Comrades Marathon Tips: 23 lessons from a first time finisher to help you conquer the Up Run

Running your first Comrades Marathon Up run is a bit daunting. But getting to that finish line is the best feeling. Luckily, there are some things you can do to stack the odds in your favour. After successfully surviving my first Comrades ultra Up run a few weeks back, I thought I'd share a few things I learned along the way. After all, the best person to offer advice on how to do something is the person who's only just done it. Hit play for my fresh-take Comrades Marathon tips on how to conquer the Up run... JUMP STRAIGHT IN: 0:00 – Intro 1:26 – What is the Comrades Marathon 2:32 – Tip 1: Shake it out at the North Beach parkrun 3:31 – Tip 2: Handling the early start 4:21 – Tip 3: Don't chase sleep 5:09 – Tip 4: The start toilet situation 5:44 – Tip 5: Get to your pen early 6:14 – Tip 6: Layer up 6:52 – Tip 7: Remember it's gun time 7:21 – Tip 8: How to stay hydrated 8:15 – Tip 9: How to fuel the Comrades 9:31 – Tip 10 – Run like a coward 10:20 – Tip 11 – Forget the watch, run on feel 11:22 – Tip 12 – The first half flies by 11:41 – Tip 13 – Should you catch a pace bus? 12:20 – Tip 14 – Only run what's right in front of you 13:15 – Tip 15 – The crowd know the hills 13:37 – Tip 16 – The race starts with 30km to go 14:10 – Tip 17 – Don't fear Polly Shorts 14:42 – Tip 18 – Polly's is not the last hill 15:06 – Tip 19 – Use the camaraderie for strength 15:48 – Tip 20 – Learn the Comrades number code 16:35 – Tip 21 – Get more support 17:17 – Tip 22 – The finish might get wobbly 17:50 – Tip 23 – Open your heart Inspired to run the Comrades Marathon? The team at Marathon Tours and Travel take care of all the travel details and logistics so you can at least get to the start pain-free. Hit the link below to check out the Marathon Tours & Travel packages: https://bit.ly/4cpvata Want to see more videos like this? Support the channel by hitting subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/kieranalger...