Ocsober is the buzz word… unfortunately I shall pass. I always joke that life is just too challenging for one to go through it sober. 31 days leading to my first 42kms, which happens to be my qualifier can be daunting hence Ocsober can pass me.

Wait…did I just say qualifier? Yes I did. I guess it’s on. I plan to complete Comrades 2020 not only in my sister’s honor but as my #iphupholam rightly themed by the Comrades Committee. Somehow it seems like everything is coming together for 14.06.2020. I will be honest I am not as consistent as I am supposed to be, and this worries me at times. I guess I take it for granted that my body is now used to running… that without joining my Club’s daily runs at 04:30 I finish 21.1kms at 2.30hrs. But this is still not enough. I need to be consistent with my running and gym in order to realize the Comrades 2020 dream!

Routine. Consistency. These will be orders of the day, not only with my preparations towards Comrades but in all aspects of my life. Take this blog for instance, I have neglected it. For me to be a blogger… I need to do it regularly same way I clock kms because I consider myself a runner. In August I pledged to give my best in everything I do, but the truth is I dropped the ball. Badly so. I guess it explains a whole lot of stress I have experienced during the past month, the month that was supposed to be themed “harvest“.

I must say all was not lost when I think about it… I changed my look. I started experimenting with wigs and love it. My mom always said, never wear your problems on your face. True to her advice, at my lowest I decided to change my looks and it works. Moms know best right.

This post is dedicated to Tebang Tlhako Ntsasa, a fellow runner from Twitter who encouraged me to keep writing.