Safe travelling everyone, and have a great time in Durban and Durban to Pietermaritzburg.
Thanks for the numbers - I will try to track you but if all goes well at SDW100 and I finish then I will probably be travelling and/or sleeping for most of Sunday...
Hello everyone, I have just found this thread so I hope you don't mind me jumping in at this late stage I will go back and try and catch up! It's my first Comrades this year so I was googling away and there you all were. Anyway I arrived in Durban on Sunday, I spent Monday and yesterday checking out the route by car with another Comrades runner. It'd be great to meet some others here perhaps over the next few days and chat all things Comrades Safe and hassle free travel to all!
Hi @pottermiss - a bunch of us are meeting up at the Lingela restaurant on Friday, we'd love to see you if you are free, table is booked for 17 but I am sure we could squeeze in one more (or more if you are bringing others)...
Hi and thanks for the welcome! I’m staying at Belaire too, I can see a few others are, it’s been fantastic so far, can’t fault it. Yes Blue Waters is literally on the next corner. The restaurant on Friday sounds great, please add me if that’s ok, it’ll just be me. My running number is 18153 for the list (I’ve messed lists up before... )
@pottermiss - where did you qualify, what pen are you in, do you gave a target finish time???
When you go to the Expo to pick up your running number don't join the exceedingly long queue of locals - I'm assuming you're an international runner? There is a separate line for us - probably with 3 people in it - just walk through the empty entrance next to the long queue and down to the International desk.
Good luck everyone. I’ll be watching on tv unfortunately my injury has gotten so bad I have decided to pull out - medically advised to do no more than 10k for now maybe next year or the 100th year after
I've now successfully completed my PADI "Deep Diving" cert for diving down to 40 metres. 3 dives today, 1st at 8am last at 12:30. Shortest permissible / safe surface intervals. deepest dive was to 33 metres.
I drive to Durban early tomorrow. Have safe and smooth travels all. Lowrez, please don't do your usual stressful stuff!
@pottermiss - where did you qualify, what pen are you in, do you gave a target finish time???
I qualified in Toronto last October with 4:14 which puts me in F seeding. Was hoping to aim for around 11hours, following a Coach Parry 11hr plan as much as possible but realistically just finishing would be amazing, will give it my best shot to keep moving forward... Yes I'm international (UK) , I flew in on Sunday and go back to Heathrow direct on Tuesday 11th. Thanks for adding me to the lists 😊
Accommodation Belaire Terry48, Becca7, Mc Hilly, Max Mladenovic 2, Mac3, pottermiss Hilton 1owrez, Dannirr, Running Rodent, Peter R Blue Waters jkissane ONOMO TCP, marty74, Slow Duck Flights Terry48 AF LHR-CDG ArrJNB26th09:55 Ret12th portermiss ArrDUR2nd Ret11th Max Mladenovic 2 KLM/AF BHX-AMS ArrJNB4th Ret15th Mac3 AF/KLM AMS-CDG ArrJNB5th09:55Dep12:45ArrDUR13:50 Ret11th TCP BA LHR-JNB-DUR ArrJNB6th09:15Dep15:40ArrDUR16:45 Becca7 ArrDURpm6th Peter R BA ArrDUR6th Ret11th Dannirr ArrDUR6th21:30 thomasclowes, serenos BA LHR ArrDUR7th05:35 Ret18th 1owrez BA/VA MAN-LHR ArrJNB7th10:25Dep12:45ArrDUR13:50 Ret10th Mc Hilly VA/BA ArrDUR7th13:50 Ret10th jkissane LHR-JNB-DUR Arr7th14:25 Ret11th
Lingela, Friday 7th June @ 18:30 - https://www.tsogosun.com/lingela Mac3 + 1 Becca7 Mc Hilly 1owrez jkissane + 1 Terry48 + Mark Alderson Marty74 +1 Jock and Karen thomasclowes Seren and Terry Peter R+ 1 pottermiss
Running Numbers 20607 - Becca7 10878 - lowrez 47902 - Peter R 20885 - Marty74 49072 - Bike It 12749 - Mc Hilly 9436 - Slow Duck 12353 - PeterDHM 18153 - pottermiss
Lowrez, Mac usually reads this but in case he's not here for a while send him a private message. Let me know when he responds. I'll also send him a Whatsapp to add pottermiss.
Welcome to the group Pottermiss and look forward to meeting you in Durban! Congrats on the diving Terry sounds amazing. Sounds like most people are already on route, safe journeys everyone and see you soon!
Thanks for for all the welcomes, I do hope there’s enough pasta for me too! Thanks @Terry48
@Dannirr it’s been a while, I was mentored to a sub 4:30 marathon on here by Spoons a long, long time ago maybe that was was it? And there was a P&D training one too.
Running Numbers 20607 - Becca7 10878 - lowrez 47902 - Peter R 20885 - Marty74 49072 - Bike It 12749 - Mc Hilly 9436 - Slow Duck 12353 - PeterDHM 18153 - pottermiss 24872 - mac3
back online as was travelling since last night and a busy time since! Thanks Terry for the heads up. I’ll add in Pottermiss with Lingela which makes us 19 in total.
