If Comrades was just another long road race, an “up”, a “down”, and a silver medal would be enough for an ordinary runner like me. But Comrades is much more. Partly because of what I do with it, sure. You seem I’m a magician. I make it...
Long enough ago … I ran 11 Comrades, one after the other, got sick, got better and a medal a couple years later then stopped for too many years. So this is a kind of second time around and definitely starting over. My record for Comrades Two – two Vic...
I’m still full of Comrades. I got my medal, a couple of pints of drip afterwards and all the goodness that Comrades gives. Plus I had the week after the run in the Durban area winter sun, with my supportive family. Their time after my time. The best thing was...
The journey to the start The journey to the start of Comrades is part of its richness. A pilgrimage, a journey to a place where something special happens so that we too get some of what makes it special. Mine starts tomorrow early, the long drive by car from Cape...
One of the by-products of rugby is the recovery massage practice. The players get battered and bruised in game, get fixed up so that they can get battered again the next weekend. They sit in an ice bath. Specialists dig deep into their bruises. Getting fixed is...
