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Image: courtesy of Comrades Marathon Association The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) celebrated another hugely successful fundraising year on Thursday as it held its annual charities handover at the Southern Sun Maharani Hotel in Durban. A total of R7,166,249 was raised by the 2026 Comrades Marathon’s Amabeadibeadi Charity Drive, and the handover ceremony saw this money divided amongst the event’s six official Amabeadibeadi Charities. The Amabeadibeadi Charity Drive was e

Image: Comrades Marathon Association The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) is pleased to announce the final results of the 99th edition of the Comrades Marathon, run on Sunday 14 June, and can confirm that both men’s winner George Kusche and women’s winner Gerda Steyn have each walked away with over R2-million in prize money and incentives. The winners were feted on Monday morning at the exclusive, annual Comrades Marathon Champions Prizegiving Breakfast, hosted by the Sout

Image, courtesy of Toyota South Africa Ahead of the 99th Comrades Marathon on 14 June 2026, Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) is excited to continue its long-standing partnership and commitment to one of the country’s most iconic sporting events. As a trusted mobility partner, Toyota plays a vital role in ensuring the seamless execution of the race while connecting with millions of South Africans who gather in support of “The Ultimate Human Race.” As part of its 2026 involvem

Image: Comrades Marathon Association The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) can confirm that with a combined prize purse of over R8.2-million in prize money and incentive bonuses, the 2026 Comrades Marathon is set to reward the top performing runners well for their race-day efforts. The top contenders in this year’s race will have more than just fame, glory and bragging rights to race for on Sunday 14 June, in the 99th edition of the Comrades Marathon. A total prize purse of

Image: courtesy of Comrades Marathon Association The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) is pleased to announce that it has seen a record percentage of 95.37% of entrants confirm their successful qualification for the 2026 edition of the Ultimate Human Race on Sunday 14 June. This will be the 99th edition overall of the race, and the 50th edition of the Up Run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg. The unprecedented demand for entries for the 2026 race saw the full quota of 22,000

Gerda Steyn, Image : Comrades Marathon Association The official distance for the 99th edition of the Comrades Marathon has been confirmed as 85.777km for the 2026 Up Run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg, taking place on Sunday, 14 June 2026. This makes it the shortest Up Run distance in recent Comrades Marathon history. The previous shortest race distance was 85.910km in the 2024 Up Run, which also started in front of Durban City Hall and finished at the HollywoodBets Scottsvi

Image: Comrades Marathon Association With general entries having closed for the 2026 Comrades Marathon in less than one day – a new record for the event – the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) can now share some of the statistics of the field of athletes who successfully secured an entry. The CMA is pleased to report that its entry system worked well, even with the much higher demand than usual, and the statistics of the successful entrants show clear similarities to 2025 d

Comrades Marathon Association With more than 2,600 entries secured in the early window by the Green Number Club and CMA Members, the 22,000 limit is well on its way! The entry fees are as follows: •South African 2026 Entrants R1200 •Rest of African 2026 Entrants R2000 •International 2026 Entrants R4500 Runners can choose the option to pay the entry fee in one immediate instalment, or in two instalments: 50% on entering and the remaining 50% by the end of February 2026. (Note: