{"id":20057,"date":"2013-05-30T15:09:36","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T13:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/comrades-only-half-the-race-for-trio\/"},"modified":"2013-05-30T15:09:36","modified_gmt":"2013-05-30T13:09:36","slug":"comrades-only-half-the-race-for-trio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/comrades-only-half-the-race-for-trio\/","title":{"rendered":"Comrades only half the race for trio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        \t                                <!-- Main Editorial Image --><br \/>\n                    \t\t\t      \t\t\t                                      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/11b31_4112374007.jpg\" alt=\"Comrades_cancer\" title=\"\" class=\"pics\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"captions_credit_article\">INLSA<\/p>\n<p class=\"captions\">Durbans Guy Allen (front, centre) is a man on a mission. In a bid to raise funds for cancer patient Nikki Haynes, he  along with Vaughn Smith (left), Clyde Barendse (back, centre), Robin Charnaud (right), among others  will set out on a 112km trail run through the Valley of a Thousand Hills this weekend. As if that were not enough, Allen and two others will then take on the 87km Comrades Marathon. \tPicture: Zanele Zulu<\/p>\n<p class=\"captions\">\n<p class=\"related_articles\">Related Stories<\/p>\n<ul class=\"menu_tab_lists_related\">\n<li><a class=\"related_articles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za:80\/sport\/athletics\/ludwick-runners-not-educated-about-doping-1.1511880\">Ludwick: Runners not educated about doping<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"related_articles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za:80\/sport\/athletics\/ludwick-runners-not-educated-about-doping-1.1511880\">Ludwick: Runners not educated about doping<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--PSTYLE=WT Web Text--><\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Durban \u2013 While most Comrades runners will be resting on Friday and Saturday before the 87km challenge on Sunday, Guy Allen, 33, will be making his way down to the start from Pietermaritzburg. On foot. Along a 112km trail through the Valley of 1 000 Hills. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u201cA lot of guys who have done the Comrades think we are morons, but there is a lot of interest to see if it can be done,\u201d Allen said about the idea to run just under 200km over three days. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Allen will be taking on the valley route with 30 other runners as part of the traditional Valley Run that has taken place before the Comrades for the past two years. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">The stakes will be raised this time around, though, when Allen and two of the original group \u2013 Adrian Saffy and Mike de Haast \u2013 take on the ultimate human race hours later to raise funds for South Coast cancer patient Nikki Haynes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Haynes, who is in her mid-thirties, was diagnosed with lung, bone and liver cancer in April, after having beaten breast cancer last year. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Allen said the sponsored run was not only about the money the group would be able to raise, but a celebration of Haynes and the active life she led. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u201cWe don\u2019t know if this is possible, but we will give it a good crack. None of us are professional runners and we follow a normal Comrades training schedule,\u201d said Allen. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u201cThis is a test to see what we are capable of.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Allen said he had run the Two Oceans this year after completing a 75km trail run the day before, but this was a far greater distance to cover. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Haynes\u2019s husband, Charles, said he had faith in Allen and Co finishing their epic trek. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u201cI think they have the ability to finish it. When something like this (Nikki\u2019s cancer diagnosis) happens, you can unlock hidden potential from inside yourself,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Since Nikki\u2019s first diagnosis, they had received good support from their family and friends, Charles said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u201cThe generosity has been overwhelming. It is a privilege to be at the centre of all this goodwill. It is very humbling.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Charles would also be contributing to the battle against cancer through the creation of a \u201cpink mile\u201d along the Comrades course on race day. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">At the bottom of Polly Shortts, runners would be given a pink balloon with a message attached to it that they had written. When the runners reached the top of the hill, they would release the balloon with the message. Charles said about 50 runners had registered for the initiative. \u2013 The Mercury <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INLSA Durbans Guy Allen (front, centre) is a man on a mission. In a bid to raise funds for cancer patient Nikki Haynes, he along with Vaughn Smith (left), Clyde Barendse (back, centre), Robin Charnaud (right), among others will set out on a 112km trail run through the Valley of a Thousand Hills this weekend. 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