As you likely know, I’ve been participating in extreme desert running challenges since 2010 to raise awareness and funds for social causes and campaigns making a difference in Africa. Starting on 24 June 2017, I will be competing in one of my most challenging races yet - the Big Red Run in the Simpson Desert... Continue Reading →
Greetings from Birdsville in Australia. Just one day to go before the start of the 2017 Big Red Run… The 5th edition of the Big Red Run - 250km over 6 stages / 6 days – will be held from 24-29 June 2017 in the Simpson Desert, Australia’s 4th largest desert. More than 50 competitors... Continue Reading →
'G'day mate!' I have arrived in Adelaide following my overnight flight from Johannesburg and a short stopover in Perth. It’s great to be finally in Australia, and with just four days to go before the start of the Big Red Run, I’m both excited and slightly nervous about the challenge that lies ahead. I will... Continue Reading →
I’m not a singer and won’t even try to do justice to the John Denver song – “Leaving On A Jet Plane”. But my bags are packed, I’m ready to go, and tonight I leave on a jet plane to Australia for the 250km Big Red Run which starts on Saturday. Getting to the race... Continue Reading →
Today marks the 50-day countdown to the start of my next desert running adventure - the 250km Big Red Run through the Simpson Desert in the heart of the Australian Outback. The 50-day countdown is always an important date for me in the build up to a desert race. In many ways it represents a... Continue Reading →
It is that time of year again…the start of the countdown to my next desert running adventure in support of a social cause making a difference in Africa. Water is a precious resource, a source of life and the basis of all human activities, from drinking to washing to cultivating land and producing food necessary... Continue Reading →
