Zimbabwe’s Stephen Muzhingi won the 85th edition of the Comrades Marathon, an 89KM down run, also called the Ultimate Human Race, between the cities of Peitermaritzburg and Durban in South Africa. It was a fantastic double for Muzhingi, who won the last years race too, as a novice runner. The rest of the 9 places in top-10 [...]
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Here’s the official word from the Comrades Marathon 2010 organizers about the cut off points, and the time limits by which the runners must cross those points to be able to continue in the race. To put this into perspective compared to the previous year, there is no significant change, though the halfway cutoff has [...]
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Finally, good news for Comrades lovers around the world. The event will be telecast live on the SABC 2 channel (South Africa only), finish line video will be available live on the Comrades website, and there is would be live Twitter action too. There will also be a “Track Your Runner” section on the website [...]
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The Route – 110 meter longer in 2010 After completion of the official measurement of the Comrades Marathon race route by an International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) and Association of International Marathons (AIMS) accredited Course Measurer, the official distance of the 2010 Comrades Marathon was confirmed as 89.28 KM. This is 110m longer than the [...]
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Bart Yasso, 54, is the Chief Running Officer at the Runners World magazine, the largest selling sports magazine in the world. Bart is battling Lyme disease, and had one regret in his life – of never having run the Comrades Marathon, known as the greatest footrace on the planet. In a month from today, Bart [...]
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The Greatest Human Race – Comrades Marathon, is one of the most popular ultramarathons in the world, and every year, runners from far and wide come over to run this beautiful ultramarathon in South Africa. However, the surprising aspect of this race has been that elite runners here are mostly limited to South Africa and [...]
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I am posting this excellent piece on Comrades Marathon Down Run experience by Denis Kennedy, who ran his 20th Comrades Marathon in 2009 in 9hr 18min. It is an amazing read, and truly an eye opener for all novices, and experienced runners alike. THE COMRADES DOWN RUN 2009 Hello again, I am writing this with [...]
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60 days to go for the 85th edition of the Comrades Marathon in Pietermaritzburg-Durban, South Africa. CMA has just released the March newsletter. The key points: 23,565 entries reached, the second largest field ever after 24,500 runners in 2000 Most international participants ever – 1084 runners from 76 countries. I am proud to mention that [...]
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Time flies! It was not that long ago that I was writing about 300 days to go, and thinking of what training plans to choose for the biggest event yet of my short running career (or hobby, or passion). And now, Comrades Marathon, is right here, right now. I have qualified, I am training, and [...]
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Tanvir Kazmi is a passionate runner and has been blogging about marathon running, sharing news and updates since 2005 ... read more »
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