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Fleeting
Last week I had the privilege of watching various athletes compete and entertain at their highest level. It was the Olympic qualifiers for South African swimmers and I witnessed guys making the time by 0.01 of a second and one girl missing the time by the same margin....
Training Camp 1
I finally started to feel normal in the pool this week. I had a big training week to get through in terms of mileage for each session. It was quite a shift from what I have been used to, but I respond really well to following a program and was able to tick off each...
Training Week 1
This week was my first proper training week for the Kawi channel. I did try last week, but that did not go so well, so I started again this week. I got off to a less than ideal start getting to the pool quite late on Monday which meant I could only fit in 1500m of my...
Don’t count the days, make the days count
Some of you may know I have been doing a countdown. Each week I have a quote to help motivate me for the week. This week’s quote is one of my favourites. It is quite ironic considering that I am doing a countdown, counting down the days, when this weeks’ quote says...
Embracing fun
Last week my coach had the foresight (again) to give me the week off. I was physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted and so I was relieved when Brian told me to take a week off and come back rested. I probably had the most fun last week that I have had in a long...
Digging Deep
This week was tough as my first week back at training. I started off on the back foot waking up with a sore throat on Monday morning. I decided to ignore it and train anyway. Within 1500m of my swim my elbow started hurting, I felt terrible in the water but I was...
Press Release: Silence for the Sharks
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Attention 07 June 2016 Silence of the Sharks underwater protest receives great support on KwaZulu-Natal South Coast There was a wave of support shown for the oceans and its inhabitant marine life at Scottburgh (Aliwal Shoal) and Shelly...
Preparation
This week was my final week of rest and recovery before starting my rigorous training program for Hawaii. It was a tough week, which is actually a blessing in disguise because it means I won’t get such a shock when I start proper training next week! Although I have...
The best is yet to come
I’ve been invited to give a motivational talk to a bunch of 10 -13 year olds this week before a big swimming gala they have. I have been wracking my brain trying to figure out what to talk about and how to fit it into a 30 minute time slot. I have been blessed with...
Mental Toughness
February is my rest month before I start a very specific and rigorous training program for my Hawaii challenge. When I say ‘rest’ it is an active rest month with goals to sort out my social media, sponsorship proposals and try and set up my non-profit company,...
Mediocrity
“When you do the common things in an uncommon way, you'll command the attention of the world.” George Washington Carver, A friend of mine sent me this quote this week and I absolutely love it. This week has been my busiest of 2016 at work which hasn’t allowed much...
24 Hour Swim
Three nights ago I set off on what I suspected would be an incredible test of mind, body and emotional capacity. After a particularly busy and relatively stressful week I was doubting how much of a good idea this really was. Driving up to Johannesburg on the morning...
The Power of the Mind
This week was another good training week. I have done a little more mileage than last week but am still building very slowly to where I need to be. I have learnt from many previous experiences that it is better this way and with a 24 hour swim just days away, there is...
What wrecks you
So, last night I went to a talk and the guy spoke about what is God’s will for my life? What is your purpose for life? He asked the question ‘What wrecks you? I count myself fortunate to have good idea of what I am called to do on this planet and what my purpose is...
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It is perfect weather to be blogging while it storms outside with a kitten snuggling in the blanket with me. Durban is finally getting some much needed rain and also helping me not feel too guilty about resting. It has been a below average week with regards to...
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