Cathie Rooyen
Distractions
Wednesday 31st August 2022 This morning I woke to rain. For a moment I was disappointed that I couldn't run. Well, I could run if I had...
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 30, 20222 min read
Cliff hangers
Tuesday 30th August 2022 Today we traveled to the small town of Saltburn-by-the-sea. We took the more coastal road through a large...
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 29, 20221 min read
Holiday Monday
Monday 29th August 2022 It was a Bank Holiday today which means a public holiday in South African terms. I woke early after dreams of...
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 28, 20222 min read
Comrades
Sunday 28th August 2022 Today was a very unusual day in August because of the Comrades marathon. This 90km long race is usually run...
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 27, 20222 min read
Old York
Saturday 27th August 2022 I spent a glorious day walking on a 13th century city wall, gazing at a Minster, strolling through cobblestone...
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 26, 20222 min read
If the shoe fits..
Friday 26th August 2022 I visited the shops briefly this morning while my sister was at her yoga class. The sun was shining and it felt...
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 25, 20221 min read
Tugging
Thursday 25th August 2022 I managed a run this morning and it felt like my shins were on fire for the first half of my run. I was very...
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 24, 20221 min read
Family day
Wednesday 24th August 2022 I woke up early and contemplated a run but it started raining and I was almost disappointed....almost, lol....
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 23, 20222 min read
Tunnels of love
Tuesday 23rd August 2022 Of course I woke up feeling better. Gratitude does that and today I have a lot to be thankful for. Another...
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 22, 20221 min read
Monday fret
Monday 22nd August 2022 A mooching Monday it seems. Some days the tiredness sits on me like that Sea Fret (northern England term for...
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 21, 20222 min read
Ducting and dene
Sunday 21st August 2022 After the late night last night I woke up surprisingly early and almost fresh. The sun was splitting the sky so...
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 21, 20222 min read
Graves and stars
Saturday 20th August 2022 What I'm really loving in the UK is every tiny village has a ruin or a church somewhere. Unlike the grand...
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 19, 20221 min read
Dads
Friday 19th August 2022 I woke up at 3am. That's nothing unusual, except my brain started ticking and I couldn't stop it from racing...
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 18, 20221 min read
Slow and steady
Thursday 18th August 2022 It was a lekker go-slow day today. I'd decided that I wasn’t going to dash out for a run so I started editing...
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 17, 20222 min read
Durham!
Wednesday 17th August 2022 Another morning of running! I'm impressing myself, plus this morning's wind was rather chilly. But the sun...
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 16, 20222 min read
Accents
Tuesday 16th August 2022 I woke up early and sparked into action. Well, I got into my running gear because it seemed like there was a...
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 15, 20222 min read
Monday movement
Monday 15th August 2022 Monday morning up with the lark... Well not quite, but I did feel like going out for a run! Which was very...
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 14, 20222 min read
Meandering
Sunday 14th August 2022 I woke up early with a start, after dreams of not finishing my packing or having the wrong clothes or something....
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 13, 20222 min read
Northern adventures
Saturday 13th August 2022. Today was a lovely day after waking up early to see the Sea Fret cloud the streets in its misty way. There's...
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Cathie Rooyen
Aug 12, 20222 min read
Gratitude
Friday 12th August 2022 I spent the morning trying to sort out my digital stuff and make space on my phone. Looking at all those...
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