FORUM NAME:  "Skippie" Scheepers

Name:  Skippie

Club:  Kempton RR

Running history:

In 2000 with that huge hype around Comrades (24 000 people) ,
my friend and his girlfriend started running and training for Comrades.
I decided to join them on their runs. We trained for about a month
before I convinced them to do our first race. It was a 10km night race
in Valhala in Pretoria. I was almost dead. We continued running  and
eventually went through all the race distances until we qualified for
Comrades at Deloitte and Touche marathon. I wasn't  planning on doing
Comrades, but friends convinced me to enter before the entries close,
just for in case I later decide to do it. I entered and was later
convinced to do it. 

I finished Comrades that year and since then I
haven't stopped running.

This year was my most difficult year so far. After 7 years of running I
seemed to have lost interest. I battled in my races but continued to
train just so that I could still do Oceans and Comrades. (I was so
clever to have booked airline tickets 8 months in advance and I did not
wanted to waste them). It was only after Comrades that I really started
to enjoy my running again. Now, I just can't get enough of it.

PB's:    

10km - 42:08
15km - 1:02:36
21.1km - 1:29:44
32 - 2:28:43
42.2 - 3:14:21
50 - 3:56:22
Comrades (up) - 8:47:11
I've got 2 Bill Rowans and 2 Sainsbury's.

Goals:

10km - Sub 40
21.1km - 88 minutes
To do and finish a 100miler.
Comrades triple green

Other interests and hobbies:

Mountain biking - Done my 3rd Cratercruise 105km race this year.
Computers - Especially Linux and opensource
Any D.I.Y or repair jobs. I'm currently busy building a miniature steam
engine.

Favourites:

Book - Bruce Fordyce's autobiography
Movie - Trainspotting
Music - LinkinPark
Shoes - Asics
Gel - Vooma