Sweat, tears and camaraderie as 20,000 runners take on world’s largest ultramarathon

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• The GuardianLean L·2h ago

  Sweat, tears and camaraderie as 20,000 runners take on world’s largest ultramarathon

  For one day every June, South Africa’s searing racial inequality seems to melt away at Comrades race In the early morning dark, thousands of runners waited, jostling with anticipation. South Africa’s national anthem rang out. Then the haunting swell of Shosholoza , first sung by Zimbabwean migrant workers in South Africa’s goldmines. Finally, that unmistakable, spine-tingling piano: Chariots of Fire. Runners gather before the start of the marathon Continue reading...

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