The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) is pleased to welcome World Sports Betting on board as the Official Sports Betting Partner of the event. South Africa’s premier online sports betting platform has signed a three-year deal with the Comrades...
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Now that the seedings for each qualifying athlete in the 2025 Comrades Marathon have been announced, we know you may still have some questions about how it will all work with the two start groups and seeding batches, so here’s a list of frequently asked questions that we think will help you better understand the process.
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With just under three weeks to go before the 98th edition of the Comrades Marathon, on Sunday 8 June, The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) has completed the process of allocating runners to start groups and seeding batches. Based on their...
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As the highly anticipated 2025 Comrades Marathon on Sunday 8 June draws closer, the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) is finalising the athlete seeding for the two start groups. While most runners will be seeded based on their qualifying times,...
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After a careful consultative process, the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) has released the cut-offs that will be applied along the route for the 98th edition of the race on Sunday 8 June. These 2025 cut-offs introduce a completely different...
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The role of the Road Accident Fund (“RAF”) is to provide compensation to people within the
borders of South Africa who sustain bodily injuries or death caused by a negligent driver in a road
accident.
1. Who is entitled to make a claim?
The 2025 edition of the Comrades Marathon will see the introduction of a prestigious award that will inspire not just individual runners, but whole running clubs, to lace up their running shoes for a great cause as they make their way from...
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The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) is pleased to officially announce that the route distance for the highly anticipated 98th edition of The Ultimate Human Race is a challenging 89.98km. This will be the 49th Down Run, taking place on Sunday 8...
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“One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.” – Sigmund Freud
In retrospect, I have always been a runner.
Unfortunately, for much of my life, running was not the act of insane grit and cosmic ecstasy we...
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The energy was palpable, the camaraderie infectious, and the collective spirit undeniably strong. This past month saw the resounding success of the Comrades Women's Bootcamps, a series of empowering events that swept through Cape Town,...
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