Comrades Marathon – historic perspective – Part 1 – The trouble with great traditions is that it’s very difficult to think your way back to the time when they began – Continue reading

Comrades Marathon – historic perspective – Part 2 – The modern Olympic Games were little more than a quarter of a century old in 1920. They reflected prevailing attitudes founder Baron Pierre de Coubertin’s vision – unsullied by money – Continue reading

Comrades Marathon – historic perspective – Part 3 – In the 1970s storm clouds gathered rapidly after the false calm that seemed to characterise the previous decade – Continue reading

Comrades Marathon – historic perspective – Part 4 – Interest in the race began to rise because top South African distance athletes had few opportunities to compete abroad – Continue reading

Comrades Marathon – historic perspective – Part 5 – At a deeper level, the message of the Comrades to South Africa is clear; men and women running together, helping one another – Continue reading

Comrades Marathon – now in the past – To “celebrate humankind’s spirit over adversity” – Vic Clapham and the Comrades Marathon by Jako Bezuidenhout – PhD History, Rhodes University –  Continue reading