| Nikki Campbell |
Green number 18595 - 12
medals. Hope to run Comrades until my legs and body don't
work! |
| Kevin
Noel |
Commitment for 2010 |
| Floretta
Mackett |
a promise to my self and my friends
that think i cannot make it and my husband |
| Yolande
Papas |
I beleive it is time for Comrades to
come back to an SA female winner. Can you help me to get there? |
| Rachel
Wilks |
no comment |
| Dominique
Hawkins |
no comment |
| Magda
Keates |
no comment |
| Sergio |
no comment |
| Pedro
Ortiz |
I WANT TO MAKE IT...! |
| Keryn
Clark |
I
am
committing to 2010 also for a variety of reasons but primarily to make
good my promise 28 years ago and before my knees run out of juice. |
| Kevin
Feldman |
I
am a novice. My furthest distance has been 50km (Om die Dam. I hope to
complete Comrades 2010 in under 11 hours. |
| Mechele |
This will be my first |
| Janet
Hunter |
I turn 50
this year and am determined to finally run one comrades next year after
being injured the last 2 years after Two Oceans. |
| Cheryl Nikodem |
I am gonna follow Don's advice "Shut
up and run" |
| Ventura Coelho | no comment |
| Belinda Hall | First time to run Comrades. |
| Betina De Araujo | I am a
slow runner but I am absolutely passionate about running. I've done one
marathon - the easiest one in SA - which is Cango and I would love to
do Comrades 2010! |
| Grant Roode | I have
just got goose bumps making this commitment! I gave up smoking a year
ago after 23 years of smoking. I replaced the suck on the cigarette
with a footstep on the road. I have run 891.1Km to date, been through
and always going through the 'runner's road of trials' but loving it.
Comrades is my goal and I love your website! I love the expression, in
other words, the lead up to Comrades is tougher than tough but on the
day just go and fetch the medal. I am striving to fetch the medal! |
| Karen Thornton | I don't drink (much); I don't do (illegal) drugs... but I am a Comrades junkie... let the training begin (again!) |
| Janet Jackson | After 11 years am going back for my 5th - its a score to settle from way back when I ran for a PMB club ! |
| Anja Carstens | A promise to run my first Comrades for all those who would dearly want to but can't. |
| Elda Pietersen | I ran my
last comrades in 2007 and did not finish, the gun went off as i entered
the stadium.I believe i did not have enough training as i was working
lots of overtime. I had actually decided that i was never going to run
comrades, as i have completed 6 & i just dont get enough time to
train, but as i have just received this traning program from my co
runnrer i think iam going to run 2010. |
| Heather Campbell | Going for my first...im young but feel very passionate about Comrades. I cant wait! |
| Michele Kasfikis | I did my
first comrades in 2003 and only ran 78km cause I stopped for a cub of
tea, which is stupid as I was almost home, so next year I am off to
Durban to get the one that got away..I am so ready for this. |
| Hamid Sanglay | No comment |
| Karyn Bakelaar | No comment |
| Bernadine Carol Benson | Doing my second - purely for the back-to-back double down - oh yeah and the ABSOLUTE THRILL OF IT!!! See you all on the road. |
| Eylis Cornish | This time I will make it! |
| Trudy Hough | yip going
for number 9 next year and I turn 50 .. it's gonna be a big one!!
Thanks for your commitment to Comrades and for helping so many people
to achieve what they think they can't. You are an amazing person. |
| Johann du Plessis | I'll be back after 13 years. I finished in 10:41 in 1997. 2010 is a great year for a long overdue return. |
| Jonette Lee | I last run
a Comrades in 2002 and since got married to a dedicated triathlete
which have got its own pressures.... I want to prepare properly for the
2010 race and not injure myself. |
| Sheridan Owen-Davies | Famous
last words "never again" but here I am entering for the second time.
