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The Citizen
17-05-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
IN PICTURES: KAP sani2c Adventure and ‘OG'
IN PICTURES: KAP sani2c Adventure and 'OG' The KAP sani2c Adventure and 'OG' - two versions of the 21st edition of the KAP sani2c - took place last week, with about 1 000 riders per event riding 270 kms over three days. A competitor gestures while riding through a sunflower field. Over the three days, riders are also taken throug indigenous forest, farmlands, tribal lands and nature reserve. The race takes place from Glencairn farm near Underberg down to Scottburgh on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal. Pictures by Devin Paisley and Anthony Grote Heading out on stage one from near the base of the Sani Pass, the 'OG' KAP sani2c sees the UCI 'pro' riders following a Ford vehicle through a neutral zone before the racing begins. Crossing the PG Bison Floating Bridge across the Mossbank Dam near Pevensey. From Pevensey the route winds through the Donnybrook area to Mackenzie Club in Creighton, near Ixopo, where 'Farmer Glen' Haw, the founder of the event, greets riders – along with the Lynford School learners who hand out chocolate milks and other refreshments. Lynford School was the original beneficiary that the race was started to fund, and over 20 years later there are over 23 beneficiary schools and community organisations. Most riders behind them are out to enjoy a challenging ride and not race through the beautiful scenery, passing through midlands dairy farms and forestry plantations. Riders are encouraged along the way by many community members, especially excited children. The iconic cabbage tree seen during the famous descent into the Umkomaas Valley known as the 'Umko Drop'. This descent and its spectacular views, are two of the big reasons KAP sani2c is on most mountain bikers' bucket lists. Much of the route is singletrack. Stoked! At the start of stage 2, ahead of the 'Umko Drop'. After the 'Umko Drop' riders face the Unitrans Iconic Climb, using a water station and refuel stop before the challenge. Nature's bounty greets at every turn through a mountain biking singletrack heaven. Lifeguards on duty at Scottburgh beach greet tired riders, who, after crossing the Hansgrohe floating bridge across the lagoon onto the beach, have just a kilometre or two to go to the Scottburgh Golf Club finish line. That finish line feeling. After a final push up the fairway, a rider reacts enjoying the sea views, ready for a chocolate milk and a burger. MORE PICTURES: ABSA Cape Epic a true endurance test and Is the Cape Town Cycle Tour the world's most beautiful race?
New York Post
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Heather Graham, 55, confesses she's ‘glad' she never had children: ‘I feel free'
Heather Graham has confessed she's 'glad' she didn't have children — '80% of the time.' The 'Boogie Nights Star,' 55, reflected on her decision to avoid motherhood in an interview with The Guardian published Monday. 'I think I've had moments where I wondered: what would it have been like if I had a kid? I guess I would say 80% of the time I feel glad I don't have kids, and I feel free and really good about it, and maybe 20% of the time I wonder what would it be like. You just have to appreciate the life you have,' Graham revealed. 8 Heather Graham has confessed she's 'glad' she didn't have children — at least '80% of the time.' Kristin Callahan/ACE PICTURES/ 'I do think it's awesome now that more women are expressing their desire to not have kids,' she continued. 'The culture says: 'You need to have kids.' But why? If you're not being a people pleaser, what do you really want?' Graham — who wrote, directed and starred in her latest movie, 'Chosen Family' — admitted that she was a 'people pleaser' almost all of her life and that it wasn't until she was in her 40s that she began to shift her approach to life and relationships. 8 'I guess I would say 80% of the time I feel glad I don't have kids, and I feel free and really good about it, and maybe 20% of the time I wonder what would it be like. You just have to appreciate the life you have,' said Graham. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP 8 'I do think it's awesome now that more women are expressing their desire to not have kids,' continued Graham. Venezia2020/IPA / 'I realized, no, actually I can just ask myself, 'What do I want?' and make myself happy,' the 'Place of Bones' actress confessed. Graham's desire to overcome people-pleasing seems to have motivated her to cut off all ties with her parents and her sister (actress Aimee Graham) when she was in her mid-20s. 'I think I felt, as a younger person, that I couldn't really set boundaries with them that they would respect, so I wanted to explore that in the movie,' she said of 'Chosen Family.' 8 Graham — seen here in a March 2025 Instagram post — said of motherhood: 'The culture says: 'You need to have kids.' But why? If you're not being a people pleaser, what do you really want?' Heather Graham / Instagram 8 Graham — who wrote, directed and starred in her latest movie, 'Chosen Family' — admitted that she was a 'people pleaser' almost all of her life, and that it wasn't until she was in her 40s that she began to shift her approach to life and relationships. Heather Graham / Instagram 8 'I realized, no, actually I can just ask myself, 'What do I want?' and make myself happy,' the 'Place of Bones' actress confessed. Heather Graham / Instagram The 'Austin Powers' star also shared that her parents prevented her from accepting a role in the 1988 dark teen comedy 'Heathers' when she was 17. 'My parents vetoed it,' she revealed. Soon after, she moved out of her parents' house. 'I kind of became my own person and discovered: 'What do I like? What do I want when I'm not under this very judgmental, authoritarian, parental, patriarchal structure? What do I want to do? What do I think of this?'' the actress recalled. 8 The 'Austin Powers' star also shared that her parents prevented her from accepting a role in the 1988 dark teen comedy 'Heathers' when she was 17. Getty Images 8 'My parents vetoed it,' she revealed. Soon after, she moved out of her parents' house. Janet Mayer / 'My father's really religious, and they were, especially my father, very critical of everything I was doing. It didn't feel like a healthy dynamic,' Graham explained. 'I stopped talking to them and, I have to say, that was a huge relief. I felt like, at that moment, my life opened up with a freedom. I didn't need to please them.' While Graham's family has attempted to contact her over the years, she doesn't desire to have a relationship with them. 'There was an effort made, but it was always very judgmental, like: 'Let me give you the number of the priest and you can go to confession,'' Graham explained. 'I just think we're really different. They have a lot of great qualities – it's just not a healthy dynamic for me.'
