Landscape artist Strijdom van der Merwe (worth looking at his site) covered oak trees in red cloth all the way down Dorp Street making one of the strongest visuals I’ve seen. Simple yet profound. An art project raising funds for charity in conjunction with the Stellenbosch University Art School.

(Dorp Street)

I wrote over the festive season on time spent with some foreigners, training in and around Stellenbosch. Will Clarke (home),  Andreas Raelert, Tim Don (home)- friends of mine - had to qualify their Olympic spots this weekend. I’ve not seen a more committed effort by an athlete than by Andreas. He missed out today. But […]

Thought it could be interesting to do a quick take on where everyone is at who I either trained with or just came in contact with here in The Bosch over the past few months. There was a great influx of foreign athletic ability this year, maybe more than ever, but as summer turns to autumn, […]