Today I’m working from home. Next to my desk is Otto. I wonder what is going through his mind. I project: he’s enjoying watching the rain fall. He’s watching the trees in the park negotiate their survival with the wind.
Continue reading “My Gratitude and My Neighbour”The Simple
Profound: finding life and joy in simple things.
Continue reading “The Simple”I Almost Forgot Wonder
It feels like I had almost forgot to wonder. Awe is not awe when it becomes familiar.
Continue reading “I Almost Forgot Wonder”Run Diary
One of the reasons to train for a marathon is to make sure that I will be able to start and finish without breaking. I also want to be wise in my training and, at the end “race”. Besides my marathon training plan, I’m gleaning from other sources and experts on how to do it well. Where else to better pick up tips than from the legendary Eliud Kipchoge. In an interview I watched-listened to, he mentioned a run diary. Which got me thinking.
Continue reading “Run Diary”Running My First Marathon, Ever
So, I’m running my first marathon, ever. This year (2023) was the first time I ran 21.2 kilometres, and I did that in a half marathon race. Of course, I didn’t just get up and go run it, I trained for it. After running The Two Oceans Half Marathon, I joked about setting my sights on a full marathon. The truth is I only half-joked, and I am going to run The Cape Town Marathon later year.
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