20,000 Comrades entries in 4 days ... You’d better be quick

There are about 4000 entries still available for next year’s Comrades Marathon, the organisers confirmed on Tuesday.

With more than 20 000 entries already taken up in just four days since registration officially opened on Friday, Comrades Marathon Association race director Rowyn James has made a last minute plea to all aspirant runners to urgently get their entry in or face the prospect of not being part of the 48th Comrades “up-run” on June 9 next year.

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The Comrades 2019 entry process was due to close on December 10 but will be shut down as soon as the cap of 25 000 entries has been reached, most probably in the next day or two.

“At this rate, we can see that all entries will be taken up before this week is over. Those athletes who are intent on running next year’s 94th edition of ‘The Ultimate Human Race’ need to get their entries in quickly,” said James.

To be run under the slogan “Sizonqoba” (together we triumph), next year’s Comrades will start at the Durban City Hall at 5.30am and end 12 hours later at the Scottsville Race Course in Pietermaritzburg, covering a distance of about 87km.

Runners can also enter either via the Comrades Marathon website or app, or by posting their completed entry form with proof of payment to the CMA Office: PO Box 100621, Scottsville, 3209 or; by handing in their completed entry form together with payment at Comrades House, 18 Connaught Road, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg.

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