Congrats to all our runners who have qualified for this year’s Comrades up run! Good luck to everyone taking part on Sunday the 4th. Some Statistics This year we have: 115 runners who have qualified (this includes our social members). 13 Novices – Good luck guys! Go out and #smashit 11 Back-to-backs – You know the drill, now go and get
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Club Tent Site and Other Rules Layout of the Club Tent Sites: Club Tents – Alphabetical Order Breakdown 2017 A Club Listing in alphabetical order with the respective Club Tent Sites Numbers: Comrades Club Tent Site layout 2017 FINAL Layout of Comrades Finish Area at Scottsville Racecourse – Pietermaritzburg: FINISH VENUE MAP 2017 VERSION 4 Rules: If clubs bring their
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[Submitted by Janeen de Klerk] My 90 year old aunt – always an encouraging supporter of my running – sent me an article that appears to have come from a number of sources that includes the Comrades website, Wikepedia and the Maritzburg College Old Boys Association website. So acknowledging these articles I thought the story of Bill Payn may provide
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56km Ultra Marathon The Two Oceans Ultra Marathon was another successful race this year and was well represented by Magnolia once again. We had 49 finishers this year with our fastest runner, Andries, finishing in a blistering 4:14:36! 21km Half Marathon In the 21km Half marathon, Magnolia had 25 finishers with Lloyd our star of the day with a time
Read moreThose happy hormones we all need – Selaelo Matabane I enjoy running. I have always enjoyed running. After a diagnosis of depression I actually learnt that running was a good way of releasing endorphins, those happy hormones we all need, and I have never looked back since as I was in good company. Previously I mostly ran for recreational purposes
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