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Thanks for taking time to check out my Comrades '09 Fundrasing Page. As a complete glutton for punishment I'm going back to do the other half of the Comrades experience this year for the "down" run. For those of you who don't know about it Comrades is the oldest Ultra Marathon in the world. The run is run between Durban and Pietermaritzburg one year it's mostly uphill and the other it's back down towards Durban. Total distance for the down run is 90km, making it more than two marathons back to back with a cut-off of 12 hours to complete, if you miss the cut-off at the various check-points they pull you off the road and put you on the loser-bus, last year about 20% of starters ended up on it. My time last year was 9:55 and the run was truly brutal. The picture on the left here is me coming up the infamous "Polly's" 7km from the end, believe me the smile was only for the camera! Yet again I'm doing a bit of fundraising for an AIDS charity, this time to provide anti-retrovirals to people with no means to pay for them. With the improvements in these drugs HIV is becoming a more manageable disease however access to these for the poorest in the world is not what it should be, especially in areas of Kwazulu Natal where I will be running. There's Magnum of Veuve Cliquot champagne (or equally fun prize for my non-drinking friends) for the person who donates and guesses the time closest to my eventual finishing time.

Better late than never! Donation by RH 11/06/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Nutter Donation by Marc Ziman 11/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

DIdn't realise it was happening so soon - hence why I am so late. You are crackers. Great effort. Well done. Donation by Mark D 02/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

good cause Donation by sos 26/05/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Go for it mate, I reckon a solid 9:30 Donation by Barry G 24/05/09  

£30.00

Best of luck fella - 9:44:23 Donation by Will Brown 22/05/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Richard. 9:27:12 Donation by Alex Deacon 22/05/09  

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9hrs 12mins 36sec. No more, no less. Good luck Richard Donation by Rob Glynne 21/05/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

9.33.17 - hope it goes well and that you get decent mileage from a bottle of red afterwards! Donation by Joe W. 21/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Men in white coats will be waiting for you upon your arrival...! Good luck and I reckon 9:39... Donation by Fiona F 21/05/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Time: 9:49:59, consistency is good. Donation by James M 21/05/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

I can still only manage 2km on my treadmill so feeling very ashamed ! In my defense I am taking valium to keep my back working ! Donation by Janina 21/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

There's something not right between the ears of anyone who thinks this is a good idea. 9 hours 45mins BTW! Donation by Tony C 21/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Deane Short 21/05/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Go, Go, Go! Donation by M 21/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Have they told you about the lions? Time: 10.08 Donation by Simon M 21/05/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

You are the Mobile Man Donation by Richard Allalouf 21/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Go for it Donation by jazz 21/05/09  

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Brave man! Donation by David O'Reilly 21/05/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

G'luck! Donation by Rob 21/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

I am very impressed. I hope it goes really well. Donation by wendy ingram 21/05/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

so in essence, its just a bit of a downhill jog then? Donation by Geno 21/05/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good luck! (You are a crazy man.) Donation by Johnny 20/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

42km was painful enough! You're in a league of your own! I promise to bring you a cuppa when you're back x Donation by Roxy 20/05/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck! Donation by Mark Swatton 20/05/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

No idea why you are doing this to yourself, but good luck anyway! Donation by Sarah Ramanauskas 19/05/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good luck nutter Donation by Danny 19/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck, think your a little bonkers Donation by Adam 19/05/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

good luck richie, i would like to say that you will run the whole thing down in 9h55min 15sec... Donation by The Troms 18/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

what did your knees ever do to you? Donation by Khurshed 18/05/09  

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