{"id":64297,"date":"2024-04-15T17:02:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T17:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/clad-in-full-gear-ct-firefighters-complete-two-oceans-half-marathon-in-under-3-hours"},"modified":"2024-04-16T06:09:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T06:09:29","slug":"clad-in-full-gear-ct-firefighters-complete-two-oceans-half-marathon-in-under-3-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/clad-in-full-gear-ct-firefighters-complete-two-oceans-half-marathon-in-under-3-hours","title":{"rendered":"Clad in full gear, CT firefighters complete Two Oceans Half Marathon in under 3 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The two firefighters braved the race fully kitted out in their gear and a 10kg self-containing breathing apparatus to raise safety awareness and funds for the Volunteer Wildfire Services.<\/p>\n<p>Cape Town firefighters Jermaine Carelse and Renaldo Duncan, and their Volunteer Wildfire Services counterparts, Liam Gannon and Steve Akester, finished the Two Oceans Half Marathon in 2 hours and 46 minutes on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not the first time Carelse and Duncan braved the race, fully kitted out in their firefighting gear and a 10-kilogram self-containing breathing apparatus.Their aim has been to raise fire safety awareness, and raise funds for Volunteer Wildfire Services.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think we did this for fun &#8211; it wasn&#8217;t fun. 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