Author Archives: alundarwood

About alundarwood

I am involved in market risk and performance analytics in the financial services industry. My expertise includes portfolio management, fixed income analysis, advanced derivative pricing and building software valuation models.

Cycling the new golf?

Posted on September 15, 2014 by alundarwood

Ok, its Saturday morning and I am running with some great people from my running club and the subject of golf arose. I don’t play golf so I was not paying much attention to the conversation until one of the … Continue reading →

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Saldanha Bay 21km run

Posted on September 2, 2014 by alundarwood

My brother came down for a short holiday in South Africa and we decided to do one formal (recognized) run during his stay. I used to work in the Saldanha region (Saldanha Steel & Namakwa Sands), the spring flowers have … Continue reading →

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John Korasie 30km – Simons Town

Posted on August 18, 2014 by alundarwood

As part of my training for the Cape Town Marathon in September I did the John Korasie 30km run around Simons Town. This race is one of only three 30km events held in Cape Town (the others being the ‘Bay … Continue reading →

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Spur Cape winter trail series (CWTS) #1

Posted on July 24, 2014 by alundarwood

Another great event and venue by the Wildrunner crowd. Paul Cluver is a multipurpose farm in the the Grabouw area. The run initially goes through the farm and then up into the Grabouw mountains. The first 8 kilometers are tough … Continue reading →

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Bastille Day trail run

Posted on July 14, 2014 by alundarwood

    On Saturday the 12th of July I participated in the Bastille Day trail run at the Berg river dam in Franschhoek. This year was my third outing, and for the first time the sun shone from the start … Continue reading →

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