On a Comrades race bib, it tells you how many Comrades the runner has completed. Inexperienced runners, like myself, seek out those with double digits on their bib for advice. There’s a consistent theme from every single one of them: ‘take the first half easy’; ‘give the climbs the respect they deserve or you’ll pay for it at the back end’; ‘make sure you take more than half your target time to reach half way’.
I’d heard and read the same advice dozens of times and told everyone that my plan was to do exactly that. Take it very slow to the 70km mark, and see what’s left in the tank.
