Comrades Marathon

The 2026 Comrades Marathon was launched on Wednesday. Here's all you need to know about the 99th edition of the annual ultra-marathon in KwaZulu-Natal. New route There will be some slight changes to the route that was designed when the last 'up' run was held in 2024. The official race distance has not yet been...

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…

The 98th edition of the Comrades Marathon will be held between Pietermaritzburg and Durban on Sunday. We pick 10 men and 10 women who will be among the top contenders for gold medals at the 89km race. Men Tete Dijana Age: 37 Club: Nedbank Country: South Africa Gold medals: 1st (2022), 1st (2023) Piet Wiersma…

Comrades Marathon organisers have made it a little easier for entrants to qualify for this year’s race. With 150 days to race day, the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) confirmed on Thursday that the standard marathon (42.2km) qualifying time had been adjusted from four hours, 50 minutes (4:50:00) to five hours (5:00:00). “This change is aimed at making…

Organisers of the Comrades Marathon have confirmed details about next year’s ultra-marathon in KwaZulu-Natal. Here’s all you need to know about the 2025 edition of the race. Where and when The race, a ‘down’ run, will be held on Sunday 8 June. It will start outside Pietermaritzburg City Hall and finish at People’s Park in…