Comrades Marathon riches

The stories of the people of Comrades make Comrades as rich as it is. One of them is story of the youngest finisher.

The Templeton’s, father and 16 year-old son L.H, entered and ran the second Comrades, 1922. Father gave up. The boy didn’t and was given a “silver pocket watch” for his efforts. The Comrades organisers immediately implemented a minimum age of 18.

That’s the story in The Comrades Story, Morris Alexander, 1975.

My fun is in imaging, while I am out there accumulating more miles to get stronger for this years event, the Templeton meal conversations. What father and son said to each other before the event, and after the event, and what Mother said while the two chatted … or not.