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The Marathon

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.

Category Archives: ALL MY BLOGS

MY MEMORIES OF JACKIE MEKLER
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July 9, 2019 by DAVE JACK

I was deeply saddened on the morning of the 1st of July 2019 when I heard the news that Comrades …
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Category: ALL MY BLOGS, COMRADES PERSONALITIES | Tags: Athletics, Botha's Hill, Comrades, Comrades History, COMRADES MARATHON, Jackie Mekler, Marathon, Running, Running Mann, South Africa, Sport, Ultra Marathon
COMRADES – “THE HAT TRICK CLUB”
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June 14, 2019 by DAVE JACK

In the build-up to Comrades 2019, and in my blog about three time winner, Dave Bagshaw, I happened to mention …
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Category: ALL MY BLOGS, COMRADES MARATHON | Tags: Alan Robb, Arthur Newton, Athletics, Bruce Fordyce, Comrades, COMRADES MARATHON, Dave Bagshaw, Elena Nurgaleiva, Helen Lucre, Lettie van Zyl, Marathon, Road Running, Running, South Africa, Sport, Stephen Muzhingi, Ultra Marathon
COMRADES MARATHON 1969
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June 4, 2019 by DAVE JACK

The following is a report on the 1969 Comrades Marathon which was written by Dave Bagshaw who was running his …
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Category: ALL MY BLOGS, COMRADES PERSONALITIES | Tags: Athletics, Botha's Hill, Comrades, Comrades History, COMRADES MARATHON, Cowies Hill, Dave Bagshaw, Durban, Inchanga, Marathon, Pietermaritzburg, Road Running, Running, South Africa
COMRADES THREE IN A ROW WINNER – DAVE BAGSHAW
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May 31, 2019 by DAVE JACK

It’s the 31st of May 1969 and the Comrades Marathon winner has just crossed the finish line in Durban to …
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Category: ALL MY BLOGS, COMRADES PERSONALITIES | Tags: Alan Robb, Athletics, Botha's Hill, Bruce Fordyce, COMRADES MARATHON, Cowies Hill, Dave Bagshaw, Durban, London to Brighton, Long Slow Distance, Marathon, Running, South Africa, Sport, Ultra Marathon
HOW LONG & WHAT SPEED IS LSD? :
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April 5, 2019 by DAVE JACK

It’s important to understand that this article is not aimed at the people who are in line for a gold …
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Category: ALL MY BLOGS, Uncategorized | Tags: Ann Ashworth, Athletics, Bruce Fordyce, Comrades, Comrades History, Lindsey Parry, Long Slow Distance, Marathon, Mental Approach, Road Running, Running, South Africa, Sport, Ultra Marathon
COMRADES – MODEST TO MEGA
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February 13, 2019 by DAVE JACK

One dictionary definition of the word modest states “Moderate or limited in size” and whilst Comrades had started in 1921 …
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Category: ALL MY BLOGS, PERSONAL OPINION | Tags: Alan Robb, Athletics, Bill Rowan, Bruce Fordyce, Comrades, Comrades History, Durban, Marathon, Medical Advice, Pietermaritzburg, Road Running, Running, South Africa, Sport, Tommy Malone, Ultra Marathon
RESPECT COMRADES. IT’S FUN BUT NO JOKE :
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November 8, 2018 by DAVE JACK

So your Comrades entry for 2019 is in and you’ve had confirmation from the organisers that they’ve received it – …
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Category: ALL MY BLOGS, COMRADES ADVICE | Tags: Alan Robb, Athletics, Comrades, Comrades History, Durban, Marathon, Mental Approach, Pietermaritzburg, Road Running, Running, South Africa, Sport, Ultra Marathon
COMRADES – GET TO KNOW IT. :
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August 26, 2018 by DAVE JACK

A lot of people have asked me over the years what it is with me and the Comrades Marathon. When …
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Category: ALL MY BLOGS, PERSONAL OPINION | Tags: Athletics, Bill Rowan, Bongmusa Mthembu, Bruce Fordyce, Comrades, Comrades History, Marathon, Noel Burree, Phil Masterton-Smith, Robert Mtshali, Running, South Africa, Sport, Tommy Malone, Ultra Marathon
WHY RUN COMRADES? :
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July 24, 2018 by DAVE JACK

We’re getting towards the beginning of August and that means in just a month’s time entries for Comrades 2019 will …
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Category: ALL MY BLOGS, PERSONAL OPINION | Tags: Athletics, Comrades, Durban, Marathon, Mental Approach, Pietermaritzburg, Road Running, Running, South Africa, Sport, Ultra Marathon
COMRADES 2018 – ANN ASHWORTH, WHO IS SHE? :
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June 21, 2018 by DAVE JACK

COMRADES 2018 – ANN ASHWORTH, WHO IS SHE?I was privileged to have been part of the seconding team of this …
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Category: ALL MY BLOGS, COMRADES PERSONALITIES | Tags: Ann Ashworth, Athletics, Bruce Fordyce, Comrades, David Ashworth, Durban, Marathon, Moses Mabhida Stadium, Pietermaritzburg, Road Running, Running, South Africa, Sport, Ultra Marathon

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