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I could finally enter after I called Comrades House - my new passport number was the cause of the issue
https://charity.easyreg.co.za/comrades-marathon-2022/
From those that I am in contact with I know we have successful entries in for...
Peter R
Bike It
People trying to enter but not sorted yet...
JAR
People probably not going but I'm working on them
Southern Snail
Debra Bourne
I think because we have a new fangled registration service, it may not have been fully plumbed into an available list of registered entrants yet.
You are right! We need a qualification and future events list
I emailed Comrades to ask what the plan was for deferring to 2023, but didn't get an answer, so I've entered for this year as I didn't want to miss out entirely. Now I've got until June to decide whether to go for it or to offer my place in the substitution window. I'll try to follow your race plan at Manchester, Bike It, but as I haven't been able to run more than 18 miles since last summer the final 8 miles are going to be... interesting.
An ultra, mostly walking, around end of April you say? Have you read your RW personal messages?
6/7 I can walk with little issues, it’s just an option and to give me some confidence I guess. What about your event in May is that still happening?
Mark - I reckon you get to see the sea at the top of Fields Hill, about 13 miles to go.
lowrez and Baldstan - I am planning on being at Manchester next Sunday. I am in Yellow A and will be wearing a Comrades hat and my shirt will have 3 patches on the back. Maybe see you there amongst the masses?
I'm in Yellow B Marty, so I'll overtake you with bravado in the first mile and you'll reel me back in at mile 18 as I drastically fade to 15 minute miles and ultimately get hoicked off the course when the 6 hour limit crushes me out
I'll probably be dressed like this, but without the mask, plan to have this on me head instead...
Mind you, I have a giraffe suit on order that might arrive by then too🤔
And if we do see you at any point, I'll do my best to hoof you up and cajole you to the finish within the time
Thanks for the offer of encouragement Marty, but I really am ridiculously below 4:50 standard at this time; I'm honestly not worth the investment of your on-course care and encouragement. Once I've got through half way in 2:25 I just won't have the beans or core validity to continue at that rate. I will give it an honest try, but, we should expect 5:30ish I'd say.
I wouldn't want to ruin a good day of MAF conformance for you by making you think I was truly up to this on current form; I'm not. I did enter this with good intentions of achieving the qualification mark, but it ain't happening, not based on the level of training I've done anyway.
The 20 I did a fortnight ago illustrated this perfectly. I performed to the above standard. Since then I've done a 3 miler a week ago Thursday and had to limp home achieving just 3 miles and I've been nursing an overworked ham that has only just kinda come good today, a week and a half later. I haven't run in 9 days... talk about a taper
I've got Waterford at the end of June lined up for a proper attempt. Plus I retire from work on Thursday (yeha!) so I will be able to properly concentrate on training from here on in instead of sitting at a desk for 8 hours per day
This could be one of those rare occasions where I don't even turn up at the start line in favour of me bones completely recovering. I have the K2B in a month or so, gotta be able to yomp that!
Hope your household doesn't suffer too badly Stan. I have evaded both my nearly 30 something kids being hit by this. We live in the same house, so it is possible to stay clear if you really try. Obviously my two could just lock themselves away and text me for supplies
I am increasingly feeling like the needle in a haystack, everyone I can think of has had this lurgy except me.
Anyone want the tickets? I'm giving them away.
Note that The Saucers only play pre Dark Side of the Moon material, but that is still a vast catalogue of amazing songs and psychedelia
https://web.comrades.com/
This announcement comes in the wake of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation last night, announcing some key changes to the restrictions which government had put in place to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
CMA Chairperson, Mqondisi Ngcobo has advised that the Association will allow unvaccinated runners to run the 2022 Comrades on condition that they provide proof of a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours of Comrades race day, at their own cost.
The same rules will apply to all runners, volunteers and visitors to the three-day Comrades Expo, scheduled for race week (25-27 August 2022)."
Long time no speak.
Glad to hear that for the most part people seem to be well. Every so often I do a race and spot Roger (I assume there is no one else with such an assortment of costumes XD).
Sorry to hear about your struggles Mark. All the best in your recovery.
I'm in for 2022 ! And now I'm in I am remembering the logistical nightmares of it all XD
Looks like there are no direct flights. Left it too late perhaps? So I'm looking at doing something convoluted like Going Manchester -> Amsterdam -> Cape Town/Joburg -> Durban. This way it seems cheaper and allows me to go from Manchester instead of Heathrow. Possibly stay in Cape Town/Joburg for a few days on the way (as I've never been) - anyone have any insight on which is 'better' ?
I'd obviously love for my partner to come along and support but I don't feel like Comrades is easily supportable. I am also a little concerned about safety based on some of the stories I heard in 2019. It'd be nice to have someone at the finish line and it would be nice to spend a few days afterwards on the beach with a couple of drinks. Holidaying afterwards - safari, swimming with sharks, all the classics would be amazing but we are trying to discern if the complex flight logistics and work holiday booking requirements are worth the effort when we can ryanair our way to a Greek beach at a different point with a lot less cost/effort. Does anyone have any insight/experience on this side of things? Do people tend to travel solo and just do the race or have people in the past turned it into a holiday?
Think I've done every flight combo in and out. Emirates is my favourite via Dubai. But the others are fine, and cheaper.
I'm planning to hang around for a bit for the first time ever this time; there was a vast amount of discussion on last year's thread, or was it the year before, regarding safari, especially Kruger.
Do you fancy the K2B as a warm up? 40 miles through the Lake District on May 7th