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How to train for the Comrades marathon

Comrades Marathon training begins in March, and Coach Neville explains how to train through the key months.
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Beat your running injury and bounce back

Few runners have escaped the frustration of a running injury, but it can be an opportunity to rebuild and return to running stronger, says Coach Neville
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Avoid the Plods from running fatigue, and get your energy back

Coach Neville explains how to avoid the Plods from running fatigue and get your energy back
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You ran the Comrades marathon, now what?

Coach Neville explains how to recover well, and get started running again after the Comrades marathon
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Tips to crush 2025 Comrades

Coach Neville explains how run your best 2025 Comrades, with handy tips for the last week and for the race
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You can smash your Comrades marathon qualifier

Planning when to run your qualifier is important. For those runners that won’t have run an early qualifier in October or November, the aim is to run the qualifier sometime between January and the beginning of March.
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Comrades marathon – are you fast enough?

The average pace to complete the Comrades marathon varies, depending on the exact distance. But if we use 88 km, then your average pace needed to finish under 12 hours is 8.10 min/km or 13.08 min/mile
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Expert tips for a successful Comrades marathon

Getting to the start line of the Comrades marathon is half the battle won, while running the race is the other half of the battle
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The final countdown to Comrades marathon

In these final weeks to the Comrades marathon we are tuned into how we feel, sometimes panicking over symptoms that disappear when the starting gun fires
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Road map to a great Comrades marathon

This article sets out a road map for planning for the Comrades marathon

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