South Africa--Culture Smart! by Isabella Morris

Author:Isabella Morris
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kuperard
Published: 2017-11-09T05:00:00+00:00

May: The Comrades Marathon

The Comrades Marathon, the world’s oldest ultramarathon, grew out of the League of Comrades of the Great War, established to help families affected by the First World War, and for soldiers to reconnect and rekindle the camaraderie shared on the battlefields. One such soldier was South African Vic Clapham, who dreamed of and proposed a marathon to the League of Comrades. The Comrades Marathon began in 1921; thirty-four aspiring athletes lined up at its start and sixteen finished. The race is now capped at 20,000 participants from across the world and is a major highlight in the international marathon diary. It is run between Pietermaritzburg and Durban, and the direction alternates every year—one year it’s a “down” run, and the next year it’s an “up” run.

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