City2Surf 2018
Since arriving in Australia I’ve been eager to enter my first official event. Having missed the Balmoral Burn, I finally settled on the City2Surf, which is impressively the world’s largest fun run. This year’s event saw 80 000 people take to the road to tackle the 14km course from Sydney to Bondi Beach. Despite having …
The 3 Falls Trail Run 2017
Having thoroughly enjoyed last year’s event, I did a great job in forgetting to register for the 2017 3 Falls Trail Run. Despite putting my name on the waiting list an entry never came my way. Thankfully I got a lucky break when a colleague was unable to run and passed his entry on to …
Running in Pune, India
I’m currently in the enjoyable position of frequently travelling to India on business. While I spend 99% of my time in the office (or hotel), and therefore don’t get to see as much of India as I would like to, I do make every effort to get out and about as often as I can. And the best …
A JBL Reflect Mini BT (Sports) Headphone Review
Most of the reviews I do are on venues, fly fishing tackle and photography gear. That said, I do do a fair bit of running and recently found a product which I love, so I thought I’d do a quick, more informal review of the JBL Reflect Mini BT (sports) headphones. I say informal because …
Wimbledon Parkrun in the Snow
I was recently in the UK on business and met up with my sister for breakfast at Bill’s in Covent Garden. Now while Bill’s was a great breakfast venue, and the eggs Benedict were to die for, it was a relatively depressing morning for me – not because I was with my sister, that part …
My First Parkrun
For the past year I’ve heard story after story about just how fun parkruns are, and how they’re the latest craze sweeping the globe. I’d even gone so far as to sign up for them 6 months ago but was yet to actually take part in one, despite the Shongweni parkrun being less than 5kms from …
The 3 Falls Trail Run 2016
Despite living just minutes from Kloof Gorge (Krantzkloof Nature Reserve) it’s an area I haven’t explored (let alone run through) since I was a child. So when I saw this year’s 3 Falls Trail Run in the race calendar I knew it was an event I could not miss. Sadly however, by the time I got …
The Merrell Durban Winter Night Run
Events with a difference always interest me, which is exactly how I came to take part in the Merrell Durban Winter Night Run. It popped up last minute on my Facebook feed (ah, the joys of social media) and I quickly went in search of a running buddy to join me for the adventure. Lyall …
The Tough Man Series
Another weekend and another race; this time a trail run starting at Freedom Trails, and running down into Giba Gorge and back out. It was called the Tough Man Series and certainly promised to live up to it’s name. Living less than a kilometer from the start I arrived bright and early, only to discover I was the second …