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PORT ELIZABETH. SUNRISE OVER THE HARBOUR. AS I DRIVE DOWN FOR MY FRIDAY MORNING RUN FROM HOBIE BEACH.. |
      Saturday 1st November Start off with a 15k beach front run with Adrienne; Suzanne; Mike Lindie; Chris; Annie and Graham. It is a pretty miserable morning with a strong chilly Easterly blowing. We run into the wind and up Admiralty and then around to the airport. I run the last section with Graham.   |
| PETER ON THE PARKRUN |
After the run I stick around for the Parkrun where I am able to run the event for the second or third time since I started with the Parkruns. I finish the run with Tony Button and Tony Boardman.
Later this morning we are at the NMMU stadium to watch Daniel running his 80m and 60m events.
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| DANIEL AT THE UNIVERSITY STADIUM FINISHING THE 80M |
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| SATURDAY MORNING RUN WITH CHRIS; LINDIE; SUZANNE; GRAHAM, ANNIE AND ADRIENNE |
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| TOO MUCH STANDING AND POSING FOR PICS AND NOT ENOUGH RUNNING |
Sunday 2nd. Early morning Nippers is basically cancelled as the weather is not at all pleasant. We go out to Delene's farm for her birthday.
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| DELENE'S FAMILY AND FRIENDS AT HEBRON |
IN THE HEBRON HALL FOR SUNDAY BRAAI AND LUNCH WITH DELENE AND MATTHEW.
Monday 3rd November. I am back into swimming at the Newton Park pool. This was my 3rd swim and I am up to 1200m. I don't run much this week as I am traveling with my boss from JHB, John Zulu. Thursday I do a short run in Walmer after dropping the boss at the airport.
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| ADRIENNE AND MIKE AT THE TOP OF TARGET KLOOF THURSDAY MORNING RUN |
Later I swim 1500m. I really enjoy these midday swims.
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| I CANNOT KEEP COUNT OF THE LAPS SO I HAVE NO DEVISED A SYSTEM OF MOOVING STONES AT THE END OF EACH SECOND LAP (100M) FROM ONE CONTAINER TO THE NEXT. |
I run the 5k on Friday morning and am parkrun Director on Saturday. After parkrun I am on lifeguard duty for the rest of the day and by the time I get home am feeling exhausted and Frazzeled.
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| KEIMANS PASS .. BETWEEN GEORGE AND WILDERNESS |
Sunday 9th.
Another busy day starting off with a 21k run. It is the Helpers Run for the Achilles event for next Saturday. I start off a bit too slow.. I run the first bit with Marie Louise Emslie but then realise that she is going to be a bit off the pace that I am comfortable with. There are only around 20 runners taking part this morning. Geoff Roberts is ahead of me and I am never able to catch him. The route is really the most boring of all routes. From Summies to Kings Beach along the road. Turn at KB and then all the way back along the Marine Drive past Summies and past the Golf course where you turn and do the same thing all over again. It is pretty flat and especially as I was running on my own, extremely boring.. As I approach the first lap of 10k I look to see that my time is exactly one hour (6min a kay). I am about 1 kay off the pace as I should be at 11k at one hour.
Thanks to Alan Taylor; Hannes and Basil who were some of the people who set the helpers run up for us.
There is a West Wind blowing but it is not so strong that it slows me down. In fact for half of the run it is on our backs. I then try to pick the pace up a bit but really without goals and other runners I am unable to guage my pace as I would like and end up with 2.05. Geoff was just ahead of me with 2.02..
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| PETER 2.05 AND GEOFF 2.02 AFTER HELPERS RUN 21K |
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| START OF HELPERS RUN. 21K FROM SUMMIES ABOUT 20 RUNNERS TAKE PART. |
As the youngsters are doing this I feel a sense of pride that Ally is active in a community sport like Lifesaving. It is a healthy outdoor activity where like minded people interact.
THE WATER WAS COLD AND GAVE HER EARACHE BUT SHE STILL WENT ON TO DO THE TORPEDO BUOY RESCUE AS LIFEGUARD AND AS PATIENT.
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| TESS AND LEE DO THE ADMIN |
After the water activity they all go into the Kingsbeach hall where they are tested on CPR. Ally does well and has passed the test again for the year. She is now qualified to be a lifeguard both voluntary and as a paid job if she wishes to apply during the holidays.
I spend the rest of the morning at Summies at Nippers where we have a good group of young boys and girls in the water and on the beach. I am able to take a small group for a bit of a paddle.
