Comrades

Fordyce, Bruce

Flower Press

...gives you everything you need to compete at the marathon distance and beyond

Marathon Runner's Handbook

Renssen, Mariella

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Human Kinetics

Run the Comrades

Delta Books

The year is 1976, and South Africa is gripped by a terrible lockdown - apartheid. Nelson Mandela is in prison on Robben Island; South Africa is isolated from the rest of the world, and revolution is in the air.Against this background, a young student at Johannesburg's Wits University decides to try and take control of his life, and his destiny, and give himself a sense of purpose. He challenges himself to run South Africa's most famous long-distance race, the grueling 90-kilometre Comrades Marathon.Little does he know that five years later he will win this most iconic of races and he will go on to be considered one of the greatest Comrades runners in the history of the race.In Winged Messenger, Bruce shares this 1976/77 training diary so that raw novices and experienced runners alike can follow the journey he took to his first Comrades. Novices particularly will enjoy reading about how he took his first stumbling, rudimentary steps and how, as an ordinary runner, he began to understand the demands of the race. He documents his mistakes, his successes and his progress towards his date with destiny in May 1977. Using his own experiences, he guides others, but particularly novices, on their quests to become winged messengers. This is a unique blend of both a training guide and a fascinating glimpse of the life of a young man in his quest to conquer both himself and South Africa's greatest race.

Winged Messenger: Running your first Comrades Marathon

Biographies & Memoirs

Kwarts Publishers

It’s the most exciting challenge a runner can face: that first big marathon. With this practical guide to everything from physiology to great gearnow updated for this third editionnovices can train themselves up from scratch to their first six mile race and then on to half, full, and ultra-marathons. Full-color diagrams, detailed text, fact-filled charts, and superb action photographs explain running science in an accessible and inspiring way. All the crucial information is here: an analysis of how muscles work and injuries occur, advice on choosing the right running shoe, suggestions for a proper runner’s diet, plus practical training schedules and pacing tables for measuring progress. Even an absolute beginner will be ready to take on that big run in six months!

The Marathon Runner's Handbook

Sports & Outdoors

Renssen, Mariëlle

Individual Sports

New Holland Pub Ltd

Struik Publishers (Pty) Ltd

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