The details and journey of getting back-surgery

"Allow your passion to become your purpose, and it will one day become your profession." - Gabrielle Bernstein I closed my Fired Fitness...

A word that really resonated with me this year has been COURAGE. I started reading Ryan Holiday's COURAGE IS CALLING: FORTUNE FAVORS THE...

"Behind mountains, there will always be more mountains to climb." - unknown When I trained in Kenya, the 3000m above sea altitude level...

While training for a marathon, you need a lot of fuel to power you through all the long and hard miles on the road. If you want to...

As I reflected on this past year, a metaphor came to mind: In 2021, I felt like a boxer in a ring, getting knocked down every time I...

"Behind every mask, there is a face and behind that a story." - Marty Rubin The uncertainty that we all had to deal with was tough -...

This will be the first time since 2019, that I will not be returning to Kenya in December for training. For the past two years, I have...

A blog post in the celebration of Women's Month: The Totalsports Women's Month campaign, a race report about successfully defending my...

From overcoming my fears after falling at the Two Oceans Half Marathon to getting back on track - increasing my long runs, some race...

Running Clean is something that is very important to me. Today I went to the Helderberg Harriers's Spookhill Road race to help promote...

Global Running Day is a day that celebrates the sport of running. It is held annually on the first Wednesday of June. Today millions of...

I honestly don't have a lot of words to describe how I am feeling right now... Frustrated is definitely one of them, sad should be in...

When I was flat on my back, I looked at life from a different angle and decided I wanted to change it. I chose to use the month I was off...

"Gold Medals aren't made of gold. They are made of sweat, determination and a hard-to-find alloy called guts." - Dan Gable Growing up, I...

I took a Detour that ended up to be a circle, taking me back to the start. After a hard fall in December, my old back injury flared up...

The one moment I was on top of the mountain (literally) and the next moment I am rolling down on the other side falling flat on my face...

One of my favorite routes. Of course I will be there. Marked in big bold letters on my calendar, Bay to Bay 30K was going to be my first...

The one of the biggest lessons I can take away from 2018 is: "YOU WILL LEARN MORE FROM BEING ROCK-BOTTOM, THAN YOU WILL EVER LEARN FROM...

I was recently asked an interesting question in an interview: “What will the next chapter of your life be called?” It sounds like a...