Going for my back to back medal, pity its down again though. Thanks to
Don and Nikki for their fantastic support and training programs. |
| Shani Steyn | I started
running 2 years ago to lose weight. I lost 30kg in 6 months. Running
is now my BEST friend. To run the Comrades will be the ultimate tribute
for me, a tribute to my body that has survived so much abuse and come
out OK, and a tribute to God, who has blessed me with the abilty to run. |
| Gill Elliott | I dedicate
my Comrades marathon to my King. Alan you are more than a husband to
me. Thank you for being, "the trust I seek and I found in you!" from
your wife Gill(PINKY).XXX |
| Candice Pascoe | I started
last year July and ran the 2009 comrades, however I pushed to hard to
quick and was plaqued with FLU and Chest infections from mid Feb to
March, then I got ITB injury in April. Anyway I went to experience 2009
comrades knowing my mind would take me through but my body would. I got
to halfway in 6.19 and thats the end. But I loved every minute of the
journey. Sometimes its not all about the end but the journey to the
end. I am rearing for 2010, but am not going to make the same mistakes. |
| Liza Oosthuizen | No comment |
| Danie Oosthuizen | No comment |
| Gideon Le Roux | Love to make the 11hour cut off. |
| Hendrik Kotze | No comment |
| Annette Lackey | I believe
you have not run if you have not done the comrades, I have built up my
training as was at my peak level and then something happens (attacked
by dogs, flu etc) to crash my dreams. I pray that this time it will
happen. Even though I will be 65 in 2010 I believe I can do it. |
| Elize Hartley | I ran the
Comrades eleven times and on my 10th I follow Don Oliver's program for
sub eleven hours, the program time was 10:40 and I'll did it in
10:41.... AWESOME, FANTASTIC, but then I was the last 2 years out of
the game, because of my knees, i'll got osteo arthritis, but I'll want
to go back next year, I'll already enter the comrades, and I'll go back
on Don Oliver's programme. So on the moment i'll focus to do the Tough
One 22 November, my 19th one. |
| Nolwazi Cokoto | ive neva won a medal before n iv neva ran a marathon but i wana win this one n make maself proud |
| Brenda Coomer | Have run 5 previous Comrades but my last one was in 2000. |
| Brian Super | Hiya
all I took the early plunge and entered again two days ago without too
much thought! I ran on average 3 days a week for this yrs race so I am
not suprised that I was pretty stiff afterwards. Now the challenge is
to continue training at least 5 times a week so that my 2010 Charity
run is that much more successful than my 1125 journey! my
www.haveaheart.co.za website should be up & running again December
to create an awareness of the dire need to help charities here in the
Table View area. |
| Heidi du Toit | No comment |
| Floris Steenkamp | I have
committed myself to run te 2010 race, my mind is in the right place now
i am working on getting my body to follow my mind. |
| Carl Liebenberg | Hi there,
as a cancer survivor of 12 years I want to run Comrades to raise money
for my charity www.plwc.org.za (Cancer Buddies). It is a huge challenge
but I am excitied about what lies ahead. I need to tick this box! |
| Juanita Gleeson | This is my
4th-Its one of the highlights on our club (FHAC)'s calendar & its
been an amazing goal & highlight of my life. |
| Manie Pretorius | I always say that i want to run the comrades but everytime chickened out.not this time i am going to train for 2010 |
| Karin Strachan | Did my
first Comrades in 2008 in 10h52 (up run). Now live in Mandurah,
Australia and coming back to do the 2010 Comrades down to Durban. |
| Cecelia Peer | This will be a first for me! |
| Moira Light | My first,
approached with determination, before my knees and "moed" give up! VERY
