So I went through a tough month, ate way too many marshmallow Easter eggs, picked up some weight (about 3 kilograms…yikes) and slowed down way too much on my exercise regime. The adventure race and November seemed so far away and my motivation slowly started spiralling downwards. But enough is enough! I am taking [...]
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Running in the dark!
Jip! Literally running in the dark! Last night I did the third Kinetic Gear Night Trail Run in Johannesburg (www.kineticgear.co.za) at the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club with Rosalie, Kim and Pierre. This was my first night trail run and didn’t know much about it. Here is some information for all [...]
Trying out a few Cross Triathlons
I really enjoyed the combination of MTB races and cross triathlons that I’ve done in the past month or so. Races like the MTN Sabie Classic, Babba’s Lodge MTB race, Buffelspoort Sasol Cross Triathlon, Emerald Casino Sasol Cross Triathlon and the SA National Cross triathlon championships. At the second and third Sasol Cross races of [...]
Hello, I’m Vina…
Welcome to my blog. Due to some technical difficulties, I was unable to start blogging…but with all that sorted out, let us not waste any time and start. To make things easier for myself, I have decided to divide my blog into different themes: 1. The training and nutritional advice I’m getting 2.”Meet and greet” the [...]
Slow Group of One
There’s a crumpled sheet of paper in my car with Wednesday night’s “meet & greet” 5km running route. It’s no longer damp from having it in a death grip in my fist but the multiple dirty creases tell the sad tale of me re-opening it every five minutes. More important, it’s a reminder of a [...]
IMPI Challenge here I come!
OK fine, I admit: I haven’t done a stitch of training since Karoo to Coast. And by training I mean getting up in the morning, motivated to whittle my butt down to a (possible) size 8, and pumping iron, swimming and running with a smile on my face. But I have done the Gun Run [...]
Gun Run
I had this grand plan to start training again next week. My home gym is ready. I have some training programmes printed out that I just need to laminate and put on the wall. At least, that was until I realised that the 10km Gun Run I’ve entered takes place THIS Sunday – in two [...]
Where to next?
So, I was sitting with the team, waiting for a meeting to start, when – still basking in my post K2C glow – I thought it appropriate to mention my upcoming ventures. “I’m taking a bit of a break for the next week or two, and then I’ll start training again for the Impi Challenge at [...]
Karoo to Coast – The Epic Race Report
Phew – I can’t believe it’s been an entire week since my hubby and I rode – and finished – the Pennypinchers Die Burger Karoo to Coast 100km MTB Challenge. More accurately, I can’t believe it’s been a week since my husband finished the event after ZERO training and entering only two weeks before. But [...]
I did it!
WOW – what a day! It was a day marked with laughter, tears, complete sense of humour failures and elated air punches, while the guys on the route added additional farting and shooting snot balls (gross, I know, but that’s cycling for you). Long story short, I made it I’m seriously chuffed but it’s been [...]
It’s becoming really real
I’m feeling a tad emotional today. It all started this morning when I realised that this was my second last day with Rob and Wes from the Executive Wellness Centre. I have a feeling Wes was a little sad to have his final session with me so he gave me something to remember him by: [...]
Racing Snacks for Racing Snakes
So, I drop an e-mail to my husband the other day with a list of stuff we must remember to pack for our Pennypinchers Die Burger Karoo to Coast MTB Challenge weekend and some basic plans for our trip to Uniondale and back home again from Knysna via Montagu. Among others, I mentioned the subject [...]
