'My first race was absolutely amazing. I had to come back for more.'
Kwaito legend turned pastor Kabelo Mabalane said the marathon is a world class event.Veteran kwaito musician turned pastor Kabelo Mabalane recently conquered his second Sanlam Cape Town Marathon over the weekend, and in a young Q&A he shared his passion for running.
I started running more than 15 years ago. I was overweight and I wasn’t my normal self. When I was a young boy and throughout high school I was always playing sport and I was fit and strong. When I gained weight, I knew that wasn’t who I was naturally. I wasn’t a particularly great runner at school, but I took up running as an adult because it is a sport with the least barriers to entry. You put your running shoes on and off you go.
This race is flat, it is by the sea and you can breathe. It’s not in Joburg, where it feels like you’re breathing through a straw. But jokes aside, my first experience last year was wow. It’s a world class event — from the experience to the touch points, my first race was absolutely amazing. I had to come back for more. And it’s another excuse to visit Cape Town.
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