excited at the challenge. SO I'm in now, and hope to finish before cut
off in one piece.. |
| Yolande Papas | This is a
great website, i was wondering though....Do you by any chance have a
Gauteng training programme for a silver at comrades? |
| Thamsanqa Ngcobo | Medal
count=4, Ultimate goal - green number. Comrades 2010: shave off 35
minutes of 2009 finish time (was saved by a sub 10hr pacing bus) |
| Elize Hartley | Yes, I
want to run the Comrades again, I already did 11, and was off for two
years, but for me, i'm totally lost, feel if I'm not running before, so
I want a program again to start. |
| Annamie Kirsten | I want to
do my first and are far from fit. Just want to finish or maybe sub 11
hours. Had injuries last 11 months (calf and archilles) NOW I am ready
to go but dont know how or where to start from scratch.I am only
running 30-40 min at this stage. |
| Ed Smith | Wil my eerste comrades doen en suksesvol voltooi |
| Peter | I have
entered...I have done 2 comrades...1 UP and 1 down....the last one was
more than 20 years ago...please do not laugh...I was less than
80kg...now I weighin at 105/6/4kg...I will do it next year..I am gonna
do it!! |
| Ronel Bekker | Entered for 2009 but couldn't run due to an injury, hopefully 2010 will be my year |
| Mxolisi N Bovula | This year I am really focusing to finish and get a medal |
| Phumzile Njoko | I will do this !!! |
| Helene Anderson | 6 Bill Rowan medals. Want a silver. How do I train in November/December for a silver? |
| Sonja Adcock | I've done
one 50 mile race - JFK in Maryland - Nov 2008 and found it extremely
tough. I did it in 11:15. although I run 4:00 hour marathons, I will
have to really step up the training in order to recieve a medal at
comrades |
| Rod Kernes | Have
completed 7 consecutive Comrades, last one in 2000. Novice, Mark
Hayworth, stated he would do the next 3 with me to attain my green
number. Have him registered and here we go. Very excited. |
| Gerrit van Zyl | Entered for 2010 - last Comrades in 2004. Completed 4 Comrades Marathons.
|
| Elsabe Nagel | I am
running the Comrades for the first time in 2010 and I am going to make
it in under 11 hours. I want to run in the 11 hour bus, How does that
work? |
| Olwyn Oliver | Back
again, after 2001, 2007 and then 2009 being the "very last", but "this
is the very last". Andy take note. It was the Fish Hoek thing and now
the 2010 thing. |
| Tania d'Argent | No Comment |
| Iqbal Baruffwala | Hoping to fulfill a lifelong dream by finally running Comrades....and finishing....with a medal ! |
| Elize Dieckmann | WILL BE MY FIRST!! |
| Marietjie Williams | No comment |
| Peter John Bauer | I ran and
completed my tenth(10) Comrades in 2004 and then left the country for
work reasons. Having now returned, have began training for my eleventh.
I have a best time of 09:30 but this was achieved in 1994 (when young
and dangerously good looking). |
| Deborah Horn-Botha | Comrades
isn't just a race, its a lifestyle. No. 2 here I come! With
the help of Don and Nicky of course - thank you. |
| Ben Hattingh | Thank you
for the opportunity to be part of the great Comrades challenge. I do
get inspired and motivated through Don's training program. I have
completed 4 (with Don's programmes) failed 2 (other programs) and
missed 2. I want to be ready for 2010. |
| Mark Walters | You have
heard that comment "One day when I grow up..." Last year I decided to
"grow up" and ran my first Comrades alone. Picked up a thigh cramp at
30km that just would not quit (undertrained) but I pushed it to 70km in
under 10hrs when I bailed. After saying NEVER AGAIN, I have decided
that I still want that cherry, that medal of medals. I need
encouragement & support to get me there! |
| Danielle Day | No comment |
| Michelle Simpson | I am so
glad to have found this site - What a challenge - I have never been
