Bonitas Member Magazine B-Living Issue 2_2019 | Page 30

Some of our members running this year … Masilo Letsoalo Matodzi Mamatsinya I started running the marathon in 2013 and never looked back. In 2016, I had surgery on my right arm and could not take part in the race. However, I recovered and got back to running and I’ve been at it ever since. Lowani Rigigisi I started running the Comrades Marathon in 2001 and I have 8 medals. 2019 will be my 9th race and I am aiming to get a green number by next year 2020 when I turn 61 years old. Kgwathamane Malatjie Dr Khathutshelo Ramalata My first Comrades was an up run in 2017. It is one of the biggest and most challenging things I’ve ever taken up. It was not easy but I was determined. I completed the race in 11 hours 37 minutes. It felt great and I’ve never looked back. As a General Practitioner (GP), I think it’s important that I practise what I preach and be an inspiration to the community by leading a healthy lifestyle. I started running in 2015 to lose weight. Little did I know that I will fall in love with the sport and ended up running official races in 2017. The sport has taught me so many things about myself but most importantly, it has taught me to keep pushing forward in life no matter how tough things might be. I will be running my first Comrades Marathon this year and that's the kind of motivation I will be taking with me up to the finish line in Pietermaritzburg. Velenkosini Mtshali The 2019 Comrades Marathon will be my second. I like setting myself goals that are high and accomplishing them gives me huge fulfilment and a sense of accomplishment. I am also an advocate for healthy lifestyle. I will be running my 6th Comrades Marathon and I am aiming to get a green number. I enjoy running as I take my family along with me whenever I partake in the race. My family is my number one supporter. I am also a running coach. I have coached various running clubs like Fat Cats and now I am a coach at various running clubs around Pretoria North. Are you also running the 2019 Comrades Marathon? Be part of the Bonitas Comrades experience and send us your picture and mini-bio via email to [email protected] and you could stand a chance to win yourself running shoes worth more than R1000. Page 29