JAR - sorry that you couldn’t be here this year, but hopefully for 2020!
20607 - Becca7 10878 - lowrez 47902 - Peter R 20885 - Marty74 49072 - Bike It 12749 - Mc Hilly 9436 - Slow Duck 12353 - PeterDHM 18153 - pottermiss 24872 - mac3 8140 = Seren Nos
right found my number, found my chip.. need to finish packing and head for the airport soon...strange going out so late this year.. In other news I was offered a job yesterday and so I can enjoy my holiday without the worry of being unemployed when i get home
Last little jog on Irish soil before work this morning, flight is this afternoon. Really looking forward to it now, hopefully it will go ok as I have the experience from '17 for when it doesn't.
Congrats Seren, that will help you to be relaxed and enjoy!
stay positive JK, I’m sure that was just a one off, and you are well prepared this year.
Int’l bag tag - last year I didn’t receive this in my pack and my bag was taken to the collection point for the masses. A steward retrieved it for me but probably just worth checking it is there!
Comments
10878 - lowrez
47902 - PeterR
20885 - Marty74
49072 - Bike It
12749 - McH
9346 - Slow Duck
12353 - PeterDHM
flying tomorrow night Amsterdam via Dubai, arriving 4:45pm Friday afternoon.. will hopefully make it to the meal in time!
10878 - lowrez
47902 - PeterR
20885 - Marty74
49072 - Bike It
12749 - McH
9436 - Slow Duck
12353 - PeterDHM
whoops - well spotted SS - I really should know better...
I will go back and try and catch up!
It's my first Comrades this year so I was googling away and there you all were.
Anyway I arrived in Durban on Sunday, I spent Monday and yesterday checking out the route by car with another Comrades runner. It'd be great to meet some others here perhaps over the next few days and chat all things Comrades
Safe and hassle free travel to all!
Hi @pottermiss - a bunch of us are meeting up at the Lingela restaurant on Friday, we'd love to see you if you are free, table is booked for 17 but I am sure we could squeeze in one more (or more if you are bringing others)...
Lingela, Friday 7th June @ 18:30 - https://www.tsogosun.com/lingela
Mac3 + 1
becca7
McHilly
1owrez
jkissane + 1
Terry48
Marty74 +1
Jock and Karen
thomasclowes
Seren and Terry
Peter + 1
Where are you staying, this is some of us and when we'll hit the city:-
Accommodation
Belaire Terry48, Becca7, Mc Hilly, Max Mladenovic 2, Mac3, justanothrrnr
Hilton 1owrez, Dannirr, Running Rodent, Peter R
Blue Waters jkissane
ONOMO TCP, marty74, Slow Duck
Flights
Terry48 AF LHR-CDG ArrJNB26th09:55 Ret12th
Max Mladenovic 2 KLM/AF BHX-AMS ArrJNB4th Ret15th
Mac3 AF/KLM AMS-CDG arr JNB 5th 09:55, BA 12:45 arr DUR 13:50, Dep 11th
mordo BA HR-JNB-DUR ArrDUR6th08.55 Ret11th
TCP BA LHR-JNB-DUR ArrJNB6th09:15Dep15:40ArrDUR16:45 Ret?
Peter R BA ArrDUR6th Ret11th
thomasclowes, serenos BA LHR ArrDUR7th05:35 Ret18th
1owrez BA/VA MAN-LHR ArrJNB7th10:25Dep12:45ArrDUR13:50 Ret10th
Mc Hilly VA/BA ArrDUR7th13:50 Ret10th
jkissane LHR-JNB-DUR Arr7th14:25 Ret11th
The restaurant on Friday sounds great, please add me if that’s ok, it’ll just be me.
My running number is 18153 for the list (I’ve messed lists up before... )
Wow - look at that list now...
Accommodation
Belaire Terry48, Becca7, Mc Hilly, Max Mladenovic 2, Mac3, justanothrrnr, pottermiss
Hilton 1owrez, Dannirr, Running Rodent, Peter R
Blue Waters jkissane
ONOMO TCP, marty74, Slow Duck
Flights
Terry48 AF LHR-CDG ArrJNB26th09:55 Ret12th
Max Mladenovic 2 KLM/AF BHX-AMS ArrJNB4th Ret15th
Mac3 AF/KLM AMS-CDG arr JNB 5th 09:55, BA 12:45 arr DUR 13:50, Dep 11th
mordo BA HR-JNB-DUR ArrDUR6th08.55 Ret11th
TCP BA LHR-JNB-DUR ArrJNB6th09:15Dep15:40ArrDUR16:45 Ret?
