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My Maiden Comrades Marathon 2016 Finish time 8:55 .....A thread
Build Up.... 2012 After Arriving in Gauteng I joined virgin active Eco Park and I was doing classes ( aerobics I think it& #39;s now called Hi-Lo and Kick boxing) In 2013 I saw couple of guys running out if gym during our classes and I was already bored because hey I suffer from ADD
I asked and I was told they running .....I asked if I can join them and the first day came and they were doing 12km Bazalwane I could mot survive it we were told as ladies we can do 8 and we were shown short cut and other gents stayed with us at the back and took us back to gym
Registered and ran 1 ultra as my 1st race 50km City to city I ran sub 7hrs... U suffered from Achilles tendon before we passed midstream because my legs were not used running beyond 18km and I had registered for 50 After few weeks of running. 
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Joined a club as I needed to have running licence and the running fever waa severe with an injury picked up from my 1st race I never stopped but I kept consulting physio s and I never wanted to rest... I dragged my foot to races ...It was time for a marathon and I entered sabs
Wangibetha Bazalwane uSABS in 2014 ndabuya with 4:51 but I was told this is a great time I even qualify for Comrades- I asked... What is Comrades ....I was informed that only few run it and it& #39;s a distance covering 90km in one day... but its very difficult https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy" aria-label="Emoji: Face with tears of joy">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤞" title="Crossed fingers" aria-label="Emoji: Crossed fingers">
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in 2014 Through treating the injury I fell inlove with exercises I was introduced to strength training I was eventually categorically told to stop running at least 3 months as my injury was now worse I joined the weights gang
I was so comfortable in the strength training that It made my hunger for road dry down and I developed muscles I never thought I possessed...I loved it...
Gained my confidence back and my Biokenitics Told me I can resume running with 4km progress to 8 After 2weeks and 10km only after weeks ..I was relieved I could run again.
Because I am Nomvuzo I don& #39;t listen I registered a 10km and Bammm went for 49mins https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy" aria-label="Emoji: Face with tears of joy">What a disaster .....
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comrades 2014 I went to watch ...so I can decide whether To run or Not I travelled to the expo to Feel the spirit. I watched on the side of the road I was at Carto ridge Not the best place to be first time coz ppl pass there already drained and faces looking terrible
2015 I knew I wanted it .... Off course the injury was back because I don& #39;t know how to run slow and in moderation https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😃" title="Smiling face with open mouth" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with open mouth">and O registered for the marathon most runners tease others about Kaapsehoop.. They said everyone runs a sub 4 there meaning under 4hrs and it& #39;s very easy
I was told it was only because it is at Kaapse I was determined to prove that I am a legit under 4hrs run. I booked and flew down to Poet Elizabeth to attempt and run under 4 again https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😃" title="Smiling face with open mouth" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with open mouth">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">only to come back with 4:01 having spent all that money https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😃" title="Smiling face with open mouth" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with open mouth">Things Esso will make you do
I trained with @Mhandla_B Vongani and Sthe and they were targeting sub 9hrs and I was targeting finish https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤞" title="Crossed fingers" aria-label="Emoji: Crossed fingers">But because they were teaching themselves 6mins per kilo running pace I could run and hold on to them. this was before they became Elite phela https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😃" title="Smiling face with open mouth" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with open mouth">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😃" title="Smiling face with open mouth" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with open mouth">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😃" title="Smiling face with open mouth" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with open mouth">
We did so many long runs of different routes over 6mins per kilo to me it was my maximum and they were comfortable https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😃" title="Smiling face with open mouth" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with open mouth">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤞" title="Crossed fingers" aria-label="Emoji: Crossed fingers">Buy every day I pitched for training never missed a day. I wanted comrades. I did all it takes.
They had a planning day and they decided to have a bus of all that are are gunning for 9hrs in that bus.... I was placed on possible sub 11hrs because of my running stats and I asked if I can run with them until half way since I am used to their 6mins per kilo then will negotiate
Race Day Came and I was nervous but very confident. I had my Kaapse one time sub 4 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😃" title="Smiling face with open mouth" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with open mouth">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😃" title="Smiling face with open mouth" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with open mouth">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😃" title="Smiling face with open mouth" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with open mouth">and I lined up. I never was able to hit under 4hrs again ..... But I was very happy
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We took off with the bus indeed into Half way ... half way I looked for my support from my family and @TeamVitality walked as I knew that I had 6hrs to run my second half as per my target.
Few Steps uphill I was so comfortable after Drummond that I started my running walk and I seemed to be feeling ok but I remembered that they said walk before the body forces you to walk . .I took my pride walks every 45mins of running
I went up to 65km when I decided to just run....in feel and I started moving... It was then down run in few kms to 70km around Pine Town that decided my Fate....I ran so well that down run all the way to Cowies I did not even see that Cowies I was a woman on a mission to finish
I arrived in Berea and there is last longish steep I was moving...the crowd made the legs not to Feel an& #39;t pain I was in the zone. I went up Smith or West am not sure Oh My gosh the Spirit of @ComradesRace was overwhelming at this point so many runners that were chasing
I recall very well passing runners some wearing Seeding A, B some C and others G really ran out of fuel I felt cold in my stomach because after all that fight the legs had just packed up and they were mostly suffering from cramps
I approached the stadium and @Ma1D who had long finished shouted GO GO you are within sub 9 you made Bill Rowan https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💃" title="Woman dancing" aria-label="Emoji: Woman dancing">He was so excited clearly I thought uyaphambana there is no way it& #39;s still under 9hrs It must be 11hrs and my air fighters left me 2hrs ago and in my head it& #39;s 11
Running Blindly not knowing the time of day or your running time nor pace helped in hindsight as my @TomTom died after 43km I had no idea what time I was running. I ran on feel the whole road from half way
Entering the stadium and passing a big bus of sub 9hrs still was no indication that indeed it& #39;s under 9 until I saw a clock. My legs could sit go on further the adrenaline rush I felt I crossed that mat.... And My fighters had just also finished....I was so thrilled
Final Time Clocked. 8:55:54 I could not believe the splits. I literally pulled back after my peers left I knew Nje that there is no way I could run 9hrs it was not even in my back of my mind nor a dream as most of the best runners did not have this time.
I was convinced that there is no way a one hit of sub 4 and with all the runners I ran with and some on Facebook I could ever run under 9hrs. The books I read spoke of a comfortable sub 3:30 runner that stands a chance of running under 9hrs
Ultimately what delivered me to the finish line was Training Confidence that I ran sufficiently to be able to finish secondly was the conviction of What I set my mind and Heart to do I finish. Inkani (Stubbornness) in the mix and refusal of failing cocktail also.
