Kenny Williams
Comrade Green Number 9369 Kenny Williams (28 Medals) In
2007 I lined up for the down run having sat the last minute decided to
run in my older shoes as I was scared of developing blisters with the
new pair. After running about 3 km I am not sure what made me
look down and to my horror realised that my championchip was in my
wife’s car on my new shoes and she was 30 km down on the Comrades
route. I ran back to the start and asked a spectator if I could
use his cell phone to phone my wife. She raced back to
Maritzburg getting a ticket on the way and I was ready to run
about half an hour after the official start. As luck would have
it the mats at the start had already been removed so I had to
find an official to verify my start. I then got lost in
Maritzburg and eventually after a few wrong turns spotted the last
runner (but one) about to run down Polly Shorts. The
story made a Durban newspaper and having to come from the back I came
across all the Pinelands runners which was quite embarrassing. At
out first club night I was given an award for the biggest DOF in the
club. I also received the award for being the first Pinelands
runner home in the Comrades. No-one has ever mentioned the second
trophy but even complete strangers have reminded me of the first trophy. I will be doing my 29th Comrades next year but I have much to learn and my wife and all my friends continually remind me to check for my Championchip. External links: Official Comrades Marathon website |
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Nikki
Campbell 2010