Ntsoaki Mokaleng
Friday, August 22, 2014
Earlier in the series I interviewed Lesego Mokaleng and this woman is responsible for Lesego's running journey. They keep it in the family I like that, my cousins must watch out I am coming for you.
Q. Tell us a little bit about who you are and what you do for a living?
A. I am 31 year old lady who works
for a bank for a living
Q. How do you balance your exercise regime
and your professional life?
A. I gym twice a day in the
morning before I start work and in the evening after work that is how I balance
it
Q. What does your weekly fitness regime
consist of?
A. I run twice a week, weight
training 4 times a week and aerobics 5 times a week
Q. When and why did you start running?
A. I started running in primary
school I stopped after high school now I have been back to running for 2 years
I love running its part of me that is why
Q. What motivates you to go out there,
when you do not feel like it?
A. My weight goal and body shape
goal
Q. What is the longest distance you have ran? 21km
A. What do you love about
running? The pain, endurance and the feeling at the finish line
Q. What do you hate about running?
A. Injuries
Q. What gives you the confidence to run in
the streets?
A. My speed
Q. How do you think running can empower
women?
A. By adding that extra confidence
when you finally have those sexy legs
Q. What would you like to achieve in
the future in terms of running?
A. To ultimately run the comrades
marathon
Q. How do you envision the future of running?
A. Half of the country waking up to
run marathons so we can keep healthy and be alive
Q. What do you think about the lack of
exercise among the youth?
A. Its saddening
Q. What was your best running experience?
A. When I used to win all the
running races in high school I was a champion
Q. What was your worst running experience?
A. When I got injured in February
2014
Q. How do you push through the pain?
A. I try to ignore the pain and
not think about it
Q. What is your favourite shoe to run in?
A. My very old running shoes they
are 2 years old
Q. What can you not run without?
A. I don’t carry anything when I run
but I do need water and coke on the road
Q. What advice can you give somebody who
wants to start running?
A. Just wake up and do it at a very
slow pace
Q. Which Social media sites are you on and
how can one follow you?
A. I am on twitter: @naizababy,
Instagram: Naizababy and Facebook: Ntsoaki Mokaleng
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