The plan · Eleven months to Durban

From five kilometres to eighty-nine.

The road to the 100th Comrades on 13 June 2027, broken into phases. Base now; the highlight moves as I do.

1. Jul – Dec 2026 Current

   Base

   Build easy volume and let the tendons catch up to the lungs. The long run grows from 5 km toward 21 km. Consistency over speed — this is where Comrades is quietly won.

2. Jan – Mar 2027

   Marathon block

   Sharpen toward a sub-5:00 standard marathon — the official Comrades qualifier. Long run peaks around 32 km. A flat Gauteng race, run to earn the entry.

3. Apr – May 2027

   Comrades-specific

   Back-to-back long runs and downhill quad conditioning for the descents that break undertrained legs. Training the body for 89 km, not just for distance.

4. Late May 2027

   Taper

   Wind the volume down and let the work rise to the surface. Arrive at the start line fresh, not fried.

5. 13 June 2027 Race day

   The 100th Comrades

   89 km, down-run, Pietermaritzburg to Durban. The historic one. Everything above is in service of this single day.