh and of course there was Ben killing me the week before on the Dolphin Run.
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"After a couple of uninspired runs on my own, I hooked up with mycityrunningtours.com for a quick 12km along the seafront. The run was gorgeous and Steve was great company. A really enjoyable way to keep up the marathon training. Highly recommended" - Ben Wickham
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Went for a wonderful run with Ben Wickham from London. Suffice to say he was fit, strong and fast and I saw my arse. It was a really good wake up call for me!
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Teamed up with Di and my brother Barrie this afternoon for what was going to be a baptism of fire for both of them. Di had never done more than an hour long trail run and Barrie still recovering after a back injury.
Our last time was good and I have to say I am sorry to my to newbies that I wanted to beat that time, introduce them to the splendour that is Kloof Corner Ridge and get home in time to get starters and cocktails (the mojitos are killer). They both did incredibly well although I suspect their quads will be 'interesting' tomorrow. Suffice to say I knocked 20 minutes off the previous time partly because I had to nip back to our house to fetch a car. Di had a bit of a spill and we thought a wrist was broken. Turned out it was just shock. An amazing Christmas Eve run and now seriously looking forward to the http://www.ndorfin.co.za/events/event-detail.php?event_id=4174 on Boxing Day. Doubt there will be much running tomorrow with Mojitos in the tank - have a good'un!Comments [0]
The 3rd addition of Blog, Sweat and Tears - http://www.runnersworld.co.za/static/columns/footnotes.php?footnote_id=2668. You will notice I let my running mate down, we have her man to thank her for that! There is no way I could have physically run with my 'condition' the next day.
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My legs are still broken after the Table Mountain run on Wednesday...what can I say other than it must have used muscles I have not used for years. There are muscles in my quads which are just taking unusually long to recover.
I hooked up with Roger who has a spot down here in the Scarborough conservation village at 6am. Quads in trouble and as always, nervous about running with someone new. You just never know how it will go. Will you be able to keep up, how strong are they etc. It all worked out well and Roger is strong! His two hounds, Max and Polly, kept us entertained on a 90min run that has some serious hills involved. We chatted pretty much the whole run except for when the hills took the breath out of our lungs and I got to see some new routes, the dam behind Scarborough, I think it is called the Kleinplaas Dam. We should be hooking up with Roger in early January to get to know a few more routes - well psyched if not nervous. It is rugged terrain and sure lets one know that perhaps one should party a bit less in December. Oh well...maybe I will learn one day.Comments [0]
OK, this was brutal. No other way to put it. It is 4 days later and my quads are still in all sorts of trouble.
I went running with one of my mates and Table Mountain guru, Richard Matzopoulos. You also need to have a cup of coffee with Rich, he makes the best moer koffie I have ever had - perhaps he is just good company? Anyway...the run. Started in Rosebank and bombed straight up to the block-house via Rhodes Memorial and then continued up the ridge to the Block House. We took the most direct route as we had time constraints. From the Block House we continued vertically to the overnight hut...something I suspect most people in Cape Town have never visited. From here it became majestic! Rich educated me about Kloof Corner Ridge, Mowbray Ridge along the knife edges. The drop-off and views are just mind blowing. I have no idea what sort of distance we are talking but the elevation is about 800m and we did the run in 2h10m. The downhill was insane and were flying, falling and laughing our way down in 40 mins. The rest of the run was uphill - as I said brutal! I cannot wait to do my next Table Mountain brutal run - planned for later this week!Comments [0]
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