Bruce Fordyce

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Bruce Fordyce (born December 3, 1955 in Hong Kong) 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 Marathon three years in a row. He is the current world record holder over 50 miles and the former world record holder over 100 km.

References

   ^ a b c Bloomfield, Mark (2005). "UltraRunning Interview: Comrades Champion Bruce Fordyce". UltraRunning.
   ^ a b "Bruce Fordyce to Receive Honorary Degree from Wits University, his Alma Mater". University of the Witwatersrand. 20 November 2007.
   ^ Morgan, Brad (February 2010). "Bruce Fordyce: Comrades King". southafrica.info.