Good luck for the 2nd June, Dave - same day as Comrades. The Big Five from
Hoedspruit to Swadini was sponsored by Kapama Game Farm & organised by the
Air Force Club. The whole area is game farms. I measured the route & ran a
couple of those but, sadly, it is no more. BTW, my younger brother now lives
in Whangerai. He also ran a few Comrades.
Alan C
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From: "David Mann" <dmann...@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 8:06 AM
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Subject: Re: GESO: CLUB 60
Looks like a good fun way to spend a day :) I have my first marathon
coming up on the 2nd of June and my training program is ramping up pretty
well at the moment. I won't be doing it fast as it's only preparation for
my second marathon next January.
I've heard about the Comrades Marathon. I think it's featured in one of
the extreme running books I have. I remember thinking the Big Five
Marathon would be good fun. Nothing like lions to put the spring back
into your legs :)
Cheers,
Dave
On Apr 29, 2013, at 2:07 AM, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote:
South Africans are fixated on Ultra-Marathons - we learn to run far
rather
than fast. The big race is the Comrades Marathon held annually about the
end
of May/beginning of June. The distance is 90km between Pietermaritzburg &
Durban alternating in direction each year & attracting about 18000
runners.
If you would like some info on this famous race. go here:
http://www.comrades.com/
Most clubs in SA hold a 60km run 5 weeks before the event, being the
final
heavy training run before the big day. Phalaborwa Road Runners is no
exception. This year we opted for a rural route rather than main roads.
The club Kombi (1975) & another bakkie accompanied the runners along
the route, supplying refreshments every 3km. The slowcoaches started at
5am
& the quickest runners at 6am. Individual finishing times were between 4½
&
7½ hours ending with a traditional braai around the swimming pool. The
weather this year was overcast & coolish - perfect for running but lousy
for
photography. This GESO is a record of the day and gives some idea of life
in
rural South Africa. The images are nothing special - in fact they are all
a
bit soft. I'm that skinny chap wearing the red cap at the right hand side
of
the "Survivors & Supporters" photo. Thanks for asking!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/sets/72157633370084098/
Alan C
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