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Chasing Green and Gold
1 December 2011 — It may come as a surprise to most to hear that the burly hooker used to be a middle distance athlete during his days at Numbi Primary in Hazyview, Mpum… read more
Gwen’s Not Done Yet
1 December 2011 — Gwen van Lingen still looks as trim and fit as she did in her peak competitive years, despite having just arrived in her 40s and recently having a seco… read more
Don’t Let Fear Affect Your Game
1 December 2011 — You have trained for months for your chosen event. You are fit, healthy and strong, but then on the day your anxiety and fear of what lies ahead, or wh… read more
Tackling Marathon #1 Together
1 December 2011 — Robert and Cheryl of Pinelands AC have each done between 20 and 30 half marathons since both took up running in 2005, and they usually go to races toge… read more
Running for Madiba
1 December 2011 — It’s close to 9am on a Thursday morning in one of South Africa’s biggest prisons; the Pretoria Central Prison. The sights and sounds inside… read more
Want to Start Running Again
1 December 2011 — I put on a lot of weight with my pregnancies. I have been walking for the last year and I would like to start running again. I weight 102kg a… read more
THE JOY OF WALKING
1 December 2011 — In 1991 at the age of 36, I was a mother of three young children and an occasional smoker. In July of that year, I was persuaded to join The Run/Walk f… read more
Fanie Matshipa: Comrades Glory Beckons
1 December 2011 — Fanie Matshipa (33) lives in the small mining town of Steelpoort in Mpumalanga. Until recently he was a jockey on the local golf course but now works f… read more
Kate Roberts: Africa’s Triathlon Queen
1 December 2011 — Born and bred in Bloemfontein, Kate loved all things sporty from an early age. She started running at 11 and earned provincial colours for cross-countr… read more
Domestic Runner
1 December 2011 — Martha Mokobe grew up in Hammanskraal, just outside Pretoria, and moved to Johannesburg in 1991. She moved in with the Rogers family in Craighall Park… read more