Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 59, June 2014 | Page 3

Cool Comrades Tweeps to follow in 2014

The Twitterverse is buzzing with all the talk around the 2014 Comrades Marathon. We’ve put together a list of people you should be following this year. Some are Comrades legends, some just ordinary every day runners like the rest of us. Keep an eye on this list and these tweeps in the build up, on race day and in the weeks following this year’s Comrades Marathon. They’ll keep you up to date with the latest Comrades happenings.

The Comrades Marathon Route

Just looking at the Comrades Marathon down run route profile scares the living daylights out of most runners. Having to run it, that is off the charts. It is so often said that knowledge is power and the more you know about something the less you fear it.

The Comrades coach Lindsey Parry put together a very detailed walkthrough of the Comrades Marathon down run route, from what to expect at the start and then how to approach the first and second halves of the race. Take a few minutes to listen to the podcasts on the left to get a better understanding of the Comrades route.

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The START

1st Half

2nd half

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