Craziest hailstorm hits the East Rand

On Saturday afternoon at about 2pm it started hailing in Midrand - large marble size hailstones and in no time at all the storm had spread along the N3 in a southerly direction. By this time the hail had reached golf and tennis ball size and left a path of destruction in it's wake. Lyn was caught in it just after the Giloolly's Interchange and the poor Caliber was badly dented. So many motorist's windscreens were smashed in and house windows broken. 

Here is a collection of pictures taken from facebook and twitter. to show the extent of the damage.

The aftermath in Kyalami area

Craig Gaddy got this footage of the storm from his security cameras

Alan Runs Jozi

On October 7th it was the 10km Nike Run Jozi marathon. Alan and some friends were part of the 

20 000 runners who participated. Starting off in Katherine Drive, Sandton and running through Alexandra back onto the M1 ( a first for Joburg ) and finishing up at Innisfree Park.

Here are some photos taken from the official site as well as twitter

A stunt helicopter flies right above the crowd gathered at the start line

And they're off

 the crowd coming down Katherine Drive

Crossing into Alex with Sandton in the background

Chris and Alan

Running through the streets of Alex

Alan, Chris and others being cheered on by the Alex community

Running down the M1 North back toward Greyston Drive

The finish line

Having a quick Energade at Innisfree Park

 Alan's tracker showing the route he ran.

Back at home with his medal.

Here is the official Nike video of the race

Spring 2012

This year the garden is filled with an abundance of flowers again, although there are less than previous years due to all the hail. Here are some pictures of them.