I
have stumbled across the joys of
participation in sporting events as
a lifestyle choice at the age of 24.
This started of as a 3km trot from
my campus residence at UJ to the
SABC and back. Although it was a
flat piece of road, it was hard. The
stitches I got during the trot and
the gasping for air afterwards even
worse. My effort evolved from there
over a period of twenty months into
an eight hour eight minute Comrades
Marathon in 1995.
From there on I ventured onto
Duathlon and then later Triathlon.
It just evolved that way in a very
natural way. So basically there is a
lot of sense to be made about Mr.
Darwin… though I am not quite a
dolphin in the water yet, I do know
that a wildebeest can be taught a
few new tricks.
What I love about triathlon is the
variety of training and the variety
of training venues. There is none of
the repetitiveness you have as a
pure cyclist, runner or swimmer, so
life remains more interesting. The
age group structure and the variety
of event distances offered makes
triathlon something any person can
fit into his or her schedule. I am
passionate about triathlon. It’s a
great lifestyle that you cannot grow
too old to live by.
Running a 01:22 half
marathon in the South Free
State in 1995.
Running the Voet van Afrika
marathon in a time of 03:08
in 1995. It’s a lovely race.
Swimming 5km at the Telkom
Roodeplaat event in 2003.
The time it took was not
memorable!
Representing South Africa at
the 2003 ITU Duathlon World
Championships in
Switzerland.
Riding in 2005 a 02:36:00
"non drafting" 94.7 Cycling
Challenge in Jozi.
resenting South Africa at
the 2005 ITU World Triathlon
Championships in Honolulu.
Completing the 2006 Ironman
Western Australia in a time
of 10:11.
Qualifying for the 2008
Ironman 70.3 World Champs in
Clearwater Florida
