{"id":773292,"date":"2026-07-15T21:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anantrading.com\/blog\/product\/comrades-marathon-ultimate-human-race-one-runners-story-and-the-history-of-an-extraordinary-race\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T21:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:15:09","slug":"comrades-marathon-ultimate-human-race-one-runners-story-and-the-history-of-an-extraordinary-race","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/anantrading.com\/blog\/product\/comrades-marathon-ultimate-human-race-one-runners-story-and-the-history-of-an-extraordinary-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Comrades Marathon, Ultimate Human Race: One runner&#8217;s story, and the history of an extraordinary race"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Comrades Marathon, Ultimate Human Race: One runner\u2019s story, and the history of an extraordinary race\" title=\"Comrades Marathon, Ultimate Human Race: One runner\u2019s story, and the history of an extraordinary race\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/712fKt3vJQL._SL1500_.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/div><p><br \/>\nPrice: <span style=\"color:#b12704\"><del>\u20b91,004<\/del> - \u20b9946.00<\/span><br \/><i><small>(as of Jul 15, 2026 16:15:09 UTC &#8211; <span class=\"wp_automatic_amazon_disclaimer\" title=\"Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. 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