It is ready, set and go to the Comrades
Polokwane Athletics Club hosted the 2014 Comrades Marathon Road Show at its club house at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on March 18.
POLOKWANE – Polokwane Athletics Club hosted the 2014 Comrades Marathon Road Show at its club house at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on March 18.
Long distance athletes from this club, as well as from Pietersburg Road Runners and Thohoyandou and Makhado clubs attended the road show.
Hosted by the Comrades Marathon Association, the road show included long distance running personalities such as Ian Laxton, who shared with the aspirant Comrades athletes their experiences and the most suitable training programmes.
This year’s Comrades Ultra Marathon will be held on June 1 from Pietermaritzburg to Durban and will be run over 89km.
The race will finish at the Kingsmead Cricket Stadium.
According to Polokwane Athletic Club chairperson, Johan Janse van Vuuren, about 70 athletes from the club will compete in this year’s Comrades Marathon.
Janse van Vuuren said four athletes would make their debut at the Comrades.
He said athletes always found the road show informative.
The road show was held at various running clubs across the country, and Janse van Vuuren said the Comrades Marathon Association panel noted that Polokwane was one of the favourite venues to present this event.
He thanked the athletes for being part of the road show.
