Comrades seminars for first-time runners

Bonitas will host the Bonitas Comrades Novice Seminars to assist first-time Comrades runners ahead of the marathon on 4 June.

This year’s theme for the Comrades Marathon is ‘It Takes All of You’ and the novice runner will find this out over the next six months.

Bonitas will be there before the race and every step along the route for runners tackling the gruelling 86.7km up run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg for the first time.

To help get participants across the finish line before the 12-hour cut-off time, it is essential that they are prepared. It is important that they know what to expect of the route, that they have trained adequately in terms of time spent out on the road and that they also fuel their bodies correctly.

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A panel of experts in the fields of medicine, sport psychology and dietetics as well as the official Comrades coach will provide invaluable advice, answer questions and support newbies in terms of complete preparation for the race.

The seminars will be held in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban. Entrance is free.

The Gauteng seminars will take place on:

• 24 January at 7pm at the Rand Athletics Club, Old Parktonian Club, 1 Garden Road, Randburg.
• 28 March at 7pm at Sunninghill Striders Running Club, The Auditorium, Eskom Megawatt Park, No 1 Maxwell Drive, Sunninghill, Sandton.
• 29 March at 7pm at the Benoni Northerns Athletic Club, Benoni Northerns Sports Club, 1 Brodigan Road, Rynfield, Benoni.
• 4 April at 7pm at the Irene Athletics Club, The Auditorium, Agricultural Research Council, Irene Campus, Olifantsfontein Road, Irene in Pretoria.

Details: nonkululeko@comrades.com