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The Marathon

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.

Tag Archives: Ultra Marathon

BEATEN BY A WAR AND A PANDEMIC
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May 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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Category: ALL MY BLOGS, UNOFFICIAL HISTORY | Tags: Athletics, Comrades, Comrades History, COMRADES MARATHON, Covid 19, Covid 19 cancelled sporting events, Durban, Marathon, Medical Advice, Road Running, Running, South Africa, Sport, Ultra Marathon
TEAM ASHWORTH COACHING
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January 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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Category: COMRADES ADVICE | Tags: Athletics, Bruce Fordyce, Comrades, COMRADES MARATHON, Durban, Lindsey Parry, Long Slow Distance, Marathon, Medical Advice, Mental Approach, Pietermaritzburg, Road Running, Running, South Africa, Sport, Ultra Marathon
VERY SPECIAL COMRADES FEATS
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November 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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Category: UNOFFICIAL HISTORY | Tags: Alan Robb, Athletics, Bruce Fordyce, Comrades History, COMRADES MARATHON, Frith van der Merwe, Gerda Steyn, Marathon, Road Running, Running, South Africa, Sport, Stephen Muzhingi, Tommy Malone, Ultra Marathon, Wally Hayward
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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Category: ALL MY BLOGS, PERSONAL OPINION | Tags: Ann Ashworth, Bruce Fordyce, COMRADES MARATHON, Durban, Long Slow Distance, Pietermaritzburg, Road Running, Running, South Africa, Ultra Marathon
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 – “THE HAT TRICK CLUB”
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June 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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Category: ALL MY BLOGS, COMRADES MARATHON | Tags: Alan Robb, Arthur Newton, Athletics, Bruce Fordyce, Comrades, COMRADES MARATHON, Dave Bagshaw, Elena Nurgaleiva, Helen Lucre, Lettie van Zyl, Marathon, Road Running, Running, South Africa, Sport, Stephen Muzhingi, Ultra Marathon
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
HOW LONG & WHAT SPEED IS LSD? :
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April 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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Category: ALL MY BLOGS, Uncategorized | Tags: Ann Ashworth, Athletics, Bruce Fordyce, Comrades, Comrades History, Lindsey Parry, Long Slow Distance, Marathon, Mental Approach, Road Running, Running, South Africa, Sport, Ultra Marathon

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