Ocean & I Run Club

Run, 30 min Beach Cleanup , Coffee

Fair Warning: I Dive Way More Than I Run

Let's be honest, I'm a scuba instructor. My cardio happens 30 meters underwater, in fins, moving at the speed of "please don't scare the turtle." Running on actual land, using actual legs, at actual land speed? That's... new territory for me too.

But it's off season, I'm on my break, and I've decided the ocean and I are getting back into running together, badly, enthusiastically, and as a group. So consider this your official invitation to come be bad at running with me, clean up the beach we all love diving into, and then collapse dramatically over coffee. 

The Route

Start: Plato Coffee, Nahoon, East London

Run to: Nahoon Beach

Then: Beach clean up (the real workout, let's be honest) 

Then: Well deserved rest break 

Finish: Run back to Plato Coffee

No pace pressure. No PBs required.

The Contribution

R80 per person — and every single cent (100%) goes straight to our ocean conservation foundation and club aswell as non-profit organisation we have a partenship in with. No admin cuts, no "processing fees" disappearing into the void. Your R100 = real impact for the ocean we're all out here running toward.

What You Get

First time joining us? Welcome to the club, literally. You'll receive a free Ocean & I gift from the store, just for showing up and trusting a scuba instructor's running advice.

Loyalty runners, we see you. Run with us 8 times total or more and you unlock serious rewards:

• Discounts
• Vouchers
• A free Ocean & I shirt
• Possibly even a free workshop (yes, taught by me — you've been warned)

Basically: the more you show up, the more the ocean says thank you.

Why We Clean, Why We Run

I spend my working life underwater trying to protect what's down there. This is my way of doing something for the beach before I put a wetsuit on, and honestly, dragging myself through a run makes the coffee and rest break afterward taste about 400% better.

Bring water shoes, a sense of humor, and low expectations of my running form. The beach clean up bags, we've got covered.