Blog Posts:

My first run as a new dad – Old Fishermen’s Trail Challenge 2007
Celebrating my son’s 4th birthday this week and with the Old Fisherman’s Trail Challenge being run tomorrow (11 June) it reminded me of a letter that I wrote to Runnersworld magazine four years ago.

The idea was to win first prize on the letter’s page, a decent running watch. So I wrote my letter and waited for it to appear and be informed of my pending prize.  But no, despite my best literary efforts and a very cute pic of the scoops, I was published but did not win the first prize...Continue...

Bat Run – Taking on Cape Town’s 3 peaks at night…again
When the Bat Run organisers asked me to sweep this year’s event I jumped at the opportunity, as I did last year. It gives me an opportunity to be involved in a special event, organised and participated in by special people.

Now taking on Cape Town’s three peaks at night is not everyone’s idea of fun, but it is mine. I have completed five Bat Runs and stood checkpoint on Devils Peak (DP) and at Maclear’s Beacon in the past. These events, like a few others in Cape Town, are like family affairs, devoid of the commercialism and hype that accompany some of the newer trail runs. Continue...


FEAT, Fascinating Adventure and Expedition Talks: February 16, 2011
I have a new mission in life I want to be invited to speak at FEAT. Just to be clear, I have no desire to speak in front of 500 people, but what I do want to do is an adventure that is worth speaking about.

FEAT is organised by well known adventure racer and trail runner, Lisa De Speville. A brilliant concept, it involves one evening, with nine speakers relaying their fascinating stories, with large screens displaying slides and video footage. They each get seven minutes, which is not a lot of time, especially for the kind of adventures that these speakers have experienced.Continue...

A cold & wet night on the mountains: November 26, 2010
The plan was to start at Glen Beach, hike up and enjoy the sunset from the top of Table Mountain, then run/hike by the light of an almost full moon, over the mountains to Muizenberg, where we would hopefully enjoy a gorgeous sunrise from the mountain top that side.

O.k. so that never quite panned out but it was a quite a night nevertheless. It rained softy just before we set off from Glen Beach but the clouds lifted a little as we made our way towards the mountain, allowing for a pleasant ascent up the Diagonal Route. Continue...

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