{"id":50683,"date":"2026-10-25T08:08:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T06:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/?p=50683"},"modified":"2026-10-20T09:01:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T07:01:03","slug":"stefan-keeps-challenging-the-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/blog\/2026\/10\/25\/stefan-keeps-challenging-the-limits\/","title":{"rendered":"Stefan keeps challenging the limits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>At 57, Stefan Wilmans is still running, racing and pushing himself to new limits, proving that getting older doesn&#8217;t have to mean giving up on the things that make you feel alive.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When Stefan Wilmans&#8217; daughters approached Get It to tell us about their dad, they weren&#8217;t simply celebrating another sporting achievement. They wanted people to know about a man who, at 57, continues to challenge himself, stay active and refuse to accept that age should determine what he can do.<\/p>\n<p>For Stefan, however, fitness has never really been about proving anything. It is simply part of who he is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just feel unfit if I don\u2019t do something physical,\u201d says the Westville resident, who runs his own building maintenance business and is a father to three daughters, aged 31, 26 and 21.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI find it very useful as a stress reliever. When you are out of breath and gasping for air, nothing else matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That mindset has stayed with him throughout his life.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50696\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50696\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50696 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/abb880cf-ed86-4beb-a7e6-c5f8095a7326-1_all_1225-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/abb880cf-ed86-4beb-a7e6-c5f8095a7326-1_all_1225-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/abb880cf-ed86-4beb-a7e6-c5f8095a7326-1_all_1225-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/abb880cf-ed86-4beb-a7e6-c5f8095a7326-1_all_1225-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/abb880cf-ed86-4beb-a7e6-c5f8095a7326-1_all_1225-696x928.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/abb880cf-ed86-4beb-a7e6-c5f8095a7326-1_all_1225.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stefan points to his Green Plaque on the Comrades Marathon Wall of Honour, earned after completing 11 Comrades Marathons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stefan played club rugby for Durban Police, represented KZN in cross-country in his age group, completed 11 Comrades Marathons and enjoys riding off-road bikes with his group of friends, the Bush Pigs.<\/p>\n<p>He has also discovered that staying fit allows him to share the things he loves with his family. He once joined his youngest daughter, Madelein, in a Tuesday night netball league before her knee surgery, while he and his middle daughter, Nadine, now run together and train for marathons.<\/p>\n<p>Fitness, he says, is a lifestyle rather than something reserved for athletes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt 57, I can still do things that some younger people struggle with because I\u2019ve made fitness a priority. It has helped me to enjoy life more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That doesn&#8217;t mean Stefan&#8217;s body has always cooperated.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, an off-road motorbike accident left his left foot badly crushed between his bike and the tar road. A strong riding boot protected him from an even more serious injury, but he broke a bone in his foot and needed surgery.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50695 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/38557-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/38557-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/38557-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/38557-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/38557-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/38557-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/38557-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/38557-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/38557-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/38557.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>After rehabilitation, the pain continued whenever he ran. A year later, he underwent a second operation in which the affected bones were fused because the joints had not recovered. The result was a significant loss of side-to-side movement in his left foot.<\/p>\n<p>Getting back to running wasn&#8217;t easy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was painful in the beginning, but it got better later on,\u201d he says. \u201cNow I can run completely normal, although there is a stiff feeling, but you get used to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Stefan, the injury taught him something important about the relationship between physical limitations and the mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour body may have limitations, but your mind can determine how you respond to them. I\u2019ve learned that with discipline, patience and the right mindset, you can achieve far more than you initially think your body will allow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is a lesson he continues to put into practice.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, a friend suggested Stefan look into HYROX. While researching it, he discovered Deadly Dozen, a demanding event combining 12 exercises with a 400m run between each. He was hooked.<\/p>\n<p>After competing in the Africa Championships in Johannesburg, Stefan qualified for the World Championships in London, competing in the doubles category with a close friend.<\/p>\n<p>At the World Championships, they finished second in their age category.