1.1. National Athletes as contemplated by Rules 6.1.3, 6.1.4 and 6.1.5 of the 2024 ASA Rules & Regulations, save that the relevant time period shall be 3 years;
Or
1.2. Elite Athletes as contemplated by Rules 7.2.1 (save that the relevant time period shall be 3 years), 7.2.2, 7.2.3 and 7.2.4 of the 2024 ASA Rules & Regulations;
Or
1.3. International (i.e. foreign / non-South African) athletes who have won an individual gold medal (Top 10) at the Comrades Marathon in the past 3 years.
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 above, all participants in the 2025 Comrades Marathon will be required to submit a qualifying time achieved between 10 June 2024 and 5 May 2025.
3. In accordance with Rule 7.2.5 of the 2024 ASA Rules & Regulations, the following time standards will be applied to athletes who do not fall within one of the categories identified in paragraph 3 above.
|
Distance |
Male |
Female |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Time |
Average Pace |
Time |
Average Pace |
|
|
42.2km |
2:29:59 |
3:33/km |
2:59:59 |
4:15/km |
|
48km |
2:52:59 |
3:36/km |
3:27:59 |
4:20/km |
|
50km |
2:59:59 |
3:36/km |
3:39:59 |
4:24/km |
|
52km |
3:08:59 |
3:38/km |
3:51:59 |
4:28/km |
|
56km |
3:24:59 |
3:40/km |
4:11:59 |
4:30/km |
|
50miles |
5:21:59 |
4:00/km |
6:19:59 |
4:43/km |
|
100km |
7:04:59 |
4:15/km |
8:14:59 |
4:57/km |
