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‘n Bloemfonteinse atleet het pas ses groot marathons voltooi met ‘n persoonlke beste tyd in die New York-marathon op Sondag 2 November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thinus de Vries, ‘n geoktrooieerde rekenmeester en ywerige hardloper, het met di\u00e9 wedloop sy Abbott World Marathon Majors voltooi. Hiermee sluit hy hom aan by \u2019n uitsonderlike groep van sowat 15 000 hardlopers w\u00eareldwyd wat die Six Star-medalje behaal het \u2014 die hoogste eer in amateur marathon-hardloop, toegeken aan atlete wat al ses van die w\u00eareld se grootste marathons voltooi het: Berlyn, Boston, Chicago, Tokio, Londen en New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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De Vries het die New Your City-marathon Sondag met ‘n persoonlike beste tyd van 2:44:19 voltooi wat hom 673ste uit 59 135 deelnemers geplaas het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die New York-marathon is die laaste van die ses groottes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hy het eerste die Berlyn-maraton in September 2023 voltooi, Boston (April 2024), Chicago (Oktober 2024), Toko (Maart 2025) en London (April 2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sedert hy in 2018 begin hardloop het, het De Vries 43 kg verloor en sy gesondheid, werkbalans en lewensuitkyk verander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEk hardloop om beter te wees as gister en om myself uit te daag,\u201d s\u00ea De Vries. \u201cMy doel is om ander te inspireer om gesonder te leef en hul eie grense te verskuif hetsy in sport, werk of hul persoonlike lewe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thinus de Vries in aksie in die New York-marathon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hy beklemtoon dat konsekwentheid en dissipline die grondslag van sy sukses is. Buiten sy sportprestasies, handhaaf hy \u2019n heeltyds professionele loopbaan \u00e9n gesinslewe as man en pa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sy volgende groot doelwit is die Boston-marathon in April 2026, waarvoor hy reeds vir 2026 en 2027 gekwalifiseer het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOm \u2019n \u2018Boston Qualifier\u2019 te wees, is iets besonders in die hardloopgemeenskap. Ek wil Boston elke jaar hardloop solank ek kan kwalifiseer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thinus de Vries het Sondag die New York-marathon in ‘n persoonlike beste tyd voltooi. FOTO: Verskaf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

De Vries is deel van Sportfit in Bloem. “Ek beplan om die Kaapstad-marathon volgende jaar te hardloop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Ek is ge\u00efnspireer deur die uniekheid van die Abbott World Marathon Majors \u2013 ses van die mees ikoniese wedlope ter w\u00eareld en om deel te kon word van hierdie besonderse groep atlete van oor die w\u00eareld heen. Dit voel soos een groot familie.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

De Vries vlieg vanaand terug en land Vrydag in Bloemfontein n\u00e1 sy nuutste ervaring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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