Results of the 2025 Comrades Marathon, a 90km ‘down’ run held between Pietermaritzburg and Durban.

Men

Open

1 Tete Dijana (South Africa) 5:25:28
2 Piet Wiersma (Netherlands) 5:25:33
3 Nikolai Volkov (Russia) 5:29:42
4 Edward Mothibi (South Africa) 5:31:41
5 Joseph Manyedi (South Africa) 5:32:09
6 Alex Milne (Great Britain) 5:34:08
7 David Gatebe (South Africa) 5:34:08
8 Bongmusa Mthembu (South Africa) 5:35:48
9 Gordon Lesetedi (South Africa) 5:36:22
10 Vasili Korytkin (Russia) 5:38:59

40-49

1 Edward Mothibi (South Africa) 5:31:41
2 Joseph Manyedi (South Africa) 5:32:09
3 David Gatebe (South Africa) 5:34:08
4 Bongmusa Mthembu (South Africa) 5:35:48
5 Lebenya Nkoka (Lesotho) 5:43:31

50-59

1 Solicitor Manduwa (South Africa) 5:51:09
2 Charles Tjiane (South Africa) 5:53:48
3 Claude Moshiywa (South Africa) 5:55:16
4 Wayne Spies (Australia) 6:13:26
5 Alasdair Leslie (South Africa) 6:26:09

60-69

1 Richard Lee (United States) 7:21:56
2 Nimrod Mokoena (South Africa) 7:26:01
3 David Gamede (South Africa) 7:32:24
4 Ndabezinhle Ndlovu (South Africa) 7:48:14
5 Thabo Hlako (South Africa) 7:50:35

70+

1 Eduardo Rodrigues (Brazil) 9:42:18
2 Lars Dorum (Norway) 9:45:28
3 Terrence Diamond (Australia) 10:02:22
4 Vivan Augustine (South Africa) 10:08:33
5 Theo Swanepoel (South Africa) 10:20:12

Women

Open

1 Gerda Steyn (South Africa) 5:51:19
2 Alexandra Morozova (Russia) 5:55:56
3 Shelmith Muriuki (Kenya) 6:07:56
4 Irvette van Zyl (South Africa) 6:11:35
5 Dominika Stelmach (Poland) 6:12:02
6 Carla Molinaro (Great Britain) 6:13:03
7 Jenet Mbhele (South Africa) 6:14:24
8 Caitriona Jennings (Ireland) 6:16:42
9 Courtney Olsen (United States) 6:17:48
10 Melissah Gibson (Great Britain) 6:19:59

40-49

1 Shelmith Muriuki (Kenya) 6:07:56
2 Dominika Stelmach (Poland) 6:12:02
3 Carla Molinaro (Great Britain) 6:13:03
4 Caitriona Jennings (Ireland) 6:16:42
5 Melissah Gibson (Great Britain) 6:19:59

50-59

1 Sara Swinhoe (Great Britain) 7:23:20
2 Mmamala Maponya (South Africa) 7:34:20
3 Elizabeth Potter (South Africa) 7:34:57
4 Belinda Waghorn (South Africa) 8:04:41
5 Sanet Griesel (South Africa) 8:18:24

60-69

1 Roshini Natasen (South Africa) 9:02:56
2 Felicita Kagwanja (Kenya) 9:40:31
3 Sandra Steenkamp (South Africa) 9:53:56
4 Lynn da Silva (South Africa) 9:57:16
5 Louise Goosen (South Africa) 10:05:55

70+

1 Jennifer Kellett (Australia) 9:29:14
2 Wenche Dorum (Norway) 10:39:52
3 Edith Wall (Australia) 10:43:52
4 Chandra Ramamoorthy (United States) 11:24:00
5 Linda Icely (South Africa) 11:52:36
* Featured image of Tete Dijana by Tobias Ginsberg/Modern Athlete