Good stuff- read Dan’s report here

Triathlon Team mate Fraser Cartmell did us all proud and won the South Africa 70.3 this past weekend. I watched him train diligently in Stellenbosch over the past 2 years, but apart from his 70.3 win in the UK, he hasnt really picked the fruit of his hard work and talent yet. This year is yours, Frasier, take by the scruff of the neck and shake it!

Mari Rabie was the revelation of the day. She has been a triathlon prodigy since her early teens and I blogged about her before: Mari Rabie

The past week there has been a buzz in Stellenbosch with the news that Mari won a much vaulted Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford University where she will study Msc in Mathematical and Computational Finance and the Msc in Financial Economics. Ok, that sounds much harder and prestigious than anything I’ve ever done. Never the less, Mari has had her innings at the Beijing Olympics and she won bronze at the 2008 u/23 ITU Worlds. But this past weekend at her first 70.3 ever, Mari ran a 1.19 for the half marathon to win the women’s race. Only 2 min slower than Fraser who won the men’s race…

We’re proud of you Mari.

Here is a short story by Mari Rabie, South Africa’s great hope for the Beijing Olympics. Visit her excellent blog at MariRabie.com.

I was quite unaware of the inspiration, but am very touched by this story…

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