The men’s and women’s races at the fourth running of the Real Gijimas 50km ultra-marathon provided different outcomes in respect of predicted results, but both races provided new winners and added depth to a developing history of this tough race from Zwelitsha to Mdantsane.
A phone call received during the week from former Buffs runner Donald Underwood sparked by the publication of my piece on the 1983 Buffs dual between Gordon Shaw and Bruce Fordyce opened the proverbial subject of “what if?”