Comrades Marathon : 101 years of highlights and heroes, 1921 to 2022 / Tom Cottrell.

"For over a century, the Comrades Marathon has captivated a nation. It's an annual South African ritual, a day of inspiration and extraordinary achievement. Written in an accessible, anecdotal style, this book tells the absorbing story of a humble start in 1921, when only a handful of runners finish...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cottrell, Tom (Author)
Language:English
Published: Greenside, Johannesburg : Tom Cottrell, [2023]
Subjects:
Comrades Marathon > History.
Marathon running > South Africa.
Physical Description:xiv, 238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: a century of ups and down
  • The route. The down-run
  • The up-run
  • The 1920s
  • The 1930s
  • The 1940s
  • The 1950s
  • The 1960s
  • The 1970s
  • The 1980s
  • The 1990s
  • The 2000s
  • The 2010s
  • The 2020s
  • Results.