The Comrades Marathon Association’s (CMA) annual roadshow kicked off at Comrades House in Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg on February 6.
With Comrades training season upon us, the Comrades roadshow will be travelling to four strategic locations in a bid to motivate and empower its 22,500 entrants to be adequately prepared for The Ultimate Human Race on Sunday, on June 9.
The roadshows will be hosted by local running clubs in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape over the coming weeks.
Comrades coach, Lindsey Parry has urged runners to attend the session and be part of that select group who will receive first-hand advice on training, nutrition, injury prevention and tapering among other relevant topics.
The roadshows will also include short motivational talks by local running legends as part of the Comrades’ Local Legends campaign for 2024.
The roadshow line-up:
Johannesburg: Vic Boston – 45 Comrades Marathon finishes
Cape Town: Wietsche van der Westhuizen – 44 Comrades Marathon finishes
Pretoria: Charne Bosman – 2016 Comrades Marathon winner
Comrades Marathon roadshow programme:
Johannesburg
• Feb 13 at 19:00 – hosted by Run Zone Athletic Club at Randpark Golf Course, Setperk Road in Randburg
Pretoria
• Feb 28 at 19:00 – hosted by Tuks Athletic Club at the University of Pretoria.
Western Cape
• Feb 21 at 19:00 – VOB Running Club at Constantia Sports Centre in Cape Town
More details are available on the Comrades Marathon website at www.comrades.com as well as via the Comrades Marathon App.
The 97th Comrades Marathon will start at the Durban City Hall at 05:30 and finish 12 hours later at the HollywoodBets Scottsville Racecourse in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday, June 9.
This will be the 49th up run.
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