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Comrades Marathon

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Vol. 2, No. 5 · 1998 Where Eagles Dwell Charl Mattheus trains near the Leadville 100 course, here along Twin Lakes, about 20 miles from Leadville, as the eagle flies. M&B: You have selected an… Theresa Daus-Weber · 9 min read M&B Vol. 19, No. 6 · 2015 Comrades Some people would say that there are two kinds of ultrarunners: those who have run Comrades, and those who want to. Comrades is famous in the… Jeff Horowitz · 23 min read Vol. 18, No. 5 · 2014 The Spy Who Ran In From the Cold The very last place you would ever expect to find a Cold War-type spy story— complete with clandestine operations, political intrigue, sworn secrecies, flying under the… Rich Limacher · 39 min read Vol. 18, No. 4 · 2014 Fifty Shades Of Leadville Leadville 100-Mile endurance run: just before 4:00 a.m., Saturday, August 18, 2012 The author leaves the Twin Lakes aid station.Courtesy of Mike Pastore This was my… Mike Pastore · 33 min read Vol. 16, No. 1 · 2012 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon (Vol. 16, No. 1) DURBAN-PIETERMARITZBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, June 15, 2008—Where to start telling this story? If this were a movie, we would start at the revelation scene, where the hero… Phil Hesser · 17 min read Vol. 14, No. 3 · 2010 Will The Real World Record For 50 Miles Please Stand? “You’ve got to be small, light, [have] strong legs, good heart, good lungs, and no brain cells—[because] it’s a stupid thing to do.” —Bruce Fordyce (50-mile… Rich Limacher · 25 min read Vol. 13, No. 6 · 2009 The Endless Run In October 2007, I was reading a magazine article about how Alberto Salazar had nearly died from a heart attack earlier in the year. What caught… Spencer Farrar · 26 min read M&B Vol. 11, No. 1 · 2007 How To Run The Comrades Marathon Do Women Have an Edge When It Comes to Running Ultradistance Events? BY LINDSAY WEIGHT, Ph.D. The Comrades Marathon is a race of variable distance, run… Lindsay Weight · 5 min read Vol. 10, No. 3 · 2006 Comrades: A Firsthand Account The Comrades Marathon looms large in the pantheon of ultras and with good reason. Throughout its long history (2005 was the 80th running), it has only… Ellen Mccurt · 19 min read Vol. 2, No. 1 · 1998 My Most Unforgettable Ultramarathon Before running Comrades in 1997, Doug Kurtis had won 39 marathons in his career, including Grandma's, which he won in 1993 as a masters runner. PIETERMARITZBURG,… Editorial Staff · 20 min read Vol. 2, No. 1 · 1998 The Comrades Marathon Bruce Fordyce: Comrades Legend YEARPOSITIONTIME 1977436:45:00 1978146:11:00 197935:51:15 198025:40:31 198115:37:28 198215:34:22 198315:30:12 198415:27:18 198515:37:01 198615:24:07# 198715:37:01 198815:27:42 1989DNR*--- 199015:40:25 19913286:57:02 1992DNR--- 1993DNR--- 1994196:01:54 19952232‡8:42:48 19963296:59:30 #… Editorial Staff · 9 min read
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