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50684 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/34497-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/34497-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/34497-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/34497-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/34497-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/34497-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/34497-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/34497-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/34497.jpg 1619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\u201cIt was exciting but nerve-wracking at the same time,\u201d he says. \u201cYou suddenly realise that it\u2019s time to perform. Now all the hard work has to be put to the test.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the event progressed, fatigue began to take its toll. Their running slowed and the podium started to look less certain. But they kept going.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe pushed through, we motivated each other and used every bit of energy to push as hard as we could.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The result was more than a medal. \u201cIt was a dream come true. Who would have thought that at age 57 you would go to a World Champs event in any sport?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And Stefan isn&#8217;t finished. At the time of going to print, he is preparing for the next Deadly Dozen solo competition, where he hopes to improve his time. He is also training for his 12th Comrades Marathon and what he expects will be his final one, the 100th Comrades, which he hopes to run alongside his daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Then there is another goal already in his sights: competing at the 2027 Deadly Dozen World Championships as both a solo and doubles competitor.<\/p>\n<p>For Stefan, Men&#8217;s Health Month is an opportunity to challenge an attitude he believes too many men adopt as they get older.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt can become the norm to finish work, have a few beers, put your feet up and accept the \u2018beer boep\u2019 as part of getting older,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Men can also be guilty of ignoring injuries, aches and health concerns until they become serious.<\/p>\n<p>His message is refreshingly uncomplicated. \u201cGetting older shouldn\u2019t mean giving up on looking after yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That doesn&#8217;t mean training like an elite athlete. Stefan believes even 20 to 30 minutes of exercise can make a difference, whether that means walking, swimming, cycling, stretching or simply finding a way to move your body every day.<\/p>\n<p>For someone who has spent decades pushing his own physical limits, he is surprisingly realistic about what getting older requires.<\/p>\n<p>Recovery matters more now. Sleep matters. Strength and mobility matter. And injuries need attention rather than being ignored.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50688\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50688\" style=\"width: 324px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50688\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/34503-324x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/34503-324x400.jpg 324w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/34503-829x1024.jpg 829w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/34503-768x949.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/34503-340x420.jpg 340w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/34503-696x860.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/10\/34503.jpg 874w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stefan puts in the work at the Deadly Dozen World Champs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He trains five days a week, combining different running sessions, strength training and Deadly Dozen-style workouts. He makes sleep a priority and tries to do something active every day, even if it is simply stretching.<\/p>\n<p>He also believes exercise should remain enjoyable. Sometimes his training is as simple as challenging himself to hold a dead hang for longer or seeing how long he can maintain a wall handstand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t have to be an athlete,\u201d he says. \u201cYou just need to keep moving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Stefan, however, the strongest motivation isn&#8217;t a race medal. It is his daughters. He wants them to see that age does not have to be a limitation and that it is never too late to challenge yourself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a father, you want to be able to do spontaneous or extravagant things with them while they are still young and active,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>He also wants to set an example. \u201cI don\u2019t want them to see me as lazy or a father they can\u2019t be proud of. I want to set an example for them and be the best dad in every way, shape or form.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That may explain why, when training is the last thing he feels like doing, he visualises the goal instead. He imagines what it will feel like to achieve it. He reminds himself that every skipped training session puts the goal a little further away. And then he gets moving.<\/p>\n<p>His advice to men who feel too old, too unfit or simply too far out of shape to start is perhaps the most important thing he has learned through all those years of running, racing, injury and recovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s never too late, and you\u2019re never too unfit to start.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to transform your life overnight. Start with a 10-minute walk. Build slowly. Be consistent. Stop comparing yourself with the person next to you or the person you used to be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFocus on being a little better than you were yesterday,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>After all, Stefan has already shown that sometimes the greatest challenge isn&#8217;t how far you can run, how much you can lift or what position you can finish in. It is deciding that you&#8217;re not done yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 57, Stefan Wilmans is still running, racing and pushing himself to new limits, proving that getting older doesn&#8217;t have to mean giving up on the things that make you feel alive. When Stefan Wilmans&#8217; daughters approached Get It to tell us about their dad, they weren&#8217;t simply celebrating another sporting achievement. 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