Robbers can’t stop Durban athlete’s London Marathon dream IOSNewsSA
Durban - Marathon runner Michael Ndlovu, 52, escaped a potential attack on Thursday morning after being confronted by armed men on his way to work - by sprinting away. For the veteran runner, who is training for the 39th Virgin Money London Marathon on April 28, the would-be attackers had little chance of catching him.
“I was running along as usual and it was before 4am, which is when there are a lot of runners on the road, and it was very quiet. A car came past me, suddenly did a U-turn and stopped close to me. He said he was determined not to let the incident mar his preparations for the London Marathon. He will fly to the UK on April 24.
To even be accepted to compete in the London Marathon is a challenge with all the competitors being world-class runners or backed by a charity. Of the nearly 400 000 runners who applied to be part of this year’s race, only 38000 are accepted.
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