Category Archives: COMRADES PERSONALITIES
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DAD, I’M READY. WATCH ME FROM ABOVE
Leave a commentSeptember 10, 2019 by DAVE JACK
“Dad I’m ready. Watch me from above. Watch me from up there”. COMRADES STARTLINE 2019 AS JENNA LOOKS UPWARDS …
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THE LADIES OF COMRADES
Leave a commentAugust 1, 2019 by DAVE JACK
SINCERE THANKS TO THE COMRADES MARATHON ASSOCIATION FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHS It was in 1975 during the running of …
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MY MEMORIES OF JACKIE MEKLER
4July 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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COMRADES MARATHON 1969
4June 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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COMRADES THREE IN A ROW WINNER – DAVE BAGSHAW
2May 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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COMRADES 2018 – ANN ASHWORTH, WHO IS SHE? :
3June 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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CAMILLE HERRON
Leave a commentJanuary 9, 2018 by DAVE JACK
The name Camille Herron wasn’t all that well known in South African Comrades Marathon or road running circles before Comrades …
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CHERYL WINN – A UNIQUE COMRADES ACHIEVEMENT
Leave a commentNovember 27, 2017 by DAVE JACK
I’ve known Cheryl Winn a very long time and I’m honoured to know the person who has achieved what no …
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COMRADES – MICK WINN HALL OF HONOUR
Leave a commentAugust 2, 2017 by DAVE JACK
The Comrades Marathon Association honoured its Founding Chairperson by naming the hall at Comrades Marathon House in Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg after …
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PIET VORSTER – ALMOST DIDN’T START TO COMRADES CHAMP
9June 28, 2017 by DAVE JACK
Ask me which are the highlight years of my Comrades involvement years and there are many but one of them …
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