This was the 21st anniversary of this favourite half marathon of mine. My aim: -To complete my 8th run to take me closer to my only chance of ever achieving a race permanent number (one of the few races where you can get one) -To run under 2hours and podium maybe -To get to the…
I nearly died… The end. Jokes. Well, I certainly thought I was dying, and I distinctly remember wishing that I’d die so it’d be over. The longest 30km of my life, ever. Let’s rewind… PUFfer came and went, and I felt a bit lost without another goal on the horizon, so I scoured the upcoming…
I wanted to share a short review of the ARD 10km race I recently participated in. Now, I don’t usually sign up for 10km runs, but this one came highly recommended by folks at work and friends from FHAC. Initially, I planned to take it easy and sneak in just under the one-hour mark. However,…
As the entries open for 2025, we can cast our minds back to June the 9th and the experience that was Comrades 2024. Sitting and writing this months after the race gives great perspective on the day. As much as the race itself is simply unbelievable and provides lifetime memories, the journey to get to…
To be perfectly honest, with all the member stories coming in about the Cape Town Marathon, I feel like a bit of a fraud sharing this story, but how and never, I was asked to contribute, so here we go. Folks who know me, know that back in the day, I was becoming a fairly…
This year was my third Cape Town Marathon, and this year I went into it knowing what to expect and armed with the knowledge that Woodstock would be windy and Salt River would be smelly. Mentally, I had divided the race into quarters – the first bit up until you turn off Main Road and…
If you had asked me when I was a school girl, being lapped on the hot, dry field during a 1500m race, while the school body looked on, if I would ever run 5km, the answer would’ve been a hard ‘no’. A few years later, having sort of recovered from the trauma of high school…
I kicked off 2024 with a midlife crisis (perhaps ongoing?) and to my husband’s dismay I declared I was going to do a marathon. Before I could change my mind, I joined FHAC in February and entered the Cape Town Marathon on the 20th of February. Struggling with a bit of imposter syndrome, I found…
The 2024 Cape Town Marathon, was held last Sunday with clear skies, mild temperatures, and a refreshing breeze, the city’s streets were filled with thousands of runners eager to take on the scenic yet challenging route through the Mother City. With 62 Runners representing FHAC it was one hell of a good time. Pre-race Excitement:…
The running journey started back in winter 2019 and eventually landed Karen & I at FHAC. From that first parkrun who would have thought a marathon was in the making. To all those aspiring runners and newbies to the FHAC it’s possible. Race day – it was an extremely early start as the well organised…