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RFP achieves victory at SAHRC
It has been a long and difficult road to get to this point.In fact, as I write this, it has been exactly a year since we first had an issue with race officials about flying the Palestinian flag in an...
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Happy 30th birthday Fadeelah
Happy birthday to youHappy birthday to youHappy birthday to FadeelahHappy birthday to youIt would be hard to supply 30 reasons why you're awesome, why you're an amazing sister, why you're a great...
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I TRI'd ... to SWIM, BIKE, RUN!
It's November 2013, and a conversation goes something like this...Rog: Jacques, don't you wanna do Impi with me in April?Hoff: How far is it?Rog: It's a 10-12km trail run with 18 obstacles in itHoff:...
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Labelling of goods from occupied territories... and some other things BDS
As I write this, we are in the 4th successive week of Gaza being pounded by the Zionist war machine, the occupying army of Israel. Almost 2,000 Palestinians have lost their lives, with over 80% of them...
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It was a year ago today...
It was late on the evening of 5 September 2013. Mom and Dad had gone out, and when they got home I was already in bed. Mom brought washing to my room, I told her it’s not mine, it’s Fadeelah’s. With...
View ArticleRISE & SHINE - Welcome to the Grind
You’re a sportsperson. You test and defy the limits of the human body, no matter what your level… Always pushing harder, going further, lifting higher...You love to feel the strength in your muscles as...
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Make 2015 your most fabulous year yet!
It's still January, the children have only just started school this week, and the klopse had their new year's parade in Cape Town only 5 days ago. It is therefore not too late to post my new year's...
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I'm starting this post off with a disclaimer that what follows is not an original post of mine, but rather something that I received in an email newsletter a few days ago. It is from someone who is...
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OMTOM
I had a list of super scary goals at the start of the year. Believe it or not, running a 56.6km race was not one of them. Yet here I am, on the eve of my first ultramarathon, feeling nervous, excited,...
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Fadeelah's First Comrades
During the latter part of last year, my sister Fadeelah made the commitment to do what is known as the Ultimate Human Race, the Comrades 88km ultramarathon. The run takes place between the cities of...
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An EMPOWERED competition & giveaway
On 9 August annually, South Africa commemorates the strength, determination and courage of the 20,000+ brave women who marched to the Union Buildings in 1956 to protest the country's pass laws. These...
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What would you do if you weren't afraid?
I'd like to leave you with this thought today...WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WEREN'T AFRAID?Now think of what it is that makes you afraid.What is the worst that can happen if that fear comes true?How bad...
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eBook giveaway - Acres of Diamonds
I hope you've all had an awesome start to the year.Here's wishing you a great 2016. May it be your most amazing year yet! I'm feeling generous, so I'm giving away a free eBook. It's a very short read....
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MohennysDoTurkiye - A mixed welcome
Quaseem, Fadeelah, and I left Cape Town, South Africa on Wednesday, 2 November 2016 for our long-awaited trip to Turkey to run the Istanbul Marathon, and make a fabulous holiday out of it while we're...
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MohennysDoTurkiye - Istanbul: An imperial capital of ages
Unless you know your geography, or are really good at capital cities, you might not know that Istanbul is in fact NOT the capital city of Turkey. The capital is Ankara, yet Istanbul is by far the most...
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MohennysDoTurkiye - It's almost race day
The idea of this trip started one day (or should I say night) in February this year when Fadeelah and Quaseem called me up at 2am and said: "Qatar Airways is having a flight sale. Do you want to go...
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MohennysDoTurkiye - Cappadocia
After a week and a half in Istanbul, and after the serious business of completing a marathon was over, #MohennysDoTurkiye headed to the magical land of Cappadocia. It is easy to see why this place...
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Cut Yourself Some Slack
Last week was a tough week for me. In fact, it was probably the hardest week since I’ve started working this job 7 months ago. In between client meetings, stakeholder engagements, prep work,...
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Two weeks until we tame the Buffalo
So it's the start of 2018 and it's been 3.5 years since I did my first triathlon. It’s also 2 weeks away from my biggest sporting challenge yet. On 28 January 2018, I will line up at Orient Beach in...
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It's time to tame the Buffalo
So race weekend is finally here! After all those years of dreaming and months of training, I am now looking out onto the beach that we will swim at, and the road we will ride and run in. It has been an...
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