by Linda Doke | 17 Jul 2010 | All Articles
Isn’t it crazy how science has managed to work out how to split the atom, create stem cells, map the human genome, conduct surgery via remote control, and even possibly have achieved a vaccination for HIV… and yet there’s still no cure for the common cold. And...
by Linda Doke | 5 Jul 2010 | All Articles
“No one can say ‘you must not run faster than this, or jump higher than that.’ The human spirit is indomitable.” (Sir Roger Bannister, first person to run a sub 4-min mile) They say the greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. There’re so many...
by Linda Doke | 5 Jul 2010 | All Articles
Born in 1960, Trason is an American ultramarathon runner from California. Her racing career spanned two decades, and during that time she smashed 20 world records. She’s most well known for her dominance of the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run, said to be amongst...
by Linda Doke | 20 Jun 2010 | All Articles
Those lines: “Gee, I really wish I could start running… but I just don’t have time…” We’ve all heard it said, and we’ve all chuckled. But sometimes I hear it said with such sincerity that I struggle to laugh it off – and I marvel that the person saying it...
by Linda Doke | 15 Jun 2010 | All Articles
Winter in southern Africa is the dry season – several months of cloudless blue-grey hazy skies stretched over vast expanses of veldt, all shades of textured browns and golds, dusty roads winding into forever and thick, burnt-orange sunsets seeing dusk turn to night....
by Linda Doke | 11 Jun 2010 | All Articles
World Cup 2010 is finally upon us – today’s the day! There’re so much excitement here in South Africa, there’s exuberance on every street corner and the place is rocking! If ever there was a day when I’d become more excited about soccer...
