Haha! Quite a few people have asked me this so I thought it would make a great title! I think when I expressed how disappointed I was with the outcome of the race, some took it that I hadn’t actually finished! Good news is, I did, and it wasn’t my worst time either. Bad news… Continue reading Did I Finish the Phikwe Half Marathon 2023?
When my father and sister announced they were headed to Tshwane (Pretoria) in South Africa for the long weekend in July, I spontaneously joined them without my little family! But given the Phikwe Half Marathon was only a fortnight away, I knew I couldn’t afford to skip my 18km long run. In a frantic search… Continue reading Springbok Vasbyt Trail Half | Race Recap
Accra, the capital city of Ghana, is located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. It has a complicated and tragic colonial history and was largely formed from the merging of distinct settlements around Fort James (British), Ussher Fort (Dutch), and Fort Christiansborg (Danish). It was the capital… Continue reading Accra Inter-City Homowo Marathon | 10km Race Recap
Molepolole is an urban village about 50km from Gaborone with significant historical, cultural and religious relevance to Botswana. I ran in Molepolole for the first time last year. Starting at Scottish Livingstone Hospital, we ran towards the village centre, continuing all the way to the main kgotla before heading back to the hospital again and were amazed by… Continue reading I Came LAST at the Molepolole Half Marathon
Located around 85km from Gaborone, Kanye is the eighth-largest village in Botswana and the administrative capital of the Southern District. Steeped in cultural, traditional and political history, Kanye is also well-known for its rolling hills, beautiful gorges and stunning scenery. More significantly to me, it is my husband Ditiro’s home village, a place he believes… Continue reading How Was The Kgosi Malope II 10K Race?
On the 23rd July 2022, I participated in a Half Marathon in Selebi-Phikwe, an old mining town in the Central District of Botswana. Originally named the Bosele Marathon, the Orange Phikwe Marathon is the oldest in Botswana, started in 1985 by the late Boet Kahts and Phill Roberts who was a teacher at Selebi Phikwe… Continue reading Orange Phikwe Half Marathon 2022 | Race Recap
Running is one of the greatest metaphors for life. As I’ve been reflecting on my Ultra-Trail journey, I’ve found so many parallels and critical lessons. In my last blog, I shared some of them including the importance of dreaming big, remembering that pain is temporary but regret is forever, that you get what you put… Continue reading Life Lessons From Running An Ultra | Part 2
It’s been three weeks since my Ultra-Trail Marathon on the mountains of the Eastern Cape of South Africa. It was an incredibly tough challenge that tested me on so many levels – but somehow, I ran, walked and crawled my way to the finish in 9+ hours. When we travelled back in the open safari… Continue reading Life Lessons From Running An Ultra | Part 1
On the 19th of March 2022, I ran my first Ultra-Trail Marathon in the Addo National Elephant Park in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. It was the toughest challenge I’ve ever done, one that tested my physical and mental strength, whilst allowing me to witness the grit, determination and resilience of so many other… Continue reading Addo Race | I Am An Ultra-Trail Marathoner!
I was that girl who loved bright and colourful stationery. The shops would sell brown paper covers for school books but I always chose the brightest paper and folders I could find. Remember those pretty letter and envelope sets? I’d always get several for Christmas and there was nothing I loved more. Even today, I… Continue reading Is It Foolish To Plan For 2021?
The Gaborone Runner 