Peter R BA ArrDUR6th Ret11th
thomasclowes, serenos BA LHR ArrDUR7th05:35 Ret18th
1owrez BA/VA MAN-LHR ArrJNB7th10:25Dep12:45ArrDUR13:50 Ret10th
Mc Hilly VA/BA ArrDUR7th13:50 Ret10th
jkissane LHR-JNB-DUR Arr7th14:25 Ret11th
Lingela, Friday 7th June @ 18:30 - https://www.tsogosun.com/lingela
Mac3 + 1
becca7
Mc Hilly
1owrez
jkissane + 1
Terry48
Marty74 +1
Jock and Karen
thomasclowes
Seren and Terry
Peter R+ 1
pottermiss
Running Numbers
20607 - Becca7
10878 - lowrez
47902 - Peter R
20885 - Marty74
49072 - Bike It
12749 - Mc Hilly
9436 - Slow Duck
12353 - PeterDHM
18153 - pottermiss
@pottermiss - where did you qualify, what pen are you in, do you gave a target finish time???
When you go to the Expo to pick up your running number don't join the exceedingly long queue of locals - I'm assuming you're an international runner? There is a separate line for us - probably with 3 people in it - just walk through the empty entrance next to the long queue and down to the International desk.
unfortunately my injury has gotten so bad I have decided to pull out - medically advised to do no more than 10k for now
maybe next year or the 100th year after
I drive to Durban early tomorrow. Have safe and smooth travels all. Lowrez, please don't do your usual stressful stuff!
Yes I'm international (UK) , I flew in on Sunday and go back to Heathrow direct on Tuesday 11th.
Thanks for adding me to the lists 😊
@mordo really sorry to hear about your injury.
I’m travelling this evening, arriving Durban on Thursday afternoon. Safe travels everyone.
Sorry you won’t be joining us jar and mordo.
Sounds like you you had a great diving trip Terry.
Hoping you have a drama free journey, lowrez.
Accommodation
Belaire Terry48, Becca7, Mc Hilly, Max Mladenovic 2, Mac3, pottermiss
Hilton 1owrez, Dannirr, Running Rodent, Peter R
Blue Waters jkissane
ONOMO TCP, marty74, Slow Duck
Flights
Terry48 AF LHR-CDG ArrJNB26th09:55 Ret12th
portermiss ArrDUR2nd Ret11th
Max Mladenovic 2 KLM/AF BHX-AMS ArrJNB4th Ret15th
Mac3 AF/KLM AMS-CDG ArrJNB5th09:55Dep12:45ArrDUR13:50 Ret11th
TCP BA LHR-JNB-DUR ArrJNB6th09:15Dep15:40ArrDUR16:45
Becca7 ArrDURpm6th
Peter R BA ArrDUR6th Ret11th
Dannirr ArrDUR6th21:30
thomasclowes, serenos BA LHR ArrDUR7th05:35 Ret18th
1owrez BA/VA MAN-LHR ArrJNB7th10:25Dep12:45ArrDUR13:50 Ret10th
Mc Hilly VA/BA ArrDUR7th13:50 Ret10th
jkissane LHR-JNB-DUR Arr7th14:25 Ret11th
Lingela, Friday 7th June @ 18:30 - https://www.tsogosun.com/lingela
Mac3 + 1
Becca7
Mc Hilly
1owrez
jkissane + 1
Terry48 + Mark Alderson
Marty74 +1
Jock and Karen
thomasclowes
Seren and Terry
Peter R+ 1
pottermiss
Running Numbers
20607 - Becca7
10878 - lowrez
47902 - Peter R
20885 - Marty74
49072 - Bike It
12749 - Mc Hilly
9436 - Slow Duck
12353 - PeterDHM
18153 - pottermiss
Congrats on the diving Terry sounds amazing.
Sounds like most people are already on route, safe journeys everyone and see you soon!
Everyone else have a great trip over
Lowrez - keep it simple
Safely arrived in Durban tonight, looking forward to feeling the vibe at the expo tomorrow afternoon.
No last minute dramas please lowrez!!!
Thanks for for all the welcomes, I do hope there’s enough pasta for me too! Thanks @Terry48
@Dannirr it’s been a while, I was mentored to a sub 4:30 marathon on here by Spoons a long, long time ago maybe that was was it? And there was a P&D training one too.
Looking forward to meeting everyone
Here's how to pace it lowrez style; put your charity bracelet on and hope for the best:-
20607 - Becca7
10878 - lowrez
47902 - Peter R
20885 - Marty74
49072 - Bike It
12749 - Mc Hilly
9436 - Slow Duck
12353 - PeterDHM
18153 - pottermiss
24872 - mac3
back online as was travelling since last night and a busy time since! Thanks Terry for the heads up. I’ll add in Pottermiss with Lingela which makes us 19 in total.
JAR - sorry that you couldn’t be here this year, but hopefully for 2020!
10878 - lowrez
47902 - Peter R
20885 - Marty74
49072 - Bike It
12749 - Mc Hilly
9436 - Slow Duck
12353 - PeterDHM
18153 - pottermiss
24872 - mac3
8140 = Seren Nos
right found my number, found my chip.. need to finish packing and head for the airport soon...strange going out so late this year..
In other news I was offered a job yesterday and so I can enjoy my holiday without the worry of being unemployed when i get home
stay positive JK, I’m sure that was just a one off, and you are well prepared this year.
Int’l bag tag - last year I didn’t receive this in my pack and my bag was taken to the collection point for the masses. A steward retrieved it for me but probably just worth checking it is there!
Safe travels Comraders :-)