Today the hotel staff are back to their normal uniforms but the International Super 14 Rugby Final is on everyones lips. Fourteen teams from 3 countries were involved; South Africa, New Zealand and Australia. Two South African Teams have made the final The Bulls from Pretoria, take on The Stormers of Cape Town at 5pm. As you can imagine there is a lot of pride and a lot of rivally. The final is being played in Soweto, which is a massive Black Town Ship and the 45,000 white supporters will be bused in. We'll be watching the match on TV with our Tour Operators, Penthouse Sports Tours in our Pietermaritzburg Hotel. They are based in Cape Town and have already warned us that any cheers for The Bulls could mean that our luggage gets left in Pietermaritzburg.
Am I ready for the run tomorrow? As ready as I'll ever be. I'd like to respond with a confident "Born Ready", but 89km (56 miles) is a heck of a long way to run and it's going to hurt. Reflecting over the last 12 months: Ironman Nice, Ironman Canada, Marriots Way Ultra, Luton Marathon, Ironman Australia and Brighton Marathon. That little lot ought to mean I'm way better prepared than most of the 20,500 that are expected to line up at the start.
Follow us live
The Comrades website (www.comrades.com) will have a live webcast (you might need to download the Microsoft Silverlight plug-in) there will also be a 'track your runner' feature on the website. My race number is 32908. Don't forget you can still donate to SIA at www.justgiving.com/Rob-Lines
KE NAKO - It is time!!
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Best of luck for tomorrow - make sure to pace yourself and keep with some experienced Comrades types. Looking at your list of events over the past year puts the Norwich 100 into perspective, and my 40 miles with a hangover this morning looks pathetic. Each to his own! James T
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