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Wandisile Nongodlwana

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⭐️ 8 - star holder @wmmajors
🥇16 @comradesmarathon PB 5:57
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With all the @comradesmarathon taglines I know , #itwillhumbleyou still tops them ..only at close to finish line I felt #Nakanjani. With all the positive vibes from everyone I met at expo, at shake out run, topped by a prayer on Sat at @adventist_athletics_club , I was well armed. This time I told myself I am not going to cry at the start, Yjo !! Zee waxa iinyembezi! With my friend @xolisa_athlete and others we wished each other great run. Lasuka lahlala ! Now the plan was to take it easy on first 30km. Literally I was running according to my plan..Jiki jiki I see myself running along Gerda. I knew I was in the “wrong” bus. I am huffing and puffing, she’s smiling, making hearts to the supporters. Hayi ngathi ngehlise bhoza yam ! With my seconders on route, I am so grateful coz wow, those gels can be heavy ! In fact on my last one around 75km, even the watch nje ! Thank you 🤗 Yjo the hills , ok I knew they are there but they felt like mountains, so much after Inchabga, every hill I thought it was the “highest point” ! Tyhini ! After climbing Polly’s, gqi gqi another one ! Hayi maan, didn’t someone say Pollyshorts is the last hill ? 6:12:27 final finish time ..#ToGobetheglory…Up Run PB from. 7h05 in. 2017.. thank you @asics_za @asicsfrontrunner @32gi @suuntosa @threshhold_sa @peak_team_ac , @rapidrecover , my family and friends.. we did it 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 by @1disile

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With five majors already in the bank London is the six star race for Wandisile, and in true Wandisile fashion he’s doing it for the community as an official pacer. 🫶 We say this because when speaking to Wandisile about running, it immediately becomes apparent that he adores the community around the sport, perhaps even more than the sport itself. And that’s saying something! ❤️‍🔥

“It’s fun to run fast, and I am proud of my 2h35 in Tokyo, but it is equally rewarding to pace. This is my contribution to the community, to run with these people. They will arrive at the race hoping for someone to carry them along to that 3h15 finish and I will be there. I find it so fulfilling helping them achieve this target goal,” says Wandisile, while beaming with pre-emptive pride. 💥

Interestingly it was this love for the global running community that started Wandisile’s six star journey. He recalls how his first Major was made possible because of a friend, Michael Clayton, that he made through Strava. 🫶 “Micheal lives in America and we met through Strava. He invited me to come and run the Chicago Marathon, saying he would host me if I did. Initially, I thought he was joking, but before I knew it I was on a plane to meet him in person,” ✈️ explains Wandisile. Swipe to see pics of that very first convo and meet up.

🔗 To read more about Wandisile, his Majors journey, and his love for the global running community you can click the link in our bio.

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Towards Africa’s 1st Major by @1disile

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What a day ! @capetownmarathon really humbled me ! A reminder once again how grateful I am and must be to God to JUST be able to run. What an amazing experience to participate as a en elite runner : not even one water point I missed my bottles ! Thank you @sanlam_group for great hospitality! @asics_za @mr_runningclub @suuntosa @32gi @threshhold_sa @asicsfrontrunner no amount of words to express that appreciation for all you do for me. Now off to Portugal for another epic with @asicsfrontrunner family! Family and friends : @skhindigang #JoziTrackThursday , everyone I coach, thank you! #Hisgraceissufficientforme taken in Cape Town International Airport by @1disile

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Just grateful #SoundMindSoundBody #Hisgraceissufficientforme #ASICSFrontRunner @asicsfrontrunner @asicsrunning @asics_za @asics_lifestyle #runner #runningmotivation by @1disile

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Recovery isn’t the pause between the work. It’s what prepares you for the next session.

For Wandi, that feeling of being recovered means one thing: being ready to go again stronger, sharper and fired up for what comes next.

But running has become about far more than one workout or one race.
“It is not an event. It is a journey, and it’s a life journey.”

Every hard session teaches something: grit, endurance, discipline and the value of doing the work even when it isn’t easy.

And those are lessons he hopes his children will carry long after the running shoes come off.
Because the real value of endurance isn’t only what it builds in the body.

It’s what it builds in you. 🏃🏾
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🎥 Watch Episode 2 of Still Going and follow Wandi’s journey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BQMv2aMeNE
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Running asks a lot from us. And somehow, we keep coming back.

In Episode 2 of Still Going, endurance runner Wandisile Nongodlwana reflects on the hard kilometres, the unseen work between race days, and the mindset that keeps him moving when running stops feeling easy.

Because beyond the medals, times and finish lines is something worth remembering:
The ability to run is a privilege.

Some sessions flow. Others make you earn every kilometre. Both are part of the journey, and both are supported by consistency, smart fuelling, recovery and learning to listen to your body.

Because endurance isn’t built in one perfect session.

It’s built by showing up, putting one foot in front of the other, and keeping going.

🎥 Watch Episode 2 of Still Going and follow Wandi’s journey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BQMv2aMeNE
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When you have so much fun and the greatest teammates give you the amazing support.. @asicsfrontrunner you are the best !! #SoundMindSoundBody #ASICSFrontRunner #ASICS @asicsrunning @wrrccopenhagen26 #WRRCCopenhagen26 #Hisgraceissufficientforme @asics_za by @1disile

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Woke up this morning filled with gratitude! What a great day with @asicsfrontrunner team members… great catching up with some I last met in at Tokyo marathon, others from training camp in Portugal, others in Catania ! And definitely new connections too ! That’s who we are : a global community inspiring movement #SoundMindSoundBody @asicsfrontrunner #WRRCCopenhagen26 @asics_za taken in Copenhagen, Dennmark by @1disile

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Humbling times with @asicsfrontrunner team ! And we are finally together, 400 @asicsfrontrunner team members in Copenhagen ! #WRRCCopenhagen26
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Men, our silence is too loud … we can’t be silent while women are violated, bullied, harassed, and killed by us ! Gender based violence, bullying, harassment, killing is not acceptable and will never be…Change must start with me and you ! by @1disile

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See you soon Copenhagen 👀

@asicsfrontrunner #WRRCCophagen26 #SoundMindSoundBody @wrrccopenhagen26 #riseandshine taken in Copenhagen, Denmark by @1disile

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Thank you , East London! From the vibrant start with igwijo and everyone singing, to rolling N6 to Beacon Bay Country Club … I have great respect for you , Master Half Marathon ! Can explain those two bumps after going under the bridge , on that loooong flat…, with +-2km to finish… I am running and thinking that they said “No Willasdale”… , jiki jiki I am going up… then relief going down, and then another hill to join “Batting”,, ? hayi maan ! #Hisgraceissufficientforme @asics_za @asicsfrontrunner @asicsrunning taken in East London, Eastern Cape by @1disile

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