run the comrades marathon

I have run 6 marathons and some shorter races but I would love to run comrades some day. If I combined this goal with my sailing around the world goal that would be great except I wouldn’t be able to train for the miles on the boat.

i ran it in 2000, for the 75th anniversary. i think 25,000 people started it.
the whole experience was great fun, still ranks as one of the best runs of my life. even on the plane, the people i met were like, “you came all the way from california to run the comrades?” and then the inevitable…”i want to run it one day”.
most of the race was lined (packed) with spectators. i’ve never experienced anything like that ever. most runners wore their track club jerseys, i wore a california tshirt. so the whole way (i must have heard this a thousand times)...”go california!!!”
it would be fun to go back and do a downhill year.

The Comrades Marathon is a South African ultramarathon run over a distance of approximately 90 km. My goal is o run this prestigious marathon when I’m 30 (I got another five years left to practice ;). I will start by buying some decent running shoes this year and start doing some fun runs!