Category: Newsletter

Empowered and supported

“I am not where I want to be yet, but I feel empowered and supported to get there.” These were my words to my coach when I thanked her two weeks ago for coaching me this past year. It is not like I pondered for long on what to say to her. The words just […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 10 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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Keep on running

Recently, I had the honour of pacing a fellow runner on her 5 km time trial. Pacing someone is a stressful task to undertake. I was mainly worried about disappointing her by not having her reach her target. Beforehand, I worked out a pacing strategy for us, taking into account the elevation gain of the […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 10 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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Support groups

A weekend ago, one of my MCM friends joined me for a RunZone club run – which is, of course, a much larger attended session than a session of our small regular training group. We run at a similar pace, and during our run, we talked about how refreshing it was to not be at […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 11 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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Consistently sticking to commitments

I don’t know what to write about today; I don’t feel like I have any words of wisdom to share. However, I also don’t want to break my writing streak. There is something about committing to myself and sticking to that commitment that cements the idea of the type of person I wish to be. […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 11 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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Embracing Change: Building a Life You Love

My immediate family and I enjoyed the coastal sun and waves for the past two weeks. Leaving a piece of my heart behind in the small town, the sadness of returning to city life sparked the discussion again between my husband and me about whether we should consider moving to a smaller coastal town. Years […]

Mart-Mari Breedt 12 months agoAugust 7, 2024

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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 12 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year agoNovember 10, 2023

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