Running the Comrades? What can you expect?

Submitted by Marcel on Thu, 2010-05-06 22:12

With Comrades 2010 just around the corner, the excitement is building! Along with it comes a fair amount of uncertainty and concern.  To help you settle the nerves, its time for some final planning!

Comrades Mental Prep - 1

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Wed, 2010-04-28 19:00

Learn the importance of goal setting for preparation and on your big day; find out how achievement motivation has a bearing on how you handle and process pressure in the build-up and on race day.

Comrades Mental Prep - 3

Date: 
Wed, 2010-05-12 19:00

Relaxation before the event as well as visualization to help you get into the Zone more often than not.

Comrades Mental Prep - 2

Date: 
Wed, 2010-05-05 19:00

Learn how to improve concentration during crunch-time, the importance of arousal control, and the power of positive self-talk.

Vaal 2010

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2010-04-21 20:31

The Vaal Marathon was just a great race from start to finish. Yes, I was aiming for 3h10, but I always like to aim high!  It was only a month ago that I slashed 8 minutes off my previous best marathon time of 3h22 (not counting when I was a youngster in my 20’s) to finish Sasol Marathon in 3h14m30s, and to shave another 2.5 minutes off that was fantastic. Why did I have such a great race?

My Vaal PB

Submitted by capoyeti on Wed, 2010-04-21 20:26

A week later, and I’m still on a high after smashing my previous marathon PB. Leading up to the race, I felt that my training had gone well, so I was confident that I would do well and that I should take a few minutes off my PB. I just never thought I would go 14 minutes faster! Not in my wildest dreams, and as if it couldn’t get any better, I found that the run was actually easier than I thought it would be. I felt fresh most of the way, and loved the speed. How could that be?

Going the extra mile

Submitted by capoyeti on Wed, 2010-04-21 19:44

How far will you go for a PB! A number of our runners proved that they are prepared to go that extra bit to run faster than they have ever run before. And I don’t mean the extra miles in training, although sometimes that does help, but rather doing what it takes to make the success of their race.

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