It had been a hard winter in Cape Town and many sacrifices were made along the way to fulfil this dream of mine that has been there since I first learnt about triathlon. Indeed, my highschool physical education teacher had raced there, and seeing the potential I had from running and swimming, he coaxed me [...]

“Seconds out, round number threeee …” Yup, I am starting to feel a little punch drunk from racing repeatedly and on Sunday morning I was more like a boxer scared to come out of his corner than a triathlete about to start a race. I certainly have new found respect for those elite ITU athletes [...]

Do not get me wrong - I loved the experience. I met some really inspiring people and this alone was worth the trip yet it was only a small part of my time there. The race report I wrote on IronCrazy.com focuses on the race itself and sports elements, but I enjoyed the week in [...]