Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) Race Director, Rowyn James said, “During the week-long first entry window period, the CMA received 11,307 entries. We are delighted to have received more than 3,500 entries on the first day of the second entry window period thereby necessitating the entry cap increase”.

James added, “Due to the considerable enquiries and demand from our athletes, both locally and internationally, to secure an entry for this year’s Down Run, the CMA has decided to increase the entry cap from 15,000 to 20,000.”

James concludes, “We understand that our runners are looking forward to running the world’s greatest footrace again after the cancellation of both the 2020 Comrades and the 2021 Centenary edition and want to ensure that they have every opportunity to do so. We look forward to having as many runners as possible being part of this year’s Comrades Down Run and have some grand plans in place to make it a truly memorable event.”

For more information and entry details, please click through to www.comrades.com

The 95th Comrades Marathon will be the 47th Down Run on Sunday, 28 August 2022, starting at the Pietermaritzburg City Hall at 05h30 and ending 12 hours later at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, covering a 90,2km distance.