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Comrades Marathon looking back over a century
Arthur F.H. Newton – Permanent Number 77
by Roxanne Thomas – curator Comrades Marathon Museum Arthur Francis Hamilton Newton was born on the 20th May 1883 in Weston-super-Mare, and was educated at Bedford School, England. In 1901, at the age of 18 he first made the journey to South Africa. He came with his older brother to serve as a teacher atContinue reading “Arthur F.H. Newton – Permanent Number 77”
Comrades – a historic perspective – Part 5
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part4 United in challenge and confrontation At a deeper level, the message of the Comrades to South Africa was clear; men and women running together, helping one another, honouring one another’s efforts, all united in challenging the race and confronting themselves. The blanket TV coverage of the Comrades experience in theContinue reading “Comrades – a historic perspective – Part 5”
Comrades – a historic perspective – Part 4
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Rise in public interest Interest in the race continued to rise, at least in part because top South African distance athletes now had so few opportunities to compete abroad. The government had tried to compensate for growing isolation by holding events such as the South African Games, but these essentiallyContinue reading “Comrades – a historic perspective – Part 4”
