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Comrades 2023 redemption

Posted: November 01, 2023

Finally I now have 3 finishes of this crazy race 💪. That is 4 starts and 3 finishes as my last one in 2015 was a big fat DNF. So this was…

Posted: May 25, 2023

I completed 12 laps, covering just over 80 kilometers for the day, and I couldn't be prouder of my achievement. The Tarako Backyard Ultra…

Posted: January 01, 2023

I can't quite believe I managed to finish this challenge! Running every day turned out to be the best thing I've ever done for my running. I…

Posted: March 04, 2022

I've been trying to do some odd running projects for fun. These are simple little projects that help me get out and run, helping with…

Posted: February 20, 2022

Thanks to the pandemic I started doing more hikes and local trails which was I suppose some kind of bright side to the whole thing. I wanted…

Posted: May 06, 2021

Sometimes you need to share your PlatformIO project with a friend that is set on using the Arduino IDE. See the code and the link to a gist…

Posted: March 28, 2021

So I thought I could do some game watching without the effort. The South African National Parks service (SANParks) has a few webcams at the…

Posted: December 12, 2020

I needed a goal for my 33rd birthday and decided to do 33km on the day. With the pandemic and everything my running has taken a hit. I would…

Posted: August 16, 2019

This was my first long-distance trail run at 52km through the stunning Eastern Cape Highlands. Finishing the Rhodes Trail run was really fun…

Posted: April 16, 2019

I have a project working on the Raspberry Pi at home and now I want to show everyone at work or at a local Pi Jam event. Cool but most of my…