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Lace-up for 2017 Comrades

Entry is free to all runners who have completed the Comrades Marathon 25 times or more.

ENTRIES for the 2017 Comrades Marathon opened have opened and Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) announced that more than 3 000 entries have been received over the past two weeks. The CMA said the figure includes more than 280 international entrants from 30 countries.

The 92nd edition of the world famous Comrades Marathon will be run on Sunday, 4 June 2017. This will the 47th up-run in Comrades history.

The three-month long entry process closes on 30 November 2016 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.

South African runners will be eligible for the ‘early bird’ entry fee of R420 if their entries are received before 30 September. The regular South African entry fee of R460 will kick in on ?

Entry is free to all runners who have completed the Comrades Marathon 25 times or more.

Entry fees for the 2017 Comrades Marathon are as follows:

Early Bird: R 420 (month of September for SA athletes only)
Local Entries: R 460
Rest of Africa: R 770
International: R2650

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Shiraz Habbib

Shiraz has been a community journalist for the last 12 years and has a specific interest in everything sports. He holds a Bachelor of Arts undergrad degree and honours degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal where he majored in Communications, Anthropology and English.

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