Comrades countdown begins
It's time to get those butterflies flying in formation now.
AFTER months of preparation for Comrades 2016, we are only four (sleepless) nights away from our 65 South Coast Striders lining up at the start line, joining the 20 000 runners for the most memorable and gruelling day of their lives.
The Pre-Comrades pasta evening kicks off tonight at 5.30pm with a 5km jog.
Guest speakers include Dix Wridgway and Ivor von Senger.
Then it’s time for carbo-loading food, demonstrations of strapping, and the all-important runners’ predictions, and club gifts.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank my amazing committee for all their help and support for our runners with all their training and needs.
A very special thank you goes to running captain Lucky Rambally for organising weekend training runs and and an equally big thank you goes to Beenie Rambally who gets up every Sunday morning to second the runners on the long runs.
Thanks also to Michelle Wridgway who has also helped with the seconding and getting runners to the races. Without a strong committee we could not run a successful club.
This week we are reporting on the last few runners who are as follows.
Selvanathan Ramaloo (52) completed his first Comrades in 2011 and has five bronze medals. His fastest time is 10:05:10.
Alfred Lushaba (46) ran his first Comrades at the age 27 in 1997. His fastest time is 7:11:31. He has four silver medals and 12 Bill Rowan medals.
Anton Rossouw (51) has completed three Comrades. His fastest time is 11:36:07 and he has three Vic Clapham medals.
Pieter de Bruin (45) completed his first Comrades in 1994. He has four bronze medals and his fastest time is 10:09:58.
Vusi Vezi (57) boasts 13 medals in total, including one silver, three Bill Rowans and nine bronze. His fastest time is 7:18:25 and he completed his first in 1995.
Riaan van der Wath (36) completed his first Comrades in 2010. He has three bronze medals and two Vic Claphams. His fastest time is 10:00:19.
Siphiwe Jula (41) completed his first Comrades in 2000 at the age of 25. He has 14 medals which consist of two silver, eight Bill Rowans and four bronze.
He has a very impressive fastest time of 7:22:41.
Wiseman Ncane (37) has 8 Bill Rowan medals and 1 bronze medal. He completed his Comrades in 2004 and his fastest time is 8:08:00.
Yoganathan Appanna (41) completed his first Comrades in 2004 at the age of 25. He has two bronze medals and one Vic Clapham. His fastest time is 9:56:22.
Karen Small is attempting her third Comrades and has two Vic Clapham medals.
Running their second Comrades Marathons are Mark Dunstone (27) who has a Vic Clapham medal, and Maxwell Mkhize (30) who has a bronze medal.
Novice runners attempting to complete their first Comrades marathons are Innocent Thusi (33), Ivan Govender (32), Brother Moyo (36), Ravendra Jumna (42), Darren Fuller (38), Stacey Moore (29) and Senzeni Ncane (40).
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