Saturday, 1 November 2014 Greetings from Ushuaia The big day has finally arrived. The countdown to Antarctica is over. In a few hours our ship departs for Antarctica and on Tuesday, 4 November 2014, I will start running the Last Desert Race, a grueling 250km footrace through the snow and cold of Antarctica. If you... Continue Reading →
Fundraising Appeal Greetings from San Francisco! The Last Desert Race in Antarctica is getting close, very close, too close for comfort! With a few days to go before the start of the race I would like to make a special appeal for donations in support of a solar street lighting project in Diepsloot. Our target... Continue Reading →
Antarctica, Last Desert Race and Fundraising Campaign - Video About What You Need Know Tuesday, 7 October 2014 Greetings from Nairobi. Today’s blog is short and to the point. Greenpeace Africa and I have produced a short video which covers all the necessary information about the Last Desert Race in Antarctica and our fundraising campaign... Continue Reading →
Columbia Sportwear, running gear, fundraising... Monday, 15 September 2014 Greetings from Cape Town. I am definitely not the biggest fan of running in cold conditions, and participating in the Last Desert Race in Antarctica will therefore be as much of a mental as a physical challenge. Today’s mid-day temperature in Cape Town is 18°C, compared... Continue Reading →
Klipriviersberg, trail running, fundraising... Sunday, 14 September 2014 I had a great morning running the trails of Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve with Ray Cranston, and Chris and Deborah van Wyk. I have never been to the reserve before and was pleasantly surprised with the overall experience. Klipriviersberg, located south of Johannesburg, is the largest nature reserve... Continue Reading →
Blood tests, video recording, Greenpeace Africa, fundraising... Saturday, 13 September 2014 Following yesterday’s excitement and “reality check” of reaching 50 days to the start of the Last Desert Race in Antarctica, today was again back to business with various preparations for the race. Overall conditioning, in addition to just fitness, is one of my major... Continue Reading →
50 Days to Go, my sponsors, fundraising... Friday, 12 September 2014 Today marks a significant day in the countdown to the Last Desert Race in Antarctica…only 50 days to go before the start of my epic run of 250km on the coldest, driest and windiest continent on earth. Antarctica is considered a desert, with annual... Continue Reading →
Time really flies. It feels like yesterday when the start of the 2014 Last Desert Race in Antarctica was still 200 days away. And now it is just 150 days to go… The urgency around my preparations for the race will increase dramatically in coming weeks. Preparing to run 250km in the snow of Antarctica,... Continue Reading →
