Tag Archives: COMRADES MARATHON
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2021 A VERY IMPORTANT COMRADES YEAR
Leave a commentNovember 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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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 saw …
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TEAM ASHWORTH COACHING
Leave a commentJanuary 17, 2020 by DAVE JACK
When entries opened for Comrades 2020 there was a crazy rush like we’ve never seen before and a complete sell-out …
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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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LSD – COME BACK ALL IS FORGIVEN
2October 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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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 – “THE HAT TRICK CLUB”
Leave a commentJune 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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