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Beyond the Finish Line: The Ultimate Guide to Conquering the Comrades Marathon

Last updated: 01 October 2026

These Terms and Conditions apply to the purchase and use of the digital eBook Beyond the Finish Line: The Ultimate Guide to Conquering the Comrades Marathon, written by Thahasello Belebesi and sold through Runners Platform.

By purchasing the eBook, you agree to these Terms and Conditions. Please read them before completing your purchase.

1. The Product

The product being sold is a digital eBook titled:

Beyond the Finish Line: The Ultimate Guide to Conquering the Comrades Marathon

Author: Thahasello Belebesi

Format: PDF digital eBook

Price: $5.49 (R 89.99)

The purchase is for a digital product only. No physical book will be delivered unless expressly stated otherwise.

2. Payment

Payment is processed securely through Payhip

The purchase price is $5.49. Any payment must be successfully completed and confirmed before the eBook is delivered.

Runners Platform does not directly collect or store your card or banking details. Payment information entered during checkout is processed by Payhip in accordance with Payhip's own terms, security procedures and privacy practices.

A transaction will only be regarded as successfully paid once confirmation of successful payment has been received and verified.

3. Email Address and Delivery

You must provide a valid email address during checkout.

The email address you provide will be used to deliver your purchased eBook and for communications reasonably necessary to complete or support your purchase.

After successful payment has been confirmed, the eBook will be sent electronically to the email address entered during checkout.

Please make sure that your email address is correct before making payment.

If you do not receive the eBook after successful payment, first check your spam or junk-mail folder. If it is still not available, contact Runners Platform and provide sufficient information for the transaction to be located.

Where payment has been successfully verified but automatic delivery fails because of a technical problem, Runners Platform will make reasonable efforts to resend the eBook to the email address associated with the transaction.

4. Incorrect Email Addresses

Runners Platform is not responsible for delivery delays caused by an incorrect, incomplete or inaccessible email address supplied by the purchaser.

If you accidentally provide the wrong email address, contact Runners Platform as soon as possible with your payment reference and the correct email address.

The transaction may need to be verified before the eBook can be resent.

5. Personal-Use Licence

Your purchase grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to download, store and read the eBook for your own personal use.

Purchasing the eBook does not transfer copyright or ownership of the book to you.

You may keep reasonable copies on your own devices and may print a copy for your own personal use.

You may not:

  • share the PDF publicly or privately with other people;
  • upload it to websites, social-media platforms, file-sharing services, messaging groups or online storage for distribution;
  • reproduce or distribute substantial portions of the book without permission;
  • sell, rent, sublicense or redistribute the eBook;
  • remove or alter copyright or ownership notices;
  • claim any part of the work as your own; or
  • use the eBook commercially without prior written permission.

6. Copyright

Copyright in Beyond the Finish Line: The Ultimate Guide to Conquering the Comrades Marathon and its original text, design and other protected material belongs to the applicable rights holder, including the author where applicable.

© 2026 Thahasello Belebesi. All rights reserved.

Unauthorised reproduction, resale or distribution may constitute copyright infringement.

Nothing in these Terms prevents any use permitted by applicable South African copyright law.

7. Refunds and Digital Products

Because this is a digital product capable of being delivered electronically, refund requests will be considered in accordance with applicable South African consumer law.

A refund may, where appropriate, be considered where:

  • the customer was charged more than once for the same purchase;
  • payment was successfully processed but the eBook cannot be supplied;
  • the supplied file is materially defective and Runners Platform cannot provide a working replacement; or
  • a refund is otherwise required by applicable law.

A request will not automatically qualify for a refund merely because the purchaser changed their mind after receiving and accessing the digital product.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude, restrict or waive any consumer right that cannot lawfully be excluded under the Consumer Protection Act, Electronic Communications and Transactions Act or other applicable South African law. The Consumer Protection Act prohibits terms that unlawfully waive or deprive consumers of statutory rights.

