Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 112, November 2018 | Page 7

LETTERS whatever we collect. Running has been so much fun, especially in the two years of running in the Shongololo. The camaraderie and support has just been one awesome ‘ride’. I will always treasure that. – Anand Manilal, Benoni That old ‘driving versus running’ joke often gets non-runners into a wee bit of trouble, Anand, but bet you don’t regret accepting that challenge from your colleagues! – Ed. a time of 48:50, even volunteering weekly to make sure that I didn’t miss a week. At the beginning of 2017 that same friend encouraged me to join a club (Midas Hi-Performance) and run my first 10km at the Sasolburg Marathon. The time for my first 10km was 1:45. I ended 2017 on a high of 39:32 for 5km and 1:25 for 10km. Then in 2018 I decided to dedicate all my races to raise awareness and funds for Tambo Baby Pack Network, which provides starter packs to mothers with newborn babies at the Tambo Memorial Hospital. The organisation is in desperate need of new and pre-loved newborn baby clothing, blankets, disposable nappies, toiletries, etc, and I registered on the doit4charity website and hoped I would get support. COME A LONG WAY Boy, I’ve come a long way. Not only am I happier and healthier, but running is food for my soul and I look forward to my running future. – Kim Grobbelaar, Sasolburg August 2016, a cold minus-4 and I took my first step on a journey to love running. I was 52 years old, overweight, pre-diabetic, pre- osteoporosis, depressed, with a wounded soul, but in steps my neighbour Amanda encouraged me to take part in our local 5km parkrun at Heron Banks. I eventually did and managed to walk the 5km in a time of 59:49. I went back week after week and ended the year on This mag was made for personal stories like this, about the wonderful people of the running community. Love it! – Ed. VORENTOE VORENTOE RUNNING ACADEMY I • No Turnin CONTACT: Do you need race numbers, medals or shirts for your upcoming event? [email protected] [phone] [phone] IN2SPORTS.CO.ZA 7 Tel [phone]