Monthly Archives: September 2013
Liezel van der Westhuizen on Cycling and Cheris Stander talks about the PPA 1.5m campaign and losing her husband Burry in January this year – Cycle Talk SA Episode 8
It is an all-girl episode of Cycle Talk SA this week. In Episode 8:
- Brad caught up with radio and television personality Liezel van der Westhuizen, who after falling and breaking her pelvis a couple of years ago, has overcome her fear and got back onto the bike. Liezel talks about how she overcame that mental block and what she is hoping to achieve on the bike. You can or .
- Brad spoke to Cherise Stander about the Pedal Power Association 1.5m campaign. Cherise, along with a handful of other cyclists are riding from Johannesburg to Cape Town over the next few weeks to raise awareness about the campaign, and to try and (hopefully) get buy in from all other road users. Cherise also spoke candidly about losing her husband Burry Stander earlier this year and how difficult it has been to continue riding. You can visit the Pedal Power website here to find out more. You can also .
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Blind Ironman Triathlete Hein Wagner & Cancer Survivor Chantel Rall Prepares to Take on Ironman – Tri Talk SA Episode 11
This week on Tri Talk SA we wanted to share a couple of really inspiring stories to help get you fired up and motivated for the season. On episode 11 Brad:
- Got to spend some time with Hein Wagner, who is often referred to as a blind man with exceptional vision. Hein’s story is a phenomenal one. Born blind Hein, has completed a full ironman and numerous halves as well as the ABSA Cape Epic. His story will inspire you. You can visit Hein online here, or .
- Spoke with Chantel Rall, who is on her Ironman journey and is a cancer survivor. Chantel was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2012 has undergone treatment, is in remission and is now training to complete Ironman South Africa in 2014. You can or .
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Share This PostASA President James Evans on the 2013 Soweto Marathon, Can anyone run Comrades with Lindsey Parry & Norrie Williamson talks about his Running Seminar – Run Talk SA Episode 16
What started out as a pretty innocuous episode of Run Talk SA has turned into our most explosive show yet. With the controversy surrounding the 2013 Soweto Marathon this week we went in search of an answer or two. And to say we were surprised by the response is an understatement to say the least. This week on episode 16:
- Brad spoke with the President of ASA James Evans this week. Unfortunately following the threat of legal action from Evans, we have decided to remove the clip. Run Talk SA was started as a vehicle to help grow the sport of road running in South Africa. We never aimed to become political or get involved in politics. As with so many sporting codes in South Africa, politics is too easily mixed into sport (To the detriment of the sport). So if you have come here to find out if the 2013 Soweto Marathon is happening, your guess is as good as ours. Two things I do know is at the time of publishing this the internal inquiry into what went wrong at the 2012 Soweto Marathon has still not been completed (10 months later) and secondly I will not be running the Soweto Marathon. If a race organiser cannot, in 10 months, figure out what went wrong at the last one how are they going to organise the next one, which is due to take place in less than two months. In a interview with Talk Radio 702′s John Robbie last week, Evans said that the Soweto Marathon is a financial burden on ASA. Please help me out here, how can a race like the Soweto Marathon, that receives television rights money from the SABC as well as having a sponsor (Although the sponsor has now pulled out – I wonder why?) lose money? Races occur every weekend around the country, with NO television money and many of them with no sponsors but yet the running clubs that put them on still make a profit out of them. Makes you wonder what is wrong with an organisation like Athletics South Africa. We would love to hear your thoughts on this issue, you can tweet your comments to
- We include a snippet of the “Is Comrades for me?” webinar that Brad and Lindsey Parry hosted last Tuesday. You can access that webinar here.
- Norrie Williamson chatted to Simon about the running seminar which he is presenting in Johannesburg on Thursday 12 September 2013
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Share This PostASA Statement Regarding the 2013 Soweto Marathon
Athletics South Africa has taken note of a press release on behalf of a group calling themselves the Soweto Marathon Trust. In the press release the group claims to have cancelled the Soweto Marathon and made several allegations against Athletics South Africa and its president.
It must be noted that no evidence has been provided to Athletics South Africa that there is a registered trust by the name of the Soweto Marathon Trust, nor that anyone has been duly registered as trustees by the relevant authorities. Unlike events such as the Comrades Marathon Association, which is a member of KwaZulu Natal Athletics and organises a marathon by the same name, and the Two Oceans Marathon Association NPC, which is similarly an associate member of Western Province Athletics, there is no evidence available to Athletics South Africa that any grouping calling themselves the Soweto Marathon Trust is a member of any of Athletics South Africa’s affiliates. As such it cannot, in terms of the rules of the sport, organise an athletics event such as a marathon and therefore cannot cancel one. Continue reading
Share This PostShan Wilson on his silver medal at Worlds, Old Mutual Joberg2c’s Craig Wapnick on the Tread Buffalo Category and developer of the MTB Trails SA app Tyrone Richards – MTB Talk SA Episode 9
We have chatted extensively over the last few weeks about the 2013 Mountain Bike World Championships that took place at the Cascades in Pietermaritzburg and over the last few weeks one name kept on popping up. So much so, that we decided to get him on this week’s show. On Episode 9 of MTB Talk SA: 
- We caught up with Shan Wilson. Shan won silver in his race at the MTB worlds but came off his bike in the race and in the process dislocated his jaw, broke a rib and lost two teeth! Brad asked Shan what went through his mind straight after the crash and when he realised he had done some serious damage. Shan also told us about the early days of professional mountain biking in South Africa as well as what he still hopes to achieve. You can .
