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Bruce Fordyce

7 days ago
7 min

THE MARATHON CAN ALWAYS HUMBLE YOU

the marathon chooses to bring us back to Earth.....the bear climbing on your back

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VARIETY AND VIRTUAL COMRADES UNDER LOCKDOWN

Bruce Fordyce

Jul 27, 2020
6 min

VARIETY AND VIRTUAL COMRADES UNDER LOCKDOWN

Variety and the extraordinary success of the virtual Comrades marathon

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Bruce Fordyce

May 3, 2020
10 min

COMRADES LOCKDOWN BLUES

“F**k you, Nobby Clark,” Bernie Liebman’s gruff voice seems to echo across the decades as I feel a slight twinge in my ankle while runnin...

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Bruce Fordyce

Apr 17, 2020
6 min

COVID-19. MARATHON WITH NO END.

Perhaps one of the most perplexing characteristics of this Covid-19 pandemic is that it has presented us with a challenge with no fixed end.

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Bruce Fordyce

Mar 30, 2020
4 min

IT'S A DOWN. UP WE GO!

In the frosty dark of a 'Maritzburg winter’s morning, first-time down run Comrades marathoners will be shocked by what they find 10 km in.

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Bruce Fordyce

Mar 19, 2020
5 min

LONG TRAINING RUNS OR A RACE?

A necessary evil of ultramarathon training is the inclusion of several long, slow runs in excess of 30 kilometres. Here's how to make it fun

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Bruce Fordyce

Mar 3, 2020
5 min

IT'S TIME.

For many years the Korkie ultra served as a kick-off signal for the Comrades Marathon. What you do from here on out is critical.

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Bruce Fordyce

Feb 15, 2020
5 min

THE DOWN SIDE OF THE COMRADES MARATHON?

In the 1982 Comrades Marathon, I found out just how gruelling the down run actually can be. But there are ways to survive it. Here's one way

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Bruce Fordyce

Feb 2, 2020
5 min

RING ANY BELLS?

I have hosted, judged, cut ribbons, fired starting guns and imprinted concrete. But why was I asked to ring the bell?

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Bruce Fordyce

Oct 24, 2019
5 min

NOTHING SO LONELY. OR IS IT?

There’s a rough, red-dust path that hugs the inside perimeter of Biyamiti camp, deep in the Kruger National Park. I love to run it and, when

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Bruce Fordyce

Sep 19, 2019
6 min

INTRODUCTION TO RUNNING

Getting started with running is an exciting adventure, but it is also a perilous one. Let me explain why. Bruce Fordyce.

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ULTRAMARATHON AND MARATHON RECOVERY TIME.

Bruce Fordyce

Aug 2, 2019
4 min

ULTRAMARATHON AND MARATHON RECOVERY TIME.

Opinions differ regarding recovery time - or if there should be some - after the Comrades or any marathon. Here's Bruce Fordyce's take on it

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Bruce Fordyce

Jul 2, 2019
4 min

A COOL 2019 COMRADES MARATHON.

The 2019 Comrades was only the 3rd cool Up run I remember. The others were 1979, and '88 when records were set. This year was no exception!

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YOU ARE GOING TO MEET SOMEONE YOU DEEPLY RESPECT.

Bruce Fordyce

Jun 8, 2019
4 min

YOU ARE GOING TO MEET SOMEONE YOU DEEPLY RESPECT.

Harrison flats is an uninspiring stretch of road 60 km into the Comrades Marathon. It is here that you will meet someone you deeply respect.

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Bruce Fordyce

May 26, 2019
4 min

IGNORE THE DISTANCE MARKERS.

The Comrades marathon is deep and rich in tradition; the green numbers, the Wall of Honour, Shohsoloza. But there's a puzzling one too.

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Bruce Fordyce

May 12, 2019
4 min

THE COMRADES TRAINING TAPER.

By their very nature, Comrades runners are motivated and brave. But sometimes they need to display courage by forcing themselves to stop.

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“WE BORROW WORLD RECORDS, BUT WE KEEP TITLES.”

Bruce Fordyce

May 6, 2019
6 min

“WE BORROW WORLD RECORDS, BUT WE KEEP TITLES.”

"We borrow World Records but we keep titles"

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THE CRITICAL MUSCLE TO TRAIN FOR COMRADES MARATHON

Bruce Fordyce

Apr 29, 2019
4 min

THE CRITICAL MUSCLE TO TRAIN FOR COMRADES MARATHON

The ultramarathon season is now in full swing and runners from all over the country, indeed the World, are busy running long distances in...

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Bruce Fordyce

Apr 19, 2019
2 min

ROUTE CHANGE O.M. TWO OCEANS ULTRA 2019

I would be lying if I said that the last-minute news of the route change at the Two Oceans is anything but calamitous. It's disastrous new...

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CONVERT A RUNNING WEAKNESS INTO A STRENGTH.

Bruce Fordyce

Apr 15, 2019
5 min

CONVERT A RUNNING WEAKNESS INTO A STRENGTH.

The cracks on the road on the infamous hill are deeply etched into the tar. Years of weathering have deepened them into vivid lines that ...

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