‘I weighed 170kgs. I’m running my 1st Cape Town Marathon!’ - Rameez Khan (Kfm 94.5)

Lester Kiewit speaks to Toni-Lynne Monger (The Balance Group) and Rameez Khan, Technical Producer for Kfm 94.5 about how it feels to participate in this iconic race for the first time.

Listen below.

The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon takes place on 19 and 20 October 2024.

In addition to the marathon, runners can do 10km and 5km races or two trail runs (22km or 12km).

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This is also the iconic race's first time as 'Africa's first Abbott World Marathon Majors' candidate.

The event is sold out.

Kfm 94.5 technical producer Rameez Khan explains the journey to his first-ever Cape Town Marathon.

It all started with a walk...

"I think I'm a bit crazy to do this for the first time, but it's all about pushing yourself to do better... I started my journey on 2 January 2023. I was 170 kgs at the time and thought I had to turn my life around and I started walking and kept showing up for myself... my very first walk was from Muizenberg Civic Center to St James and back."

- Rameez Khan, Technical producer - Kfm 94.5

"It was that voice in my head that said, 'I can't do this'... I thought I couldn't but I had a coach who said... 'just show up'... and I did..."

- Rameez Khan, Technical producer - Kfm 94.5

"For me it was about using my life at Primedia and Kfm and using the positivity we give to people to myself too."

- Rameez Khan, Technical producer - Kfm 94.5

With a coach, community, and a supportive partner, Khan trained for walks, races and half marathons and will now conquer the Cape Town Marathon. 

Khan says he is looking forward to it and is most interested in getting over the halfway mark because part of the hard work is the mental battle.

"The hard work is mental too."

- Rameez Khan, Technical producer - Kfm 94.5

Meanwhile, Monger of The Balance Group explains how runners like Khan can prepare for the marathon.

• Get a sports massage. It's advised that you don't leave it for a day or two before the race. 
• Decrease your load to lighten the legs.

Good luck to Khan and all Cape Town Marathon runners!

(To all runners, Khan highly recommends Monger's first point.)

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