Episode 3 - Legends of Running Endurance - Michael Stocks
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Michael Stocks is a London based South African born runner who has been successful at every distance from 10km up to 24 hour - crowning things with a place in the 2019 TEAM GB 24hour squad in Albi France
Comrades History: Established in 1921. Course records: Down: Men: David Gatebe: 5:18:19 (2016) Women: 5:54:43 (1989) Frith van der Merwe Up: Men: 5:24:49 (2008) Leonid Shvetsov Women: 5:58:53 (2019) Gerda Steyn
https://www.comrades.com/
Michael Stocks 10 time finisher - GREEN NUMBER 31054 PB: 6:47:11
DAZ PB (2006) - 10:27:16
TOOTING BEC: https://www.runandbecome.com/race/24-hour-2018 - Michael (far left) Bone (in Puffa Jacket!)
Michael 1st Place - 249KM Bone 3rd Place: 222KM
Michael Book - Launched March 2021 - "One Track Mind" - PRE ORDER IT HERE - https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Track-Mind-Running-Miles-ebook/dp/B08WC6VC8S/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1613055614&sr=1-2
Michael mentions the infamous 1967 Comrades video finish by Tommy Malone - http://runningspiration.com/2018/06/17/la-adversidad/
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