Lacing up for the 2019 Comrades Marathon
Read up on the new exciting developments at this year's Comrades Marathon
Athletes from far and wide have claimed their spot in the Comrades Marathon on June 9. After lots of hard training, D-Day is just days away.
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The 94th Comrades Marathon will be an up-run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg. In the history of the Comrades Marathon, entries have never been snapped up as quickly as they are going for next year’s up-run.
Runners will claim their spots in the starting line-up at Durban City Hall at 5.30am. The world’s most epic ultra-marathon will end after 12 hours at the Scottsville Race Course in Pietermaritzburg.
The route of the marathon will cover a distance of approximately 87km. This will be the 48th up-run in Comrades history. Here are a few exciting developments for this year’s race…
Two new medals have been introduced; the Isavel Roche-Kelly Medal and the Robert Mtshali Medal; and there is increased prize money for the top seven runners who complete the race.
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