?There is just one week left for aspirant Comrades athletes to get their entry in for this year’s Comrades Marathon before the entry process closes on Monday, 16 May 2022.
With 15,226 entries received so far, the Comrades Marathon Association has issued the entry breakdown as follows:
South African Entrants: 13813
International Entrants: 1413
CMA Race Director, Rowyn James said, “We urge runners who have not yet entered to get their entry in during the next week. We are planning a fantastic day of road running on Sunday, 28 August for all Comrades runners be they South African or International. We have the lion’s share of international entries coming from the United Kingdom, India and Zimbabwe.”
The top 10 international entry tally is as follows:
|
COUNTRY
|
MALE
|
FEMALE
|
TOTAL
|
|
United Kingdom
|
168
|
42
|
210
|
|
India
|
182
|
21
|
203
|
|
Zimbabwe
|
148
|
37
|
185
|
|
Brazil
|
76
|
16
|
92
|
|
Swaziland
|
57
|
29
|
86
|
|
United States
|
59
|
25
|
84
|
|
Botswana
|
60
|
9
|
69
|
|
Australia
|
45
|
19
|
64
|
|
Germany
|
36
|
11
|
47
|
|
Zambia
|
27
|
14
|
41
|
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.