Comrades Packing List: Running Kit Running vest, shorts, crop top or running bra (for ladies only) and socks. Champion Chip Make sure this is on you shoe days before the event, as you won’t be recorded as finishing if you don’t have a chip! Running Shoes Check laces and inners and make sure there is a thumb space between your big toe and front of your shoe. With every stride your foot stretches at least [ Read More ]
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After many years on the road I remain convinced that the down-Comrades is more difficult than the up-Comrades. It is, however, faster. You trade 10-20 minutes for very sore legs. It is more difficult not only because of the tremendous pounding that your legs take on the descents, but also because in addition to this there are a great many hills to be climbed on the so-called ‘down-run’. Ninety kilometres of running is a daunting task; [ Read More ]
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