Bruce Fordyce
Bruce Fordyce: Comrades King
South Africa’s Comrades Marathon
Marathon Man: 27 days, 27 marathons across South Africa *UPDATE
Comrades legends speak about their memorable races
Apartheid pervaded every facet of life in South Africa, and sport was no different. Black sportsmen and women were unable to compete on an equal footing, and the sports boycott made the country a pariah state. But marathons offered an open road to all.
South Africa remembers Nelson Mandela
South Africa remembers Nelson Mandela
South Africa is world’s endurance race capital
Some of the world's most extreme races are held in South Africa, where elite athletes – and ordinary people – pit themselves against the unforgiving elements and huge distances. Perhaps the most well-known is the Comrades Marathon, a gruelling 90km run between Durban and Pietermaritzburg.
South African 1-2 in Comrades 2012
Running is in her blood
Zola Budd-Pieterse is no longer the naïve young darling of South African athletics, but the 46-year-old still has what it takes. She finished her first Two Oceans in April and successfully took on the Comrades Marathon on 3 June, with the help of Comrades legend Bruce Fordyce.
• Running into the history books
Living on in the Comrades spirit
South African Olympian and long distance runner Wally Hayward was one of the great characters of the sport, and during his 60-year career on the road and track his name became synonymous with the gruelling Comrades Marathon.
• Olympic countdown begins