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He started out at his own pace and distance, running two, sometimes three times a week, and often just two or three kilometres at a time.
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It took him six years of training before he decided to run a half-marathon.
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By any standard, he is a competitor with average paces of 19 minutes in the 5K, 40 minutes in the 10K and 3:20 in the marathon.
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