IMENENJA yeNedbank Running Club, uNick Bester, igonyulukile ngemfihlo eyenza badle izindondo kuleli qembu labasubathi elivamise ukuthola amagolide emijahweni emikhulu, njengeComrades Marathon ne-Two Oceans.
Ukuqina ngokomqondo yiyona mfihlo uBester, onamagolide ayisishiyagalolunye eComrades, athi imsizile wavuka ezivuvabeni zempilo ahlangabezana nazo esakhula futhi yilokho akusebenzisa ekuphekeni abasubathi bakhe.
Njengamanje inedbank ihlela umjaho obizwa ngeNedbank Runified ngokubambisana neSouth African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) ukulwa nezifo zokucindezeleka komqondo.
Okwenza uBester abengumuntu ofanele ukuxoxa ngokuqina komqondo, wukuthi empilweni yakhe usinde ezigamekweni eziningi ezibucayi.
“Okwango-2010 yinto encane uma ngiqhathanisa neka-2020 kusashube iCovid-19. Yileyo into engingathi yayidinga ukuthi ngiqine ngokomqondo ukuze ngidlule kuyo,” kusho uBester.
Elandisa ngokuthi kwenzekani ingempela ngo-2020, uthe: “Ngangizololongela iBattle of the Sports eMagalies. IBattle of the sports ngumjaho lapho abasubathi abaqavile beComrades Marathon, besuke beqhudelana khona nezinsephe zamaspringboks nezebafana bafana. eka-2020-ke ibingamakhilomitha angu200. Mina benginobongumusa Mthembu noDavid Gatebe kwelami iqembu.
“Lapho-ke ngahlasela yizigcwelegcwele entabeni zangibamba inkunzi, zathatha ibhayisikili elibizayo, i-Mountain Bike, zangigquma ngamatshe, zangibopha ngentambo zangishiya zithi ngifile.
“Nokho lezi zinto sekukaningi zingehlela. ngineminyaka eyisithupha ngaba sengozini yemoto nobaba, lapho ashona khona. Mina ngaphuka umqala, izimbambo nengalo.
“Nangezikhathi zombuso wobandlululo sasiphoqwa ukuthi siye e-Afrka siyokwenza izinto ezingasile. Uyabona nje ibhomu elaqhuma kwiChurch Street (etshwane ngo-1983 libulala abantu abangu-19 lishiya nabangu-217 belimele), labhamuka eduze nesitolo sami kwangishiya nemihuzuko ebucayi.
“Ziningi nje izinto kodwa-ke kuyangisiza ukuthi ngingumuntu ophila ngokuzivocavoca. Kunginika amandla okuthi ngisheshe ngiphole,” kulandisa uBester, ngezinselelo aseke wabhekana nazo empilweni.
Phezu kwakho konke lokhu, uBester uthi okumenza aqhubeke nempilo, wukuthi ungumuntu ophila ngokuzilolonga.
INedbank Runified ngumjaho ovuleleke emphakathi wonke kanti abafisa ukuwungenela ukuxhasa umkhankaso wokulwa nezifo zengqondo, bangathola ulwazi kwi-website yeNedbank Runified.