I have scheduled this post to go live on the day I start the Marathon des Sables. Right now as you sip that coffee or eat that slice of cake I have 9ishkg on my back, sand beneath my feet (and probably already in unholy places) and sweat pouring from every inch of me. I will be feeling more nervous and excited then I will have ever felt in my entire life...
As the race nears, I’ve had a lot of people on social media ask why I signed up for the Marathon des Sables in the first place. It is a fair question, why would someone who only five years ago […]
Week One – Denial.To begin with I told myself, the doctor and the physio that it wasn’t that bad. That it was only muscle pain. That the deep, lasting pain in my foot was nothing but a scratch. With only […]
I remember when I first saw Ansel Adams’ awe-inspiring images of Yosemite National Park. His unparalleled ability to harness the emotion within the subtext of black and white has, since that day, always motivated me to try and be a […]
I must apologize for my lack of writing in the blogosphere in the recent weeks, the reasons are as follows, I’ve been lazy, I’ve been writing nonstop (book and newspaper) and I’m in India. Since returning from ‘peacefully’ Delhi a […]
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