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, [...]

I spent my run thinking about an honest post, my Thursday morning quality run in Jan Marais Park in Stellenbosch’s (Wikipedia) CBD. A run like most others with confused emotions and yo-yo arguments with a doubting alter ego. Some runs’ more so than others, but none more so than this windy push on tired legs.

I get bored on the usual highways and byways surrounding Stellenbosch, despite the variation the roads on offer which is more than most destinations. There is a flatter Koelenhof Road to take past Kayamandi, or undulating rolling hills on the R44 to Somerset West and Strand, or towards Klupmuts and Paarl. Then there’s a hill, [...]