Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 94, May 2017 | Page 47
BOOK YOUR CLUB TENT SITES
Club tent site bookings for Comrades Race Day opened on Wednesday,
1 March 2017. For details, please visit www.comrades.com or e-mail
[email protected].
GREAT BUYS AT COMRADES
ONLINE SHOP
LINK IN WITH WEBINARS
The CMA’s final monthly webinar hosted by the official Comrades Coach, Lindsey Parry, will go
live on Friday 15 May at 8pm. The topics to be discussed will include:
• Where you should be right now
• Sort out niggles now!
• To err is human, but err on the light side
• Race planning
• The route
• Race day lists
The series of websinars were
part of the CMA’s Runners
First initiative, aimed at
better equipping Comrades
athletes with the necessary
training, injury-prevention
and nutritional information
for peak performance on
Comrades race day. To
reserve your space, go to
http://coachparry.com/webinar, and to view the archived webinars of previous
months, go to https://www.youtube.com/embed/8KQTU6smrlo.
NEW BALANCE LAUNCHES
COMRADES SHOE
New Balance South Africa has combined award-winning Fresh Foam cushioning with
the much anticipated 2017 Comrades Shoe series to give runners the best in premium
performance running, in the Comrades Fresh Foam 1080.
Find the perfect gift today for the Comrades runner in your life at the
online Comrades Shop, offering a special range of memorabilia and
branded products, including a variety of headgear, accessories, leather
wallets, gadgets and a host of utility items, in a convenient one-stop
shop accessible any time from anywhere in the world. Furthermore,
the items will be delivered directly to you at your convenience. To get
shopping, simply visit www.comrades.com and clicking on the
Online Shop tab.
AIMING FOR QUADRUPLE GREEN
Five passionate Comrades Marathon runners will be aiming for their 40 th
Comrades finish at this year’s 92 nd Comrades Marathon on Sunday 4 June, to
join the growing club of quadruple Green Number runners, which currently has
12 members. The five are Mike Cowling, Wietsche van der Westhuizen,
Johann van Eeden, Boysie van Staden and Shaun Wood, with Mike,
Wietsche and Shaun also aiming to make it 40 consecutive finishes.
CMA General Manager, Chris Fisher thanked these runners for their passion
for The Ultimate Human Race, saying, “Each of you has showcased the true
spirit of the Comrades Marathon through sheer grit, determination and hard
work. We wish you well as you conquer this year’s edition of the most iconic
road running race in the world.”
Select runners’ biomechanics, force patterns and wear tendencies helped guide the New
Balance design team to deliver a supremely cushioned underfoot feel that respects and
maintains the runners’ need to engage with the ride itself, and can handle any amount
of mileage. The one-piece Fresh Foam midsole gives runners a continuously smooth
ride without interference, and an intelligent emboss on the top bed of the midsole
in conjunction with flex groove placement combine to complement flexibility in this
tremendously cushioned shoe.
The shoe features a bootie-construction specifically designed to accommodate various
instep heights and foot volumes, to wrap the midfoot securely. An engineered mesh in the
upper adds to the luxurious, premium appeal, designed to give runners room for natural
toe splay as they log long miles.
The Comrades Fresh Foam
1080 sells at a suggested
retail price of R2599 in both
men’s and women’s versions
at Totalsports, Sportsmans
Warehouse, New Balance
Experience Stores and leading
key independent sports
retailers.
Furthermore, Barry Holland and Louis Massyn will be aiming to finish
their 45th Comrades runs (also all consecutive) in order to tie the all-time
record held by Dave Rogers, although he may still go after a 46th medal
to further extend his record. The 12 runners who have already earned the
coveted Comrades Quadruple Green Number status are:
45: Dave Rogers
44: Barry Holland, Louis Massyn
42: Alan Robb, Clive Crawley, Dave Lowe
41: David Williams
40: Kenny Craig, Riel Hugo, Tommy Neitski, Vic Boston, Zwelitsha Gono
The concept of Comrades Marathon Green Numbers was first introduced in 1972,
with Green Numbers awared retrospectively for medals earned prior to 1972. The
criteria for inclusion in the Comrades Marathon Green Number Club Roll of Honour
is three Comrades wins; five Comrades gold medals or 10 Comrades finishes.
Runners who earn a Green Number retain their number in perpetuity.
Going for 40: Wietsche, Shaun, Boysie, Johann & Mike
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