Merebank couple prepare to chase their dreams

AT SCHOOL Ishara Dhanraj could barely run a kilometer but since 2016, all that has changed.

- CANDICE SOOBRAMONEY

She has since completed four Tata Mumbai Marathons and on Sunday, Dhanraj and her husband, Ron Naidoo, will participate in the Comrades Marathon.

This will be her fifth run and Naidoo's fourth. She completed two races and Naidoo three.

"At this stage, my only aim is to complete the race,” said Dhanraj, 51, a sales consultant from Merebank.

The couple are members of the Rising Sun Chatsworth Athletic Club.

She said she initially started early morning runs alone back in 2016.

“I used to get up at around 4.30am and run around the area, the promenade or at the Bluff. I eventually convinced Ron to join me and we subsequently joined the athletics club.