OK, I'll come out and say it. I've made my peace that Comrades is possibly too much of a commitment to training to get my knee prepped for doing that kind of distance! Think I'll be sticking to a half and shorter from this point as my knees just hate when I start adding real mileage! (That then affects the surfing and if I really have to choose, the surfing always wins!) I'll tip my hat to you chaps who are able to do the distance! My FIL (****it list, as opposed to a bucket list...) has far too many surfing related items to check, to invest the necessary sacrifices to get a Comrades ticked off too. So, now the challenge becomes to do a 5K in under 20 minutes. Need to shave 2 minutes off my PB to get there. Speedwork here I come! Hopefully get a OMTOM half entry through the ballot setup and aim to run a half PB there. Did Gun Run this past weekend and although I ran a 1:55 PB, I spectacularly dropped off the pace after the knees were tender and nursed myself home. Going through the first 13kays I was on a 1:45ish pace. I gotta admit that I get so surprised at the size and shape of some of the people who run fast times! Looking at them, you would not think they are good for doing the mileage at the pace they do and yet they just keep motoring along! Very impressive to see! Anyway, just huge kudos to all you guys that will keep pushing through to the Comrades! Massive respect to you just for having the grit to keep going through the training et al!
