Comrades Marathon - one of my fave races EVER!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 พ.ค. 2024
- Comrades Marathon is the world's largest and oldest ultramarathon and runs along the roads for approx 90km (56 miles) between the cities of Durban and Pietermaritzburg in South Africa alternating direction each year.
I ran it in 2023 where it was (thankfully) a "down run" and had the most amazing experience, I was truly blown away by it! It's such a special event and hopefully I've managed to capture some of its magic in this race vlog... better late than never i guess! :)
Strava from the run: / strava
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A new Sarah Place video. Fab.
Woooo Sarah is back!!! 🎉🎉
Done 11 of those! Got my green number = 31166
Comrades is just the most euphoric thing ever!!!!!!!!!!!
Its the most accomplished I've ever felt completing anything I've done! It is thrilling and painful and joy and suffering and emotional and so fulfilling it is indescribable!
Hope you guys come back and bring friends....
Cool number.
I ran comrades last year for the first time and your video made me shed many tears because it brought back such good memories of my run! The support along the route is second to none and crossing that finish line is tear inducing indeed 😅🥲
the support was crazy wasn't it!! couldn't help but sob at the finish line!
Fabulous video ❤ and please make more 😊
I totally agree, as I wipe the tears rolling down my cheeks!🥲 I ran my first last year, what an incredible experience. One month until the up!💪
We have missed that smile
Lets go champ
Heyyyyyy you were in South Africa!!! 😁😁😁
I ran my first Comrades Marathon last year as well... My life goal is to get a Green Number (run 10 races). Thank you for showing the world our beautiful race.
Awesome video, Sarah. Well worth waiting for. I know you're busy with Ben's channel, but your videos are always good. Looking forward to the next one 👍
Massive congratulations Sarah! I shed some tears with you at the end, what an atmosphere oh my goodness. You are incredible. See you next year 😃
So glad you’re posting again!
Oh Sarah, you made me cry. Thank you for taking us along. Greetings from 🇨🇭Karina ❤
Ah man. I love the enthusiasm and how invested you international guys are in Comrades. I ran this last year (23) as my down run, 6 years after my up finish.
I really hope you are back on Sunday for your up run and back to back medal.
Very cool event. Thanks for bringing us along. Don't be a stranger. We love the content and the positivity you bring to the world!
Congratulations Sarah. I never wanted to do this race and now I REALLY want to do it!!! This is SO frigging EPIC❤
if you can make it happen then i would a million out of ten recommend doing it!!!
@@SarahPlace I had heard about Comrades but this was the first video I watched. I was teary eyed at the end.
Great video Sarah - it captures so much of the magic of Comrades. I spoke to you a couple of kilometres into the race and I ended up finishing in 9:53 so I must have been a couple of minutes behind you the whole way. Those buses like the 10 hour one can mess with your mind and your race plan at Comrades, because I think in many cases they run the first half a bit too quickly. I ended up passing them with about 6km to go.
Welcome back Sarah! 😊
I have heard about this race from running friends from South Africa many years ago. They were instrumental in introducing to running some 40 years ago. It was exciting for me to see the course on race day with your terrific video. Thank you so much and congratulations.
LOVELY to see you sarah, please come back again soon, it's totally your fault i 'm training for my first ultra so I need lots more tips tricks and smiley Sarah to inspire me and get me through x
South African here. Inspired to take part in this marathon one day. Two Oceans is the first on my bucket list. Great video and congratulations on finishing. 🎉
OMG! Was in tears at that finish line...You captured the course highlights so well! I'll be back for number 7 this year. C U then! :)
One of the greatest accomplishments of my life! It’s a journey that creates character!!! Truly Humbling and Honest!
So lovely to see Sarah. My mum is South African and I went to uni there. My grandparents lived in Durban (and Hillcrest b4 that which is a place you’ll have run through) and I spent many happy holidays there as a child.
Doing the Comrades is number 1 on my bucket list. The cost of getting there, hitting somewhere to stay etc does scare me. The huge crowd at the start makes my anxiety slide upwards.
But nevertheless, this is the one I want to do above all others.
Well done on a brilliant race (and time!!!) and I hope it goes well for you both next month 😊
Been waiting almost a year for this! I have done 3 of them and I really want to get back next year for another down run
Great video, and a cracking result - well done Sarah!
