Thembi, an HIV-positive woman trains to run the Comrades Marathon before she dies. The story explores her training programme and how she felt while training. At the end, she completes the marathon with the support of her brother and her friends. Based on a true story, this tells the tale of Thembi, an HIV-positive woman training to run the Comrades Marathon. She wants to run the marathon before she dies. The story explores her training programme and how she felt while training. Readers get an idea of what it is like to train for a marathon. At the end, she completes the marathon with the support of her brother and her friends.