SPAR Ladies Race 19.08.2018

Today was bold, beautiful and sunny.  The complete opposite to the weather yesterday.  It’s almost as if I changed countries given the extreme difference in weather conditions in the past 24 hours.

10 kms #SPAR ladies.  The hype, excitement and energy was truly encouraging.  I was very pleased that there were no water sachets.  Participants were given a bottle of branded water at the start and were specifically asked to dispose of the bottles in a rubbish bin.  Sadly a number of participants threw their bottles down when they had dispensed with them, some even throwing down bottles that were unopened or partly drunk. What is it with the human race that we just ‘throw’ stuff away without thinking?

Dargle Trails Festival 18.08.2018

I woke up in the early hours of this morning to the sounds of soft soaking rains on the roof.  The sound of rain on a corrugated iron roof is calming and therapeutic. I turned over and drifted off into a sound, content and peaceful sleep to be rudely awoken by my alarm.  It was time to get up and get going to the Dargle Trails Festival.  I switched off my alarm, listened to the rain and decided it would be too wet and dangerous to walk today.  So I turned over and decided I would go back to sleep!
A nagging thought crept into my consciousnesses. 

The longest day

This medal is my goal to achieve on the 6th August 2016.  This symbolises the mental emotional and physical struggle that cancer patients endure when they have this awful disease.
CANSA (South Africa) does research in regards to cancer and assists persons suffering from cancer. For the past 13 years I have shaved my head every year to raise funds. This year I have teamed up with our very own Mrs South Africa finalist Maritsa Gouws. Part of her drive to win the Charity Crown for Mrs South Africa is to raise funds for a worthy cause. We chose CANSA. On the 6th August 2016 I will be participating in an event known as The Longest Day. It’s a marathon over 12 hours where a minimum of 60 kms needs to be walked/run. The Longest Day epitomizes the longest day a cancer sufferer experiences awaiting results, or waiting for chemo nausea to leave, or how a family feels watching a loved one lose their dignity. We would like anyone in support of this initiate to Donate a Dollar or the equivalent of a US dollar.  https://www.crowdrise.com/fundraiser/edit/donate-a-dollar-for-cansa/alisonengelbecht