ENTRIES for the 91st edition of the world’s biggest and oldest ultra-marathon, the Comrades Marathon, opened on 1 September, for the race which is set to be run on Sunday, 29 May 2016.
The entry period will close on 30 November 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 fees for the 2016 Comrades Marathon are R380 early bird price, for South African athletes only, R420 for local entries, R700 for athletes from the rest of Africa and R2400 for international athletes.
South African runners will be eligible for the ‘early bird’ entry fee of R380 if their entry is received before 30 September. The regular South African entry fee of R420 will kick in on 1 October 2015 until the entry process is closed.
Entry is free to all runners who have completed the Comrades Marathon 25 times or more.
Enter online via the Comrades Marathon website: www.comrades.com, post a completed entry form with proof of payment to the CMA Office in Pietermaritzburg:
PO Box 100621, Scottsville, 3209; or hand in the 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.
Qualifying for the 2016 Comrades Marathon will be applicable from 30 August until 2 May. Runners are advised that the 2015 Comrades Marathon will not be an automatic qualifier for next year’s race. The substitution window period will be from 1 to 21 April 2016.
The race starts at the Pietermaritzburg City Hall at 5.30pm and ends 12 hours later at the Kingsmead Cricket Stadium in Durban, covering a distance of around 90km.
CMA Race Director, Rowyn James said: “We encourage our runners to enter early and to experience the beauty and humbling nature of the world’s greatest ultra-marathon.”
