David's Blog

David's Blog

On The Road

All the water in the Oceans

When I told my running partner (four Two Oceans Ultras, three Comrades) that I intended to enter Comrades next year he politely replied...
On The Road

Running takes you places

With increasing prices in just about every aspect of our lives, we need a pick-me-up, and what better positive energy to endorse than the...
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Running: The People's Sport

My training took a turn for the vertiginous last week when I had to attend a wedding at Cathedral Peak in the Drakensberg (just over 3000m...
On The Road

Gary Kirsten qualifies for Two Oceans

In the next few days you should be receiving your official Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon magazine in your post box. Inside the magazine,...
On The Road

First 42. What a feeling

I did my first marathon this past Sunday. What a hack.  No, I kid. It was great. Well, the first 30km were. Then everything became an...
On The Road

Why run? Because of this...

Not so long ago I was a keen runner. In the space of four years I entered just about every 21km race in the Western Cape, and notched up...
On The Road

The New Route - a test run

The powers-that-be at the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon suggested a few of us get together and run the new Half Marathon route – mostly to...