During the past three years, I have been very fortunate to be included in the BSG Elite triathlon team and supported by my title sponsor BSG (Business Systems Group) during my London 2012 Olympic campaign. Without their help and support, it definitely would have made my qualification process a lot more challenging and difficult to
You never know where you’re going to end up in 12 months. This time last year I was writing down my goals about things I wished to accomplish over the course of 2012. If I look back at the goals that I wrote down in my journal and set for myself, I must admit I
1. No Excuse to not take charge of your life despite your disabilities… We can’t always choose the music life plays for us, but we can choose how we dance to it! [
1. I have learnt to make peace with my past, so I won’t mess up my future! 2. I have learnt that when it comes to chocolate, unfortunately resistance never works.. 3. I have learnt that life is unfortunately not fair, but it is wonderful! 4. I have learnt that I don’t have to win every argument and that it
After the Olympics, a good friend of mine gave me one of the best birthday presents that I have ever received and that was a ticket to day one and four of a cricket match between my beloved Protea’s and England at the famous Lord’s cricket ground in London. Ever since I was a little
This past weekend saw one of my training partners, Lisa Norden from Sweden (whom I have had the opportunity to train with during the past four years) being crowned the 2012 ITU female Triathlon World Champion, and it got me thinking about the theme for my next blog post and that is going the extra
Since returning home after the Olympics, I am not going to lie but life has indeed been a bit of an emotional roller coaster ride. Initially when I returned home, I had so many friends and family to catch up with, who were happy to see me and hear all about my experiences in London. After a
In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: It goes on. Lining up on the start line for my second Olympics in the women’s triathlon on Saturday morning the 4 August 2012 in London’s Hype Park, was indeed a very proud moment in my 29 years of life on earth and