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 →
The Final Countdown Monday, 27 October & Tuesday, 28 October 2014 Greetings from San Francisco This is my final blog post from San Francisco before flying to Ushuaia in Argentina later today. I really enjoyed my time in San Francisco – productive meetings, good weather, a few nice training runs and last but not least,... 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 →
Final Days in South Africa Saturday, 18 October 2014 & Sunday, 19 October 2014 Greetings from San Francisco I have just arrived in San Francisco after a 30 hour trip from Johannesburg. The past few days have been a hectic period of final preparations for the Last Desert Race in Antarctica. I’m spending the next... Continue Reading →
Solar Street Lighting Project in Diepsloot Friday, 17 October 2014 After months of waiting for approval from City Power and other stakeholders, we have received the go-ahead for our solar street lighting project in Diepsloot. This is an important development and will provide important focus and urgency to our fundraising campaign in support of the... 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 →
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 →
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