This is the first of two articles on the Otter Trail Challenge. Part one deals with how a wobbly road runner so to the start line. Part two deals with the race itself.
Gary Player is well-known for saying, “The harder I practice, the luckier I get.” There is something to that, although in my case I’ve recently found that the more I write (and talk) the luckier I’ve got. After the November 2024 Comrades AGM, newly elected Board Member Carel Nolte asked to meet for a coffee. He would be heading up the Communications Portfolio and was keen to chat about working together. Having written so much about the problems at Comrades, I jokingly asked whether he was following a “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer approach.”
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