Penguin planning

Though still more than four months away, Anna and I are already making plans for our trip to South Africa – hoping to say hello to the Cape penguins, bike to the best vineyards, and, of course, run the Cape Town Marathon on Sunday, 19 October (Anna’s first road marathon!). To get into the right planning mood, I picked up a bottle of Spier Sauvignon Blanc from Stellenbosch, which we naturally also intend to visit, not least to check out its university.

Earlier today, the kids watched A Minecraft Movie at Filmstaden while I finished grading theses at the nearby Espresso House. Tomorrow, I hope to make up for some lost kilometres and hit 80 km for the week again. After that, it is time to start tapering for my two upcoming races: first Alpaca 55k, then Öland Ultra 50k.