Comrades 2011

So Al, explain to me again why you are doing this..... as you can see from the clock, we were up at sparrows  so we could get to Durban for the 5.30 start.

A very aprehensive looking Al at the start. He hadnt done as much training as last year but on the positive side, he had trained in the sun instead of the snow.

Cheering on the runners at the bottom of Botha's Hill

Guy and Fiona were the first to arrive followed by Al who was only a few seconds behind them.  They were all looking really good just short of the half way mark.

and Al was looking just as strong at the finish - 10hours 15 min.  It seems that consistency is Al's thing. 20 years ago 10hrs13 (up run), last year 10hrs15 (down run) and this year again 10hrs15 (up run).

Guy & Fiona followed 30 mins later.....tired but happy.  I heard the words 'never again' uttered more than once...