January 9, 2025
Fellow runners and marathon fanatics! We’ve got some exciting news fresh off the press from the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) […]
November 6, 2024
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa – Excitement filled the air as the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) officially launched the 2025 Comrades Marathon, […]
September 20, 2024
The Comrades Marathon is one of the most iconic and challenging races in the world. Known as the “Ultimate Human […]
August 22, 2024
South Africa is a dream destination for runners, offering a diverse range of races that cater to all levels of […]
June 28, 2024
The Comrades Marathon, often hailed as the world’s greatest ultra-marathon, stretches approximately 90 kilometres (56 miles) between the cities of […]
April 2, 2024
The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) has confirmed the cut-offs for this year’s Comrades Marathon. Change to the first cut-off point […]
March 22, 2024
The 97th Comrades Marathon, which takes runners from Durban to Pietermaritzburg, will see the shortest route distance in the race’s […]
January 17, 2024
Preparing for Comrades Marathon 2024 is no small task. It stands as the longest-standing ultra-marathon, predating the recent surge in […]
December 7, 2023
With over 80% of the 23,000 Comrades 2024 entries already gone and the entry process closing on Monday, December 11th, […]
November 23, 2023
The 97th Comrades Marathon is fast approaching, and the excitement is palpable. In just 48 hours since entries opened on […]
November 14, 2023
Mark your calendars, Comrades runners! Entries for the 2024 Comrades Marathon open in just one week, on Tuesday, November 21st […]
November 7, 2023
CMA Chairperson, Mqondisi Ngcobo, unveiled the 97th Comrades Marathon slogan, “No Doubt – Nakanjani”, at the launch today. The slogan […]
September 1, 2023
Get ready to lace up those running shoes and brace yourself for an uphill battle! The 2024 Comrades Marathon is […]
June 15, 2023
The Comrades Marathon 2023, organized by the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA), witnessed an extraordinary #Comrades2023 Champions Prizegiving Breakfast, sponsored by […]
June 10, 2023
Get to know the top male and female contenders for the 96th Comrades Marathon in 2023. Discover their records, previous […]
May 2, 2023
The official distance for the 96th Comrades Marathon Down Run from Pietermaritzburg to Durban has been confirmed by the Comrades […]
December 2, 2022
More than half of the 20,000-entry cap for the 2023 Comrades Marathon has been claimed within the first week of […]
November 25, 2022
This is it – Ziyasha! It’s happening! – was unveiled at the official Comrades Marathon 2023 launch. The 2023 Comrades campaign […]
November 3, 2022
We know everyone has been waiting for the confirmation of the race date for Comrades Marathon 2023 to get all […]
July 19, 2022
Team Africa Marathons has been busy! We are just over 2 months away from the biggest running event on the […]
June 14, 2022
We can’t wait for the Comrades Ultra Marathon 2022! With just under 3 months to go, we shared some exciting […]
March 30, 2022
Comrades 2022 takes place on Sunday, 28 August 2022. With 150 days to go to #Comrades2022 race day on Sunday, […]
February 18, 2022
2022 Is all about the much-awaited Comrades comeback! After nearly two years of adhering to the National State of Disaster […]
September 29, 2021
Some exciting news was released today. With marathon races slowly returning across the world, the Comrades Marathon Association announced today […]
March 30, 2021
Riding on the coattails of last year’s virtual event success, Africa Marathons is super excited to invite you to join […]
March 24, 2021
For those of you who missed last years inaugural ‘Race The Comrades Legends’ event, the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) decided […]
March 11, 2021
The cancelling of Comrades 2021 must have left most of you with questions about Comrades Marathon 2022 and the Virtual […]
February 10, 2021
The dawn of the new year had us all excited for the return to racing and for Comrades 2021 – […]
January 27, 2021
Comrades Marathon 2021 is currently scheduled to take place on Sunday, 13 June 2021 which is anticipated to be the […]
December 11, 2020
There is so much history to this ‘Ultimate Human Race’ that we decided to highlight it in a complete guide […]
May 21, 2020
The ultimate human race will commence on the 14th of June 2020 just not as a mass participation event in […]
May 14, 2020
The dreaded news we’ve all been waiting for, the Comrades Marathon Association have decided to cancel Comrades Marathon 2020. We […]
December 18, 2019
So much has happened this year while running in South Africa. Moving to South Africa in the middle of the […]
October 18, 2019
The next Comrades Marathon will be held on 14th June 2020. It starts at 05.30 in the City Hall, Pietermaritzburg […]
October 11, 2019
With the entries to the Comrades Marathon 2020 opening in just a few weeks, it’s time to get planning, so […]
October 5, 2019
Comrades Marathon 2020 race information and basically everything you need to know about The Ultimate Human Race. The Comrades Marathon […]
October 3, 2019
Comrades Marathon 2020 runners have been given a license to dream. With the just unveiled #Comrades2020 campaign slogan, ‘Iphupho Lami […]
September 25, 2019
With the Comrades Marathon press release and official media launch coming up soon on 2nd October 2019, some of you […]
June 13, 2019
The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) hosted an exclusive #Comrades2019 Champions Breakfast at the Tsogo Sun Elangeni Hotel in Durban on […]
May 31, 2019
The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) recently announced a strong contention of both South African and International athletes for the 94th […]
November 19, 2018
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