{"id":95136,"date":"2015-07-22T15:13:56","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T13:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=95136"},"modified":"2015-07-22T15:13:56","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T13:13:56","slug":"athletes-keep-fit-at-walkathon-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/image-gallery\/sport-news\/2015\/07\/22\/athletes-keep-fit-at-walkathon-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletes keep fit at walkathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-95136 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2015\/07\/22\/athletes-keep-fit-at-walkathon\/attachment\/walkathon-fun-14-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/07\/Walkathon-Fun-14-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-95129\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-95129'>\n\t\t\t\tFun and learning ensued at the Mandela Day walkathon.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2015\/07\/22\/athletes-keep-fit-at-walkathon\/attachment\/walkathon-fun-13-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/07\/Walkathon-Fun-13-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-95128\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-95128'>\n\t\t\t\tFun and learning ensued at the Mandela Day walkathon.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2015\/07\/22\/athletes-keep-fit-at-walkathon\/attachment\/walkathon-fun-12-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/07\/Walkathon-Fun-12-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-95127\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-95127'>\n\t\t\t\tFun and learning ensued at the Mandela Day walkathon.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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