Andrew Steer Posted May 29, 2017 Posted May 29, 2017 It is finally Comrades week!! I am feeling calm at the moment. All the official club Comrades get-togethers are all done: Comrades Braai, Last club run, Comrades Church service. It is only the pasta evening this week. No running for me this week until Saturday morning. (Still got some sniffles and I am feeling very paranoid at the moment...) I read somewhere (I think it was Runner's World) that when you hit the wall or starts suffering in a race, you must think of one specific moment in your training where you suffered and persevered. It will help you to motivate yourself. The moment I will be thinking about on Sunday when I probably go up Inchanga is the RAC 60km long run. It wasn't a race but I felt like giving up at 30km and I pushed thru and finished the long run. What will be your HTFU training memory on Sunday? I hope to at no point feel like I did for those last 2km's at Johnsons crane when walking wasn't even an option... hopefully get the pacing spot on Sunday and save the legs as much as possible for those brutal last 30km's in Mordor (trademarked by Rouxtjie)
Stretch Posted May 29, 2017 Posted May 29, 2017 Had some fun yesterday guessing where we would be on Sunday as the hours ticked by. bumped into an old school mate on Sunday afternoon, who is now a pastor. His church happens to be on the new finish route (on cleland road - about 4 km to go). He said he opened his sermon on Sunday morning by saying.."this time next week I will be coming past here". Needless to say, he was met with much laughter and smiles! shaper, Hacc and Andrew Steer 3
Stretch Posted May 29, 2017 Posted May 29, 2017 Trying desperately to not get sick...but needing to go into hospital every night is not really helping!..but in the greater scheme of things family is more important than comrades! I just wash my hands like crazy with all those disinfectant sprays they have around the hospitals now Lexx 1
IceCreamMan Posted May 30, 2017 Posted May 30, 2017 Good luck aN best wishes to all Comrades runners. Hats off an will be catching footage off tv. Let's us know how it goes and enjoy the moments of the event. Chris_, Hacc, Barry Stuart and 2 others 5
Hacc Posted May 30, 2017 Posted May 30, 2017 Good luck aN best wishes to all Comrades runners. Hats off an will be catching footage off tv. Let's us know how it goes and enjoy the moments of the event.Thank you IceCreamMan. The support for this race just blows my mind. Not just the 200 000+ supporters on the route but everyone at home watching it on TV as well. I will never forget when I was little and we used to watch Comrades the whole day (when it was still on the 16th of June), and I thought to myself that there are crazy people in our country, why would you run so far? Now I am one of the crazies... I am not from a running family, I didn't grow up running or having Comrades as a dream. I am the first family member to have done the Comrades. Still trying to convince my younger brother to run Comrades with me... Barry Stuart, Lexx, Andrew Steer and 2 others 5
Andrew Steer Posted May 30, 2017 Posted May 30, 2017 Trying desperately to not get sick...but needing to go into hospital every night is not really helping!..but in the greater scheme of things family is more important than comrades! I just wash my hands like crazy with all those disinfectant sprays they have around the hospitals nowDid I miss something? What you doing in the Hospital every night... hope nothing major bud Tubehunter 1
Jackes Posted May 30, 2017 Posted May 30, 2017 I will never forget when I was little and we used to watch Comrades the whole day (when it was still on the 16th of June), and I thought to myself that there are crazy people in our country, why would you run so far? Now I am one of the crazies... Exactly why I am where I am today. Sitting before the tv the whole of last years race, decision made, on the treadmill the next morning before work... 4 Days left... Hacc, Tubehunter, Andrew Steer and 1 other 4
Stretch Posted May 30, 2017 Posted May 30, 2017 Did I miss something? What you doing in the Hospital every night... hope nothing major bud nah..its my old man...just a gall stone...but at 84..everything is complicated and the bugger stone is stuck fast
Stretch Posted May 30, 2017 Posted May 30, 2017 Thank you IceCreamMan. The support for this race just blows my mind. Not just the 200 000+ supporters on the route but everyone at home watching it on TV as well. I will never forget when I was little and we used to watch Comrades the whole day (when it was still on the 16th of June), and I thought to myself that there are crazy people in our country, why would you run so far? Now I am one of the crazies... I am not from a running family, I didn't grow up running or having Comrades as a dream. I am the first family member to have done the Comrades. Still trying to convince my younger brother to run Comrades with me... so..last night? Fat Boab, EmJayZA, Andrew Steer and 1 other 4
Andrew Steer Posted May 30, 2017 Posted May 30, 2017 nah..its my old man...just a gall stone...but at 84..everything is complicated and the bugger stone is stuck fastStrongs bud... hopefully he comes right soon. Stretch 1
Andrew Steer Posted May 30, 2017 Posted May 30, 2017 Exactly why I am where I am today. Sitting before the tv the whole of last years race, decision made, on the treadmill the next morning before work... 4 Days left... Man, you're gonna love Sunday... lucky buggers all you guys doing your first one. It's one of those days you will never, ever forget. And man, you are going to learn a lot about yourself - the good stuff! Jackes 1
Hacc Posted May 30, 2017 Posted May 30, 2017 (edited) so..last night?Hahahaha, very funny Stretch! Edited May 30, 2017 by Hacc Andrew Steer, Fat Boab and Stretch 3
Hacc Posted May 30, 2017 Posted May 30, 2017 Man, you're gonna love Sunday... lucky buggers all you guys doing your first one. It's one of those days you will never, ever forget. And man, you are going to learn a lot about yourself - the good stuff!Couldn't agree more, your first Comrades is the most memorable. That final kilometer is the best feeling in the world! The last 5kms feels like an eternity, and you have nothing left in the tank... and then you see the 1km to go sign and the "Usain Bolt" in you comes out when you hit the grass. You will need a tissue at the finish, and don't feel embarrassed to cry and hug complete strangers that went over the finish line with you. Barry Stuart, Andrew Steer and Jackes 3
Mudsimus Posted May 30, 2017 Posted May 30, 2017 Who is planning on doing their first Comrades next year? ScottCM and Andrew Steer 2
Barry Stuart Posted May 30, 2017 Posted May 30, 2017 so i trialed race screen this weekend not sure I am going to use it on race day - because of the following If you set a race distance, Race Screen also predicts your finish time, assuming you maintain your current pace (not your average pace) until the end. I would prefer it to look at average pace..especially with a race like comrades. will investigate virtual pacer to see how it works I think Virtual Pacer does the same, just gives a lot more info than Race Screen as far as pacing goes. Stretch 1
Barry Stuart Posted May 30, 2017 Posted May 30, 2017 Couldn't agree more, your first Comrades is the most memorable. That final kilometer is the best feeling in the world! The last 5kms feels like an eternity, and you have nothing left in the tank... and then you see the 1km to go sign and the "Usain Bolt" in you comes out when you hit the grass. You will need a tissue at the finish, and don't feel embarrassed to cry and hug complete strangers that went over the finish line with you. I'm barely able to function at work from the nerves I'm feeling. Do you guys that have done it before still suffer from this much anxiety?
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