Results of the 2026 Comrades Marathon, an ‘up’ run between Durban and Pietermaritzburg held on Sunday, 14 June.
Men
Open
1 George Kusche (RSA) 5:15:56
2 Piet Wiersma (NED) 5:19:36
3 Mbuti Mollo (RSA) 5:21:31
4 Alex Milne (GBR) 5:22:29
5 Haruki Okayama (JPN) 5:24:46
6 Charlie Lawrence (USA) 5:27:08
7 Lloyd Bosman (RSA) 5:28:53
8 Nikolai Volkov (RUS) 5:28:59
9 Vasilii Korytkin (RUS) 5:29:29
10 Tebogo Pulusa (RSA) 5:29:40
40-49
1 Nikolai Volkov (RUS) 5:28:59
2 Edward Mothibi (RSA) 5:50:03
3 Toru Somiya (JPN) 5:31:52
4 Teboho Sello (LES) 5:33:43
5 Bongmusa Mthembu (RSA) 5:36:16
50-59
1 Charles Tjiane (RSA) 5:57:28
2 Wayne Spies (RSA) 5:58:24
3 Alasdair Leslie (GBR) 6:25:57
4 Elias Mabane (RSA) 6:28:12
5 Oleg Kharitonov (RUS) 6:32:17
60-69
1 David Gamede (RSA) 7:11:19
2 Eric Venter (RSA) 7:22:02
3 Shaun Meiklejohn (RSA) 7:23:45
4 Ken Fujishiro (JPN) 7:38:32
5 Wayne Scott (RSA) 7:38:51
70+
1 Moses Motshabi (RSA) 9:18:55
2 Angus Hudson (RSA) 9:42:58
3 Charl Pienaar (RSA) 9:53:38
4 Stephen Moagi (RSA) 10:06:29
5 Toine van den Oever (RSA) 10:17:26
Women
Open
1 Gerda Steyn (RSA) 5:44:53
2 Nobukhosi Tshuma (ZIM) 5:53:36
3 Irvette van Zyl (RSA) 6:02:30
4 Shelmith Muriuki (KEN) 6:06:38
5 Naomi Robinson (GBR) 6:07:55
6 Loveness Madziva (ZIM) 6:09:54
7 Courtney Olsen (USA) 6:11:20
8 Dikeledi Majara (LES) 6:12:29
9 Jenet Mbhele (RSA) 6:13:08
10 Carla Molinaro (GBR) 6:14:04
40-49
1 Shelmith Muriuki (KEN) 6:06:38
2 Carla Molinaro (GBR) 6:14:04
3 Jenna Challenor (RSA) 6:20:26
4 Irina Shevchenko (RUS) 6:26:24
5 Jeannie Henderson (RSA) 6:59:20
50-59
1 Nerida Lubbe (RSA) 7:20:53
2 Tatiana Ufimtseva (RUS) 7:43:54
3 Christina Silale (RSA) 7:48:21
4 Mamala Annah Maponya (RSA) 7:49:26
5 Karen Sobrino (RSA) 7:57:02
60-69
1 Almarie Rothman (RSA) 9:02:41
2 Louisa Goosen (RSA) 9:37:23
3 Wendy Dippenaar (RSA) 9:40:20
4 Nthabiseng Tinte (RSA) 9:46:00
5 Marina Orffer-Smith (RSA) 9:46:16
70+
1 Suzanne Koonce (RSA) 10:43:24
2 Linda Icely (RSA) 11:18:24
3 Jacqueline Millett (RSA) 11:45:21
* Featured image of Gerda Steyn by Tobias Ginsberg/Modern Athlete