- Brad spoke to the race director of the Old Mutual Joberg2c, Craig Wapnick, about a new category they are introducing at the 2014 edition. The Tread Buffalo category will be contested for the first time at next year’s race and Craig filled Brad in on all the details for the ‘heavier’ mountain bikers amongst us. .
- We chat about a new mountain biking app called MTB Trails SA with developer Tyrone Richards. The app is available in the Apple App store and can help you out if you are looking for mountain bike trails in your region or if you are travelling and are looking for places to ride. You can buy MTB Trails SA here. If you have trails you would like to get added to the app then contact or you can .
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Share This PostDaniel Rowland – 2013 Atacama Crossing Winner, The Rhino Run with Sian O’Keeffe & Physiotherapist Chris Allen on trail running knee injuries – Trail Talk SA Episode 7
This week on Trail Talk SA we have three really interesting guests on the show. This week:
- Brad caught up with Zimbabwean born Daniel Rowland who lives and trains at the foot of the Andes in Santiago, Chile. A competitive triathlete at youth level Daniel, made the switch to trail running and has gone from strength to strength in the sport. He is also the 2013 Atacama Crossing winner. As discussed on the show you can visit Daniel online here and
- We spoke about the Rhino Run that is coming up on 22 September 2013 at 7 different venues around the country. Founder of the Rhino Run Sian O’Keeffe chatted to Brad about how the run came about and how you can get involved. As discussed on the show this is the link to the shocking video that inspired Sian to start the Rhino Run (Be warned it is extremely graphic and could upset you). You can enter online here, or .
- Trail running injuries are what we look at with physiotherapist Chris Allen, in particular knee injuries. Brad and Chris also spoke in depth about foam rollers and how they can help with the treatment and prevention of injuries. You can or at the Velocity Sports Lab on
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Share This PostMTN Qhubeka’s Team Principal Douglas Ryder, Ali Mclean from Cycle Lab Cycling Club & Freddie Pienaar from the Race for Better Hearing – Cycle Talk SA Episode 7
This week on Cycle Talk SA we chat about a couple of the shining lights in SA cycling, one a professional team, the other a club. This week on Cycle Talk SA:
- Team principal from Team MTN Qhubeka, Douglas Ryder, joins us to chat about the team and how they are progressing in their first year in Europe. We also spoke about their hopes and aspirations in taking the team forward. You can or .
- Ali Mclean from Cyclelab Cycling Club joins us and I try and figure out why they are as successful as they are. If you are involved in a club and want to grow you numbers you may learn a lot out of this interview. You can visit the Cycle Lab Club online here or call them on . They are also active on and .
- A group of 14 cyclist are undertaking a cycle from Pretoria to Port Elizabeth as part of the Race for Better Hearing to raise funds for the Eduplex School in Queenswood, Pretoria. Freddie Pienaar is one of those cyclists and he joined us this week to talk about the ride and how you can get involved. To find out more you can or you can contact Crezane Bosch on or via email on
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Share This PostDeirdre Larkin, The 81 Year Old 10km World Record Holder, The Victoria Falls Marathon and Robin Hide from Modern Athlete – Run Talk SA Episode 15
This week on Run Talk SA we feature one of the most inspirational runners you could ever hope to meet. Deirdre Larkin is 81 years young, only started running 4 years ago and recently broke the world record for the 10km in her age group. How fast did she run it in? SAY WHAT??? You’ll have to listen to this week’s show here to find out how fast she is.
We also touched base this week with Robin Hide from the Modern Athlete to find out what is in their September edition, which also happens to be their 5oth edition.
Parky this week also found out a lot more about the Victoria Falls Marathon from Linda Willemse from Wildfrontiers. You can get more details about the Vic Falls Marathon here. As discussed on the show the videos about the Vic Falls Marathon are below.
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Share This Post5FM’s Catherine Grenfell, Andrea Steyn on winning the Ironman 5150 in Bela Bela & Robin Hide from Modern Athlete – Tri Talk SA Episode 10
We are into double figures! Episode 10 of Tri Talk SA, thank you for all the support and help in growing this podcast into what it is. This week on Tri Talk SA, Brad chats to:
- Catherine Grenfell, who is part of the Fresh Drive on 5fm. Cath took part in the Ironman 70.3 as part of a team in January and is now looking at doing the whole thing herself. Cath is also a wife and a mom and I chat to her about juggling work and family life as well as getting time to train. You can .
- Robin Hide from Modern Athlete joins us this week to talk about what is in the September edition as far as triathlon goes.
- Andrea Steyn, following her record breaking win at the Ironman 5150 in Bela Bela. Andrea also told me about her hopes and plans for the future. You can .
I also announce the two winners of our Midlands Ultra Triathlon competition that we have been running over the last 8 weeks.
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