Three Johannesburg firefighters who ran the Soweto Marathon in their service gear last year in remembrance of their fallen colleagues will be doing it again this year. | AnElectricLady
Last year, the trio had to get special permission from the organisers of the race to compete because they had already missed the deadline. They only had two months to prepare for the gruelling race.
"Because we were going to be running in our gear, which is very heavy and hot, we had to prepare for those conditions," he said."We started off running in normal gym gear but started adding clothes and jackets as we proceeded. We had to give up junk food and keep very well hydrated," he said. "Last year, we had to pause a lot [during the race] because the equipment was too heavy. We were worried that we wouldn't finish the race on time," he said.
He said they hoped that more firefighters will join the marathon this year in honour of their fallen brothers.
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