Please don't leave it years until the next one... 🙂
I have never been so happy to see a video come up on TH-cam. You’re my favourite runfluencer!!!!! ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
She’s back! ❤
Last ran Comrades in 2012 but remember every step of the race. There’s no other race like it. One of the hardest parts was watching the folks in the stadium fall just short of the 12 hour cut off as they closed down the finish line.
Sarah, your videos are so entertaining and simply great, I do not hope there will be another hiatus of two years :-) Maybe a video once a year?
Incredible race! More videos from this channel please! These race vlogs are cracking.
Amazing achievement Sarah.
I'm not sure i should have found it so humorous that The Last Post was played at the 12 hour cut off though!
Oh I’m so glad you put this one out Sarah! Absolutely amazing run! 54 miles on the road is no mean feat! Smashed it 🎉 And thanks for making us laugh at the end 😂
Great video, Sarah! Good luck to you and Ben for Comrades this year! (Please make more content, it’s awesome!). ☺️
That video was worth the long wait Sarah. And I see I’m not alone in thinking so ❤
Great video, thanks for sharing! I think I would be crying all the way, seems like a really moving race. Hope you have a great time this year!
Phenomenal performance, vlogg and event-Im SOLD! Thanks for sharing, it was well worth the wait.
What an amazing experience, you smashed the time! Gives me motivation to run more
You're back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait to watch this one! Also, I've been wearing your new Road/Trail/Mountains hat and get compliments on it everytime!
You finished about 7mins ahead of me. Comrades marathon is totally indescribable. You have to be a part of it to understand. Tearfuk as I type.
It’s 4:42am Monday morning in South Africa right now and I watching this beautiful video. Can’t get over comrades runners vlog . Ohhh I started watching other videos at 3am ..
Thank you for this. You have a beautiful soul. See you at the start this year:)
You make such brilliant, joyful films Sarah! Thank you!
Yes!! So pleased to see you posting again. Congratulations. Great video. You’re an inspiration ❤
Brilliant to see you back on the tube. You are an excellent presenter and your videos are always interesting.
Please give yourself time to maybe do a video once a month.
Well done at Comrades an excellent result.
Well done after doing marathons and Ironman triathlons for 30 years this is my favourite race ever the support and atmosphere is outstanding. I was 1 hour behind you . Not bad for a 64 year old I suppose
loved your video, I love Comrades!! well done, i ran in 2018 - this has given me such FOMO
Wow, Sarah, this video is like a burst of energy! Seeing you back on the screen feels like reconnecting with an old friend. Well done on the Comrades Marathon, it looks like a true experience like no other, and you've captured its essence beautifully. Can't wait to lace up my shoes and hit the road inspired by your journey! 🏃♂👟
So excited to see a video from you Sarah! I hope you continue! Secretly hoping a UTMB one will appear at some point!
You are back, missed your channel 🙌
And SHES'S BACK 😭😭😭
I'm going for my back-to-back in a few days' time (phew). See you on the road may you have an awesome run!
I'm so glad you shared your "ugly cry" b/c, having just taken up long distance running this past December, I've had a cry at the end of every one of my long runs.
Congratulations! What an awesome race 🤩 and Welcome back! Really enjoy your videos … don’t stay away so long!
I did my first last year too! And God watching this just made me so emotional! The memories of everything. Coming back for my back to back this year 😃
Visualising myself doing this one day❤🎉,as I put it on my bucket list ....thank you for sharing 🙌
The down run was so much fun and I started the race with no time goal in mind. It was also my last Comrades because the training was taking a toll on my everyday life.
The up run still gives me nightmares to this day! I hit the wall at around 50km and although I live in a hilly place in the world, I hated those hills. Cowies, Fields, Botha's, Inchanga and Polly Shortts are words that give me PTSD 😭
Good luck to you and go get that back-to-back medal! It looks great!
You pushed on, loved the experience, and probably made us all emotional as you crossed the line. congratulations in both completing the Comrades and releasing a new clip. no fuss, honest and enjoyable. Well done!
Congratulations Sarah. I ran in 2017, and it remains one of the best experiences I've had.
Such a good video! I can't believe i cry at the finish line too 😅
Super to see you back Sarah. We love following Ben and your role in that channel, but great to see you back, and what a race to return for! Definitely on my list if and when I can ever manage to fund such an adventure. All the best to you both.
