Comeback Kid
I started running at the tender age of five following in my remarkable mom’s footsteps.
Growing up in Patensie all I remember is running for hours, covering every available dirt road, singletrack, and farm. My parents, Deon and Beatrice, were extremely supportive and I always had whatever I needed, whether we could afford it or not.
They never missed a race and my mom did not even miss one training session. My mom recorded every single race on a video camera. I have about 10 hours’ worth of footage where I’m running as a child. I didn’t realise how much my parents did for me then and I am forever thankful.
Taking a break
Running was all I knew for a very long time. I ran competitively from a very
