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COMRADES 2022
Leave a commentSeptember 29, 2021 by DAVE JACK
Decisions taken by the Comrades Marathon Association are primarily made with the health and safety of runners in mind. We …
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The 1921 Comrades Marathon Tribute Run
1May 20, 2021 by DAVE JACK
The 24th of May 1921 saw just 34 men start from the Pietermaritzburg City Hall to run to Durban for …
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IT’S A CELEBRATION!
Leave a commentMay 17, 2021 by DAVE JACK
Major festivities are planned for Monday, 24 May 2021 when the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) marks 100 years since the …
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BILL PAYN ACCORDING TO BILL PAYN
Leave a commentApril 15, 2021 by DAVE JACK
It’s Wednesday the 24th of May 1922, the day of the second Comrades Marathon, this time an Up Run from …
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TIME TO CELEBRATE A CENTENARY
Leave a commentFebruary 18, 2021 by DAVE JACK
For the second year in a row the Comrades Marathon has been cancelled because of the global pandemic we have …
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2021 A VERY IMPORTANT COMRADES YEAR
Leave a commentNovember 20, 2020 by DAVE JACK
As we move ever closer to getting rid of the year many of us will remember as the year that …
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COMRADES MEDAL PARADE
Leave a commentAugust 3, 2020 by DAVE JACK
The history of the medals awarded in Comrades is an interesting one. Until 1972, only 6 gold medals were awarded …
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COMRADES IS ONLY 7 LITTLE RUNS
Leave a commentAugust 3, 2020 by DAVE JACK
Many top runners believe that the way to tackle Comrades is to break it up into smaller and more reasonable …
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10 TIPS FOR THE 9-12 HOUR RUNNER
2August 1, 2020 by DAVE JACK
It’s not just the distance on the road that you need in training. You also need to know the route. …
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The Marathon
The blogs I have written feature various people I have met and things I have done and seen in the relationship of over 60 years I have had with the Ultimate Human Race. Initially I left all of these in the order I originally wrote them but after that I arranged them into various categories that might be of interest to the reader and these categories are listed in the menu. In the photo collage above I show a few of the activities I have enjoyed in my world of road running over the years.
The Marathon 