Deloitte Pretoria Half-Marathon

So friends we finished the race and no one died. There were several steep inclines after the 6km uphill battle which Chandre and I thought could've finished us off. The hill leading up to Pretoria Boys High School was especially cruel. However we persevered and finished strong. Our time was my personal best of 2:11.15 and considering I wasn't a faithful trainer(not sure how to be a faithful trainer with a baby in tow) I am very impressed with our time.  Also the PowerBar gu was great. Green Apple tasted better to me than the vanilla I tried the week before, but it all tastes like concentrated syrup to me anyhow.

Here are the happy runners below, at breakfast of course. I had french toast :)

Major shout outs go to our friends Brandon, Stefan and Karabo who ran the full marathon. Brandon and Karabo are training for the Comrades(the most intense race I have ever heard of in my life), click if you dare.
 

Next race is the RunJozi Race in downtown Joburg. Details here. How awesome! We, as the people of Johannesburg, are taking back the streets and running where they say you can't(mainly because you could be mugged or killed, etc.)

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We made this blanket for my parents for their anniversary this year. Will let you know how they like it once they receive it. Looks nice.Check it out on shutterfly.

 

 Woven Blanket

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Meet the Students

Round two of videos for a church that supports us back in the states. This is a short video on the students we spend our days and years with here in South Africa. Here's a little taste. If you are interested in hearing more about what we do, you can comment below and I will get in contact with you(like the plug? :) ).

 

A big one!

Tomorrow morning I am running my first half-marathon in four years. First one since I had Asher. My nerves were doing okay until my running buddy, Chandre, emailed me this article from Runners World South Africa.  I am experiencing most of those symptoms now. AGH! Going to calmly go out with my mom and baby for lunch and errands. Ignoring the growing anxiety in my stomach. We are running the Deloitte Marathon(and Half-Marathon) in Pretoria tomorrow. Here's a site that tells you about it and below is a picture I found of the difficultly level of this route.WHAT?!!! We are crazy fools. I will tell you how it goes after we recooperate.

http://www.runnersguide.co.za/RacesInSa/Details.aspx?RaceNo=1500013064

I still need to make my playlist for the race, but I did get our energy goo/gu.

http://www.roadrunnersports.com/rrs/products/PFD201/?cc=VA

We will be taking Power Bar's Green Apple. All of it tastes like disgusting syrup, but it helps you get over that mid-way slump.

Baby-proofing in Jozi

Thanks to the nature(let's call it the nature of life in Joburg) of things here, we have some natural baby-proofing built into our house. Asher loves it! So do I. Enjoy-KV