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  1. Barry Holland ahead of me doing his 40th @ComradesRace. He had a special banner in yellow #Comrades2012 4 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  2. And we cross the start line and championchip mats. Walking faster now, wave for tv cameras #Comrades2012 7 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  3. "@ThobelaniS: Wait. Did u train amidst all that reporting and indulging in parliament? I hope so :) @carienduplessis" oops! 9 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  4. The pigeons have woken up too. The crowd of runners smells like fart and menthol leg rub #Comrades2012 9 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  5. And the gun. We're off. More of a walk than a run #Comrades2012 11 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  6. @GenMQ xx thanks! 14 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to GenMQ
  7. oh and at start line overweight and undertrained. @BruceFordycerun will be proud. 3mins to go. It's unreal #Comrades2012 14 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  8. Chariots of fire. The crowd cheers. 5minutes to go #Comrades2012 16 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  9. Nkosi Sikilel'iAfrika sung. Now shosoloza. I want to cry. This is so far from spear. Why can't all politicians just be #Comrades2012 18 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  10. Thanks again for all the good wishes everyone. It's what makes the race #Comrades2012 21 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  11. We'll be going in 15mins. Won't tweet because will be dodging bottles and black binliners. It all feels very unreal right now #Comrades2012 22 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  12. @Sarel_Beeld dankie ek hoop daar's sjokolade by die media area by die finish line vir my 25 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to Sarel_Beeld
  13. About my trip here- shared bakkie with colleague of Wouter Basson and a lawyer. They're ultra junkies. Never a dull moment #Comrades2012 26 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  14. @mrembolza now-ish I think. SABC 27 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to mrembolza
  15. @sindivanzyl thanks! I'll tweet for medical advice along the rd! 27 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to sindivanzyl
  16. Pens opened. We move forward. Can see start line now without glasses. Getting close to other #Comrades2012 runners 27 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  17. The D seeding pen from behind. Can hardly see the start line. Wish it was finish #Comrades2012 yfrog.com/kfctptgj 30 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  18. Queuing for the loo but no q really. Impressive. Weeing compulsively this morning #Comrades2012 40 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  19. Turns out lift to #Comrades2012 start line is in back of bakkie- me, friend, 2 guys. They're trying to avert running by making moves on us about 1 hour ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  20. It's up we get and dressed. Could do with some more time in bed, but there's a #Comrades2012 to be run about 2 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  • Name carien du plessis
  • Location Johannesburg
  • Web http://www.citypr...
  • Bio City Press politics reporter. Love the job. In fact married to it. Sometimes it cooks for me. Long-distance running affair #comrades2012 no 28985
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