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the toxic fumes Marathon

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3 - the wally hayward marathon, Pretoria, South Africa, 1 may 2015 Throughout the early days of my social running career, “Wannabe Runner Era”, I made all sorts of bad decisions. And I paid for them dearly. I did not understand which miles were good or bad for the legs. I thought quantity was what it took to complete The Comrades Marathon. I was following a Comrades Marathon finishers' programme put together by an expert, Coach Lindsey Parry, but I did not stick to it religiously. Collecting medals became a big part of the goal. I would make sure that I did races every weekend, just to collect medals. Sometimes I would go for races when I was supposed to be resting or going for slow runs. Races being races, I ended up running as hard as I could just to get good times. I managed to bag a lot of sub 2h00 half marathons, and injuries. After my magical performance, sub 4h00 marathon finish at the Cape Gate Vaal Marathon, my next marathon was only in May. It was the Wally Hay