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Last updated on December 3, 2024.
Bruce Noel Stevenson Fordyce is a South African marathon and ultramarathon athlete. He is best known for having won the South African Comrades Marathon a record nine times, of which eight wins were consecutive. He also won the London to Brighton Ultramarathon three years in a row. He is the former world record holder over 50 miles and the former world record holder over 100 km.
Sex the night before a race is only tiring if you have to go looking for it!
Racing should never be an ordeal, rather an enjoyable and life-enhancing experience.
During the hard training phase never be afraid to take a day off. If your legs are feeling unduly stiff and sore, rest; if you are at all sluggish, rest; in fact, if in doubt, rest.
If at first you don't succeed, you can always become an ultramarathoner.