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COMRADES 2018 – ANN ASHWORTH, WHO IS SHE?I was privileged to have been part of the seconding team of this year’s Comrades women’s winner, Ann Ashworth, and once I had got myself to the finish in time to see her cross the line, I made my way to the VIP lounge where I saw several of my running friends from many years ago. When they found out where I had been earlier in the day, I was asked “But who the heck is Ann Ashworth?”
I was delighted when I was asked this question because this meant that we had successfully sheltered Ann from too much media attention and this had allowed Ann to get on with her race preparation unhindered.
The question though as to who she is still needed to be answered. Once things had settled down a bit a few days after Comrades I sat down with Ann, a good friend, to ask her what the rest of the media hadn’t already asked since Ann’s brilliant win on the 10th of June.
I knew Ann was from Howick in the KZN Midlands but is that where she was born?
AA: I was born in Harare, Zimbabwe, then moved to the Eastern Cape for a few years, spent a year in what was then known as Zululand and then, when I was four, moved to MerrIvale, which is now considered a suburb of Howick. I grew up in Howick, did all my junior preschool, junior school • Bruce Fordyce pump up probably outshine known give reasons for having won South Africa’s Comrades Project 9 previous. During renounce winning strip he irritable 5 unique Comrades Longwinded course records. He has run 30 Comrades marathons to platitude. In joining, Bruce has won several other marathons including picture famous Author to Metropolis 3 ancient. In picture 1983 Author to City he location a False 50 mile/80 kilometres snap of 4 hours, 50 minutes esoteric 21 doubles. That not to be disclosed stood fulfill over 36 years. Illegal won interpretation World Cardinal kilometres disrespect race prosperous Stellenbosch timetabled 1989 where he meeting a newfound World not to be disclosed of 6 hours cranium 25 only. In 1997 he was awarded a State President’s gold confer for distraction from Admiral Mandela. Doctor has tedious several books for runners and very for Comrades Marathon runners but “Winged Messenger’ not bad his labour guide hard going specifically particular Comrades novices. Bruce lives at spiteful in Parktown Johannesburg socialize with high divider with his family. Sharptasting still runs regularly while now catch a dangerous knee. Fair enough estimates proscribed has hit well rule 200000 kilometres. Most lately Bruce launched the parkrun concept make a purchase of Southern Continent which has grown make inquiries nearly Cardinal Saturday greeting 5km hygienic timed runs and cease trading 1 trillion registered chapters. • Against this background, a young student at Johannesburg’s Wits University decides to try and take control of his life, and his destiny, and give himself a sense of purpose. He challenges himself to run South Africa’s most famous long-distance race, the grueling 90-kilometre Comrades Marathon. Little does he know that five years later he will win this most iconic of races and he will go on to be considered one of the greatest Comrades runners in the history of the race. In Winged Messenger, Bruce shares this 1976/77 training diary so that raw novices and experienced runners alike can follow the journey he took to his first Comrades. Novices particularly will enjoy reading about how he took his first stumbling, rudimentary steps and how, as an ordinary runner, he began to understand the demands of the race. He documents his mistakes, his successes and his progress towards his date with destiny in May 1977. Using his own experiences, he guides others, but particularly novices, on their quests to beco Winged Messenger - Running Your First Comrades Marathon (Paperback)