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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.

Category Archives: COMRADES PERSONALITIES

DAD, I’M READY. WATCH ME FROM ABOVE
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September 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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Category: ALL MY BLOGS, COMRADES PERSONALITIES | Tags: Athletics, Bruce Fordyce, COMRADES MARATHON, Durban, Jenna Challenor, Marathon, Road Running, Running, South Africa, Sport, Two Oceans, Ultra Marathon
THE LADIES OF COMRADES
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August 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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Category: ALL MY BLOGS, COMRADES PERSONALITIES | Tags: Comrades, Comrades History, COMRADES MARATHON, Durban, Frances Hayward, Geraldine Watson, Marathon, Road Running, Running, South Africa, Ultra Marathon
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 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
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
CAMILLE HERRON
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January 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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Category: ALL MY BLOGS, COMRADES PERSONALITIES | Tags: American Comrades Winner, Athletics, Bruce Fordyce, Camille Herron, Comrades, Durban, Marathon, Mental Approach, Pietermaritzburg, Polly Shortts, Road Running, Running, South Africa, Sport, Two Oceans, Ultra Marathon, Western States
CHERYL WINN – A UNIQUE COMRADES ACHIEVEMENT
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November 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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Category: ALL MY BLOGS, COMRADES PERSONALITIES | Tags: Athletics, Bruce Fordyce, Cheryl Winn, Comrades, Comrades Chairperson, Comrades Winner, Durban, Marathon, Pietermaritzburg, Polly Shortts, Road Running, Running, South Africa, Sport, Ultra Marathon
COMRADES – MICK WINN HALL OF HONOUR
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August 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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Category: ALL MY BLOGS, COMRADES PERSONALITIES | Tags: Athletics, Collegians Harriers, Comrades, Comrades Ambassador, Comrades EXPO, Mick Winn, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Sport, Ultra Marathon
PIET VORSTER – ALMOST DIDN’T START TO COMRADES CHAMP
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June 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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Category: ALL MY BLOGS, COMRADES PERSONALITIES | Tags: Alan Robb, Athletics, Bruce Fordyce, Collegians Harriers, Comrades, Durban, Johnny Halberstadt, Marathon, Piet Vorster, Pietermaritzburg, Road Running, Running, South Africa, Sport, Ultra Marathon

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