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	<title>2009 Sport Heroes Walk Against HIV/AIDS</title>
	<link>http://sportheroeswalk.org</link>
	<description>Creating awareness about HIV in South Africa</description>
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		<title>Crossing the finishing line!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thohoyandou, last stop! Vendaland welcomed the Sport Heroes with buckets of rain that cooled down the hot spell of the past few days. The downpour paused for a while and the entourage was able to do a walkthrough long the bustling streets, singing and handing out condoms for the last time. They were joined by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sportheroeswalk.org/archives/117</link>
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		<title>Heading for the finishing line</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone was caught by a curved ball &#8211; so to speak &#8211; when it appeared that that the municipality of Musina was on strike, and wouldn&#8217;t be able to help much with arrangements in that town. This didn&#8217;t deter the Heroes though. With the help of the local sports council an impromptu clinic was held [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sportheroeswalk.org/archives/112</link>
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		<title>Marching bands and dusty fields</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sorry for the lack of posting for a day or two, Internet access has been very intermittent.
After the very successful Sport Heroes Walk stop at Tzaneen, Polokwane followed in much the same vein, even though the coaching clinic was a bit smaller. However, and fittingly so, the Sport Heroes had what was surely the equivalent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sportheroeswalk.org/archives/106</link>
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		<title>Look at the Gogos go!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow! The Sport Heroes arrived in Tzaneen to a sumptous and most generous welcome. Firstly they were greeted with a fruit lunch at the municipal hall (talk about a healthy lifestyle!) after which all were given &#8216;padkos&#8217; as well. The mayor gave a short but impassioned speech, and it was clear to all that this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sportheroeswalk.org/archives/101</link>
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		<title>About a black Mercedes and other Heroes Walk tales</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The wear and tear of day-in and day-out running, coaching, getting up early and driving long distances is starting to show. Tempers are getting shorter when dealing with stroppy municipality officials, and misty eyes say much about how everyone&#8217;s missing home. Yet they&#8217;re still doing their best, putting in everything to make every day a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sportheroeswalk.org/archives/93</link>
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		<title>On to  Lebowakgomo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The rainy skies gave way to the first sunshine since the Heroes left  Bela-Bela a few days ago. This  fact was welcomed by all, but in in fact not much distance was covered due to the workhorses, Willie and Ruben, having to travel back to Johannesburg overnight to attend an ASA meeting. Normally they account [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sportheroeswalk.org/archives/89</link>
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		<title>Rain? What rain?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite heavy rains during the past two days, the Sport Heroes have doggedly been running along their predetermined route through Lephalale, Marken and Mokopane. Although all of them were drenced to the bone, none had complaints, the worst being having to stop by their accommodation to change into dry clothes before starting the day. Even [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sportheroeswalk.org/archives/83</link>
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		<title>Rain, and more on the way, they say</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today started off with a 5km walk for everyone, together with the mayor and officials from Thabazimbi. The cloud cover had increased, and further on where faithful workhorses Ruben Ramolefe and Willie Mtolo were grinding away the kilometers towards Lephalale, it had started to drizzle. Not that the rain put the two off, they were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sportheroeswalk.org/archives/79</link>
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		<title>Day 4: We get the nation to play</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was a slow start to the day in Lephalale, with the Heroes only arriving at the sports field in Thabazimbi around one o&#8217;clock, after having done a walk-through in the town centre. All the Sport Heroes hummed their approval that the cloudy weather was most welcome and helped to keep things cool on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sportheroeswalk.org/archives/73</link>
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		<title>Do they REALLY walk 1 700km?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The answer is a big yes! However, the ten Heroes don&#8217;t EACH walk 1700km, that would take forever to complete. So they do it in relay, with each runner doing a stretch of between 5-25km each day, depending on their strength and ability. Long distance runners like Willie Mtolo runs 25km every day, so he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sportheroeswalk.org/archives/68</link>
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