Comments on: South Africa: Comrades 2014: a race report

By: New Zealand: Tarawera Ultra Marathon 100KM awesomeness | Our journey around the world...

Thu, 09 Apr 2015 06:02:56 +0000

[…] into an easy, comfortable rhythm and before we knew it we felt relaxed and confident. Although at Comrades (89km on the road) we’d come close, neither of us had run 100km before and we decided to take it […]

By: France: Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc - UTMB-OCC2014 | Our journey around the world...

Sat, 06 Sep 2014 08:43:16 +0000

[…] There were a few close calls with the business ends of poles coming up dangerously behind their owners – perhaps it was a strategic effort to dissuade one from passing them. Admittedly the large number of runners is what makes it possible for more people to enjoy this amazing trail experience, and it is not lost on the author that if the field size was limited to a smaller number we may not even have made it into the race. Additionally, the field thinned sufficiently at around the 5km mark and there was never really any further congestion (which was actually better than at Comrades 2014). […]

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:12:24 +0000

Hey Andrew – thank you. We enjoyed meeting you and running those pesky steps – thanks for sharing some of the Joburg insider running secrets with us.

By: Andrew Barnes

Andrew Barnes — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 13:21:40 +0000

Well done! I enjoyed your story. Good luck with your adventure ahead. (I’m one of those you ran some steps with on the Sat before you left JHB)

By: Kerry Watson

Kerry Watson — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 19:35:41 +0000

Tears in my eyes. I can only imagine how proud you both must have felt/still feel. What an amazing accomplishment you guys.

By: Michelle Rixon

Michelle Rixon — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 10:48:28 +0000

WOW WOW how awsome you guys