Author: mimi

Freedom Runners Screening of the Award Winning Documentary “Desert Runners” In conjunction with the Sports Science Institute of SA ______________________________________________________________________ Media release For Immediate Release Monday 25 February 2014 The 99 minute documentary “Desert Runners” is about a diverse cast of non-professional runners attempting to complete the most difficult ultra-marathon race series on Earth.  Their dramatic...

Well I did it, not the speediest or most graceful of runs but who cares I managed to complete the Headcorn Half Marathon without my knee hurting - "leaps up and down for joy" This was the inaugural race and although not perfect timing as far as I was concerned it...

Last Monday was the day I was allowed to begin running again, if and that was a big IF I felt that everything was OK with my leg.  Having waiting almost a month since the Spine to be able to run I put my sensible pink hat on and decided...

We all know the older we get the more likely it is that something can go wrong.  When I turned 50 a letter popped through the post from the doctors surgery to say that I was now entitled to a full Well Woman check up, never one to turn a...

I have been very quiet on the blogging front recently as I wasn't really in the right frame of mind to put fingers to keyboard and type about my non-existing running. Since the Spine Race I have been recovering from an ever extension injury to my right leg.  Basically I got...

Over the past 18 months Samantha Gash and myself have been working tirelessly to get this project off the ground and it is with great delight that we have now launch our Freedom Runners project for 2014. We will be running 2,350km over 32 days along the Freedom Trail in South...

Samantha Gash and myself are extremely excited about our new project which we have been working on for over 1 half years now and will hopefully be launching it officially later this weekend. It's going to be an amazing adventure which in turn will help to raise awareness and funds for...

Not quite sure what to say about The Spine Race apart from "shit that was hard" and I only did about 150 miles so compared to the amazing athletes who went on to complete the event;  I really have no rights to complain. I had always planned on treating this event...

(This picture is of me having just won the 6633 Extreme Ultra Marathon in the Arctic 352 miles non-stop) Over the last few days I have been packing, unpacking, repacking, unpacking, repacking trying to fit everything I think I may need for The Spine Race into my drop back and work...