Well done 👏 ✔️ 👍🏾 👌
Please dont leave us for 2 more years!! 😁 x
Great to see you xx
Yay, at last! Been waiting for this one, amazing 👍
Welldone Sarah. Goodluck next week. 😊😊
Nice lift for me - returning to running after a few years off and Sarah is back too to motivate me 😂
Awesome run. Well done. I was hoping you would make this video. I met you and Ben on the plane going to Durban. Glad you guys are coming back. Great time. Sub 10...very impressive
So good to finally see this video come out! If it's the last one we get from you, it was a great one! Congrats on the sub-10 hour!
What an amazing run. Congratulations!!! Thanks for taking the time to share it, which must be a hard slog when you are running that race. Good luck to you both for next year. :)
So happy you're back! Loved the video :)
this was such an amazing video! thank you somuch!
I love the traditions and the high spirits and joviality around this race. Still nowhere near being able to cover this distance, but maybe for my 40th birthday in a couple years
Yaaayyy welcome back 😁
Yay, welcome back Sarah! It was lovely to meet you and Ben at London Expo.. good luck for Comrades 2024
Great to see another video from you Sarah, hope this means there are more to come :)
Great to see a new video posted! Fantastic time!
Wow, that looked absolutely incredible. Definitely a bucket list race. I've got some work to do to get there of course. Loved the video. Welcome back Sarah 👍
Truly wonderful. What amazing support for the runners there is during the race!
so glad to see you back!!!!❤
Good to see you back.
One of the best Comrades videos I've seen! Thank you 🙏
Congrats! So happy I got to see you again on YT! Keep on keepin' on!! :)
Thanks for that, brilliant. Fabulous to see you getting it done, yet again!
Yeah a new video!
I’m so glad you posted this video, I’ve been looking forward to it for 11 months!
Recognising the parts of the course that you’re on reminds me of the emotions that I felt at the various stages throughout the race. Comrades is a very special race with so much history behind it, from Chariots of fire and the cock-crow at the start to Arthur’s seat and all of the bits in between. I really hope you recover enough to run again this year so that you can experience the up run too.
Good luck to both of you!
Thanks for the video Sarah. 'See you' at the start line in Durban on the 9th! Good luck to both of you! The Up Run is brutal ito the amount of climbing, but your legs will take less pounding, even though there's still quite a bit of downhill due to the undulating nature of the course.
Last year's final gun scene was strangely and awkwardly silent as the final cut-off point's cutt-off time was actually scheduled a few minutes too early. It caused huge controversy. This year you should get to experience the massacre of that last few minutes. It's gut wrenching and very special at the same time.
Was just wondering what i could watch for a bit of a pre run motivation and out of nowhere you uploaded again, perfect timing :D
And looks like a wonderful race to run, although nothing id ever consider doing :D
congratulations!! def on my bucket list of races
What an amazing race and fantastic achievement. Very inspiring, well done.
Yippee!! Love that the videos are back Sarah!! Keep up the good work 😁
Good to see a new video the race looks great 👍🏻
Such a great video. I’ve been waiting for this one! Amazing effort. Thanks for visiting our amazing country.
Amazing video and effort. Well done!
Very cool looking race! Thank you for uploading again. You’re my fav running TH-camr, so I’m happy to see something new from you. Until next time, I’ll see you on Strava!
Worth the wait Sarah! Great vid and experience….
Amazing to see you on here!
In the spirit of comrades marathon in few weeks
, thank you so much Sarah 💗
Welcome back 🙏
Looks like an amazing experience and you did an awesome effort! Congrats and thanks for sharing! 🙌🎉
The elusive legend returns! Great video 😊
Congratulations Sarah! Missed you and thanks for sharing. Looks amazing! 🤩
Looks incredible. On the bucket list! Thanks for sharing your experience 👏🏻
Loved watching this, amazing Sarah💪👏
Omg, I'm so happy to finally see this vid, and to experience your experience; I remember that clip of Ben's vid last year showing your happy finish so great to see the flushed out run. Well Done Sarah, it's been a dream of mine for a long time and you captured all the feels, and everything I've heard it will be. Hope you are headed back to run again, and some solid motivation to also get there. Best!