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Day One: 12 midday - 12 midnight
Day One: 3am - noon
Day Two: 3 pm - 12 midnight
Day Two: 3am - noon
Day Three: 3 pm - 12 midnight
Day Three: 3am - noon
Day Four: 3 pm - 12 midnight
Day Four: 3am - noon
Day Five: 3 pm - 12 midnight
Day Five: 3am - noon
Day Six: 3 pm - 12 midnight
Day Six: 3am - noon
Day Seven: 3 pm - midnight
Day Seven: 3am - noon
Day Ten: 3 pm - 12 midnight
Day Eight: 3am - noon
Day Nine: 3 pm - 12 midnight
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Day Eight: 3 pm - 12 midnight
Day Ten: 3am - noon
Epilogue
Afterword
The Comrades Marathon (continued 2)
The Comrades Marathon (continued 3)
The Comrades Marathon (continued)
The Comrades Marathon

The Comrades Marathon, 2007

Of all the ultra-marathons in the world, it is the race with the largest number of participants. In 2007, I was one of the 12,000 brave souls who lined up in Pietermaritzburg to challenge the 90km course through KwaZulu-Natal that is the Comrades Marathon.

The Comrades Marathon — by Barnaby McBryde — last modified 2008-06-17 03:21 AM Flying home to New Zealand from South Africa after the race, the man beside me turned and asked - 'are you a writer?' I could understand why he asked. I had spent hours scrawling away in my black-bound book. 'No, no,' I replied. What follows may prove what the correct answer should have been. The Comrades Marathon (continued) — by Barnaby McBryde — last modified 2008-06-26 07:00 PM   The Comrades Marathon (continued 2) — by Barnaby McBryde — last modified 2008-06-26 09:51 PM   The Comrades Marathon (continued 3) — by Barnaby McBryde — last modified 2008-07-03 04:06 AM  

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