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Finding My Way
My running days are beautiful roads and sunny skies…normally. Normally when I run, I get to explore the picturesque country roads that...
sarahbonne7
Apr 22, 20132 min read


Girls’ Night Out!
A few years ago, an “evening with the girls” would have entailed much different activities. Nowadays, a girls’ night starts in the day...
sarahbonne7
Mar 23, 20131 min read


Mind Over Heart: Injury & Rehab
Running sprint sessions are hard. In fact, usually before I start the first interval I run around for an extra few minutes, delaying the...
sarahbonne7
Mar 9, 20132 min read


Swimming Upstream at Silvermine
Silvermine Nature Reserve looks over the southern suburbs of Cape Town. Training doesn’t always go according to plan. Whether it’s work,...
sarahbonne7
Mar 1, 20132 min read


Never Give Up? Why You Should
Never give up? It was the best thing I ever did. Athletes always say “never give up.” Most of the time, however, it feels like the...
sarahbonne7
Feb 25, 20132 min read


Qualified! Amateur World Duathlon Champs!
On the menu is the standard duathlon distances of a 10km run, 40km bike, and a 5km run. The course will be in the heart of downtown...
sarahbonne7
Feb 18, 20131 min read


Jim Laird and the Race of a Lifetime
I chat with Masters (60-64) World Cyclocross Champion Jim Laird and find out how he survived the mud, freezing temperatures and an...
sarahbonne7
Feb 12, 20135 min read


Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio: Looking Back and Striving Forward
I catch up with Ashleigh and find out the Olympics “is not all sunshine and rainbows. Ashleigh is the type of girl who is always busy. If...
sarahbonne7
Feb 6, 20133 min read


From High to Pavement Low
Tour de PPA, Vissershok climb. [photo courtesy: Courtney Dyoll Yentruoc Lloyd] I’ve never wanted to quit a race before. I’ve thought...
sarahbonne7
Feb 4, 20133 min read


To my left…
A white Christmas is a romantic idea but there is nothing romantic about base hours on an indoor trainer. Every year I come home for the...
sarahbonne7
Jan 2, 20132 min read


Balega!: Gugulethu Reconciliation Day 10km
Gugulethu 10km: All ready to go before the race. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate reconciliation than to unite people through...
sarahbonne7
Dec 16, 20123 min read


Speedplay X/2 Pedals: Comprehensive Product Review
The very first time I fell was my second or third ride in clipless pedals. I say “fell” and not “crashed” because I literally just tipped...
sarahbonne7
Dec 13, 20124 min read


An Evening with Karien van Jaarsveld
Karien van Jaarsveld “Everyone has learned somewhere along,” Karien van Jaarsveld assured the crowd of mainly women last night during her...
sarahbonne7
Nov 22, 20122 min read


Interview: Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio
SOUTH AFRICA’S MOOLMAN-PASIO DOMINATES AFRICAN CONTINENTAL CHAMPS Published in Bicycling Magazine Moolman-Pasio takes gold in the...
sarahbonne7
Nov 16, 20123 min read


Interview: Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
Janse van Rensburg Left Hungry for Revenge after World Road Cycling Champs Reinardt Janse van Resnburg [photo courtesy: MTN Qhubeka]...
sarahbonne7
Sep 26, 20123 min read


Recovery Curry
Anti-inflammatories never tasted so good. My interest in food began when I started cycling seriously and feeding a serious cyclist. No...
sarahbonne7
Sep 11, 20123 min read


The Paralympics have arrived!
Are you excited for the Paralympics? I am! The women’s cycling is at the top of my list and I’m especially excited to watch Team...
sarahbonne7
Aug 30, 20121 min read


Behind every great athlete…
After Wiggins’ won the TT he went searching for his wife and kids in the crowd. When the young South African, Chad Le Clos, beat Phelps...
sarahbonne7
Aug 2, 20121 min read
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