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...
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...