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  1. 2021 A VERY IMPORTANT COMRADES YEAR

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    November 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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  2. LSD – COME BACK ALL IS FORGIVEN

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    October 24, 2019 by DAVE JACK

    In recent years, whilst the top runners have stuck with the concept of Long Slow Distance (LSD) – and slow …
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  3. 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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  4. COMRADES – THE GREAT LEVELLER :

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    November 19, 2018 by DAVE JACK

    A little over 50 years ago, shortly before I ran my first Comrades, I read an article in a Durban …
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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. COMRADES ISN’T HARD :

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    March 3, 2018 by DAVE JACK

    We’re into March and most Comrades runners should by now be well into their Comrades training and I’ve just read …
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  8. COMRADES MARATHON. WHAT IS IT? :

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    July 28, 2017 by DAVE JACK

    What exactly is the Comrades Marathon?  No! I’m not talking about the foot race that Vic Clapham battled against the …
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  9. IS COMRADES TOUGH? YES IT ISN’T :

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    January 5, 2016 by DAVE JACK

    It’s January and time to start thinking seriously about running Comrades and how you intend to train to get there. …
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