Thank so much ❤

Dankie 👍🏻

Great advice, thanks a mil!

Thanks for making this video. First time Comrades this year. Bringing my whole family from USA to cheer me on.

@ChurchMouse54978

Ай бұрын

@andybaber1, hope you are going to enjoy South Africa and the Comrades Marathon experience! All the best!

@andybaber1

Ай бұрын

⁠I know I will! My family lived in New Germany 1988-1992 and my father ran Comrades in 1990 and 91. He will be watching as I follow his footsteps 34 years later!

@Brad20-uo5lc

14 күн бұрын

@@andybaber1I hope it went well!!

Best one you mentioned is not to stop and chat with support. Grab and go

Good advice. I hope to run the comrades one day. Wishing you all the best !

Absolutely brilliant tips. Thank you so much. Definitely going to apply these. Doing my first Comrades this year

@ChurchMouse54978

Ай бұрын

All the best with your first Comrades Marathon! It is going to be very special.

Thank you so much. Loads of these tips I've overlooked, and are key to the race. I'm gonna carry a tub of Vaseline on me. 😂

Going for my back to back this year and this video couldn’t have come at a better time! Thank you!

@ChurchMouse54978

Ай бұрын

You got this! All the best with your Back to Back. It is a very special medal.

Fantastic video. I'm yet to run my first Comrades (maybe 2025) but these are brilliant tips.

@andremaakal6069

15 күн бұрын

Hope to see you on the route at Comrades 2025!

I'll kip the last tip in mind 😅

Thanks for sharing

Thank you, this is great advice. (2024 Comrades Novice)

@ChurchMouse54978

Ай бұрын

All the best with your first Comrades Marathon!

@susanjoseph5953

11 күн бұрын

How did it go? Hope it went well.

Thanks for sharing, very useful tips for novices, especially the part on wasting valuable time.

Great video, thanks. Last tip reminded me that I shouldn’t forget chamois cream. I noticed on long races that I started chaffing in an area totally unexpected, between the butt cheeks. I couldn’t understand why this was happening, I broke it down as to why it only happens in races but never in training, turns out it was the water I was pouring over my head and chest that was dripping down something I don’t do in training.

Thank you soooo much #novice😊

God bless u champ

These sounds like great tips, forwarded the video to novice runners in my group and I will use the tips next year when I run my first Comrades

@Thatsong-fr9nq

Ай бұрын

Hows your training so far

@nkelesa8362

Ай бұрын

@@Thatsong-fr9nq Slow. Not on any training program yet. Will focus properly from Aug/Sep

@Thatsong-fr9nq

Ай бұрын

@@nkelesa8362 hopefully we both qualify for next year. Im preparing for the capetown marathon later this year

Thank you Champion

Good video. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.

Ill remember Tip no.4😂

Thank you

Excellent tips, thank you

Brilliant! Very useful tips!

Legend! Baie dankie André!

Very interesting video. Can I ask why you can’t have earphones? I couldn’t imagine sound such a long marathon without music to keep me motivated

@andremaakal6069

10 күн бұрын

I think it has something to do with: When you run with earphones you might not hear Marshal / Referee instructions or traffic. Also, it could be possible for someone to transmit pacing to the runner that is not allowed for the elite runners. I do not use earphones --> I want to hear mother nature and the runners around me. There are some runners who ran with a portable speaker and broadcasted music along the way. Some in their hands, others carried it in a backpack.

@Brad20-uo5lc

10 күн бұрын

@@andremaakal6069 ah thanks so much for the reply. That does make sense. Having seen a few videos of the marathon, all the people cheering the runners on from the side are amazing. I wouldn’t want to miss out on their support. That would be motivation enough :)

Imagine deep heat in place of Vaseline in the groin n🤣ot fun at all.. Thank you for sharing!

@andremaakal6069

Ай бұрын

You might run a new PB if you do that! 🙂

The blanket is a great recommendation for before the race. However, what do you do with it when you start running?

@andremaakal6069

25 күн бұрын

@ricardofernandes7606, I donate the blanket. When they open the seeding pens and we move forward, then I throw it to the side over the fence. There will be someone out there who will sleep warmer that night.

NO 11 😮😅

Thank you