Even the greatest hunger is cured with one meal. So, was I still seriously entertaining the idea of giving up ultrarunning altogether? You bet! For some reason, though, I just kept putting one foot in front of the other; but why? Another 5km went by with more walking and a few short spells of jogging,… Read more

Our Central Governor When we’re faced with a seemingly insurmountable task, challenge or problem, what is it that makes us say “enough, I give up!”? And how often, shortly afterwards, do we think that maybe we just gave up too early and that we should have persevered and continued on. Tim Noakes, a South African… Read more

Live your passion: “Whatever you do in life, you must make sure that it’s something you are truly passionate about or you will never be truly happy, regardless of how comfortable your life may otherwise be. Happiness and comfort are not synonyms!”  In part one, I spoke a bit about why personal branding is important… Read more

Your Virtual Legacy “In today’s business world, your business and your personal brand need to be one and the same. Learn to live your passion, and you’ll have all the money you need plus total control over your destiny.” – Gary Vaynerhchuk, ‘Crush it’. Your personal brand is basically telling the world who you are… Read more

Vulnerability is hard to accept. Most of us who have been involved in exercise or sports have experienced injuries at some point in our lives. Some injuries are so minor that they have remained unnoticed, some so severe that they have put a complete end to participation in exercise or sports. Working in the field… Read more

Megaphones & Meditation. Expect the Unexpected – part 3: 2 laps down, a ripped calf muscle and only 90km to go. Great! However, at least I was still moving forward and that was a lot better than the situation about 20 minutes ago. Over the next lap I found that I was slowly able to… Read more