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Oct
17
2019
Remembering Don Oliver – by Bruce Fordyce
Former Comrades Marathon coach, Rockies member, running mentor and friend, Don Oliver, passed away on 27 September 2019. His good friend Bruce Fordyce wrote this tribute to him: The definition of a Comrades great is not just based on how many wins a runner has achieved,...
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Sep
17
2019
Rockies Gerald Fox Memorial Race with G. Fox and Discovery Vitality Sun September 15, 2019
Well done to all the competitors and congratulations to the winners! The results as follows: View race photos...
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May
19
2019
Rockies runner honoured before his 36th Comrades
Avid Comrades runner and member of the Rocky Road Runners Club (Rockies) Maurice Rosen (65) was in for a surprise on 11 May when camera crews filmed him running his weekly time trial at Zoo Lake. Why would a camera crew follow an ordinary runner? The...
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Nov
07
2018
5 minutes with Rockies coach Zongamele Dyubeni
Not everyone knows that Rockies has its own experienced coach, who is available to all members. Whether you want to improve your times, or run further, Zongamele Dyubeni is the one who can guide you there, at no cost to our members. While he’s brilliant...
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Nov
07
2018
The best 5km time trial in Johannesburg
The most well-known time trial in Joburg: the Rockies Zoo Lake TT Started on October 20, 1984, the Rockies 5km Time Trial is one of the most-loved and popular Saturday runs in the northern suburbs of Joburg. At its helm is Richard Wilkinson, who with his late...
Read MoreRead MoreWalking rules and Wearing of “W”s
Taken from newsletter by Gerhard at [email protected] or Hettie at (011)9763061 or 0829230831 Race Walking was introduced in the Olympics in 1908 and the Commonwealth Games since 1966. The standard Olympic road walking distances of 20km and 50km have been contested at each Olympics since 1956;...
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What is walking? Taken from newsletter by Gerhard at [email protected] or Hettie at (011)9763061 or 0829230831 Walking. Social Walking, Speed Walking. Power Walking, Race Walking, Road Walking? What are the differences between all of them? There are small differences in technique and speed but they are all...
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