athletic (asthma as a kid, so never really allowed) - High School saw
me doing the annually 100m dash and thats that. Started running with
my boyfriend - got injured - started running again - and got sick -
started running again - injuries again!!! BUT this will not stop me -
I want to prove a point - your mental ability will take you through the
physical inability! Hoping we can all use this website to encourage
one another! See you at Comrades!!!! |
| Michelle du Toit | I will finish my first comrades in under 11 hours. |
| Mike Ungerer | 2010 is a
special year for Comrades and South Africa (Soccer World Cup)I want to
be part of 2010 and commited myself to complete my first Comrades in
2010. |
| Gerda Bothma | No comment |
| Gerecke Olivier | First one doing it for my Creator and those who can't do it , nice site thanks |
| Michelle Niemand | I am committed to do the 2010 run. "I can do all things through HIM who strengthens me". |
| Kim Lamb | No comment |
| Nic Coppings | First time.. |
| Esther De Wet | No comment |
| Charles Reed | My first comrades. Going for Bronze, but ideally want to try and run sub 9h30. |
| Satish Gujaran | I am
Satish Gujaran from India, residing in Mumbai. I am a long distane
runner. I will be participating in 2010 Comrades Marathon and if my
office duty permits I will run Two Oceans also. |
| Candice Morrison | very excited for my first comrades hoping to finish and sub 11 hours |
| Dave Nicholls | Anyone who
has done the Comrades has my deepest respect. Must be such a proud
moment just to finish. This will be my first attempt. |
| Gideon Monyemorathoe | This will be my first. I need all the encouragement in the world! |
| Annamarie Swart | No comment |
| Jacques Tattersall | 1st comrades, 1st marathon and hoping for sub 10 if all goes well! |
| Thabo Rambau | HI! my
first Comrade was in 2007.I finished in 11h52,i took a break due to i
had a problem with left knee.2010 i'm commited in running the second
comrade. hope your program will help. |
| Gail McLellan | I'll be there again! |
| Monica Groenewald | My first
one I am scared and looking forward to it. Somthing I want to do and my
suster Zelna is my running partner and we both are so "OPGEWONDE" that
nothing is going to stop use. So yes we are looking forward to this
2010 Comrades. And good luck to all the first runners. |
| Tammy Robbin | I have made the commitment |
| Isabel Esterhuysen | Going for nr 8 will be a tuff one for me. Will be positive and just doing my best. |
| David Francis | My first time doing comrades and I am feeling super excited and super scared at the same time. |
| Marilyn Moore | Always followed Don's programme and back again after a six year gap. Hope the injuries stay well away. |
| Christopher Cook | reserved
my place for 2010. last ran Comrades in 2002, finished in 9:20:40.
would really like a sub 9! qualifier is malta on Feb 28th if not. a
local one here in the UK April 11th. any tips or advice welcome! |
| Errard Sullivan | Up and Down and now for my 3rd. Two Oceans a goal for 2010 too. |
| Lennard van Wyk | This will be my first Comrades, I am hoping for a sub 11 hour finish. |
| Mlungisi Khumalo | I would like to make a commitment of doing my 1st Big C in 2010. |
| Doctor Masango | I started
training on January 2010 for comrades although I have not been sticking
to the program, I commit to run and finish comrades 2010 |
| Peggy Whitman | HAve done two. Would like to do a sub 11:00. Following your programme and yes, I am determined to do my sub 11!! |
| Cornelia Smuts | I am
training for my first comrades this year. I have qualified at
Winelands marathon in 4ho7. My dream is to run Two Oceans under 6h and
comrades sub 11 hours. I have changed to Don Olivers training
programme because I think it is brilliant encouraging and sensible.
