Haven’t had much chance to get back on this thread.
Well done to all those who took on Comrades and achieved your goals or had a tough day out but still took a lot out of the event. Every single person that commits to the training and lines up inspires me.
The August date wasn’t too terrible I thought but would quite like it being in June. Living in the northern hemisphere though the August date definitely makes training that much easier. For those who complain about training in winter I smile sometimes. Not quite as unpleasant and challenging as trying to train through European winter (indeed dodging potholes in the dark in SA is risky business), believe me.
The earlier sunrise and later sunset in August definitely helps, but the potential for a very warm day in August is always there.
I do believe the aim is for June again. And a Down run again. This to get back into the pattern for a Down run 100th run in a few years. The August date this year was to try make it as late as possible to hopefully be clear of anything covid related potentially cancelling the event yet again. The ongoing roadworks and need for very expensive lighting that would have been needed in the earlier stages for a darker June run also played a role.
How did everyone go?? I had a goal of silver and chuffed to get it with decent margin. Was definitely concerned how the legs would hold up to the hills given predominantly very flat training in the Netherlands and other flat European countries. Could run the downs okay in the latter stages.
