Yip most good runners can get a sub 90min 21km with a bit of training. But to go sub 75min is where he is making a fool of himself. Going from 4:17min/km down to 3:34min/km is a massive leap He probably saw some Kenya runner averaging sub 3min/km and thought how hard can it be.
Who wants to get up early , get dressed and drive to a venue to only suffer for 3hours when you can do it for 9 hours Obviously what makes Comrades so attractive is the price money, TV coverage and the fact that it's been ran for almost a 100 years.
I'll point Stuart to your comment :-) I had some dreams of doing a 100miler one day. But after running 87km I realised that I wouldn't be able to do another 10 km so another 73 km felt like it would be totally impossible.
Wow I didn't realise it was common thingI developed it for the first time in my life last year. Luckily the prescribed inhaler sorts me out within a few minutes. My only occurs in cold air running
Wow what and amazing race. At 70km my legs where up so I slowed down and soaked up the atmosphere, enjoying the last 18km with a comfortable pace. Got a Robert Mtshali with 9:37 so still super stoked as I know I did everything I could have I gave it my best it just wasn't meant to be today.
I train with some dedicated, talented runners and I can see how hard they have train to maintain sub 90min 21km timesAnd that includes longer weekend runs
Unless he is from Kenia . No I wonder why he doesn't do some research firts before posting these " challenges" I suspect he knows he wount make but he is doing it to get more attention. If he said 90minutes and made it he would get some respect. Now he will definitely fail and look like a complete chop. Writing that I wondered how I sound putting my ass on the line for a sub 9 comrades knowing my body is really only good for a sub 10
Comrades number collection was quick and efficient , in and out. Spotted Gerda in the same hotel. Nerves starting to build. Looking forward to Sunday Have a great race guys and girls