Telling me exactly what to do. I also enjoy Nikki's website and I
think she is wonderfull. |
| Richard Price | First Time Comrades runner. am lovin it... check out the web site http://web.me.com/amble44 |
| Andrew Wettergreen | Never give up, never ever give up! WC |
| Margi O'Connor | I am
entered. I want this. I will do. I will go the distance. I will get
the prize that medal. I will complete what I started. That's my
commitment. |
| Steve Dennehy | I'm in! I
have been training (starting very slowly) for 18 months, I have now
qualified, and I am going to finish! Durban here I come. |
| Rick Briers-Danks | First time - a bit nervous but excited by the challenge! |
| Zelna Black | I am 42
years old and this year I ran my first 42k! I am not waiting untill I
am 89 to run the Comrades! 2010 is it - and hopefully for many other
novices, enjoy! |
| Christopher | Will
be my second . Turning 62- chronic asthma Training hard and hope
that I will be strong enough to complete this wonderful race Ja This
one is also for all those with asthma |
| Paul Hannah | Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever. Lance Armstrong |
| Simphiwe Mguni | Its my first and i want to finish it how do i do that. |
| Khinesh Vallabh | Hi, i am a
novice that has signed up for the 2010 85th Commrades. I have also
qualified at PostNet at 4.55. Really looking forward to this MAJOR
achievement that i WILL conquer :) p.s thanks for this GREAT site that
sets reallity in :) |
| Tanvir Kazmi | Having
never run a distance beyond 42K, I woke up one morning and searched for
possibilities that exist beyond. It did not take long to decide -
Comrades was the biggest one by a wide margin. There has been no
finisher from India, ever, at Comrades. I hope our group of 9 folks
from India will make a new history. |
| Sally Kruger | Turned 40
last year and made the decision to run Comrades this year. Time
constraints have made it impossible to run the distances I should have
so I feel undertrained. And had a bad fall running Oceans which has
led to knee and calf injuries. But going to be at the start line and
determined that my mind will get me to the end. SHUT UP AND RUN -
that's all I can do! |
| Anne Ludick | Ran Comrades in 2000 got into the stadium as the gun went off. Aim to finish Big C 2010. |
| Kevin Afrikaner | I'll be there, nice site you have. 2nd one - first was in 1996. Hoping for a solid bronze time. |
| Micky Elliott | My 3rd Comrades but not consecutive. Ran in 2003 then 2008 and now my last one will be 2010. |
| Dave Thomas | I have
been running for over 15 years but Comrades is a race that I have been
able to side step until now. Some say you are not a runner until you
have done Comrades. It has not been my dream, but I know it is
something I want to experience at least once. I am going to get it
right the first time so I don't have to go back again if I don't want
to. |
| Monique van Heerden | Its been
my dream to run comrades ever since I can remember. Ive watched almost
every comrades since I was able too and finally this year I am making
my dream come true. I ran my first 10km in January last year, first
half marathon in July and my first marathon in November. I have a
wonderful coach/boyfriend who is helping me every step of the way and
without whom i would not be where I am now. There has been a few
hurdles including an ITB operation in February but we still managed to
start Oceans..... and finish it, although in 8 hours. I did the Lindsay
training run and after that run felt that I am able to do comrades. Now
im counting the days till the big moment. Im excited but I can feel the
butterflies in my stomach getting more and more. We are aiming for a
sub 12. I cant wait to experience the race everyone says is so special.
See you all on the road |
| Nicki Barnard | This is my first Comrades and my wish is to finish within the 12 hour cut-off! No record breaking times for me.... |
| Linda Coetzee | Novice
comrades runner who now cannot wait to go and fetch that medal!! All
I'm hoping for is a "comfortable" run within cutoff time. Let the fun
begin .... Race number 44501. Wishing all my fellow Comrades runners a
successful and enjoyable journey to the finish line. |
| Roger Arendse | Now that
the Big-C is just around the corner - I am really looking forward to
it. The 2010 'down run' is sure to be unforgettable. I wish all
novices, especially from Celtics, a memorable day on the road. May each
of you achieve your goal. My race # 55223, and going for bronze. |
| Bryn Leverton | Ran last
in 2003 and 2004: Have two vic clapham medals. Hoping for a very
comfortable vic clapham at worst, best case scenario though, hoping for
a 10:50 comrades on May 30th. |
| Michelle Bedwell | Novice
comrades runner (Pinelands AC)- i cannot wait now nerves is getting to
me, want to finish under cutoff with minimal amount of pain and come
home with that well deserved medal. |
| Malcolm Pike | Novice
comrades runner (Pinelands AC)- I got back into running after a 25 year
lay off (car accident)- which doctors said I would never be able to run
again. Thanks to god i will be running my 1st comrades with my finance'
and we will be coming home with that well deserved medal. Race no is
35482. |
| Trish Gilmour | Race Number: 46952 |
| Chris Geale | Race Number: 24382 |
| Rob Gardner | |
| Cheryl Witte | Thank you
for the awesome information about Comrades that you have profiled on
your website. Have referred to it often and found in incredibly
useful. Am as nervous as anthing but very excited - as this will be my
first Comrades. |
| Bobo Shange | I commit to running and finishing 2010 Comrades marathon and improve on previous times. |
