2014 Comrades marathon entries now open
Prospective entrants must apply until November 30 or as soon as 18000 entries have been reached.
Entries for next year’s Comrades Marathon are now opened.
According to Johan Van Staden the Comrade Marathon race director Johan Van Staden more than 5 460 entries have been received since the entry process opened on September 1.
He invited prospective entrants to apply until November 30 or as soon as 18000 entries have been reached.
“No entries will be accepted after that, so runners are urged to enter as soon as possible or risk missing out,” he said.
He also urged runners to train hard and prepare themselves in advance for the next year’s race.
“This past race has been a wake-up call for many runners, that the Comrades Marathon is tough and demands adequate training,” he said.
Van Staden further encouraged all South African Comrades Marathon runners to enter before September 30, to qualify for the ‘early bird’ entry fee of R320.
“It is our South African athletes who have catapulted the Comrades Marathon into its premier status on the road-running scene and we aim to cater for them accordingly. Hence, the CMA has implemented its ‘early bird’ entry fee in recent years to show our appreciation to our local runners,” he said.
In a media statement issued by the Comrades Marathon Association’s Media officer, Delaine Cools runners from the Rest of Africa will be charged an entry fee of R550 and the cost to International athletes is R1 800.
Entries may be completed by using the following methods: online via the Comrades Marathon website: www.comrades.com; through the post by posting the completed entry form with proof of payment to the CMA Office in Pietermaritzburg: P.O. Box 100621, Scottsville, 3209.
