Breaking news! Pmb subject librarian on the run

 

By Rosemary Kuhn

On June 11 at 5.30 am Simon (Mhlukanisi) Shezi, a subject librarian from the Life Sciences library in Pietermaritzburg ran his first ever Comrades Marathon and as part of the UKZN team. He maintained an even pace and arrived at the finish line in a time of 10:33:25. As a mature entrant to this race (Simon is enjoying the fabulous 50’s) he showed us it is never too late to prove that age is just a number!

Congratulations Simon, we are very proud of you. Said Simon of his race, “I enjoyed it, I will do it again next year.”

Well done also to Eric (Mbangiseni) Mchunu from the Pmb subject librarian unit, main library, who once again was a volunteer at a watering station at Kloof and was lucky enough to recognize Simon amongst the throngs of runners and give him some moral support (see pic below). At that stage Simon was comfortable and looking forward to reaching the end. 

                                                            Simon and Eric in Kloof

                                          

As for the rest (well, some) of us …..armchair enthusiasts, no running required!