Nourishing the Comrades nation
Find out what the refreshment stations, that will be strategically set up along the 89.885km route for the duration of the Comrades Marathon, will offer.
IN less than three weeks, close to 16 000 athletes will tackle the 95th Comrades Marathon, starting at the Pietermaritzburg City Hall and finishing 12 hours later at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.
Along the 89.885km route, stations comprising a variety of nourishing drinks, fruit and potatoes will be strategically set up.
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While runners make their last minute preparations, the organising committee of The Ultimate Human Race are also busy sorting out the logistics that come with ensuring the refreshment stations are well-stocked – 43 of them to be exact.
Along the route, refreshment stations will stock the following:
Coke: 30 350 litres
Fanta/Crème Soda: 10,650 litres
Coke paper cups (175ml): 450 000
Thirsti Water sachets: 1.9 million
Isofit sports drink sachets: 475 000
Asemzansi Amahewu: 45 000
Bavaria 0.0% Beer: 10 000 x 150ml cans
Cooked potatoes: 1 ton
Bananas: 9 tons
Oranges: 4.5 tons
“We have ensured that all 43 refreshment stations are adequately stocked with various refreshments for our runners’ sustenance from start to finish on Sunday, August 28. We wish all runners well as they wrap up their preparations for race day. The Comrades Marathon has returned. Sishay’ibuya!” said CMA Race Director, Rowyn James.
