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Ep 108: Donve Viljoen | Ballarat Marathon | Back-to-Backs

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Show Notes

Donve's won Run for the Kids back-to-back. She's won Carmen's, the Run Prix, and the Burnley Half. She just ran 2:41 at Ballarat for second place and a five-minute PB.

This week Matt sits down with Melbourne marathon runner Donvé Viljoen for her first podcast appearance. They get into the Ballarat race breakdown, what's fuelled her rapid progression, life as a South African runner in Melbourne, and a few things her training partner probably wasn't meant to share.

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