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WINGED MESSENGER
WINGED MESSENGER
RUNNING YOUR FIRST COMRADES MARATHON
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A guide specifically for those running their first Comrades Marathons.
However this must-have book will be of interest to all Comrades Marathon runners.
In this new book I use my old training diaries from 1976/1977 as a source of reference. I add modern insights and experience to guide runners in their quests to becoming "Winged Messengers".
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BOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN LEADING BOOK STORES IN SOUTH AFRICA FROM MARCH 2021.
I am also happy to give running clubs Comrades Marathon presentations and I will bring copies of my book with me. Please contact me here
If you are interested in learning about how I trained for my first Comrades Marathon while leading a relatively normal life then this is the book for you.
"There is only one runner that has completely understood the totality of the demands that it takes to win the Comrades Marathon consistently for more than a decade. How he began to understand those demands is described uniquely in these pages."
— Tim Noakes
FORDYCE DIARIES
THE 1988 COMRADES MARATHON
CONQUERING THE UP
The must-have companion book to "Tackling a Down Run". Ideal for those who wish to run - or win - ultra-marathons.
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If you are at all interested in seeing how Bruce Fordyce, the King of Comrades trained to dominate the Comrades for so long - 9 wins, a record yet to be beaten as he writes - this second eBook in the Comrades Marathon Compendium is for you.
Gain in-depth knowledge on how to prepare for this gruelling ultra-marathon, even down to what kind of socks to wear. Plus, read the full training diary from the epic 1988 Comrades.
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CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS
| General training advice | 15 |
| Specific training advice | 30 |
| Get your equipment right | 33 |
| The message in injuries and illness | 39 |
| Use caution. Be consistent. | 42 |
| Covering long distances | 46 |
| Improving speed | 54 |
| Improving leg strength | 60 |
| The essential pre-race taper | 65 |
| Fuel tank training | 67 |
| Putting it all together | 85 |
| 1988. The perfect race. | 87 |
| The Daily Fordyce Diaries, 1988 | 94 |
FORDYCE DIARIES
FORDYCE DIARIES
THE 1986 COMRADES MARATHON
TACKLING A DOWN RUN
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Bruce worked with Chantal Carter-Jackson of CDS Nutrition and Exercise, to thoroughly update the exercise programme that helped take him to multiple winning form. Originally created by Tim Noakes, respected Sports Scientist, and Reg Park, former Mr Universe, it's a programme for all year round, not just before the ultra of your choice.
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CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS
| Author’s Message | 3 |
| Foreword, by Professor Tim Noakes | 5 |
| Career Highlights | 8 |
| Building up to a down run | 12 |
| January | 15 |
| February | 22 |
| March | 28 |
| April | 36 |
| May | 42 |
| Exercising for Comrades | 50 |
| Exercises | 55 |
| Stretches | 77 |
| With thanks to Chantal Carter-Jackson | 82 |
COMRADES MARATHON COMPENDIUM
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