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

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

Running for Recovery. Expect the Unexpected – part 2: As I mentioned in part 1, I felt that I’d been physically prepared to do the 100km Suomi Juoksu for quite a while, but mentally, I also felt that I had some key things to learn before attempting it again. I also spoke of destiny and… Read more

Saturday morning, the sun is shining and it´s warm, really warm, for the first time in 2011. It´s a perfect day to go running. Not too hot or cold, just a mild wind and promises of summer.  “Full speed ahead towards 21.1 kilometres” is painted on the pavement, smiling and excited people wandering around the… Read more

In part 1, I illustrated how education is not a passive process simply involving the reception knowledge, but rather a dynamic and reciprocal one in which both students and their instructors both learn from and teach each other simultaneously. I also expressed the thought that education is a necessary component for leading a happy and… Read more