by Linda Doke | 2 Sep 2010 | All Articles
From the cracking dry cold of the Sani Pass, Lesotho, to the sunny skies and lush alpine green of Ruhpolding, Germany, with a brief stopover in Cape Town to throw all our kit in the wash and say g’bye to loved ones, these past four days have been a whirlwind....
by Linda Doke | 25 Aug 2010 | All Articles
Crazy adventure photographer extraordinaire Kelvin Trautman kicked off his Durban beach slops to brave the chilly air up here earlier this week to take some great shots of Ryan (aka Mach1) and I on the very edge of the escarpment above the Sani Pass, doing...
by Linda Doke | 20 Aug 2010 | All Articles
Yesterday I learnt a new phrase – a rather astonishing one at that. But then, it’s American, so go figure! When something is absolutely brilliant, or really great, they say it’s “the shit”. As opposed to when something’s awful, they say it’s really shitty. So there I...
by Linda Doke | 9 Aug 2010 | All Articles
Well, I’m happy to report I’m back running again… again. It feels good not to feel, for the first time in more than a month, that I’m not popping a lung every time I run uphill. So, to celebrate I thought I’d take up pole dancing. Alas, there’s nothing exotic or...
by Linda Doke | 3 Aug 2010 | All Articles
People say if you want something badly enough, you’ll make it happen. Put it out to the universe, believe with all your heart, do all the necessary groundwork to prepare for it, and it will be. I do believe that, and I live by it. I believe positivity attracts good...
by Linda Doke | 25 Jul 2010 | All Articles
Yesterday was the annual running of my favourite race, the Hout Bay Trail Challenge. What makes it my favourite? That’s easy – it’s special: not only because it’s another reason (if I ever need another reason) to play on the beautiful mountains surrounding the valley...