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5 - The Two Countries Marathon, Zimbabwe - South Africa, 26 September 2015 The month of June was one of the longest months in 2015 for me. It was the first month after the Comrades Marathon. I could have forgiven anyone for wishing me a happy new year. June felt like January. I was convinced a new year had just started after the Comrades Marathon. I had prepared for the Comrades Marathon for a long time. After the Comrades Marathon climax, I had to start again. Starting again meant I could not run for the whole of June and half of July. I could not run as for two reasons. I was recovering from all the beating my body had taken at the Comrades Marathon. I was also recovering from the severe infection I had contracted just before the Comrades Marathon. This sabbatical from running gave me a lot of time to think about my next move. I would go for hours, especially on Saturday and Sunday mornings, thinking of races that I would do as soon as I got back on the road. I looked fo