This Comrades 2010 was my first and the food was excellent. Being from Chicago and this being my first overseas race I was a little nervous about this as well.

The aid stations, however, far exceed my expectations! They had your traditional water and enerjade (SA version of Gatorade)along with bananas and oranges. There was no specific “gu” or “gel” stations but the support was more than enough with 47 official aid stations and plenty more fans offering snacks!

One thing that they had that was unique was mini potatoes. At most of the stations in the back half they were offering heavily salted mini potatoes along with the other stuff. I personally did not try any only because I did not want to risk a food I never ate on a run before…so if you think you might enjoy this extra starch try it out in training.

BTW this is the most amazing race in the world! I highly recommend you read up on its history (The Comrades Story by Morris Alexander is my favorite), train hard, and soak it up!!!!