Thursday 13th;
Barbara and I attend a Book Launch put on by Alec Riddle for Bob De La Motte's book the Runaway Comrade (Bob left for Australia shortly before the First Elections in 1994 and so was considered to be a Runaway Comrade to some); Bob donates 100% of the proceeds of this book to athletes who have been a part of the Comrades and other major events and who have since fallen on hard times. An example is Hosea Tjali who was such an Icon of Comrades in the 1980's and who now is living in Poor conditions.
The function was at the Old Grey Club and we sat at a dinner table with Graham Adshade and his wife; Billy and Dianne Emslie and Stuart Brown.
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| BOB GAVE AN INTERESTING AND ENTERTAINING TALK. |
Friday 14th; Ron came to fetch me and we drove out to the farm to meet up with Matthew Calitz. Matt and Delene had offered us some of their couches and Ron was kind enough to offer to fetch them in his bakkie.
After picking up Matt we drove across the Van Staadens river to Thornhill where he had stored some furniture in containers. Firstly we could not open the one container as the key would not fit. I emptied the second container to get to the one chair while Ron and Matt went back to the farm (Hebron) to fetch some tools.
MATTHEW LOADING COUCHES FROM THE CONTAINER.
They then opened the container and took the two couches out while I loaded the first container back with all the boards and boxes and stuff.
Finally we had all the stuff back in the containers and the couches loaded. Tied down and drove back to drop Matt and back to our house where we off loaded.
Then Ron and I drove to the Electric Express shop where we loaded up some beds that I had bought for the spare room.
I was quite tired after this and was not keen to swim this afternoon.
Saturday morning 15th.
I had early morning marshaling duty at the beach front. The West Wind was blowing so strongly that it was blowing the cones and barricades down. The poor athletes had to work very hard into the wind. event for them. On the run today: Pat (65) WINS Her age group and R30 000. Ronel worked her through the event and took her to the Win. Outstanding Pat! Kobus (70) also did well. Margie won her age group. Was not able to set an SA record due to the foul conditions.
Helen and Nicky; Ronel; Lisa; Hennie and Gesina; Ernie Verral (80); Grant and Beth; Steve and Octavia; Erica Erasmus who had children at Childrens World with Ally; Moff; Sharon Wilson; Barbara Foot;
I had taken my Bike to the beach so was quite mobile\; I cycled back with Erica Erasmus whose children had been at preschool with Ally.
I then had Lifeguard Duty for the rest of the day. No bathers as the weather was simply too miserable. But we must stay for the afternoon as this is part of a Municipal arrangement to allow us to keep the clubhouse as it is.
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| DOING LIFEGUARD DUTY AT SUMMERSTRAND -- WAVES ARE WILD AND NO SWIMMERS. |
Sunday 16th.
Nippers is all but cancelled due to poor weather; So this is the third week in a row that we have not had a full session of training.
During the week I am able to run:
Langenhoven on Monday morning. Slow and short but made the main hill.
Susan Route around the school on Tuesday morning with Stuart and then finishing with the "Pony Tail Brigade". Fast and tough.
Wednesday I run a short 5k with Chris Botha and his group.
Thursday we run the Walmer Route where I generally turn at 12th ave instead of 14th where the Official turn is. I run from the top of Target to the top of the other side both going out and coming back -- non stop running.
Friday is a day off
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| ALLY SWIMMING WITH DAD |
ALLY SWIMS TWICE AS FAST AS I DO
During this week I also manage 3 swims (two with Ally) of 1000; 1500 and 1500m. at the Newton Park pool. Saturday 22nd -- Wind Turbine 12k with Julia; her friend Tarryn and Helouise.
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| HELOUISE FINISHES 18K TRAIL RUN |
Sunday we have Nippers Training. I take the U12's and U14's for a paddle on Malibu Boards to the Bird Rock. This is one of the best things that you can do with this group of Nippers.
During the last week of November:
I am at home the whole week. Continue with Swim Training when I can. Ally has her final week of exams. Barbara and I attend a Parents Meeting at School. MHG meeting at our house to assess progress. I am able to Run on Monday; Tuesday and Thursday. A bit short but that is fine as I don't want to push it too hard.
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| ALLY AT NEWTON PARK SWIMMING POOL. SHE SWIMS TWICE AS FAST AS I CAN |
FRIDAY 28th.
John; Andrew and I drive to Hogsback where we camp at Swallow Tail. Saturday Morning John and Andrew run the 38k and I run the 16k.
Sunday 30th.
Nippers Practice. The East Wind makes the surf choppy and I take a group for a Mock Level Test. Two of the U12 group get into a bit of difficulty as the rip pulls them towards Pollok rocks. All is well as the coaches and newly qualified lifeguards (Luke and Todd) assist them out.
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| OH SO COOL |
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| BLAKE -- THE MAN |
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