Winged Messenger - Running Your First Comrades Marathon (Paperback)

The year is 1976, and South Africa is gripped by a terrible lockdown – apartheid. Nelson Mandela is in prison on Robben Island; South Africa is isolated from the rest of the world, and revolution is in the air.

Against this background, a young student at Johannesburg’s Wits University decides to try and take control of his life, and his destiny, and give himself a sense of purpose. He challenges himself to run South Africa’s most famous long-distance race, the grueling 90-kilometre Comrades Marathon. Little does he know that five years later he will win this most iconic of races and he will go on to be considered one of the greatest Comrades runners in the history of the race.

In Winged Messenger, Bruce shares this 1976/77 training diary so that raw novices and experienced runners alike can follow the journey he took to his first Comrades. Novices particularly will enjoy reading about how he took his first stumbling, rudimentary steps and how, as an ordinary runner, he began to understand the demands of the race. He documents his mistakes, his successes and his progress towards his date with destiny in May 1977. Using his own experiences, he guides others, but particularly novices, on their quests to become winged messengers.

This is a unique blend of both a training guide and a fascinating glimpse of the life of a young man in his quest to conquer both himself and South Africa’s greatest race.

General

Imprint:	Kwarts Publishers
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	March 2021
Authors:	Bruce Fordyce
Dimensions:	200 x 133 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	175
ISBN-13:	978-1-77605-681-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Sport Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Sports training & coaching > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Track & field sports, athletics > Marathon running Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Track & field sports, athletics > Cross-country running Books > Biography > Sport Books > Local Author Showcase > Sport & Leisure Books > Promotion > Heritage Month > Biography Books > Local Author Showcase > Biography > Sport
LSN:	1-77605-681-7
Barcode:	9781776056811

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Fri, 7 Oct 2022 | Review by: Simone G.

Great for those wanting to run their first comrades - Highly recommend!

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