Category: Newsletter

Guilt-free holidays

Welcome to that week between Christmas and New Year when even the days of the week become a mystery. This time of year, akin to limbo, is truly special. My children’s stationary and school clothes are mostly sorted and ready for the upcoming year—well, they’ll survive with what hasn’t been sorted yet. Christmas has come […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 10 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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Owning your value

I have been participating in a reflection workshop since the beginning of December. I also took part in this workshop last December. It is a wonderful way to conclude a year. One of our recent prompts for introspection was: ‘Where did you own your value this year?’ To unpack this prompt, I used the following […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 10 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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There’s no universal best option

During one of our runs, my friend Raymond walked me through the intricacies of conducting a fire test. It’s amazing the subjects we delve into while pounding the tar. The process entails subjecting materials to intense heat until they reach their smoking point. Sensors, strategically placed above the experimental setup, are supposed to detect the […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 10 months agoNovember 23, 2023

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What went better this time around?

I’ve now run two marathons. It was the same marathon, one year apart, almost identical routes, same time of year, similar weather (this year’s weather might’ve been slightly more challenging) – and yet two completely different experiences. Last year’s was the more difficult run of the two. I was still very inexperienced then and I […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 11 months agoNovember 10, 2023

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‘Why’ and ‘How’

A few days after completing the 2023 Cape Town marathon, I wrote a thank you note to Michelle on my blog page. In this piece, I wrote the following: “I had to take some time to figure things out especially my ‘why’ and then my ‘how’ – both felt unfigureoutable.” My Kopskuif-course started at the […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 11 months agoNovember 10, 2023

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What to do after you did it

Planning for and working towards a big goal is incomplete unless you also plan what to do after reaching that goal – especially when it is an event you’re working towards. Not having a post-event plan can leave you feeling aimless, even depressed, when your event is done and dusted. Note: you are probably going […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 12 months agoOctober 5, 2023

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Peaking too soon

We had an interesting problem these past two weeks. I wrote “we” even though it was actually my problem. I had someone who shared this problem with me and solved it for me – which is a massive privilege. The Wednesday after my previous newsletter I had a 10km Easy run on my training calendar. I cannot […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 1 year agoSeptember 28, 2023

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You don’t know how deep your words can cut

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” What a lie! On the one side, I believe that we should be able to fairly criticize and share an honest opinion. On the other hand, I believe that it is better to keep quiet when you don’t have something good to […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 1 year agoSeptember 15, 2023

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We all have a story

We had an inspiring “Journeys”- themed town hall session at our offices. Myself and some of my colleagues had the opportunity to share a bit about our journeys. One of my colleagues shared how she and her husband were keen Camino trail walkers. One of their bucket list items was to walk the Camino trail in Italy, […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 1 year agoSeptember 1, 2023

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Great things take time

I suspect I am writing today’s newsletter just for myself. It is the message that I need to hear. These past few months we’ve been focusing on improving my running form. There is so much that I need to fix. I lean forward too much, I don’t lift my chin enough, my shoulders are too […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 1 year agoAugust 18, 2023

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