Marathon runner to cycle barefoot
FOURWAYS- Marathon runner, Peter Taylor will be cycling barefoot at this year’s Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge to raise money for the South African Guide Dog Association for the Blind.
Taylor has been running shoe-less for 26 years, and will be Riding for a Purpose for the first time at Johannesburg’s biggest annual cycling event. The Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge will take place on 16 November. He will be joined by over 100 riders who have signed up for the South African Guide Dog Association, which aims to provide the gift of independence, mobility and companionship to someone who is unable to see well or not at all.
“I will be wearing a Guide Dog shirt and raising awareness for the SA Guide Dogs,” said Taylor. Taylor ran his first marathon in 1984, but admits he was far from properly prepared for it,“ 30km into the race, I was absolutely finished, so I decided to take my shoes off and walk to the finish. The next minute I was running again and from then onwards, I have always run barefoot,” he said.
“I also want to do something for animals, so I approached the association, and they were only too glad to give their approval,” he said. To date, he has already run 27 Two Oceans Marathon barefoot while carrying a rucksack in support of SA Guide Dogs.The public can support
Peter’s fundraising efforts on behalf of the association. Details: www.cyclechallenge.co.za or ptaylor@parliament.gov.za
