Back in July 2015, a work meeting took me to Mwanza, Tanzania. At the time I was working on a big HIV prevention programme at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. I was excited to revisit Eastern Africa, both for the project, but also because I knew I couldn’t miss the opportunity to […]
The fabled (and arguably most famous) ultramarathon, the Comrades race, made its return in 2022 after a Covid hiatus. After making his Ironman debut in 2021, the (approx) 89km ultra was next on the list of epic challenges for Freddie Skarbek. I first heard about Comrades after listening to the now defunct Marathon Talk podcast. […]
Team Meraki’s original athlete and long distance queen Jackie had already faced her fair share of obstacles before Covid-19 hit. A multiple marathoner and ironman athlete, Jackie is no stranger to endurance – in the literal sense – but 2020 brought with it a new set of unique and deeply challenging circumstances. Here, Jackie shares […]
When you have spent months working towards a goal, making sacrifices and building fitness, focus and resilience, only to have it all taken away – well, it’s hard to deal with. What do you do with all this hard-earned fitness? Team Meraki athlete Owen Vulliamy charts his own lockdown journey from frustration to freedom, finding […]