Last year, I summed up my year with 21 questions, so I’ve decided to do the same for 2022, this time using 22 questions, of course! In Part 1, I answer the first eleven which look at how my year started, my achievements, my challenges, runners who inspired me, and my ‘Medal of the Year’… Continue reading 22 Questions for 2022 | Q&A – Part 1
Christmas is my favourite time of year! Yes, it can get crazy, but I love spending precious time with family – cooking, catching up, laughing and eating. Last night, we spent three hours washing dishes, well into the night, but even that was worth it after the gorgeous day we had had. If you celebrate,… Continue reading Did I Get Any Running Gifts This Christmas?
This year I’m trying five recipes for Christmas – all delicious, easy to make, festive and gluten free! I started with some Coconut & Amarula Snowballs and a Gluten-free Apple Crumble, before being inspired to make this crème brûlée from Taste of Home. Although I chose some “easy to make” recipes, this one required a… Continue reading Bake with Me for Christmas | Blueberry Crème Brûlée
Welcome to another “Top Five Friday” where I share my Top Five anything in running and blogging! This year I had several guest bloggers from five different countries with incredible stories of challenges and triumphs: Wanja and Ebulani from Kenya, Karianne from Singapore, Khanyisa and Ticha from South Africa, Jay Jay, Gobona and Tshire from Botswana, and… Continue reading Top Five Friday | Guest Bloggers in 2022
I’m not much of a baker but this year, I’m trying five different recipes – all delicious, easy to make, festive and gluten free! I started with some delicious Coconut & Amarula Snowballs (click here for the results) and then moved onto this gorgeous gluten-free apple crumble recipe. I followed the recipe from Gluten-Free on… Continue reading Bake with Me for Christmas | Gluten Free Apple Crumble
I am so happy to be sharing all the bling I earned in 2022! In 2020, I only ran three races before the pandemic hit and the rest of the year was filled with virtual challenges; in 2021, Botswana’s race calendar was empty, and I only participated in two virtual challenges. In the first quarter of 2022… Continue reading What ‘Bling’ Did I EARN in 2022? | Part 2
I am so excited to be writing this post! The last *real* post like this was in 2019. In 2020, I only ran three races before the pandemic hit and the rest of the year was filled with virtual challenges; in 2021, Botswana’s race calendar was empty, and I only participated in two virtual challenges.… Continue reading What ‘Bling’ Did I EARN in 2022? | Part 1
I’m not much of a baker. In fact, I never bake. The last time I did was for Christmas last year when I made these gluten-free gingerbread cookies using a recipe from The Banana Diaries. But I had such an enjoyable time with the family, and nothing said Christmas like the aroma of freshly baked goodies… Continue reading Bake with Me for Christmas | Coconut & Amarula Desert Balls
Located on the southern outskirts of Gaborone on the A1 to Lobatse, Kgale Hill, loosely translated as “The Place That Dried Up” is a national treasure. It is an extremely popular hike especially during weekends. A year ago, I wrote about my concern for all the rubbish on Kgale and the need for us to… Continue reading Pliking on Kgale Hill Shocked Us!
One of my goals for 2022 was to run in 15 new places – it was certainly a big ask but there was a point I really thought I’d make it! Unfortunately, I fell slightly short of this goal – *only* managing 11 new places. But I still think this is a pretty awesome achievement,… Continue reading I Ran in 11 New Places in 2022!
The Gaborone Runner 