MARRY ANNE TAYLOR BIOGRAPHY DEFINITION OF LONGEVITY IN SPORT

 MrPace Show Questions and Answers 

Presenter: Collen Makaza 

Guest: Taylor 

Time : 1800hrs to 2030hrs

Date: 07 January 2022

Venue: Chitungwiza 

Contacts: 0733741960/ 0776769684

Email: mrpacemakaza@gmail.com

[6/1, 18:10] Taylor: Gud evening

[6/1, 18:11] Mr Pace: *1.Q- Miss Mary Anne Taylor tell us, when and where were you born?*

[6/1, 18:12] Taylor: HI COLLEN TNX FOR THE IVITE.

MY NAME IS MARY_ANNE TAYLOR 

I WAS BORN ON THE 20/04 1972 AT A PLACE CALLED LIDGETON IN KZN.

[6/1, 18:19] Mr Pace: *2.Q- Do you still remember the person who helped you to start running?*

[6/1, 18:38] Taylor: 2.I STARTED MY RUNNING IN PRIMARY SCHOOL AT THAT TYM I WAS DOING GRADE SIX,I WAS GUD IN 100M 400 AND 3000.AND IN SCHOOL I RAN FOR RED HOUSE.

[7/1, 19:11] Mr Pace: *3.Q- When did you start running and how it started?*

[7/1, 19:12] Taylor: 3, I STARTED RUNNING WHEN I WAS IN MY LOWER GRADE IN SCHOOL UP UNTILL I STARTED WORKING AT THE SHOE FACTORY,WHEN I MET A GUY CALLED MAXWELL,HE USED TO RUN TO WRK EVERYDAY,UNTILL ONEDAY WHEN HE SAID I MUST JOIN HIM BECAUSE I USED TO RUN SHORT DISTANCE ONLY,I STARTED TRAINING WITH HIM DOING LONG DISTANCE UNTILL HE SAID I MUST JOIN THE THE CLUB.

[7/1, 19:14] Mr Pace: *4.Q- Tell us how was your performances in athletics at primary and secondary levels?*

[7/1, 19:15] Taylor: 4.MY PERFOMANCE WAS GUD,IN 2000 I STARTED TRAING FOR COMRADE  AT THAT MOMENT I WAS TRAINING WITH UBUNYE  GUYZ THEN 2002 I RAN MY FIRST COMRADES MARATHON AND MY TYM WAS 10HRS 38 MIN  AFTER THAT I TOLD MY SELF I WILL RUN UNTILL DEATH DO US APART😄NOW I GOT 15 COMRADES AM GOING FOR MY DOUBLE NUMBER.

[7/1, 19:15] Mr Pace: *5.Q- What inspires you to be an athlete?*

[7/1, 19:16] Taylor: 5. WHAT INSPIRES ME TO BECAME AN ATLETE WAS WHEN I MET XOLI MPULO WHO WAS A TOP RUNNER.ONEDAY I WENT TO THE GROUNGS IN PMB FOR TRAINING I STARTED TRAINING WITH HER ,AND I COULDNT RAN AS FAST AS HER ,THEN SHE SAID TAKE IT EASY STEP BY STEP.FROM THERE  I TRAINED WITH HER UNTIL I WAS FIT ENOUGH

[7/1, 19:16] Mr Pace: *6.Q- Can you give us the names of your training partners and how did they contribute for you performance in sport?*

[7/1, 19:18] Taylor: 6,  MY RUNNING PARTNNERS WAS ,LINDA,SANDILE ,XOLI,AND THOBILE, AND LINDA HELPED A LOT BECAUSE HES THE ONE WHO ENTERED ALL MY RACE'S FOR ME AND WHEN I DO MY LONG RUNS HE CONTRIBUTED WITH HIS CAR.

[7/1, 19:20] Mr Pace: *7.Q- What motivated you to take running as part of your life?*

[7/1, 19:21] Taylor: 7.EVERYTYM WHEN I USE TO READ THE ECHO PAPPER I USED TO READ ABOUT XOLI MPULO  SHE WAS ALWAYS A WINNER  I TRAINED WITH HER FOR A LONGTYM  I RAN MY 10 KM IN VERULAM IN A TYM OF 35MIN FOR THE FIRST TYM

[7/1, 19:22] Mr Pace: *8.Q- Tell us your first running club , other clubs you joined and the currently club you are running for now days?*

[7/1, 19:22] Taylor: 8.MY FIRST RUNNING CLUB WAS SAPS IN PMB,SECOND WAS HARMORNYGOLD ,PHUMA KZN,MR PRICE,BOXER,   NOW AT THE MOMENT AM RUNNING FOR ORCAS ACADEMY WHICH IS A GREAT CLUB TO RUN FOR.

[7/1, 19:25] Mr Pace: *9.Q- Do you ever compete or won medals in any S.A national champs?*

[7/1, 19:27] Taylor: 9.I RAN XCOUNTRY IN PE CHAMPS AND GOT A SILVER MEDAL IT WAS SO THOUGH THE SUN WAS SO HOT BUT BECAUSE I LV RUNNING I MADE IT WITH ZOLLA BUD.

[7/1, 19:30] Mr Pace: *10.Q- Do you ever represents S. Africa at all Africa games or World Championships?*

[7/1, 19:31] Taylor: 10,.  I NEVER EVER REPRESENT SOUTH AFRICA IN MY LIFE I WAS ONLY SELECTED FOR CROSS-COUNTRY IN BLOEMFONTEIN ,BUT ONE DAY I WISH TO BE PART OF THOSE .

