| | | |  | | Run/Walk For Life - More than just a place to get fit | | | RWFL Branch Manager Cheryl Kinnear and member Greer Swart. My name is Greer Swart and I am 59 years old. On the 29th April 2006 I lost my youngest son in a car accident, two weeks before his 21st birthday. Read her story...
| | | |  | | | | | | | THIS WAS MY MOMENT | | | I would like to honour the friends that supported me with my moment … I know it’s a long read but this experience is something I will cherish for a lifetime, and I would love to share it with you!
A significant 9 months ago I sat on a ferry after my first full Marathon in Auckland and decided to use my qualifying time to enter for the Two Oceans 2011! Little did I know the cost of preparing – training, pain, time, money, tiredness, niggles, tears and joys of preparing for an Ultra! Despite the challenges there were very special moments – running two marathons with a very dear friend and coach, finishing the West Coast in 43 Degrees and meeting new people that would eventually join me on the Ultra. I learned so much about life, running and myself. I grew into a mature runner, my purpose for running changed from competing and impressing others to running for myself, competing with myself and tasting the reward of doing something that I once thought I would never be able to do.
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| | | | | | | | | | | THE DECISION IS IT 2 or 10 | | | THE DECISION IS IT 2 or 10
To all those that say you are crazy , I was built for comfort, not for speed or the body was not designed to run that kind of distance , you are most probably right but let me tell you one thing, you will never know any greater experience and accomplishment in your life!
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| | | | | | | | | | | A Moooving Experience | | | I proudly completed the 2 Oceans half marathon over the weekend. In a record time of 02:59:55. A successful sprint to the finish line with 5 seconds to spare earned me my medal. The torrential rains and Cow suite (For CHOC) didn’t help matters. The udders became heavy and the suite like cling wrap added to the challenge. It was painful and fun at the same time and I’ll certainly be back next year in my cow suite.
My objective when I joined Run Walk for life almost a year ago was to complete the two Oceans 21Km. My objective now is to do 10 of these painful endeavours. I’d like to thank you and the team for all the support thus far. This is not the end and I hope to see you shortly as I start training for the next 9.
Craig Wood, RWFL, Kempton Park
| | | | | | | | | | | The road to a healthy lifestyle | | | In March, 2003, Krystof Zulawnik was medically boarded from the mine, at the age of 46. Disregarding his health he embarked on a life lacking in any form of exercise, bad eating and drinking habits. In July, 2003, after a severe attack of double Pneumonia, Krystof gave up smoking, but still continued with his unhealthy lifestyle.
In September, 2003, he was hospitalized - the diagnosis being Thrombosis of the Right leg, and in 2004, for Thrombosis of the Left leg. For approximately 4 years, Krystof wore orthopaedic stockings, and had to have blood tests, (PI), weekly to determine the wafarin dosage, to keep the blood thin. By this time Krystof had started picking up weight, reaching 128 kilos, and this for a man that weighed 78 kilos in 1989. His blood pressure soared, blood sugar was very high as well as his cholesterol. Krystof was also very vulnerable to catching colds and ‘Flu, this in addition to other physical conditions.
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| | | | | | | | | | | Martie and Johan walk-off 106kgs | | | How do two people lose more than 106kg's between them and change from certified couch potatoes to fit and healthy individuals with full and exciting lives?
You’re tired and work was exhausting, so you pick up pizzas for dinner. The family watches TV, slumped on the couch, and you give the kids sweets because they did their homework. It’s another day at the office and another evening staring at the box. You wish you had more energy. You wish you were thinner and healthier. Martie van Gass will look you in the eye and tell you that you can be everything that you want to be, that it’s about making conscious choices and changing your mindset.
Read more... | | | | | | | | | | | Stefan Kleynhans | About a month after joining I started getting pain down my right leg. One thing led to another and I was diagnosed with a herniated disk and operated on, on 8 April 2009. After the operation I spoke to my physio who told me that weight could have aggravated my back problems. The guy across from me had, had a fusion done and he also said that weight contributes to back problems. Lying there I made a commitment to myself that I would get serious about Walk for Life (part of the rehab after the back op is walking) and I would start eating correctly following the Eat for Life programme. At the time of the operation I weighed 131kg.
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| | | | | | | | | | | Wendy Coetzee : My first race... | | | In an attempt to shed some weight and deal with a recent family bereavement, I Joined Run/Walk For Life on the 01/09/2009. After a slow and careful start walking on the school rugby field I was eventually given the go ahead to join the ‘senior’ members and graduate to walking on the road. What excitement! It felt like moving on from pre-primary to ‘big’ school at the ripe old age of 51 years. I ordered my reflective vest with glee and joined the group as we set off with our road leaders.
After three and a half months of circumventing the rugby field where I knew every blade of grass, it was another world altogether. One fraught with cars, dogs, cyclists and ……..potholes!
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| | | | | | | | | | | Craig Hinrichsen: From Fat to Fit | | | Craig Hinrichsen: From Fat to Fit
Sport has always played an important part in my life. I started wrestling at the age of 4 and stopped in 2001. At school I participated in middle distance running, tennis, cket, hockey rugby and swimming. After matriculating the rot began to set in and social activities became more important than a healthy life style. It was then that my body started to ex
Read more... | | | | | | | | | | | Steven Vienings Road to Fitness. | | | I have been running on and off for 16 years. I initially started because my girlfriend (at that time) and her family were all runners – Comrades runners to boot.
As with most men, when we broke up, I invested my energy into my social life. To make matters worse, my chosen business is being a restaurateur, which obviously did not help, as booze and food are readily available. So, I ballooned to 135 kg and was smoking in excess of 40 cigarettes a day.
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