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THE SECRET PACE OF PERSEVERANCE: JOHANNES MARPS MOSEHLA ' S TIMELESS MARATHON FORMULA
While the 2025 Comrades Marathonblazedwiththe brilliance of champions Tete Dijana and Gerda Steyn, another tale- quieter, yet thunderous in its symbolism- was unfolding like a sunrise at the back of the pack. At 83, Johannes Maros Mosehla didn’ t just cross the finish line; he marched through history’ s front door with a steady gaitandaglintinhiseye,whisperingasecret to the world that few have the patience or discipline to hear.
For most runners, the Comrades is a test of strength, willpower, and strategy. For Mosehla,it’ sasermononlongevitydelivered in the rhythm of footsteps and the silence between heartbeats. While the elite racers tore down the course like shooting stars, Mosehla moved with the resolve of a rising sun- measured, enduring, inevitable.
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Adnaan Mohamed interviews the oldest Comrades Marathon finisher in history- 83-yearold Johannes Maros Mosehla
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So, what alchemy fuels the legs of a man bornbeforetelevisionreachedmosthomes, still racing past men a quarter of his age? What hidden engine hums beneath those veteran muscles?
“ It’ s love,” he says simply, with the ease of a man who’ s not bluffing.“ When you love something, you continue to do it well.” But it’ s not just romance, it’ s routine, it ' s reverence, it’ s restraint.