The minimum age requirement is that the athlete must be 20 years or older on the day of the Comrades Marathon.
HOW TO ENTER
ONLINE ENTRIES ONLY
To enter online you will require either a Debit / Credit card (Visa / MasterCard) or utilize the online entry instant EFT method.
NO FAX, E-MAIL OR MANUAL ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.
To qualify and participate in the 2023 Comrades Marathon, you will need to adhere to the below qualifying criteria. The cut-off date for supplying the below information in order to make your entry complete is 2 May 2023.
Qualifying Criteria:
Please see below qualifying table for official distances and qualifying times.
QUALIFYING TABLE
DISTANCE OF RACE | TIME |
42.2km | 4:49:59 |
48-50km | 5:49:59 |
52-54km | 6:24:59 |
56km | 6:44:59 |
60km | 7:19:59 |
64km | 7:54:59 |
68km | 8:29:59 |
80km | 10:24:59 |
90km | 11:59:59 |
100km | 13:29:59 |
The race will be run on Sunday, 11 June 2023 starting at 05h30 and finishing at 17h30. The race is run from “gun to gun”.
The Comrades Marathon Association will accept substitutions for the 2022 Comrades Marathon during the substitution window period of 10 March – 10 April 2023.
More details will be revealed closer to the time.
It is a “DOWN RUN” starting at the City Hall in Pietermaritzburg and finishing in Durban. The race distance is approximately 90km. The distance is subject to change and will be confirmed in the Final Race Instructions.
ENTRY PERIOD & CAP
Entries open on 22 November 2022 at 12h00 and close on 9 December 2022.
Total number of entries will be capped at 20,000.
The entry period will close at 16h30 on 9 December 2022 or once the entry cap of 20 000 has been reached, whichever comes first.
HOW TO ENTER
ONLINE ENTRIES ONLY
Enter online at www.comrades.com or via the Comrades Marathon app – Available for download via the Google Play and Apple App Store.
To enter you will require either a Debit / Credit card (Visa / MasterCard) or utilize the online entry instant EFT method.
If full and final payment is not made before 16h30 on 28 February 2023, you will forfeit your entry fee (paid to date) and your partially completed entry will be deactivated and removed from the entry system.
The second 50% entry fee instalment can be paid at any time (before 28 February 2023) by logging into your entry profile and selecting the complete entry payment button.
NO FAX, TELEPHONIC, E-MAIL OR MANUAL ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Entry type | Entry fee |
South Africa 2023 Entrants | R1 200 |
Rest of Africa 2020 Entrants | R0 |
Rest of Africa 2023 Entrants | R2 000 |
International 2020 Entrants | R0 |
International 2023 Entrants | R4 500 |
Entry fee is waived for holders of 25 or more Comrades medals.
ENTRY FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE (unless the race is cancelled due to force majeure).