8. Duplicate Payments

If you accidentally pay more than once for the same eBook, contact Runners Platform with the relevant PayFast transaction details.

Once the duplicate transactions have been verified, any refund due will be processed through an appropriate payment method.

9. Nature of the Information in the Book

The eBook contains information relating to running, training, preparation, nutrition, hydration, race-day planning and related subjects.

The information is provided for general informational and educational purposes.

It should not be regarded as personalised medical, nutritional, physiological or professional coaching advice.

Individual runners have different health conditions, fitness levels, training histories and physical capabilities. Readers should exercise appropriate judgement when applying information contained in the book.

Where appropriate, consult a qualified healthcare professional, registered dietitian, physiotherapist, coach or other suitably qualified professional before making significant changes to training, nutrition or exercise, particularly where you have an existing health condition, injury or medical concern.

10. No Guarantee of Race Performance

Purchasing or following information contained in the eBook does not guarantee:

  • completion of the Comrades Marathon or any other event;
  • a particular finishing time;
  • qualification for a race;
  • improvement in athletic performance;
  • avoidance of injury;
  • acceptance of a race entry; or
  • any particular sporting result.

Training and race outcomes depend on numerous individual and external factors.

11. Comrades Marathon References

References to the Comrades Marathon, races, organisations, products or third parties are made for informational purposes where applicable.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, Runners Platform and the author do not claim that the eBook is an official publication of, endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the Comrades Marathon Association or other third-party organisations mentioned in the book.

All third-party names, marks and intellectual property remain the property of their respective owners.

12. Personal Information and Privacy

Information collected during the purchase process may include your email address and transaction-related information necessary to process, verify, deliver and support your purchase.

Such information will be processed for legitimate purposes associated with the transaction and in accordance with applicable South African data-protection requirements, including the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA).

Your payment-card information is processed by the applicable payment provider and is not intended to be stored by Runners Platform's eBook delivery system.

Your purchase email address will not automatically be treated as consent to receive unrelated promotional emails.

POPIA specifically regulates electronic direct marketing. Among other requirements, it places conditions on using customer contact details for marketing and requires an opportunity to object in applicable circumstances.

13. Technical Requirements

The eBook is supplied as a PDF.

You are responsible for having a device and software capable of opening PDF files and for maintaining access to the email account provided during checkout.

Most modern smartphones, tablets and computers can open PDF files using commonly available software.

14. Availability and Technical Problems

Runners Platform will take reasonable steps to maintain the purchasing and delivery service.

Temporary interruptions may occur because of maintenance, internet outages, email-provider issues, PayFast availability, Google services, hosting services or other technical circumstances.

If a verified purchase is affected by a delivery problem, reasonable efforts will be made to complete delivery once the problem has been identified.

15. Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted by applicable law, Runners Platform and the author will not be responsible for indirect or consequential losses arising solely from the purchaser's use of the eBook.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability where such exclusion or limitation is prohibited by South African law.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude rights or remedies available to consumers under applicable consumer-protection legislation.

16. Changes to These Terms

These Terms may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the purchasing system, delivery process, applicable law or business practices.

The Terms applicable to a purchase will ordinarily be those made available to the purchaser at the time the transaction is concluded, subject to applicable law.

17. Governing Law

These Terms and any purchase made through Runners Platform are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa.

Nothing in this clause prevents a consumer from exercising rights available under applicable consumer-protection legislation or approaching an appropriate consumer-protection or dispute-resolution body.

18. Contact and Customer Support

Questions concerning purchases, payment verification, delivery problems, duplicate payments, refund requests or other eBook-related matters should be directed to Runners Platform.

Runners Platform
Website: www.runnersplatform.co.za
Author: Thahasello Belebesi
South Africa

Customer support email: info@runnersplatform.com or runnersplatform@outlook.com  

When contacting Runners Platform about a purchase, please include your name, purchase email address and Payhip payment reference where available. Do not send card numbers, banking passwords, PINs or other sensitive banking credentials.

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