Well done! Various UTMB events once my niggles are done. You could consider the Mac Mac Ultra in South Africa as well. I have done the 46km twice and will be flying down again next year :)
Hi James. Rene from South Africa 🇿🇦. Congratulations to you on completing Comrades. It was my 1st Comrades last month. As I entered Kingsmead, I cried like an absolute baby. This race has changed my life. I have learnt more about myself. I hope to see you for the back to back next year? Oddly enough, seems like another down run. Well done champ. Love the raw emotion. Completing this race is a great achievement. Hope you wearing your Comrades shirt and cap with pride in the UK.
He wore his shirt on his run this morning and is never far from his medal! He could be tempted to come back and do it all over again, as that atmosphere is very addictive isn’t it?? How you feeling after it? Still on a high from it??
As a South African, my mother ran Conrades and we grew up with it every year on the 16th June (Youth Day). Although its no longer on Youth Day, it is an EPIC and amazing part of South African culture. I did my first "up run" in 2015, a week after my 30th birthday. One of the best, happiest days of my life. And one of the best YEARS, spent preparing and qualifying. It was a year of meeting fellow runners getting their LSD's in on the weekend, many in old Comrades and Two Oceans and Om Die Dam t-shirts and hats whilst knowing our common purpose. The annual running calendar revovlves around a build up to Comrades in June and I have NEVER felt such a beautiful emotional, spiritual kind of euphoria and comfort about the connectedness, resilience and fundamental goodness of humankind as I felt when on my Comrades journey. Its not just the day of that's magic. When you decide to commit to Comrades in a given year, you start to recognise runners in your area and at races and you can nod, smile and wave, knowing you are having having similar daydream and will line up at the the place come May/June. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Two Oceans Ultra next? and of course Comrades needs to be done at LEAST twice, so you can do an "up" and a "down"
As someone who great up in Durban, Comrades Marathon is in our blood. As kids we used to camp on the side of the road the night before - the atmosphere is just insane! My granddad has his green number (completed 10x), it is definitely on my bucket list and 4 years until the 100th edition - I definitely want to do it.
What an incredible achievement James and what an epic video! As a South African expat, a Durbanite in fact, and someone who has run this beautiful race four times, your video had me wailing ugly tears 😭😭😭. I have run many beautiful races across the globe, but none really compare to the Comrades, because of its traditions and because the entire community participates in their masses - not merely the running fraternity as is the case with many other races. James, just a heads-up, it only counts if you get a back2back medal, so you'll have to return next year 😂 😉I also recommend doing the Two Oceans Ultramarathon in the Western Cape of South Africa. It too is epic and mind-blowingly beautiful. Thanks again for an incredible video, it was so so good to relive my treasured memories of sharing this grueling beautiful race with dear family and friends, some who have since departed.
After running my first marathon I always get a bit emotional watching other people finishing a long distance race, but this one made my tears turn into rivers streaming out of my eyes! Well done, James!!! You’re awesome, strong AF and a huge inspiration!
As a South African, I would like to say that we know how to bring the vibe! 🥳 Any race in SA we know how to bring the party or like we say the gees, even on trails. Whoop whoop! Major congrats on finishing!
James, you are an absolute hero. To have the courage to do this and complete it after your heartbreaking cut off before! My heart was in my mouth. So happy to see you make it! You are an inspiration!🎉🎉🎉
Been watching this video for months and cried many times over the months. It gave me the courage to sign up for Comrades 2024. As a South African I owe myself this. Thank you for an inspiring video.
Good luck! My brother is doing his first Comrades in 2024. He goes every year and the support and enthusiasm for the runners is mostly what made him want to experience it himself.
Would love to see more videos like this please TRC 🙏🏻 Awesome effort James! Never really considered running an ultra, but sharing in your experience and feeling your emotion is truly inspirational ❤
man, that finish line is crazy, even in a video you can tell that the atmosphere is incredible! thankyou for sharing, thankyou for being so raw and honest, i love that you guys don't shy away from showing how tough running can be...most of all massive congratulations for achieving something so amazing and i can only imagine how good that post-run beer tasted 🍻
James, you’re a f**king machine! I love watching your videos - your bravery, your openness and damn right damned honesty where others would bluff or blag. I love it. And having learned your story via the Running Channel and your own Instagram, I’ve even more respect! As we say in my adoptive Portugal, FORÇA PÁ!
