ENTRIES are now open for the 2016 Comrades Marathon. The 91st edition of the world’s biggest and oldest ultra-marathon is all set to take place Sunday, May 29.
The closing date for entries is on November 30 or as soon as the entry cap of 20 000 has been reached. Prospective entrants are encouraged to get their entries in early to avoid disappointment.
Entry is free to all runners who have completed the Comrades Marathon 25 times or more.
Runners can enter as follows:
*Online via the Comrades Marathon website: www.comrades.com
*By posting their completed entry form with proof of payment to the CMA Office in Pietermaritzburg: PO Box 100621, Scottsville, 3209.
*By handing in their completed entry form together with the original bank deposit slip at the CMA office in Pietermaritzburg.
Entry forms will be available at local running clubs, provincial sporting federations and the CMA, as well as selected qualifying races which the Comrades team will be attending from September to November.
The 2015 race will start at the Pietermaritzburg City Hall at 05:30 and ends 12 hours later at the Kingsmead Cricket Stadium in Durban, covering a distance of around 90km.
