Bruce Fordyce | 9-Time Comrades Champion

Bruce Fordyce is a South Africa running legend. A 9-time Comrades Marathon Champion, Bruce is also the former 50-mile World Record holder. He now runs the Park Run organization providing free, weekly 5k community runs around the world.

 

In this conversation, we discuss Bruce's running career, his thirty Comrades finishes, longevity as an athlete, racing during the apartheid era in South Africa and the unifying nature of sports.

 

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Bruce's book, Winged Messenger

 

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