I am going next year You made me cry at the end, I now know that I am going to do this race next year. My bucket list is the Comrades Marathon, Om Die Dam Marathon, and The Two Oceans Marathon all in South Africa. Hope to see you at one of them, once again Congratulations on completing The Ultimate Human race
Congratulations!! What an awesome achievement. I grew up there and it was always a special occasion and I always felt so bad when they slammed shut the gate at the end. A beautiful but very divided country and this event is one of the few things that bring everyone together for a short while. But again, massive congratulations on finishing this!
You have to do the two oceans ultramarathon in Cape Town and the Soweto marathon in Johannesburg. I think you would enjoy Soweto marathon due to how hilly it is and it is 1500m above sea level.
Congratulations James! This is definitely one of the most brutal yet beautiful races in the world. We hope to see you back in SA next year for your back-to-back! 🥳
Congrats James ! I was a novice this year as well - Beating my dads first ever time of 7:52 (1973) with my 7:45:45. He holds the record for most runs with 49 medals after this year, all consecutive as well. (Barry Holland 916). We are all with him next year for the big 50! You should definitely come back and run the Two Oceans Ultra Marathon 56km and maybe something like Ultra Trail Cape Town or Ultra Trail Drakensberg
That is AMAZING what an incredible amount of medals! If we come back to run the up we will have to get a run in an hear all the amazing stories about the 50 years of running the race. The Two Oceans looks amazing, have you done it?
Try finishing Comrades without crying. All the months of hard work goes through your mind as you enter the finish stadium. The most incredible feeling ever.
If you want a good metaphor for what South Africa is like as a country Comrades is it. Hard and brutal but beautiful with open and resilient people. well done. Doing it next year.
@@runningchannel to be honest I found them equally hard. One would think running downhill for the past 30 kmWould be great but my legs were so trashed at that time that it no was really hard, especially with the camber in the road. Then the up year, we’ll at least you are on fresh legs for those first k’s. My times were both about 10.5 hrs. Those hills….I hadn’t run anything that hilly prior to the race. I must admit that when I took the bus tour I was pretty scared…not even sure I could do it! I did this race for my 50th birthday and only went back the second year so I could get the special medal😀
Congratulations what an achievement. The crowds looked absolutely amazing. Sat here in front of my laptop with sore legs after the Cannock 50km, your right don't let anyone tell you that you can't do it, especially yourself. 🎉 👏
It was very tough, but a hell of an achievement. I think it would be a good challenge for TRC. It is extremely hilly very challenging on both body and mind.
Yes, write it down and plan it - week by week and month by month - you need one HILL training session per week (Quality) where you choose a hill close to where you live and only about 250m to 300m long with a reasonable gradient and then you sprint that HILL for all you are worth - start with 1 rep in week one and add 1 rep per week until you hit 10 reps - this is your most important training session - more important than any qualifying marathon or LSD workout - then you ALSO need one TRACK or FARTLEK session per week (also QUALITY) where you do 200m to 400m sprints - again start with 1 rep adding one per week until you get to 10 reps - these two sessions will catapult your training and running to levels never imagined - these two sessions need to be at least two to three days apart for recovery purposes - last TIP - don't race any marathon or qualifying race before Comrades - it will chew up too much stored energy and stored emotional energy which will bite you big time in Comrades - qualifying marathon should be run as slowly as possible to conserve your physical, emotional and spiritual energy - I can't tell you how many athletes (dreaming of Comrades) burn't up all their reserves in the last 3 to 4 months before Comrades and get to Comrades on TIRED legs and emotional and SPIRITUAL lows - and don't run any distances longer than 30km's for two months before Comrades and give yourself two weeks of taper before the big day - ENJOY...
@@roblouw3038 Wow ! Thank you so much for this 🙏🏽🙏🏽 I’m definitely printing this out and placing it on my desk to see it week in , week out , day in , day out.
OMgoodness!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉 well done james! I love watching ones like this as the journey is just so emotional 🤣. I think I shed a tear too. Can’t imagine running this distance but take my hat off to those who do. So inspiring. 🎉
Absolutely amazing. Well done. This is the reason I go back every year. I am the lady who drives the 12hr bus. You captured it beautifully. You are a rock star. See you back next year
Good running and some classy blubbing at the end. I was blubbing with you. Bucket races!? London marathon, full-stop! I'm in the ballot for the third time! Failing that? I'm tempted by the Hong Kong marathon. HK is a second home-town, of sorts.
3-time finisher here, it's an epic race that has an atmosphere like no other. Beautiful KZN scenery, lovely people. Phenomenal race. Glad to hear your perspective of how your day went, thoroughly enjoyed mine this year!
Thank you James, it was so special to share this experience with you- both Michele and I were in there at various points! Thank you for recording the day and bringing back to life the senses and emotions we all went thorough in that journey. May our paths cross again on another adventure!
Well done James!!! that is phenomenal!! what an effort. So glad you enjoyed your time inSouth Africa... come back for the back to back medal next year!
@@runningchannel I’m just working on my path towards my first marathon, so I’m not well versed in all of the potential runs available. But a team wide obstacle type run could be a fun watch. I know there are Spartan Races and Tough Mudders on our side of the pond. Perhaps there’s an event like that you could all do together, or even individually, if that’s not content you’ve already created.
Thank you for sharing this! I think the emotion you show is SO recognisable for other runners so thanks for just showing it. I've lived in SA for over 6 years now and always said there's no way I'm doing Comrades, but I think next year might be the year. So if you come back, hope to see you there!
Congrats on this amazing achievement, I ran my first comrades this year also and it is so hard to put into words, the greatest GOAL any runner can achieve - "Start like a coward, finish like a HERO" (bruce fordyce)
I know that feeling when you are near the finishing line, that feeling of success that you managed to squashed all the negativity you received, your self doubt heading toward the race. 💪🏽🔥🔥🔥
What are your bucket list races?
You have to run Two Oceans in Cape Town next - scenery wise - STUNNING
Beskydská 7 next year, 100k through Beskydy mountains in Czechia!
Well done!
Various UTMB events once my niggles are done. You could consider the Mac Mac Ultra in South Africa as well. I have done the 46km twice and will be flying down again next year :)
James, you gotta go back next year and run the up run. 😊
UTMB!!!!
I'm not crying, you are crying! Well done, James! What an incredible achievement! 👏👏👏
Definitely a tear jerker video isn’t it??
I am Def crying 😭
“Fear is the start of bravery!” Love this. Very well said.
Hi James. Rene from South Africa 🇿🇦. Congratulations to you on completing Comrades. It was my 1st Comrades last month. As I entered Kingsmead, I cried like an absolute baby. This race has changed my life. I have learnt more about myself. I hope to see you for the back to back next year? Oddly enough, seems like another down run. Well done champ. Love the raw emotion. Completing this race is a great achievement. Hope you wearing your Comrades shirt and cap with pride in the UK.
He wore his shirt on his run this morning and is never far from his medal! He could be tempted to come back and do it all over again, as that atmosphere is very addictive isn’t it?? How you feeling after it? Still on a high from it??
Ben from this messy happy says "this is hard, but I do hard things" and I love that. Congrats on doing hard things 🎉
That is a great phrase!
This Ben sounds like a very cool dude 😂
@ThisMessyHappy my worlds are happily colliding. Thanks for the inspiration, Ben 😂
I used to follow them till they moved to Thailand
@@robintaylor1466 you’re missing out then 😉😂
The look on your face as you got to the stadium.. A joy to watch. Well done.❤
You can tell the emotion can’t you?
As a South African, my mother ran Conrades and we grew up with it every year on the 16th June (Youth Day). Although its no longer on Youth Day, it is an EPIC and amazing part of South African culture. I did my first "up run" in 2015, a week after my 30th birthday. One of the best, happiest days of my life. And one of the best YEARS, spent preparing and qualifying. It was a year of meeting fellow runners getting their LSD's in on the weekend, many in old Comrades and Two Oceans and Om Die Dam t-shirts and hats whilst knowing our common purpose. The annual running calendar revovlves around a build up to Comrades in June and I have NEVER felt such a beautiful emotional, spiritual kind of euphoria and comfort about the connectedness, resilience and fundamental goodness of humankind as I felt when on my Comrades journey. Its not just the day of that's magic. When you decide to commit to Comrades in a given year, you start to recognise runners in your area and at races and you can nod, smile and wave, knowing you are having having similar daydream and will line up at the the place come May/June. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Two Oceans Ultra next? and of course Comrades needs to be done at LEAST twice, so you can do an "up" and a "down"
This is why I love this channel. I love running so much, and watching someone succeed will never stop putting a smile on my face.
That means a lot to us all here at TRC. What would you like us to take on next?
As someone who great up in Durban, Comrades Marathon is in our blood. As kids we used to camp on the side of the road the night before - the atmosphere is just insane! My granddad has his green number (completed 10x), it is definitely on my bucket list and 4 years until the 100th edition - I definitely want to do it.
Oh wow the 100th should be an incredible atmosphere 🙌
Wow... Thanks for this info.
That 100th one would definitely hit different.
Hopefully I can be alive and privileged to do it
What an incredible achievement James and what an epic video! As a South African expat, a Durbanite in fact, and someone who has run this beautiful race four times, your video had me wailing ugly tears 😭😭😭. I have run many beautiful races across the globe, but none really compare to the Comrades, because of its traditions and because the entire community participates in their masses - not merely the running fraternity as is the case with many other races. James, just a heads-up, it only counts if you get a back2back medal, so you'll have to return next year 😂 😉I also recommend doing the Two Oceans Ultramarathon in the Western Cape of South Africa. It too is epic and mind-blowingly beautiful. Thanks again for an incredible video, it was so so good to relive my treasured memories of sharing this grueling beautiful race with dear family and friends, some who have since departed.
After running my first marathon I always get a bit emotional watching other people finishing a long distance race, but this one made my tears turn into rivers streaming out of my eyes! Well done, James!!! You’re awesome, strong AF and a huge inspiration!
As a South African, I would like to say that we know how to bring the vibe! 🥳 Any race in SA we know how to bring the party or like we say the gees, even on trails.
Whoop whoop! Major congrats on finishing!
Having timed out at mile 50 on an up run 7 years ago, I will go back and do it again. I need to feel what James experienced. Well done James
Oh my gosh, this is one of the best Comrades vlogs I’ve ever seen. Well done and congratulations ⭐️
That’s really great to hear thank you!
James, you are an absolute hero. To have the courage to do this and complete it after your heartbreaking cut off before! My heart was in my mouth. So happy to see you make it! You are an inspiration!🎉🎉🎉
Been watching this video for months and cried many times over the months. It gave me the courage to sign up for Comrades 2024. As a South African I owe myself this. Thank you for an inspiring video.
Good luck for the race!
Good luck! My brother is doing his first Comrades in 2024. He goes every year and the support and enthusiasm for the runners is mostly what made him want to experience it himself.
Would love to see more videos like this please TRC 🙏🏻
Awesome effort James! Never really considered running an ultra, but sharing in your experience and feeling your emotion is truly inspirational ❤
That is awesome to hear Sam! Where should we send James next?
Borneo TMBT! 🦧
Send him to Australia to run the coast to Kosciuszko! 150 miles from sea level to the top of our highest peak!
Congrats to James on an incredible race and finish! So amazing! "Fear is the start of bravery" an excellent quote!
We think he should get it tattooed on him after that incredible race!
Crying! A thousand times, congratulations to you James! What a video, so emotional, very well deserved medal! Well done 👏
Fear is the start of bravery! What a great phrase. Thanks for the great video, and WELL DONE!
James!!! What a race 🎉 Your videos are amazing, raw, honest and tells the tale of how hard running can be!! Go James 👏👏👏 Never stop believing x
What should he go and run now??
man, that finish line is crazy, even in a video you can tell that the atmosphere is incredible! thankyou for sharing, thankyou for being so raw and honest, i love that you guys don't shy away from showing how tough running can be...most of all massive congratulations for achieving something so amazing and i can only imagine how good that post-run beer tasted 🍻
You should run it to experience it
From one Comrades runner to another Comrades runner...
Welcome to the club mate! Incredible!
James, you’re a f**king machine! I love watching your videos - your bravery, your openness and damn right damned honesty where others would bluff or blag. I love it. And having learned your story via the Running Channel and your own Instagram, I’ve even more respect!
As we say in my adoptive Portugal, FORÇA PÁ!
I am going next year
You made me cry at the end, I now know that I am going to do this race next year. My bucket list is the Comrades Marathon, Om Die Dam Marathon, and The Two Oceans Marathon all in South Africa. Hope to see you at one of them, once again Congratulations on completing The Ultimate Human race
Congrats James! I am crying tears of joy for you. You make me want to run an ultra so bad now. Even though I am still getting use to marathoning.
What an amazing achievement ! You should be so proud , Comrades is the Everest of Running
Congratulations!! What an awesome achievement. I grew up there and it was always a special occasion and I always felt so bad when they slammed shut the gate at the end. A beautiful but very divided country and this event is one of the few things that bring everyone together for a short while. But again, massive congratulations on finishing this!
Stupendously amazing. A massive congratulations to you James.
You have to do the two oceans ultramarathon in Cape Town and the Soweto marathon in Johannesburg.
I think you would enjoy Soweto marathon due to how hilly it is and it is 1500m above sea level.
He will add it to the list! Any other ones??
absolutely incredible - well done. Looks a bucket list event for sure
DEFINITELY
Amazing. Think there may be something in my eye. So well done, James
Same here 😭😭
Congratulations James, truly inspiring! You move me brother, thank you!
🙌🙌🙌🙌
Well done Comrade!!!! Thank you for you amazing run, I hope you come back for your back-to-back medal 💪💪💪💪
Very tempting….
Just watching that was an emotional rollercoaster, never mind actually doing it!
Incredible achievement James! Well done!
Holy hell dude!! That was MIGHTY!! Well done!! And truely inspirational to watch!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thank you Oliver, he did a great job didn’t he?! What would you like to see him run next?
@@runningchannel What about one of the "Man vs " series of events? Man vs Lakes, Coast, or Mountain? 😀
Glad for You, man. Only runners can understand this feeling😍Greetings from Lviv, Ukraine.
So true! Greetings back to you 💙
Congratulations James! This is definitely one of the most brutal yet beautiful races in the world. We hope to see you back in SA next year for your back-to-back! 🥳
Congrats James ! I was a novice this year as well - Beating my dads first ever time of 7:52 (1973) with my 7:45:45. He holds the record for most runs with 49 medals after this year, all consecutive as well. (Barry Holland 916). We are all with him next year for the big 50!
You should definitely come back and run the Two Oceans Ultra Marathon 56km and maybe something like Ultra Trail Cape Town or Ultra Trail Drakensberg
That is AMAZING what an incredible amount of medals! If we come back to run the up we will have to get a run in an hear all the amazing stories about the 50 years of running the race.
The Two Oceans looks amazing, have you done it?
@@runningchannel oh he would be super happy to talk to you guys if you came back. All the advice to give with 22 silvers and a best of 6:29 .
@@runningchannel I have done it twice. Two Oceans Is an incredibly beautiful Road Race and a great excuse to experience the best of Cape Town.
Humble........ always be humble
@@whenwe9168 ?
Try finishing Comrades without crying. All the months of hard work goes through your mind as you enter the finish stadium. The most incredible feeling ever.
It's the best cry ever
If you want a good metaphor for what South Africa is like as a country Comrades is it. Hard and brutal but beautiful with open and resilient people. well done. Doing it next year.
Congratulations!!! It is a most amazing race!! Hardest race I have done! I have done both the up and down versions and I found them equally hard!!
Oh wow! Which one do you prefer, up or down?
@@runningchannel to be honest I found them equally hard. One would think running downhill for the past 30 kmWould be great but my legs were so trashed at that time that it no was really hard, especially with the camber in the road. Then the up year, we’ll at least you are on fresh legs for those first k’s. My times were both about 10.5 hrs. Those hills….I hadn’t run anything that hilly prior to the race. I must admit that when I took the bus tour I was pretty scared…not even sure I could do it! I did this race for my 50th birthday and only went back the second year so I could get the special medal😀
You made me cry James - well done!
Should we have a tears warning at the start of the video?
@@runningchannel Yes!
Congratulations what an achievement. The crowds looked absolutely amazing. Sat here in front of my laptop with sore legs after the Cannock 50km, your right don't let anyone tell you that you can't do it, especially yourself. 🎉 👏
Congrats on your run!! How did it go??
It was very tough, but a hell of an achievement. I think it would be a good challenge for TRC. It is extremely hilly very challenging on both body and mind.
This is the confirmation I needed to do my first next year!!
Yes! Let us know how you get on 👍
Yes, write it down and plan it - week by week and month by month - you need one HILL training session per week (Quality) where you choose a hill close to where you live and only about 250m to 300m long with a reasonable gradient and then you sprint that HILL for all you are worth - start with 1 rep in week one and add 1 rep per week until you hit 10 reps - this is your most important training session - more important than any qualifying marathon or LSD workout - then you ALSO need one TRACK or FARTLEK session per week (also QUALITY) where you do 200m to 400m sprints - again start with 1 rep adding one per week until you get to 10 reps - these two sessions will catapult your training and running to levels never imagined - these two sessions need to be at least two to three days apart for recovery purposes - last TIP - don't race any marathon or qualifying race before Comrades - it will chew up too much stored energy and stored emotional energy which will bite you big time in Comrades - qualifying marathon should be run as slowly as possible to conserve your physical, emotional and spiritual energy - I can't tell you how many athletes (dreaming of Comrades) burn't up all their reserves in the last 3 to 4 months before Comrades and get to Comrades on TIRED legs and emotional and SPIRITUAL lows - and don't run any distances longer than 30km's for two months before Comrades and give yourself two weeks of taper before the big day - ENJOY...
@@roblouw3038 Wow ! Thank you so much for this 🙏🏽🙏🏽 I’m definitely printing this out and placing it on my desk to see it week in , week out , day in , day out.
Loves this James! Huge well done. I’ll be wanting to know everything next time you’re at a Rasselbock!
Shed a tear watching this. Just amazing. Well done.
OMgoodness!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉 well done james! I love watching ones like this as the journey is just so emotional 🤣. I think I shed a tear too. Can’t imagine running this distance but take my hat off to those who do. So inspiring. 🎉
Absolutely amazing. Well done. This is the reason I go back every year. I am the lady who drives the 12hr bus. You captured it beautifully. You are a rock star. See you back next year
AMAZING! Well done for all your hard work to get James and all the other runners across that line in time. You are the true heroes of Comrades.
thank you for your service to all the runners and i'm sure you have helped family and friends along the route as well - amazing....
Dude you're a beast! So happy for you achieving this goal. I'd never heard of this race. What an amazing atmosphere! Peace!
Such an amazing achievement! Very emotional to watch 👏👏
Had us tearing up here in the office!
Good running and some classy blubbing at the end. I was blubbing with you.
Bucket races!? London marathon, full-stop! I'm in the ballot for the third time!
Failing that? I'm tempted by the Hong Kong marathon. HK is a second home-town, of sorts.
It’s amazing how exciting running makes me feel! What an ace video (again!) from TRC! Thanks
Well done James, what an achievement, the look on your face as you entered the stadium sums up perfectly what this race meant to you 🎉
Congrats on the finish. This is such a beautiful inspirational sharing.
And that was the motivation I needed to go for a run, well done James incredible finish.
Go and enjoy that run! 🙌
way to make me cry James! Congratulations that was awesome! And I love the cheeky video editing bits - those were awesome :)
Editor Ben is amazing isn’t he? 😂
Wow! Truly amazing and emotional🤗Congratulations and God bless🤗
What a beautiful video, couldn’t be prouder of you James! Crying watching this, what an amazing achievement, well done❤
3-time finisher here, it's an epic race that has an atmosphere like no other. Beautiful KZN scenery, lovely people. Phenomenal race. Glad to hear your perspective of how your day went, thoroughly enjoyed mine this year!
Thank you James, it was so special to share this experience with you- both Michele and I were in there at various points! Thank you for recording the day and bringing back to life the senses and emotions we all went thorough in that journey. May our paths cross again on another adventure!
Oh wow! This is indeed everything!!! Congratulations! Well, well done!!!🎊 💪🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
What a great video, such an amazing achievement!! Huge well done 🎉🎉
Congrats. I was there running my 2nd to get my back to back medal. I am impressed you could talk and video while running!
2023 was also my first Comrades and I'm running my back to back next weekend. Thank you for your video, I can't wait!
Amazing!! How are you feeling about it?
Well done James!!! that is phenomenal!! what an effort. So glad you enjoyed your time inSouth Africa... come back for the back to back medal next year!
James I loved this video - it is just an incredible day which you captured so well!!!!! Thank you 😊
Proud of you James, thanks for capturing this experience. I really love these race videos, please keep them coming.
Thank you Teddy, what race would you like to see us cover next?
@@runningchannel I’m just working on my path towards my first marathon, so I’m not well versed in all of the potential runs available. But a team wide obstacle type run could be a fun watch. I know there are Spartan Races and Tough Mudders on our side of the pond. Perhaps there’s an event like that you could all do together, or even individually, if that’s not content you’ve already created.
Blimey! What great video - so inspiring. This is definitely going on my bucket list now. Well done James and @runningchannel 👏
Brilliant video, great effort. 💥💥💥
Well done James, great achievement 👏🏽💪🏽
Well done and thank you for showing us your effort
Over here in Sweden crying with you! SO proud of you and you are SUCH an inspiration!
That is really kind of you to say, James did amazingly didn’t he? Any races in Sweden that we should send him off to next?
@@runningchannel Kullamannen by UTMB 😃 20, 50, or 100 km, or 100 miles 😆 I'm doing the 20 km one again in November
Absolutely amazing. Well done James
Such a beautiful video. Thank you
James, what an amazing experience. Thank you for sharing your journey and the bravery it took to go for it and do it! Inspirational
Simply incredible!
Thank you for sharing this! I think the emotion you show is SO recognisable for other runners so thanks for just showing it.
I've lived in SA for over 6 years now and always said there's no way I'm doing Comrades, but I think next year might be the year. So if you come back, hope to see you there!
So glad you liked it! James is very tempted to come back and earn that back to back medal so he might see you there 🙌🏻
Please come...its amazing.
Congratulations!! Great and touching video.
Epic run boet ;)
The atmosphere seems so joyful at this race! Well done James!!
It really is, unlike anything James has experienced before!
God I love The Running Channel - Well Done James Epic!
Thanks!! What should James do next…?
This is amazing, well done! Hope to see back here in South Africa next year!
I'll be back as soon as I can! Which other races do you recommend?
Thank you for sharing, truly one of the most challenging yet so rewarding races to compete in..
Well done. If you're looking for something more challenging in South Africa look up the Washie 100 miler. That's my dream race
We will get James to add it to his bucket list 🙌
Amazing! Congratulations!
Top, top video. Massive congratulations James. Utterly inspiring
Wow what an amazing video!! Well done!!🔥🍻
Oh my god I’m bawling 😭😭 this is so inspirational ❤
Congratulations! I don't know how on earth that would come about, but man I would love to be there and do this race one day!
It's an incredible event!
I love all the Running Channel hosts, but James is always a favorite. Congrats, man!
What a beautiful, emotional video! 😍
Congratulations James! This is so inspiring!
Congratulations 🏅 got me crying again, The Running Channel!! Happy tears as always!!
Should we start putting on a tissue warning on our videos? 😂 Glad you liked the video 🙌🏻
@runningchannel definitely 🤣 love the viedos
WOWZA!!! Congratulations, James!!! Fantastic, well done!!! 👊🙌👍
Congrats on this amazing achievement, I ran my first comrades this year also and it is so hard to put into words, the greatest GOAL any runner can achieve - "Start like a coward, finish like a HERO" (bruce fordyce)
I know that feeling when you are near the finishing line, that feeling of success that you managed to squashed all the negativity you received, your self doubt heading toward the race. 💪🏽🔥🔥🔥
Well done man!..🎉
Thanks for visiting James. Bravo on your Comrades finish. Do come again.
Amazing! Hopefully I'll be able to run it some day