Matthew Sledge, a 51-year-old resident of Kensington, Johannesburg, is gearing up for an extraordinary challenge on Sunday where he will run 10 kilometers for at the Mandela Day Houghton event. | Lisaleesolomon1
He will do this in his Speedo.Matthew Sledge, a 51-year-old resident of Kensington, Johannesburg, is gearing up for an extraordinary challenge on Sunday, where he will run 10 kilometres at a Mandela Day event in Houghton... in a Speedo.
Matthew Sledge, a 51-year-old resident of Kensington, Johannesburg, is gearing up for an extraordinary challenge on Sunday, where he will run 10 kilometres at the Mandela Day Houghton event."The sole purpose of the run is to honour Madiba on the 10th anniversary of his passing by raising funds for the foundation and their push towards education," Sledge told News24.
"It's an extra special route because it takes us past Madiba's home and the head office of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. There will be about 3 000 participants taking part in the vent as we honour the great man," he added.Photo Supplied
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