Lace up for upcoming Durban Marathon
This year’s marathon will double up as Athletic South Africa’s Marathon Championships. This year's race is a flat route and offers winners great prize money, including bonus record-time prizes.
ATHLETES from around the continent have thrown their names into the hat ahead of this year’s Durban International Marathon.
The 42.2km marathon, which takes place on April 28, is the fourth instalment of the event and is the only race in KZN that enjoys World Athletics Label Road Race status.
As it did in its last two editions, the event will double up as Athletic South Africa’s Marathon Championships.
There will be another layer added to the race this time round with it also playing host to the Confederation of African Athletics Region 5 Championships.
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A contingent of East African runners will look to make the most of the flat route, which begins in Prospecton and ends at People’s Park outside the iconic Moses Mabhida Stadium.
Tigabu Gebramariam (Ethiopia) and Bernard Rotich (Kenya), with personal bests of sub 02:10 to their names, are expected to lead the pack.
There’s also the allure of Olympic qualification with the Paris Games just a few months away.
“There is a lot going on in this edition of the race. There’s lots of motivation for our athletes to run good times. We could very well see a South African runner winning the national title and booking a ticket to the Olympics on the same day,” Race and Local Organising Committee chairman Steve Mkasi said.
Winners will walk away with R75 000 with organisers also announcing a time bonus structure if the course record falls by stipulated markers.
Entries have been steadily streaming in for both the marathon and the 10km race.
To enter, visit www.webtickets.co.za or at the nearest Pick ’n Pay Supermarket.
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