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  Above: 2023 Comrades Down run to Durban The Final Stretch: Running Through Pain, Toward Glory There are moments in life when the body is failing, the mind is clouded, and all that keeps you moving is something far deeper—something eternal. That was my reality as I approached the final kilometers of the 2025 Comrades Marathon. And today, I want to share that experience alongside a memory from over twenty years ago—a time when the finish line looked very different, but the spiritual lesson was just as profound. A Road Marked by Pain The last 7 kilometers of Comrades 2025 were like a desert—scattered with runners who had collapsed from exhaustion. Some lay flat on the hot tar, others slumped against walls, broken by the journey. I knew the danger of stopping. My legs trembled. My balance disappeared whenever I paused. Only forward motion, no matter how slow, kept me upright. I needed to average 8 minutes per kilometer in those final moments, but my body was moving at double that...

  Exercise vs Drugs for Depression Pam Poppe r, President Wellness Forum Health According to a new study, running works just as well for relieving depression and anxiety as drugs. Researchers partially randomized 141 patients with depression or anxiety disorder to either an antidepressant (Lexapro or Zoloft) or group-based running therapy two to three times per week for 16 weeks. Mental health, symptom severity and physical health were evaluated at baseline and then at the end of the 16-week period. Forty-five of the patients took meds, and 96 underwent running therapy. The reason for the difference in the size of the groups is that most of the patients did not want to be randomized and preferred to be part of the running group.   Running resulted in a small but statistically insignificant greater remission rate than drugs. But there were much greater differences in other markers of health. Runners fared better on weight loss, waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood ...