Cheer Niel Malan across the finish line in the Deloitte Pretoria 10K on March 1st!

Well done, my friend! :)

... fantastic!

Well done. Sounds like it was a very enjoyable run, and that medal is pretty awesome….

Cheers to you :) ~ Nonna

I hope you did really well and had a great day!

jkd

PS. The deletion was ‘cause I’m a dummy and saved this twice! :0(

10k race? How time flies. You’ve come a long way.

As part of my marathon training today I ran 14.48 km. When I passed the 10 km mark at 71:21 I was thinking of you and how nice it would’ve been to stop then. My left leg was already cramping and I knew I had miles more to go. Seeing your time of 67 was quite impressive to me. I wound up at 101:13 for my 9 miles, not as good as you, but considering this was the farthest and longest I’ve ever run, I’m happy.

Make sure you take some time stretching today so that you don’t wind up sore tomorrow. That’s one thing I’ve learned so far. You may not feel the tightness now post-race, but once your muscles cool down they can quickly rebel.

Anyway, cheers to you Niel. May this inspire you to run again.

Here’s a picture of my medal

At the end of the day, after a nap, I must say I feel tired, but not exhausted. My hips are a bit sore, like they were during the race, and there’s the odd twinge here and there, but mosty I’m OK.

Thanks everybody, for the cheers!

It was my first ever road race.

It was a cool morning, as we’d had a nice cooling thunderstorm on Friday evening, and it was still cloudy. The start was just at sunrise, and the race took us through the suburbs of Menlo Park and Waterkloof.

I did not run alone. Friends form Toastmasters were there too, and I ran with one of them.

This being the first time, my goal was simply to complete, but our time was 67 minutes. It was not too hard for me, and I’m happy with my fitness.

I was most impressed with the real marathoners, who ran 21.1 and 42.2 km, and got to the finish before us. There were grey-haired walkers too who finished before us.

:)

I hope you finish well!!!

CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEERCHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEERCHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEERCHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEERCHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEERCHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEERCHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER

or it’s over. Either way

GO NIEL!!!