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. […]
To this day, I am not quite sure how the idea arose. Even by my standards it seems a little extreme to decide to cycle 1000km just to support some friends doing a race. But this wasn’t just any race, and these weren’t just any friends. Ironman Frankfurt – the oldest Ironman in the world […]
Team Meraki is live! Oh hey, Team Meraki is here, live and ready to go!! We have been busy behind the scenes getting this website up and running and now we’re so excited to share more of what goes on behind the scenes for our athletes and coaches at Team Meraki. We believe in teamwork […]