I spend a fair bit of time flicking through social media, and often drawn to read articles about how sportswomen are treated differently to their male colleagues. I grew up in a liberal household in England and now immersed in a wonderfully vibrant, moralistic but sometimes (in my opinion) confused society of South Africans. Women […]

Read more "Hanging out with the boys"

I watched my friend Diane McEwan winning this event last year, on Supersport, and thought it looked like a great place to visit.  With my nutrition sponsors GU involved, it seemed like an ideal opportunity to combine a family mini-holiday and a race to test my form in advance of Ironman 70.3. I had not […]

Read more "Midlands Ultra (December 2013)"

I’ve been doing a whole lot of swimming lately. I have always swum,but recently the sessions have become more frequent, longer, sometimesa bit tougher; I’m getting me some big guns.I watch other folk come and go, some regular swimmers, others justpassing by, and seems for the most part, none of them have any plan orprogramme […]

Read more "Swimming (November 2012)"

So, you used to have a life. You used to be fit and healthy. You used to have time and money for yourself. And now? There are babies. Babies, toddlers, small folks with big attitudes and somewhere you lost your way, and lost your right to look after your own needs. You may still be […]

Read more "Active moms"

This goes out to all the Ironmums, the juggling experts with hardened immune systems. These are the ladies who refuse to conform to middle-aged motherhood, don’t even try to be yummy mummies because they go from the pool to the school, flicking their multi-tasking headspaces from training zones to homework to board meetings to negotiating […]

Read more "Ironman South Africa 2013"

Eight days before 2012 Slanghoek Triathlon, I woke with that familiar scratchy throat and knew that an impromptu rest day was called for. I say eight days before Slanghoek, though the following day I was competing in a 4.5k hill climb time trial on the bike, and an 85k road race which both formed a […]

Read more "When to race and when to rest"

The sleepy Western Province usually begins its road triathlon season with a sprint distance event in Clanwilliam, but unfortunately I was unable to test my race form there due to a calf niggle. Three weeks later, some serious rehab work, and after spending Friday and Saturday at a training camp with the Velocity powered Raynard […]

Read more "Slanghoek Triathlon 2013 Race Report"