U-Lucas Nel wazalwa mhlaka-20 Julayi 1923 futhi umsebenzi wakhe wokugijima ovelele waqala nge-Comrades Marathon yakhe yokuqala ngo-1947. Waqeda isine kwabangu-47 abangenele ukuqeqeshwa futhi wathola indondo yakhe yokuqala yegolide ye-Comrades Marathon.
Ngo-2000 eneminyaka engu-76, uLucas wayengumuntu omdala kunabo bonke ukuqedela i-Comrades. Ungomunye wama-octogenarians ashesha kakhulu futhi anamandla emhlabeni, futhi umele iNatali njalo ebusheni bakhe. Manje ubalwa phakathi kwabasubathi abane kuphela baseNingizimu Afrika Abasubathi abaphethe amarekhodi omhlaba emicimbini yabo nasemaqenjini abo.
Eseneminyaka engu-90 wabeka i-World Masters Record ebangeni elingamamitha lika-200 e-Brazil, nesikhathi semizuzwana esingu-38,04 – irekhodi aseliphethe nanamuhla lapho abasubathi baseNingizimu Afrika benze umbukiso omuhle kwi-World Masters Championship bewina sezizonke izindondo ezingu-76 zibeke indawo yesikhombisa isiyonke. Uthole izindondo ezinhlanu zegolide ku-100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m naku-1500 m.
Nel“Angikholwanga. Kuzwakala kumnandi impela ukuqokwa. ” ULucas Nel