Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 52, November 2013 | Page 21
My Goal
A Date with Comrades
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our years ago, Carla and her friends planned to
go to Cape Town for the Easter long weekend, and as
fate would have it, it was the same weekend as the Old
Mutual Two Oceans Marathon and Half Marathon. Always
up for a challenge, the group decided to take part in the
half marathon, but Carla was shattered by the time she
crossed the finish line. Since then, however, she hasn’t
looked back, and running has become an enriching part
of her life.
COMRADES HERE I COME
Carla says she now trains diligently according to the
Comrades programme and leaves her social activities
to Saturday evenings, once the long run has been
clocked, but she admits she still questions her sanity
when her alarm clock goes off at 4:30am. “I think to
myself, why do I want to run 89km? I have a car...
but then I get up and I stop thinking and just go. As
soon as you are on the road, you remember why you
love running so much.”
Besides the training, she is now on a healthy eating
plan as well, although she does admit to having
a ‘cheat treat’ every now and then. “Lindt dark
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