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For one senior from Edgemead though, Cesar DeOliveira, it means being and staying active, it means being able to run 10\u2009km without effort.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<p>Up until recently he took part in the Top Form 10\u2009km held at Turfhall Park Sports Stadium in Lansdowne on Sunday 30 June.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<p>Chris DeOliveira, his son, says it\u2019s an honour to run with his father.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<p>Chris said his father started running at the age of 81, less than a decade ago, and that he started out doing Park Runs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<p>\u201cHe has done over 200 Park Runs. We got him to join the Edgemead Running Club so that he could join us for races. He normally just does 10\u2009km races. He wants to do one 21\u2009km race, but I am a little reluctant in him doing that,\u201d Chris said recently.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<div class=\"h6\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<h3>Making friends<\/h3>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<p>Chris says his father also loves meeting new people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<p>\u201cHe walks on Monday and Wednesday evening with the Bothasig Residents Association walking group. On Tuesdays he has time trials at the running club. On Thursday he has cross-country. Saturday, he does Park Runs. He still makes time to run races. He has done 11 races this season. With all these groups he has made many friends who he can encourage to come out and join him for walks and runs.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<p>He says his father runs with the seniors during the race events.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_856c633a\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cHe runs in the over 70 categories, so he does not get close to the podiums. He still does a sub-40-minute Park Run and 80 minutes 10\u2009km. Even at his age he\u2019s very competitive. He\u2019s in better condition now than when he was in his 70s,\u201d <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>says Chris.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\">He says he hopes his father is going to be around for a while still. \u201cHe is hoping to be still running in his 90s and is trying to get more elderly people out there walking or running with him. It is never too late to start running or walking. 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