Run/Walk For Life Midrand

Huge congratulations to who at the very young age of 24 completed his first Comrades marathon on Sunday 14 June 👏🏼🥳

Preparation for Comrades takes months and months and a lot of commitment and early mornings to get all the training done. Matthew showed that commitment and quietly got on with his training.

It was a tough race but he says he enjoyed it and will be back for his back-to-back in 2027 for the 100th running of the Comrades. Matthew finished in 10 hours and 34 minutes and hopes to improve his time next year on the down run 🏃‍♂️

It takes a community and a great family like to achieve goals like this! Matthew started at 2 years ago doing 10 minutes around the field 😀 This program works, and so many have achieved fantastic goals through dedication and consistency to the program!

A huge shout out to our amazing members who went down to Durban to support along the route
👏🏼❤️ Matthew was blessed to see familiar faces from the start in Durban right through to PMB! You are all truly amazing and greatly appreciated 🤗

Thank you for taking us on this epic journey with you. We celebrate you, we celebrate this achievement with you and we are extremely proud of you 💙

🏃‍♀️❄️ Beat the winter blues with Run Walk For Life at Mushroom Farm Centre! ☀️💙

Shake off the cold and start your Sunday the active way at the Monthly Sunday Run on 28 June from 7am. Whether you're tackling the 2.8km, 5.6km, 8.4km or the 11.2km route, there's a distance for everyone to enjoy.

Bring the family, your friends, your furry companions and even the pram for a refreshing morning of movement, fresh air and great company. 🐾👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

There is no entry fee, just a chance to get outdoors, stay active and warm up this winter with an amazing community.

📍 Mushroom Farm Centre
⏰ Sunday, 28 June | 7am

Let's beat the winter blues together, one step at a time! 💛🏃‍♂️

Part 1….

We had a great time last week Wednesday as we celebrated our brave Comrades athletes 💙🩷💙

We are proud of you as you get ready to stand on the start line of the 99th Comrades marathon on Sunday ❤️ The training is done and your commitment to that training, the early mornings, the long distances, pushing through even when your bodies were tired and sore, is inspirational! We can’t wait to see you cross that finish line on Sunday and take that well earned medal in your hands.

Enjoy the next few days of rest. Travel safe 🚙 and remember we are behind you every step of the way 💙🩷💙

Today is the day…..

This afternoon is our Comrades send off party for our 3 amazing athletes, , and who will be on the road on Sunday 14 June tackling the 99th running of the Comrades marathon 🏃🏃🏼‍♀️🏃‍♂️

After months and months of training, hundreds of kilometres, lots of early mornings, aching legs and sore bodies, we are incredibly proud of you and can’t wait to see you cross that finish line next weekend 🥇🥳🤗💙🩷💙

Congratulations to our top monthly mileage rockstars 👏🏼🥳

💛 Top field walkers
Patrica 101km
Salomy 63km
Cynthia 62km
Nomfundo 51km

🖤 Top road walkers
Debby 96km
Sarina 88km
Virginia 68km
Rhandi 62km

💛 Top road runners
Matthew 400km
Kerryne 171km
Zelda 158km
Les 141km

Well done to our May milestone peak superstars 🌟

💛 Zelda 500km
🖤 Dikeledi 500km
💛 Les 1000km
🖤 Salomy 1000km

Don’t forget our month end Sunday morning walk/run starting at 7am 🏃🏼‍♀️🏃‍♂️

✅ No entry fee

✅ Families welcome

✅ Pets welcome

✅ Run or walk

✅ If you are a RWFL member please wear your RWFL colours

A great way to start a Sunday! Stop for some coffee ☕️or breakfast 🥞🍳 afterwards and do the weekly shopping 🛒 🛍️

Congratulations to all of our Progressive Marathon athletes who challenged themselves to 6 consecutive days of running/walking and boy-oh-boy did they show up for themselves and achieve things they didn’t think they could 💪🏻👏🏼

We finished day 6 of the Progressive Marathon with a change of scenery, change of route, and some tough little hills 🏃‍♀️🏃👟🎽 at the centre on Saturday afternoon.
Not everyone could join us but we still thoroughly enjoyed it and enjoyed each others company 😀

Thank you to who helped with marshalling, and some of the videos,and who helped with road leading 🩷💙

Thank you also to the gentleman who happened to have a drone over the centre at the time and took some footage for us 😀

This is our truly fabulous Sarina 🤗

A very special lady with a kind, gentle, and loving soul. Sarina has a heart of gold and a wicked sense of humour 😂
If we ask for help with marshalling or lap counting at race walking events Sarina is the first to put up her hand. She is also very involved at the Noordwyk Parkrun every Saturday.

It has been truly amazing to watch your fitness journey, you inspire so many around you. You push through even when it’s tough, even when the pain is screaming at you to stop!

We are so privileged to have you as part of our RWFL Midrand family, Sarina! You are loved and greatly appreciated for everything you do and everything you bring and add to our club 🤗❤️

Yesterday was medal Monday 🥇🥳

Even though no medals were handed out at the Midrand Striders 60km pre-Comrades training run on Sunday we designed our own, chocolate, medal for Matthew 🍫🥇

One last long (30km) training run for this weekend and then the tapering begins. With just 33 days to go we are extremely proud of you; for your determination, your grit, and your perseverance even when it got tough! We’re behind you every step of the way and can’t wait to see you cross that finish line on 14 June 🏃‍♂️👏🏼

Thank you doesn’t seem like enough for all your support, patience, coaching, encouragement, love, and kindness you have shown . We can’t wait to share the day with you on 14 June as we support along the route 🤗❤️