Banjul Marathon 2026
The Banjul Marathon is a little mysterious. Even though it's the only organized running event in The Gambia and it's organized by Gambia's largest company Africell, there's not much about it online or on social media. But you don't have to be a genius to figure out it's a small event with sub-optimal running conditions. Basically, I expected the worst. Leading up the event, I was getting pretty excited about racing though. A lot of my friends were participating, and my kids a
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Senegal trip (involves being towed)
Instagram recap reel of only the good moments, not the towing, freezing at night, or being extorted by traffic police 🤣 At the beginning of every foreign vacation I wonder if I will live up to my own plans and travel resolutions. Mostly standard stuff, like discovering all the stuff that’s new and different over there. And: sticking to a reasonable travel budget. For this trip, I also wondered if we’d camp in our tent, as I hoped we would, or if we’d get lazy and book hotel
Apr 128 min read
Triathlon base training: swim practice
Swimming seems to have a bad reputation among endurance athletes. When I ask other runners if they're interested in doing a triathlon, most answer the same way: "Nope, because I hate swimming." Adding that they're also really bad at it, which I always doubt. Why is everyone saying their technique sucks? Who told them that? I mean, generally when I see people swim, they clearly know how to get from point A to point B, fairly gracefully, and without any panic or risk of drownin
Mar 253 min read
