It’s amazing on so many levels. You can check out Bob’s pre Comrades interview to get the full picture but he has finished this monumental 89.2k ultra-marathon … IN STYLE
Inspirational to say the least. Bob, our hats are off, you have set an amazing standard for the rest of us.
~~ CONGRATULATIONS from your running buddies at Purple Tiger ~~
by Craig
You said it all and the welcome back party will be on for sure !!
Thanx for all the support. It really made an enormous difference as I pushed on along the road to Durban. As I was running down Polly Shortts hill I sang (out loud …for all my fellow Comrades runners to hear) a line from our college song about being “lifted up on eagles wings” as I could really feel your thoughts of encouragement being the wind beneath MY wings.
In the final 5 kms as most of the others were fading into a stagger or walk, I saw an old (like me) african who had encouraged me to “go” with him (ie run ) up Cowies Hill. So I ran up beside him and he said the down hills were slowing him up. I was going OK and I said “hook on” and we ran non stop to the line together in true COMRADES attitude………..Bob XXXOOOX