The Spirit of Comrades
Among my most prized possessions are three finishers medals from the Congress ultra-marathon in South Africa. I’m lucky now to be able to give back to Comrades as an international volunteer “Ambassador” for Comrades. With our race coming up on June 14, I’d like to share some thoughts. This year, because of the Covid pandemic, the race is canceled. But, the “Spirit of Comrades” is not forgotten. We’re going to have a virtual “Comrades Legend Race,” on Sunday, June 16th. You can run, walk, or crawl 5km all the way to the Comrades race distance of 90km. You can do it anywhere, including on a treadmill at home. You’ll get a real medal from South Africa and your results will be published on the official Comrades website. All you need to know about the Comrades Legends race and how you can participate is explained here: www.comrades.com/ The “Spirit of Comrades” is international. I’m proud to say that Cheryl Winn, an American by birth, is the only person to have won the race and now serves as Chairperson of the Comrades Marathon Association. In 2005, Cheryl and I had a bottle of nice South African wine and dreamed of how great it would…
