Tag Archives: Comrades History
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CLIVE CRAWLEY – COMRADES RACE #1
Leave a commentJune 9, 2020 by DAVE JACK
Fairly early during the morning of the 8th of June 2020 my phone rang and it was Comrades Chairperson, Cheryl …
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BEATEN BY A WAR AND A PANDEMIC
1May 15, 2020 by DAVE JACK
Only two things have beaten Comrades since it started in 1921. A war and a pandemic. World War ll …
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VERY SPECIAL COMRADES FEATS
Leave a commentNovember 4, 2019 by DAVE JACK
If you can run and finish the Comrades Marathon within the time limit it’s always been regarded as a feat …
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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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HOW LONG & WHAT SPEED IS LSD? :
Leave a commentApril 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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COMRADES – MODEST TO MEGA
2February 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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COMRADES – THE GREAT LEVELLER :
2November 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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RESPECT COMRADES. IT’S FUN BUT NO JOKE :
7November 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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