[7/1, 19:34] Mr Pace: *11.Q- At what age did you start professional running in your career as an athlete?*

[7/1, 19:35] Taylor: 11,. I STARTED MY PROFESIONAL RUNNING AT THE AGE OF 19 AND 

IT HELPED ME A LOT IN MANY THING IT KEPT ME AWAY FROM BAD COMPANY AND AM LOOKING YOUNG AND FRESH.

[7/1, 19:38] Mr Pace: *12.Q-  Who was your best coach and manager in your career as an athlete?*

[7/1, 19:39] Taylor: 12.MY BEST COACH WAS WILLIE MTOLO.HE TRAINED ME SO HARD THAT I USED TO CRY BUT HE MADE ME WHO I AM TODAY I THANK HIM .

[7/1, 19:41] Mr Pace: *13.Q- What is your best shoe brand as an athlete?*

[7/1, 19:42] Taylor: 13.MY SHOE BRAND IS NEW BALACE  FOR SHORT DISTANCE ,AND ULTRA IS ADIDAS I LV NEW BALANCE BECAUSE I FEEL COMFATABLE WITH IT.

[7/1, 19:44] Mr Pace: *14.Q- What was your best meals before and after the race?*

[7/1, 19:58] Taylor: 14.MY BEST MEALL WAS PASTA  BECAUSE IT MAKES ME FULL N ITS LITE IN MY STUMUCH AFTER THE RACE I LIKE MY SCONES N TEA.

[7/1, 20:11] Mr Pace: *15.Q- What's your best times in the following distance from: 5000m 10km, 21km, 42km, 56km and 89km comrades marathon?*

[7/1, 20:20] Taylor: 15 MY BEST TYM FOR 10KM IS 35 ,21KM IS 1HR55 42KM IS 3HRS 55  COMRADES MARATHON IS 10HRS 33SEC

[7/1, 20:21] Mr Pace: *16.Q- What is your best and worst race in your career as an athlete?*

[7/1, 20:22] Taylor: 16,. MY BEST RACE IS THE ZULULAND MARATHON,I LV RUNNIG  THAT  RACE, ITS JUST A LONG SRETCH TO NONGOMA ITS ENJOYABLE AND MY WORST RACE IS THE MANDELA MARATHON YOOO ITS THOUGH TOO MUCH HILLS BUT IT MAKES ME FIT.

[7/1, 20:23] Mr Pace: *17. Can you name your best road race of all time and why?*

[7/1, 20:23] Taylor: 17.MY BEST ROAD RACE IS DURBAN CITY MARATHON   BECAUSE  IT RUNS ALONG THE BEACH U GET THAT FRESH WIND THAT BLOWS U FOWARD GREAT RACE

[7/1, 20:24] Mr Pace: *18.Q- What setbacks have you encountered in your career as an athlete?*

[7/1, 20:25] Taylor: 18.MY SET BACKS IN MY LIFE IS WHEN I GOT INJURED I HAD A GROWEN I COULDNT RAN MY TWO OCEANS MARATHON

[7/1, 20:25] Mr Pace: *19.Q- What setbacks have you encountered in your athletics career as female athlete?*

[7/1, 20:26] Taylor: 19.MY OTHER SET BACK AS A FEMALE I HAD A  BABBY  IN 2003 SO I HAD TO TAKE CARE OF HER UNTIL SHE WAS 9 MONTHS THEN I STARTED TRAINING  AGAIN.

[7/1, 20:28] Mr Pace: *20.Q- Your words on age cheating, drug use in  sport and corrupt officials.*

[7/1, 20:29] Taylor: 20.CHEATHING IS NOT RYT AT ALL BECAUSE THE DRUGS WILL DAMAGE YOUR HEART AND U WONT ABLE TO PERFOM AGAIN.

[7/1, 20:31] Mr Pace: *21.Q- What do you think should be done to improve athletics in Province and National level?*

[7/1, 20:32] Taylor: 21.I THINK ALL THIS PEOPLE MUST GET TESTED SOMEWHERE ELSE  NOT IN KZN.

[7/1, 20:33] Mr Pace: *22.Q- What's your future plans in sport?*

[7/1, 20:34] Taylor: 22.I WISH ONEDAY I CAN WIN THE COMRADES MARATHON AND HAVE MY OWN CLUB ALSO THATS MY BEST WISH IN SPORT

[7/1, 20:35] Mr Pace: *23.Q- Your words of encouragement and motivation  to the upcoming athletes?*

[7/1, 20:36] Taylor: 23.TO ALL THE OUTCOMING ATLETES  THEY MUST LV SPORT IT KEEPS U AWAY FROM SMOKING DRUGS AND DOING ALL THE BAD THING .

[7/1, 20:37] Mr Pace: *24. What are your last words to the viewers on Mr Pace Show?*

[7/1, 20:39] Taylor: 24.MY LAST WORDS ARE , JUST KEEP FOCUS DO THE RYT THING KEEP AWAY FROM DRUGS AND FIND THE RYT THING TO DO OR TAKE UP RUNNING YOU WILL STAY YOUNG LIKE ME.

[7/1, 20:40] Mr Pace: *25.Q- In brief tell us about your family and their support to your profession as sports person?*

[7/1, 20:41] Taylor: 25.MY FAMILLY GIVES ME A LOT OF SUPPORT AS A RUNNER WHEN AM RUNNING COMRADES THEY ALWAYS COME ANG GIVE ME SUPPORT  ESPECIALLY MY BIG SISTER THEMBELIHLE .

[7/1, 20:46] Mr Pace: The End

[7/1, 20:51] Mr Pace: This is the end of tonight show. We thank our guest Mrs telling for sacrificing his time to give us some tips and her experience in sports. We also want to thank you all the followers of Mr Pace show for your tym and cooperation to make this show a success. I'm your host Collen Makaza. Have a good night.                             *Thank you*