There is also prize money on offer for a number of age groups, the best running clubs, the best South African and the best KwaZulu-Natal athlete.
Prize money is on offer for the first ten places in both the men’s and women’s race, the winners getting R500,000 (over £20,200). Here are the distances and the minimum time requirements for entry:
Athletes need to have run at least one qualifying race between a set qualifying period. For South African entrants, the Comrades Marathon is restricted to club registered runners only who must have an up to date provincial licence number. Athletes must be 20 years or older on the day of the race. There are a number of restrictions for Comrades Marathon entrants How to qualify for the Comrades MarathonĢ023 entries to the Comrades Marathon are now closed, but more information about 2024 entry will be available soon HERE. There are 42 ‘well stocked’ refreshment stations along the route. The highest point on the race is 870m above sea level at the Umlaas Road interchange. Starting (or finishing) at the City Hall in Pietermaritzburg and finishing (or starting) at Kingsmead Stadium Cricket Ground in Durban, runners will go along a route which features five key hills- in order from Pietermaritzburg, these are Polly Shortts, Inchanga, Botha’s, Fields and Cowies. The 2023 Comrades Marathon is a down route year, with an official race distance of 87.7km. The ‘down’ route takes runners from Pietermaritzburg to Durban, while the ‘up’ route does the reverse. The Comrades Marathon has one route, with the start and finish alternating ever year.
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