Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

  After a lot of sitting and no exercise for five days, I was searching for something adventurous that we could do for our last day in South Africa. As we were flying back to Cape Town from Johannesburg, I was searching for run routes in Cape Town. I really wanted to visit the Botanical Gardens so when I came across a hike description i nside the gardens, I knew this would be perfect for us.  "The Skeleton Gorge is a moderate hike with a steep ascent from the start to the end and a couple of tricky climbs (on the way down) over rocks and boulders." We took an uber from the Cape Town airport to our hotel ( Best Western ) and arrived just before 11pm on Friday evening. We collected our suitcases that we dropped off on Monday morning before we left for our Safari and kept the bikes in the luggage storage. We also paid $30 for a late checkout (6pm) since our flight back to the US was not leaving until 10pm on Saturday. The staff was incredibly nice and the hotel had a mediterrean...

  As small business owners, we don't get time off for the holidays. Karel has been extremely busy with bike fits and I have had several nutrition consults. Alongside coaching, we have been rather busy lately.  But we have been able to carve out a bit of playtime out in nature.  On Friday, we drove to Dupont and parked at Fawn Lake access area. For my first official mountain bike ride, Karel took me on several trails and I had so much fun. With each trail, my skills improved. And if I struggled or found myself scared and unclipping, I would go back and practice again. Karel would stop and help me find the best line to take around/on limbs and rocks and he would also show me how to execute certain skills. It was so much fun and I really enjoyed myself out in nature, on my mountain bike (well, Karel's old mountain bike). We rode for around 2:40, covered 19 miles and accumulated over 2400 feet elevation gain. I really loved being in the forest and having to navigate through w...

  After our strenous 8-mile hike on Tuesday, we opted for a low key hike on Wednesday. However, this hike was far from low key as it was absolutely stunning when we arived to the waterfall. We arrived to the parking lot around 10am (after getting a little lost - we drove right by the parking lot and didn't realize it until a few miles later on a packed gravel road). The hike to the falls took us 37 minutes. We took our time to enjoy the views. It took us 28 minutes to return to the parking lot. The trail was very quiet (not overcrowded with people) and not too technical. The last 0.3 miles were actually downhill (and a little rugged with rocks) as we approached the falls. This was the only technical area. When we arrived to the waterfall, there were only 2 other people there so it was practically our own little oasis. We spent 30 minutes at the falls - taking pictures, eating a snack and Karel took a dip in the lagoon. I loved this waterfall as the sun was peaking through the trees...