I have not written here for a while.
I have not had the energy to write anything extra - mostly
because I have been frantically finishing revisions to my Phd thesis. My thesis
examines the life and thought of Rev. William Shaw, a Methodist Minister who
accompanied a party of settlers from England to South Africa in 1820. Once his
party (the Sephton Party) was settled in their new home, he moved on to become
a missionary to the amaXhosa. My interest is not so much on what he did –
rather than on what he thought. I set
out the theology that formed him in England, and speculated at how this shaped
his actions when he arrived in South Africa.
No sooner than this was finished than I had to set end of
year examinations. I have taught a course on the History of the Christian Church
in South Africa, and a course on Preaching. I then helped my classes finish off
their academic year, and prepared them for exams. The good news is that I have
just finished marking! This is really the worst part of teaching – 30 answers
to the same question ...many times over ...wearies the brain! My best answer? "The Muslims bought slaves on the flee (sic) market".
And the other good news is that I submitted my thesis – and it
has been accepted. My graduation is on 15 December at the University of Cape
Town. So December promised to be a good month: first there is the wedding of my
nephew Ryan; then graduation, then Christmas with the family.
And for those who are wondering: yes I am still running.
Below is a table of my running this year. I have run 269 days of 2012. My goal
is to run 300 days of this year – so I have 31 days left. If you have not heard, I am running for a
charity that cares for street children. I hope for one Rand for every day that
I run – you can donate as follows: You can donate safely online through the BackaBuddy site:http://www.backabuddy.co.za/champion/project/irun4icare
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Count:
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269 Activities
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Distance:
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1,987.78 km
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Time:
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254:26:40 h:m:s
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Elevation Gain:
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25,349 m
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Avg Speed:
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7.5 km/h
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Avg HR:
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Avg Run Cadence:
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Avg Bike Cadence:
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Calories:
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167,366 C
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