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Heroism: Last runner tells of his struggle with heroin
25 May 2009
Sharlene Packree
JERRY Mboweni, the last man to complete the Comrades Marathon before the cut-off time, was once a heroin addict.
Mboweni, who runs for the Gugulethu Athletics Club, said he wanted to give up many times along the route, but was motivated by the love of his Creator.
Still shaking after flying over the finish line, Mboweni, who completed his first Comrades, said it was difficult to explain how he got the strength to keep going.
“When I gave up heroin, I made …

