Russel Smit

This year I had my first ever DNF (did not finish) and first ever DNS (did not start) on races entered since first becoming "athletic" in...

As an amateur triathlete, I find myself truly inspired by the endless possibilities that lie in my fitness journey. Especially as a...

Like everyone on the start line of Ironman African Championship 2023, I was hoping for a full swim but a thunderstorm put pay to that....

The Midmar Mile claims to be world's largest open water swim event. It was not an event high on my to-do list but this year I did it. I...

I have just finished a massive three-week training block. This included a week at high altitude and exploring some massive climbs on long...

Two full Ironman triathlon finishes in six months is something I never planned and never thought would be a possible feat for me. But it...

“To achieve greatness, start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.” - Arthur Ashe, tennis legend. Today I came across this...

Opting for a weekday vegetable plan - as spoken about in this TED Talk - is one way of approaching your reduction of red meat...

Every athletic event event is special and brings with it unique lessons for me. The day before my last event, the Ironman 70.3 South...

Today in 10 weeks it's Ironman African Championship. It's starting to get real for me and the gravity of the challenge is setting in....

In 12 days I'll be standing on a beach for the start of Ironman South Africa 70.3, a half-distance triathlon. In 48 days from now I will...

Eighteen months ago I decided to drop meat and diary from my diet - in short, follow a vegan diet. It was not necessarily a decision...

Back in the day this is one song that sparked in me the realisation that the (young, protected, privileged, uninformed and naive) life I...

Well done to IRONMAN South Africa for putting on a great Durban 70.3 on 6 June despite Covid level two lockdown. The group starts did...

I continue to learn and develop mindfulness through crochet. A peculiar choice of past-time, but it works for me. Mindfulness is about...