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Comrades Substitution Process Closing

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There are just hours remaining for aspirant Comrades runners to get their Substitution applications in before the process closes. The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) has confirmed that the month-long process comes to an end at close of business on Wednesday, 25 April 2018.

Over 1500 successful substitution applications have been processed since opening on 26 March. The Substitution Rule allows for a runner who has not entered to substitute an entrant who has withdrawn, or intends to withdraw from the 2018 Comrades Marathon.

The cost of the Substitution application is R200,00. The Substitution rule is applicable to all entrants including South African, Rest of Africa and International on a like for like basis i.e.

  • An International entrant can only substitute with an International entrant
  • For the first time, athletes from Rest of Africa (ROA) will be able to substitute with SA runners or other Rest of Africa entrants
  • A South African entrant can substitute with a South African entrant or Rest of Africa entrant

Prospective substitutes are encouraged to do their applications online. Alternatively, they may send their completed applications via email to sub@comrades.com or hand deliver them to Comrades House in Pietermaritzburg. Please do not post forms.

For more details, please click through to www.comrades.com

Source: http://www.comrades.com/comrades-substitution-process-closing-today

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Yuki Kawauchi – Win Boston Marathon 2018

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Japan’s Yuki Kawauchi won the men’s race at the 122nd Boston Marathon in such dramatic fashion that it will surely be recalled alongside such epics as the Duel in the Sun of 1982 and the Johnny Kelley/Ellison Brown battle of 1936. A customarily deep field ensured that the mano a mano competition would always be the focus of the day; but, with conditions ranging from consistently heavy rain to a veritable monsoon, it was undeniable that the weather was enormously significant in the outcome.

Even Kawauchi assented. “I think the conditions were instrumental in pulling off this victory,” he stated after crossing the Boylston Street finish line in a time of 2:15:58, the slowest winning time since 1976 (when it was blazing hot), but still almost two and a half minutes up on second placed Geoffrey Kirui, the defending champion (2:18:23) and a further twelve seconds ahead of third placed Shadrack Biwott (2:18:35).

The race may have been slow, but the manner of Kawauchi’s victory was enthralling. As he conceded, “I bet there’s not a single person in Boston who thought that I would win today.” Saliently, he added, “But, in the marathon anything can happen.”

It wasn’t just the fact of the upset, it was the manner in which the win was earned. Always in Boston, a runner bolts off the finish line, into a sizeable lead, only to fade and never be seen again. Kawauchi was that runner this year, defying the torrential rain and blustery winds and blasting through the first mile in 4:37 with a 13 second lead over a pack of 25 runners that included Kirui (KEN), 2016 winner Lemi Berhanu (ETH), 2013 and 2015 winner Lelisa Desisa (ETH) and 2017 Chicago champ (and Boston second placer) Galen Rupp. One mile later (9:30), the gap was down to eight seconds, and the inevitable seemed about to happen. Except that it didn’t.

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Spaghetti Every Friday, the story of running 50 marathons in 50 weeks

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Spaghetti Every Friday, the story of running 50 marathons in 50 weeks


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Publisher: The Witte Company (2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 097145440X
ISBN-13: 978-0971454408
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PowerSox Men’s 3-Pack Cushion Crew Socks with Coolmax Black Shoe Size: 9-12.5

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PowerSox Men’s 3-Pack Cushion Crew Socks with Coolmax Black Shoe Size: 9-12.5


3-Prs. Powersox CoolMax Crew Socks. Stay cool on the move. The Crew Socks from Powersox feature CoolMax fabric to manage moisture and keep your feet dry and comfortable. No more sweaty feet that rub and chafe all day! Cool comfort: Ventilated top helps feet breathe; Arch brace for added support; CoolMax fabric manages moisture; Y heel fit keeps sock in place to reduce rubbing; Comfort toe seams; Fit men’s shoe sizes 9-12.5; Machine wash / dry; Imported.; State Color. 3-Prs. Powersox CoolMax Crew Socks

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The World’s Toughest Foot Race -Badwater® 135

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Covering 135 miles (217km) non-stop from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney, CA, the Badwater® 135 is the most demanding and extreme running race offered anywhere on the planet. The start line is at Badwater Basin, Death Valley, which marks the lowest elevation in North America at 280’ (85m) below sea level. The race finishes at Whitney Portal at 8,300’ (2530m), which is the trailhead to the Mt. Whitney summit, the highest point in the contiguous United States. The Badwater 135 course covers three mountain ranges for a total of 14,600’ (4450m) of cumulative vertical ascent and 6,100’ (1859m) of cumulative descent. Competitors travel through places or landmarks with names like Mushroom Rock, Furnace Creek, Salt Creek, Devil’s Cornfield, Devil’s Golf Course, Stovepipe Wells, Panamint Springs, Keeler, Alabama Hills, and Lone Pine

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The Age of Netflix: Critical Essays on Streaming Media, Digital Delivery and Instant Access

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The Age of Netflix: Critical Essays on Streaming Media, Digital Delivery and Instant Access

In 2016, Netflix—with an already enormous footprint in the United States—expanded its online streaming video service to 130 new countries, adding more than 12 million subscribers in nine months and bringing its total to 87 million. The effectiveness of Netflix’s content management lies in its ability to appeal to a vastly disparate global viewership without a unified cache of content. Instead, the company invests in buying or developing myriad programming and uses sophisticated algorithms to “narrowcast” to micro-targeted audience groups.
In this collection of new essays, contributors explore how Netflix has become a cultural institution and transformed the way we consume popular media.

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50/50: Secrets I Learned Running 50 Marathons in 50 Days – and How You Too Can Achieve Super Endurance!

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50/50: Secrets I Learned Running 50 Marathons in 50 Days — and How You Too Can Achieve Super Endurance!


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Publisher: Hachette Audio; Abridged edition (August 18, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 160024274X
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Hansons Marathon Method: Run Your Fastest Marathon the Hansons Way

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Hansons Marathon Method: Run Your Fastest Marathon the Hansons Way

Run your first marathon or your fastest with Hansons Marathon Method, the revolutionary training program from one of the best running teams in the world, the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project.

In Hansons Marathon Method, the coaches of the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project reveal their innovative marathon training program that has helped thousands of runners become true marathoners and smash their personal bests.

Hansons Marathon Method tosses out mega-long runs and high-mileage weekends–two old-fashioned running traditions that often injure and discourage runners. Runners using the Hansons method will gradually build up to the moderate-high mileage required for marathon success, spreading those miles more sensibly throughout the week. Running easy days mixed with precisely paced speed, strength, and tempo workouts, runners will steel their bodies and minds to run the hardest final miles of the marathon–and finish strong.

In this new second edition, the Hansons program welcomes newer runners with a new Just Finish program featuring a simple schedule of easier running and lower mileage. The Just Finish program sets up first-time marathoners for an enjoyable marathon and a lifetime of strong, healthy running.

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